Top UK Destinations for Chinese Objects and Chinoiserie Interiors Part 4.
Part 4. The Ashmolean Beaumont Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2PH http://www.ashmolean.org We are in our second famous UK university city now Oxford. The Ashmolean is the University of Oxford's museum of art and archaeology, founded in 1683. Highlights from the China galleries include artefacts relating to the importance of writing in Chinese society, featuring displays on the iconic art of Chinese calligraphy; many items from the museum’s collection of Chinese greenware ceramics, the largest found anywhere outside of China; displays on the cult of collecting, and collectible luxury and prestigious objects; and a collection of Buddhist sculptures. Pitt Rivers http://objects.prm.ox.ac.uk/pages/PRMUID23551.html S Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3PP https://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/ Staying in Oxford the Pitts Rivers museum is a treasure trove of antiquities the Chinese and East Asian artefacts are scattered throughout the museum, which displays a large percentage of its 500,00