A treasure trove full of Eastern promise

A 19th century incenses storage box from Japan shows a monkey holding a peach; while another is in the shape of a lute.

Against a background of news stories about bloody division in the Middle East, the Chester Beatty museum in a quiet corner of Dublin is managing to look at the world through a different lens.

An exhibition focusing on the beautiful objects of East Asian, Christian, Jewish and Islamic cultures — and the strong links between them — is proving one of the most popular of the summer.