Every object has a story. This is where we tell them.
Conversations & Stories is the journal of Bai Win Collections, exploring the history, craftsmanship and cultural meaning behind objects in our collection. Our articles begin with individual works—Taiwanese furniture and religious carvings, Chinese porcelain and decorative arts, Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock prints, historical advertising art and objects from everyday life and follow the stories they reveal.
Here you will find our continuing research campaigns, bringing together objects around themes ranging from Taiwan’s material culture and domestic interiors to Japanese printmaking, popular religion, craftsmanship and changing social life across East Asia. Many of these stories begin on our social-media channels. Here they become part of a permanent and growing archive, where you can explore complete articles, related objects and new research. Look beyond the object.
Discover the people, places and histories behind the objects.
Pictures of a Floating World
Today, Japanese ukiyo-e prints hang in museums and private collections around the world. Works by Hokusai and Hiroshige have become some of the most recognizable images in Japanese art. But that is not how ukiyo-e began.
Unique Perspectives
When viewing Asian antiques, shifting your perspective from general “antiques” to the specific philosophical, cultural, and structural lenses of the region unlocks a much deeper appreciation.
Shanghai Advertising Art
Shanghai posters span two major historical visual eras: the glamorous commercial calendar posters of the 1910s-1930s Republic era, and the stark political propaganda art of the mid-20th century Republican Era Commercial Posters (1910s–1940s)
Rooms Remembered
Furniture was never created simply to be admired. It was made to be lived with—to store possessions, celebrate family milestones, display status, and quietly witness everyday life. Every piece carries clues. A worn handle, a repaired joint, a carved motif, or the choice of timber can reveal who made it,
Tsai Hsiao Fang
Glaze, Memory & Form An exploration of surface, memory, and form through the work of Tsai Hsiao Fang — one of Taiwan’s most accomplished ceramic artists and a master of historical kiln traditions.
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