Museum of Jade Art

Museum in Zhongshan, Taipei, Taiwan

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25°03′02″N 121°32′10″E / 25.05056°N 121.53611°E / 25.05056; 121.53611Typeart museumFounderSoofeen Hu

The Museum of Jade Art (MoJA; traditional Chinese: 瑩瑋藝術翡翠文化博物館; simplified Chinese: 莹玮艺术翡翠文化博物馆; pinyin: Yíngwěi Yìshù Fěicuì Wénhuà Bówùguǎn) was an art museum about jade art in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan.^[2] It claimed to be the first museum in the world dedicated to jade art.^{[citation needed]}

History

The museum's founder, Soofeen Hu, visited the National Palace Museum in Taipei during his childhood. He was captivated by a jade sculpture there in the shape of a cabbage, and his continued interest in jade culminated in the creation of the Museum.^{[citation needed]}

Exhibits

Exhibits at the museum included 13 jade tablets that have Chinese calligraphy carved into them.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "::: Taiwan Museum :::". Museum.moc.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
^ ":::Museum - Museum of Jade Art ::: TaipeiTravel Net - Department of Information and Tourism, Taipei City Government:::". Taipeitravel.net. Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2014-03-04.