It's well known that the National Palace Museum in Taipei houses one of the largest collections of Chinese artefacts and artwork in the world, a true treasure trove of Chinese culture. The collection dates back to the Northern Sung period (960-1127). Many artworks were passed down from dynasty to dynasty and collected by the successive emperors such as Emperor Chien-lung (reigned 1736-95) and were stored in the repository of the Imperial court.

Following the collapse of the Ching dynasty and during the Japanese invasion of China and the civil war, these masterpieces were taken on a 30 year odyssey over thousands of miles to Taipei. This amazing legacy of Chinese civilization was finally opened to the public once again in 1965 when the National Palace Museum, Taipei was opened.

Because of the age and the fragility of these artworks, most of them do not travel outside the museum. For Asian art lovers, it's almost impossible to study these masterpieces without travelling to Taipei.

To give more people a chance to enjoy its works, the National Palace Museum in Taipei commissioned Japan Nigensha Publishing Company to reproduce the paintings and calligraphies in its collection. Since the 1970s, Nigensha has been successively publishing exquisite reproductions of calligraphy and paintings, with complete fidelity to the original works in color, size and detail.

As a representative of EDAS Gallery (Nigensha's official agent in China,) iSee Arts is excited and proud to be able to bring these museum quality reproductions to the West.