Check out fine artifacts on Maritime Silk Road
Silver Chinese Sailing Boat
Since its opening, the Maritime Silk Road has been an important channel for communication between the East and West, and it has greatly impacted the course of world civilization.
Recently, the exhibition “East and West: Maritime Silk Road”, focusing on the trade of the 19th-Century Maritime Silk Road, opened at the Xi'an Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts. 163 pieces/groups of Chinese artifacts showcase the splendor of the Maritime Silk Road in the 18th and 19th centuries and the social scene of cultural exchanges between the East and the West.
Stained Ivory-bone Caravan Fan with Double-sided Painted Landscape
Silver-gilt and Gold Filigree Enameling Fan with Pagoda and Sailing Boats
Ivory Split-thread Feather Fan with Double-sided Painted Flowers
Ivory Flower-shaped Fan with Engraved Floral Pattern 
Ivory Business Card Case with Embossed Courtyard Figures 
Ricepaperplant Pith Painting with Soldiers
Exquisite and elegant Chinese folding fan, ingenious ivory carving apparatus, grass painting that depicts a variety of soldier attire, and colorful giant clams business card box, they as a whole is the physical proof of the flourishing East and West sea trade. The beauty and refinement of these artifacts are breathtaking.
The export order forms and sample purchase slips are more than a hundred years old. They are the storytellers of how these Chinese manufactured goods set off an "oriental style", combining oriental charm with the Western sentiment.
Guangzhou Shisanhang Landscape Oil Painting
Umbrella with Embroidered Figures, Flowers and Birds and with Ivory-carved Handle
Kwon-Glazed Floral-pattern Porcelain Plate with Cover
Bronze and Gilt Enamel Basket
Reddish Round-cover Box Carved with Stories 
Stained Business Card Case with Ivory-carved Figures 
Open-work Ivory Vase
Open-work Ivory Chess Pieces
These fine artifacts not only witnessed the East-West sea trade, but also carry the cultural convergence and integration of the East and West.
Exhibition Time:
2022 Jul 15th—2022 Oct 10th
9:00-17:30
Address:
Xi'an Qujiang Museum of Fine Art
