Rome, Italy – TimesNewswire / March 11, 2026 – The special exhibition of oracle bone inscription blessing cultural and art works, co-curated and created by Hong Kong ORIENTAL HERITAGE and Xi’an Oracle Bone Inscription Hall, has recently concluded in Italy. A total of 18 intangible cultural heritage (ICH) blessing art works with oracle bone inscriptions as the core were on display at the exhibition. Upon its opening, the exhibition quickly garnered great attention from local art lovers and collectors, and all works were sold out. Among them, an oracle bone inscription work themed on the Chinese character “Fu (Blessing)” was high-priced collected by an Italian on-site visitor for 18000 Euros, becoming a landmark transaction case of this debut overseas exhibition.
As the earliest and most systematically mature ancient writing discovered so far in China, oracle bone inscriptions originated from the royal sacrificial and divination activities of the Shang Dynasty, and are one of the most representative cultural symbols of Chinese civilization. In terms of cultural connotation, oracle bone inscriptions inherently carry the most primitive attribute of sacrificial blessing. Regarded as a civilizational carrier for the ancients to communicate with heaven and earth and convey good wishes, they possess unparalleled historical value and spiritual implication. All the works launched in this exhibition are created around the universally shared beautiful blessing themes such as wealth, health and peace, deeply integrating the ICH calligraphy art with the oriental blessing culture, and accurately catering to the cultural aesthetic and collection demands of the overseas market.
At the exhibition site, visitors from Italy and various European countries came in an endless stream. Audiences of different ages and identities stopped to admire the works and observed the details at close range. A large number of visitors took selfies with the oracle bone inscription art works to record this grand feast of ancient civilization from the East. European audiences generally showed strong curiosity about Chinese pictographic characters and high enthusiasm for the millennia-old blessing culture embodied in oracle bone inscriptions. Many audiences decided to make purchases on the spot after learning about the origin and cultural implication of the characters, creating a lively on-site transaction atmosphere.
It is learned that Xi’an Oracle Bone Inscription Hall is an independent art studio co-founded by several painting and calligraphy artists in Xi’an, China, who have been deeply engaged in the art of traditional writing. For years, the team has focused on the research, creation and social popularization of calligraphy in ancient scripts such as oracle bone inscriptions and bronze inscriptions, committed to bringing the millennia-old ancient writings that have been sleeping back into contemporary life. Hong Kong ORIENTAL HERITAGE takes promoting Chinese high-end ICH art works to the international market as its core mission, and focuses on building a bridge connecting oriental culture with the global market.
This time, the two parties have joined forces strongly, deeply explored the value of ICH culture from the root of Chinese civilization, and co-created the oracle bone inscription blessing art series with top domestic artists, choosing Italy in Europe as the first stop for the exhibition. This exhibition has not only achieved a comprehensive commercial success, but also served as an effective overseas communication of Chinese ancient writing culture and ICH art. It has allowed European people to directly experience the unique charm of oriental civilization, and also explored a new path for the global spread of Chinese traditional culture and the internationalization and marketization of ICH art.
