EditorialChina / Japan: Xuanzang (Hsuan-tsang, c. 602 – 664) was a famous Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler and translator who travelled to India seeking Buddhist knowledge during the early Tang Dynasty. Hanging scroll painting, Kamakura Period (14th cent
EditorialChina / Japan: Xuanzang (Hsuan-tsang, c. 602 – 664) was a famous Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler and translator who travelled to India seeking Buddhist knowledge during the early Tang Dynasty. Hanging scroll painting, Kamakura Period (14th cent
EditorialBridge of Loyano in the Sines province Fockien, Luoyang Bridge in China, Signed: I. W. St?r fecit, Fig. 72, no. 82, according to p. 96, St?r, Johann Wilhelm (sc.); Breitkopf, Bernhard Christoph (ed.), 1734, Carl Christian Schramm: Historischer Schaupla...
EditorialSword with Scabbard Mounts, ca. 600, Chinese, Iron, bronze, gold, silver, wood, L. 40 1/4 in. (102.2 cm), Swords, This sword is said to have been found in an imperial tomb at Mang Shan, north of Luoyang, Henan Province. The P-shaped scabbard mounts, pr...
EditorialSword with Scabbard Mounts, ca. 600, Chinese, Iron, bronze, gold, silver, wood, L. 40 1/4 in. (102.2 cm), Swords, This sword is said to have been found in an imperial tomb at Mang Shan, north of Luoyang, Henan Province. The P-shaped scabbard mounts, pr...