Cover Painting from Hamzanama, India, c. 1570 Ink, watercolour and gold on cotton, 70.854.9cm © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York See articles on pp. 36–40 and pp. 42–47

NOVEMBER 2011 £5.95

THE INTERNATIONAL ART MAGAZINE

The Met’s New Galleries for Islamic Art Unveiled

Cizhou Ceramics in the British Museum | Gordon Baldwin’s Studio Pottery

ASIAN ART

IN LONDON

The Nezu Museum in Tokyo | Judith Neilson and the White Rabbit Gallery

CONTENTS NOVEMBER 2011 VOLUME CLXXIV NO. 592

17 Editor’s Letter Symmetries between East and West 18 Agenda What’s on around the world in November

Features 22 Eye of the Tiger Susan Moore surveys the highlights of Asian Art in London 30 Made in China Oscar Humphries talks to Judith Neilson about contemporary Chinese art and the White Rabbit Collection 36 A New Context Louise Nicholson reports on the unveiling of the Met’s new galleries for its Islamic art collection 42 Developing the Collection Sheila Canby introduces the Met’s recent acquisitions of Islamic art 48 The Taste for Cizhou Jessica Harrison-Hall discusses highlights of the British Museum’s collection of Cizhou ceramics 56 The Artistry of Clay The ceramicist Gordon Baldwin talks to Ruth Guilding about his art 62 An Evolving Legacy Sophie Richard on the recent expansion at Tokyo’s Nezu Museum, which this year celebrates its 70th anniversary

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Indian Paintings at the Met: pp. 93–95

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