The Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst (Museum of East Asian Art) exhibits archaeological objects and works of fine and applied art of East Asia dating from the early Stone Age to the present. The collection will again be on show to the public in April of the year 2000 which is the projected completion date of major extensions and new designs to the exhibition rooms.
 

The arts of China, Japan and Korea are exhibited in individual galleries surrounding a central room dedicated to items of Buddhist art common to all three cultures. Chinese archaeology is represented with important ancient bronzes, early ceramics and objects made of jade. Characteristic examples of porcelain and lacquer-work are also on show.
 

A small porcelain goblet, which dates from the early 17th century and once belonged to the art collection of the Electors of Brandenburg, is of particular cultural and historical significance. The examples of lacquer-work include a 17th century imperial throne with an accompanying screen. This masterpiece, made of palisander wood with an inlay of mother-of-pearl in a lacquer and gold base, will be on display in a special room of its own.
 

Painting and calligraphy, a field in which the Museum´s collection is outstanding and which is traditionally regarded with highest esteem, is highlighted by a number of particularly fine examples in the Chinese and Japanese galleries. The Museum´s impressive collection of mainly Japanese woodcuts is presented in a series of special exhibitions.
 

The tea-room, built by Japanese carpenters, forms a new attraction in the Japanese gallery. A large room is dedicated to the Klaus Naumann collection, the largest donation given to the museum since the end of World War II. This presentation of the collection is complemented by exhibitions on a variety of themes.
 

In the entrance section visitors have access to a variety of modern information sources such as a video room and a number of computer terminals. The study collection on the intermediary floor offers deeper insights into aspects of the collection.
 

Weitere verfügbare Titel aus der Reihe "Prestel-Museumsführer":

Alte Nationalgalerie Berlin (EUR 9,95)
Alte Nationalgalerie Berlin (EUR 9,95)
Alte Nationalgalerie Berlin (EUR 9,95)
Alte Nationalgalerie Berlin (EUR 9,95)
Die Sammlung Berggruen Berlin (EUR 7,95)
Ethnologisches Museum Berlin (EUR 9,95)
Musée Berggruen (EUR 9,95)
Museum für Indische Kunst (EUR 9,95)
Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst in Berlin (EUR 9,95)
Museum of East Asian Art Berlin (EUR 9,95)
Museum of Indian Art Berlin (EUR 9,95)
Alte Nationalgalerie Berlin (EUR 9,95)
Museum Berggruen (EUR 9,95)
Gemäldegalerie Berlin (EUR 9,95)
Gemäldegalerie Berlin (EUR 9,95)
Gemäldegalerie Berlin (EUR 9,95)
Sculpture Collection in the Bode Museum (EUR 9,95)
Neues Museum Berlin (EUR 9,95)
Neues Museum Berlino (EUR 9,95)
Münzen und Medaillen (EUR 9,95)
Museum Berggruen (EUR 9,95)
Ethnologisches Museum Berlin (EUR 12,95)
Kunstgewerbemuseum im Schloss Köpenick (EUR 9,95)
Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung Berlin (EUR 9,95)
Skulpturensammlung im Bode-Museum (EUR 9,95)
Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin (EUR 9,95)
Museum für Byzantinische Kunst im Bode-Museum (EUR 9,95)
The Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection Berlin (EUR 9,95)
Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg Berlin (EUR 9,95)
The Museum of Byzantine Art in the Bode Museum (EUR 9,95)