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Museum Rietberg

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Red: Masterpieces of Chinese Lacquerware

Museum Rietberg · Zurich, Switzerland · 28 Aug 2026 to 31 Jan 2027

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About 60 Chinese lacquer objects from the Ming and Qing dynasties, mostly from a Cologne private collection, shown with pieces from the Museum of East Asian Art. Organized with LWL Museum of Art and Culture, Munster. Covers carved lacquer, gold-lacquer painting and mother-of-pearl inlay.

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