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The China trade. .(Brief Article)

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| April 01, 2003 | Ledes, Allison Eckardt | COPYRIGHT 2003 Brant Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Collectors of objects in China for export who are looking for an excuse to travel to Hong Kong now have one. At the University Museum and Art Gallery of the University of Hong Kong, Tina Yee-wan Pang, the curator of art, has assembled more than sixty paintings and other export objects for an exhibition entitled Picturing Cathay: Maritime and Cultural Images of the China Trade. It is on view through June 22. The purpose of the show is to explore how trade, particularly maritime trade, encouraged cross-cultural artistic expression. The objects in the exhibition range from port scenes, scenes of daily life, and ship portraits, to portraits of individuals who were involved in this global trading network.

The exhibition concentrates on the ports of southern ...

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