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Jinshixue: The Study of Ancient Artifacts and the Material Residues of the Past, Part 1

18.09.2024 to 15.03.2025
Humboldt Forum

Jinshixue, literally ‘the study of metal and stone’ was initiated by scholars of the Song dynasty (960 – 1279). This presentation illustrates its importance and impact of jinshixue on Chinese art. It included the study of inscriptions on bronze vessels and stone steles, combined calligraphy and painting, the collection of ancient artifacts, including ritual bronzes, bronze mirrors, as well as philological and historical research.

Song scholars developed some rigorous methods of unearthing, studying, and cataloguing ancient artifacts. In the Qing dynasty (1644 – 1911), antiquarianism experienced a revival. By focusing on collection practices, production, appreciation and documentation of cultural relics and visual culture, they not only generated knowledge about the past, but also about the world around them. 

Curator

The exhibition is curated by Birgitta Augustin.


A temporary presentation by the Museum für Asiatische Kunst of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin in the Humboldt Forum, Room 319, “Artists and Connoisseurs”

Schlossplatz
10178 Berlin

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