Stacey Pierson’s books include Private Collecting, Exhibitions and the Shaping of Art History in London: The Burlington Fine Arts Club (2017).

The Alexander Bowl (1100–25), China, Henan prince, Ruzhou, Zhanggongxiang

How the British fell for Chinese art

The redisplay of Chinese art at the British Museum demands that we look back at a rich collecting tradition

18 Nov 2017