Across America: Brick carving from Jin Dynasty shown in New York

( chinadaily.com.cn )

Updated: 2012-05-16

Across America: Brick carving from Jin Dynasty shown in New York

The traditional folk art of brick carving from China's Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) is being shown for the first time in New York through June 17.  Hosted by the China institute and co-curated with the Shanxi Province Museum in China, the exhibit presents over 80 sculpted objects depicting theatrical performances from southern Shanxi province. [Perry Hu for China Daily]