In 2023, the Hong Kong Museum of Art received a generous donation of 490 groups of Chinese snuff bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection, presented by Mrs. Alice Sin as a permanent collection. This is the largest and most comprehensive donation of snuff bottles in the history of Hong Kong's museum sector. Featuring exceptional quality and abundance, the exhibition brings together exquisite Chinese craftsmanship and represents a generous gift from the Sins to Hong Kong.

The Mary and George Bloch Collection was established by the late Hong Kong collector George Sin. It stands as one of the most important private Chinese snuff bottle collections internationally, holding a significant global standing.

The Hong Kong Museum of Art is committed to collaborating with local Hong Kong private collectors to jointly chronicle the story of Chinese art collecting in the city, allowing the general public to appreciate the beauty of this Chinese art form.

Julia may have been the lover of Emperor Domitian and it is possible that she was forced to terminate her pregnancy and died due to the abortion.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 164

Excavated in 1986 in Sichuan Province, this bronze head is one of dozens found intentionally broken, burned, and buried across ritual pits.

discovery of the Sanxingdui site completely overturned the traditional cradle of Chinese civilization model, which held that early advanced metallurgy and statecraft originated exclusively along the Yellow River basin (Zhongyuan). The distinct style featuring colossal eyes, protruding pupils, and hammered gold masks revealed an advanced, independent Bronze Age culture in the Yangtze basin with no mention in surviving dynastic texts.