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[Ashmolean Museum @AshmoleanMuseum]

Discover works by Fang Lijun, one of the leading protagonists of the early 1990s Cynical Realist movement, a major art movement in China post-1989. Our exhibition Fang Lijun: Portraits and Porcelain is FREE and open until 14 April: https://t.co/M57dgnBM9p

© Fang Lijun studio

[Ashmolean Museum @AshmoleanMuseum]

Fang Lijun: Portraits and Porcelain celebrates more than 100 artworks by this contemporary artist. It showcases paintings and drawings, and also ceramics produced in the last five years. Detail: https://t.co/M57dgnBM9p

‘Oil Painting No.4’. Private Collection © Fang Lijun studio

[Hermann Parzinger @hparzinger]

Das Museum für Islamische Kunst hat eine spektakuläre Seiden-Tapisserie aus der iranischen Stadt Kaschan des 16. Jahrhunderts erworben. Das textile Meisterwerk stammt aus dem Nachlass des Sammlers Alfred Cassirer. Dank an ⁦@EvsHoernes⁩ ⁦@LaenderKultur⁩ und die Erben

[Tracing Boxer Loot @BoxerLoot]

Voller Saal und eine spannende Keynote von Cord Eberspächer: #boxerloot #provenienzforschung

[Francesca Leoni @simurgh74]

Impromptu visit of Ahmed Mukhtar this afternoon to Dia al-Azzawi: Painting Poetry @AshmoleanMuseum to play homage to the artist and the many poets featured in the exhibition. Don't forget tonight's concert @worldmusic_ox
#diaazzawi #dafatir #oxford #poetry #music #Iraq

[felicitas @fvdroste]

@pamelaannehunt @StAModLangs Congratulations!!!🙌

[UN Special Procedures @UN_SPExperts]

🇹🇩#Chad: UN and African Union independent experts condemn the lethal repression of peaceful protests over extended political transition period and call for de-escalation of tensions.

👉https://t.co/zPEYPaFx0f

[felicitas @fvdroste]

Exciting to hear that the Ashmolean Museum Wu Guanzhong conference is taking place on the 4th of August online! https://t.co/hXIhAOJGo0
https://t.co/Rx4YnYDNAW #chinesepainting #oxford #ashmoleanmuseum

[Ashmolean Museum @AshmoleanMuseum]

ONLINE TALK 🗯️ On Thursday 15 April, join Ann French from the University of Manchester to learn about the group of classical scholars who acquired most of the collections of Greek embroideries that are held in British museums today. Book now ––> https://t.co/230UNZpsyo

[Ashmolean Museum @AshmoleanMuseum]

It's Pi Day!

Here is some satisfying symmetry for the occasion, brought to you by a Mughal carpet, a Renaissance tile and a wooden door.

#PiDay

[Ashmolean Museum @AshmoleanMuseum]

Our Annual Cohn Lecture is tomorrow! Join us and learn about a fascinating book designed by Hokusai in the 1830s, which demonstrates his extraordinary skill as an artist and designer. Find out more and book your free place now --> https://t.co/LJmDCiEZzo

[Weltkunst Magazin @WeltkunstNews]

Spektakuläre #Museen von #Paris über #Berlin nach #Hongkong werden in diesem Jahr nach Neu- oder Umbau ihre Tore öffnen. Eine kleine Vorschau
https://t.co/ZCClyuMLfZ

[bossard adrien @adrienbossard]

Numéro du Journal for Art Market Studies consacré à la formation de collections d’art asiatique en #openaccess

[Ashmolean Museum @AshmoleanMuseum]

Our Mediterranean Threads display is still open in Gallery 29!
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Through a selection of highlights from our collection, explore the visual richness and technical sophistication of 18th- and 19th-century Greek embroideries.

Find out more --> https://t.co/bkQmpSwO6W

[Ashmolean Museum @AshmoleanMuseum]

#AshmoleanAdvent Day 20: Painted by Japanese artist Mori Shūhō, this small bear looks directly out at the viewer while it sits uneasily on a ledge amid the snowflakes. Shūhō was a member of the Mori School of artists who specialised in depictions of animals #AdventCalendar

[Ashmolean Museum @AshmoleanMuseum]

#AshmoleanAdvent Calendar Day 14: A Snow Scene. This full colour woodblock by Nishiyama Hōen (1804–1867) shows a bridge, house and trees in the snow and may be a depiction of Sumiyoshi shrine in the city of Osaka, Japan #AdventCalendar

[Ashmolean Museum @AshmoleanMuseum]

#AshmoleanAdvent Day 12: This black ware bowl with a star design comes from Yaozhou kilns in China, and dates back to the Song Dynasty (AD 960–1279). This design is particular to the Yaozhou kilns area during the 11th century, and is uncommon in Chinese ceramics ⭐

[Ashmolean Museum @AshmoleanMuseum]

Join us next week for a talk with our Curator of Chinese Art, Shelagh Vainker, and Curator of the @MuseeCernuschi ,Dr Eric Lefebvre, all about Cernuschi Museum's brand new permanent display of contemporary Chinese Paintings. Thu 17 Dec at 5pm --> https://t.co/yvTrJ5SM7f

[Ashmolean Museum @AshmoleanMuseum]

It's #TextileTuesday, and today, we bring you these magnificent birds! This textile fragment is from our Newberry collection, and is made from linen and blue silk, with remains of a seam in flax. It dates back to the 10th-15th centuries and was found in Egypt.