The National Palace Museum's treasured "Jadeite Cabbage with Insects" and more than 100 other works from the museum's collection are to be displayed in the Czech Republic for the first time starting in September, the museum said in a statement today.
The exhibition "100 objects, 100 stories: Treasures from the National Palace Museum" is to run from Sept. 11 to Dec. 31 at the National Museum in Prague.
Photo courtesy of the National Palace Museum via CNA
It is to be the first time the famous jadeite cabbage has been showcased overseas since appearing at the Tokyo National Museum in 2014 and the first time National Palace Museum works have ever been shown in the Czech Republic.
The museum described the overseas exhibition as a significant part of its centennial celebrations and said it was aimed at "resonating with the European public" through the works' artistic styles and stories.
It is also hoping to introduce European audiences to the "rich and diverse cultural heritage of Taiwan," echoing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' and the Ministry of Culture's "Taiwan Culture in Europe 2025" campaign.
The jadeite cabbage is currently on display in Room 302 of the museum's Northern Branch, but is to be substituted by two items from the same "cabbage collection" starting on Monday next week, the museum said.
One of these items is the "Mini Jadeite Cabbage," intricately carved to capture the essence of a real cabbage, with a mantis perched on the stalk highlighting coexistence in nature.
The other piece is the "Jadeite Cabbage-shaped Flower Holder," which was carved with techniques believed to be from the 18th to 19th century, and is triangular in shape and hollow inside.
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