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The «Return from Asia» exhibition, presented from October 6, 2023 to February 4, 2024, invites visitors to follow in the footsteps of Henri Cernuschi, from his trip to the Far East to his return to Paris where he created one of the very first museums of Asian art.
A visionary collector, Henri Cernuschi (1821-1896) was of Italian origin. This economist, financier famous for his monetary theories, had gone into exile in France for political reasons.
This friend of Zola, Gambetta and Sarah Bernhardt sees the 150th anni- versary of his return from Asia celebrated by a superb exhibition in his eponymous museum.
Following in Cernuschi’s footsteps, visitors discover his many acquisitions made throughout his travels in Japan, China, Indonesia, Ceylon and India even as Jules Verne published his «Around the World in 80 days”.
Mañjusri riding a lion. Ming dynasty (1368-1644), 15th century, China.
Gilded bronze. H.77.4 cm; L.57cm; D.26.6 cm. M.C. 519. Henri Cernuschi Bequest, 1896 © Paris Museums / Cernuschi Museum