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A life-size replica of a 14th-century Yuan dynasty mural from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has prompted a rare collaboration between China and the US. The original painting, housed in Gallery 206 at the Met, is a monumental work measuring over 15 meters wide by 7.5 meters tall (nearly 50 feet by 25 feet). This project was recognized for its "profound historical and practical significance" by a Chinese team based in Beijing that worked on creating the replica. Zhang Jian, director of the Meticulous Painting Institute at the Chinese National Academy of Arts, has visited the Met multiple times before 2023 to study the mural.

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A monumental Buddhist mural in Gallery 206 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has sparked rare collaboration between the US and China. The wall-sized artwork, measuring over 15 metres wide and 7.5 metres tall, features a grand assembly that captivated visitors and inspired Zhang Jian, director of the Meticulous Painting Institute at the Chinese National Academy of Arts.

Zhang visited the Met multiple times before initiating a project in Beijing to create a life-size replica of this 14th century Yuan dynasty mural. The Beijing team's work has been hailed for its 'profound historical and practical significance', highlighting the rare cultural exchange between the two countries over an artwork that typically leaves visitors spellbound, momentarily detaching them from New York’s bustling atmosphere.

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Stepping into Gallery 206, home to Chinese Buddhist art, visitors are met by a monumental wall – over 15 metres wide and 7.5 metres tall (nearly 50 feet by 25 feet) – covered in a Buddhist assembly so vast and majestic that it momentarily erases the Manhattan bustle outside.

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For anyone who has visited the Chinese galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, there is one work that stops them in their tracks. asserted

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Stepping into Gallery 206, home to Chinese Buddhist art, visitors are met by a monumental wall – over 15 metres wide and 7.5 metres tall (nearly 50 feet by 25 feet) – covered in a Buddhist assembly so vast and majestic that it momentarily erases the Manhattan bustle outside. asserted

it → step → bustle

The work left a lasting impression on Zhang Jian, director of the Meticulous Painting Institute at the Chinese National Academy of Arts, who visited the Met three times before 2023. asserted

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