The Clark Art Institute Gets Ancient Ritual Bronzes

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
By Lee Lawrence

Container for Cowrie Shells with Seven Yaks on Lid. Dian culture, 2nd–1st century BCE. Shanghai Museum, 79112

MASSACHUSETTS---When the Clark Art Institute showcased ancient Chinese artifacts and sculptures in 2012, it brought attention to a little-known facet of its founder: About a decade before he and wife, Francine, began collecting European and American art, Sterling Clark trekked through northwest China at the head of a scientific expedition. Last year, a selection of the institute's Impressionist paintings went on view at the Shanghai Museum. Now, more than 30 works from Shanghai's prized collection have come to the Clark in "Cast for Eternity: Ancient Ritual Bronzes From the Shanghai Museum."[link]

The Clark Art Insitute: "Cast for Eternity: Ancient Ritual Bronzes From the Shanghai Museum," (Ends September 21, 2014); 225 South Street; Williamstown, MA; (413) 458-2303; clarkart.edu