"The Last Emperor’s Collection: Masterpieces of Painting and Calligraphy from the Liaoning Provincial Museum" Exhibition
China Institute
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Painting and calligraphy, China’s most revered art forms, were collected by its emperors from at least the fifth century AD. These two art forms have been a treasured part of the imperial collection throughout Chinese history and a particular passion of several emperors in different time periods.
This exhibition will include 23 works of Ming (1368 – 1644) and Qing dynasty (1644 – 1911) calligraphy and painting, all from the former imperial collection. Using these select masterpieces as a focus, this exhibition will introduce an understudied topic in Chinese art: the history of imperial collecting. The exhibition will look at the impact of imperial collecting on the contemporary art world and society, specifically looking at those emperors who were noted as passionate collectors. In addition, the exhibition will give insight into the imperial collection management system and illustrate critical standards used in the appreciation and recording of the works at that time.
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Schedule
from September 25, 2008 to December 14, 2008