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Northern Wei Lacquer Screens

Northern Wei Lacquer Screens

Update: 2024-10-15
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Today, we’ll introduce a set of lacquer screens from the turbulent Northern Wei Dynasty of more than 1,500 years ago. Due to their exquisite craftsmanship and similarity to early Chinese silk paintings, they were some of the first cultural relics prohibited from going abroad for exhibition.

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