In addition to the two taotie statues, which eventually come to life and attack the film’s protagonist, “Creation of the Gods ...

The Metropolitan Museum’s engaging “Recasting the Past” exhibition looks at the antiquarian spirit in China since the 12th century.

This fabulous vessel was for wine; it has owls on three sides. Images of wild animals predominate in Shang art, in contrast with the art of the ancient Middle East, where agriculture and people ...

This fabulous vessel was for wine; it has owls on three sides. Images of wild animals predominate in Shang art, in contrast with the art of the ancient Middle East, where agriculture and people ...