Louvre exhibits show influence of China

Rare treasures offer insights into cultural exchange across Asia, the Middle East and Europe, Zhang Kung Kun reports.

By Zhang Kun in Shanghai | China Daily | Updated: 2025-12-12 05:43
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At the Museum of Art Pudong in Shanghai, The Wonder of Patterns: Masterpieces from India, Iran and the Ottoman World from the Musee du Louvre opens from Saturday to May 6, presents more than 300 artifacts encompassing a wide range of mediums including ceramics, jewelry, jade, glass, carpets, painting and sculpture spanning the 16th to the 19th centuries. [Photo provided to China Daily]

"This is a remarkable period in the Islamic world when intense convergence between the cultures of the East and West took place," says Judith Henon, deputy director of the Louvre's Department of Islamic Art and curator of the exhibition.

She explains that the event not only showcases how the design and aesthetics of different patterns flourished, but also bears witness to the dynamic process through which cultures and arts absorb, collide, and reorganize each other while in motion. Many of the exhibits are being shown to the public for the first time since being acquired by the Louvre.

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