Age of Empires - Part 1: The Roman Republic, Maurya India & Qin China History of. The Met’s suggested full ticket price is $25, but the amount you pay is up to you. Age of Empires - Part 1: The Roman Republic, Maurya India & Qin China History of the World vol. This exhibition runs through July 16, 2017. Highlights include renowned terracotta army warriors and a striking statue of a seminude performer whose anatomical accuracy, unheard of in Chinese art, brings to mind Greco-Roman sculpture first introduced to Asia by Alexander the Great. The works in the exhibition-extremely rare ceramics, metalwork, textiles, sculpture, painting, calligraphy, and architectural models-are drawn exclusively from 32 museums and archaeological institutions in the People’s Republic of China, and a majority of the works have never before been seen in the West. Synthesizing new archaeological discoveries with in-depth research performed over the last 50 years, Age of Empires introduces a transformational era of Chinese civilization to a global audience. Featuring more than 160 objects from the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC–AD 220), this major international loan exhibition explores the unprecedented role of art in creating a new and lasting Chinese cultural identity.
A new exhibition of ancient Chinese art opened earlier this week at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
