The East Asian Collections
12.01.2007 - 12.01.2009
Beschreibung:
Important Chinese treasures in the Chester Beatty Library include one of the world's largest collection of carved rhinoceros horn cups; a unique group of jade books, some inscribed in the hand of the 18th century Qianglong Emperor; early Buddhist sutras from Dunhuang; three volumes of the Great Encyclopaedia of the Yongle Emperor; a small collection of silk dragon robes; and over two hundred high quality paintings and prints dating from the 17th to 19th centuries...
Chester Beatty Library
Dublin Dublin Castle
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