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Where Chinese Decorative Arts Are on Display

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON

465 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
617 267-9300
www.mfa.org
Collection includes Neolithic period plaque considered finest jade plaque in the world.

THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS

5200 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
313 833-7900
www.dia.org
Recently acquired a glazed stoneware money tree from Eastern Han dynasty; one of only four outside China.

KIMBELL ART MUSEUM

3333 Camp Bowie Blvd.
Fort Worth, TX 76107
817 332-8451
www.kimbellart.org
Small but well-regarded collection especially strong in early Han dynasty pieces.

THE NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART

4525 Oak St.
Kansas City, MO 64111
816 561-4000
www.nelson-atkins.org
Variety of bronze vessels and bells, pottery, jade sculptures, and ceramics.

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART

1000 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY 10028
212 535-7710
www.metmuseum.org
New display of Chinese objects in jade, metalwork, lacquer, and wood.


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