This text showcases important 80 objects from the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Essays survey the entire collection and explore the history of Chinese textile collecting in Chicago.

Clothed to Rule the Universe: Ming and Qing Dynasty Textiles at the Art Institute of Chicago (Museum Studies)

Arts & Photography

Vollmer, John E.

Pearlstein, Elinor

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Art Institute of Chicago

Treasures Rediscovered focuses on a group of 22 stone devotional objects and architectural fragments that collectively represent major developments in Chinese religion and mortuary culture, from the Han (206 BCE–220 CE) through the Tang dynasty (618–907). The major emphasis is on works from the sixth century, a period of great intellectual ferment and artistic transformation, above all in the Buddhist arts.The sculptures included range from a small personal votive icon to large temple carvings. The majority are Buddhist icons in various formats, objects of devotion that were installed in temples and cave chapels.

Treasures Rediscovered: Chinese Stone Sculpture from the Sackler Collections at Columbia University

Juliano, Annette L.

Abe, Stanley K.

Swergold, Leopold

Wong, Dorothy C.

Liu, Cary Y.

Rowan, Diana P.

Hsu, Eileen Hsiang-ling

Adamek, Wendi Leigh

History & Criticism

The Wallach Art Gallery

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