All starting pointsA little path · 3 stories · about 7 min to read

See an object a little differently.

Spot a detail, follow its source, keep your own observation.

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  1. 2 min read

    Blue-and-White Porcelain: A Flask Between Worlds

    One porcelain flask makes cross-cultural design more concrete than a broad story about influence.

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  2. 2 min read

    A Chinese Garden in New York: The Astor Court

    The Astor Court is a specific collaboration, not a miniature of every Chinese garden.

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  3. 3 min read

    Chinese Landscape Painting: A Copy That Changes

    Wu Li’s Travelers among Streams and Mountains drew on an earlier painting. The story follows a composition from one artist to another.

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