Princeton University
Symposium and Exhibition
On Chinese Art History

Tuesday, May 14, 1996
The Art Museum
Princeton University
101 McCormick Hall

Exhibitions

"Chinese Flower Painting: Reflections of Glory, Virtue, and Humility" (May 4-June 13)
A special selection of painting, calligraphy, ceramics, bronzes, and sculpture from the Princeton Art Museum and loan collections. Included in the latter exhibition are several Liao dynasty painted tomb panels newly acquired by the Museum and on display for the first time

Symposium

A one-day symposium (May 14, 1996) organized by The Art Museum, Princeton University, in conjunction with the exhibition "Splendors of Imperial China" on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from March 19 to May 19, 1996.


Registration 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.


Morning Session 9:15 - 12:00 noon
* "Patterns of Evolution in Chinese Illustration: Expansion or Epitomization"
Julia K. Murray
Associate Professor, Department of Art History and Chair, East Asian Studies
University of Wisconsin

* "Sung Dynasty Painting of the T'ai-ch'ing-lou Library Hall: From Historical Commemoration to Architectural Renewal"
Cary Y. Liu
Assistant Curator, The Art Museum
Princeton University

* "Pictorial Function and Constitutional Identity in the Painting Khubilai Khan Hunting"
Hong Zaixin
Associate Professor, Art History Department
China National Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou


Afternoon Session 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
* "A Preliminary Examination of Ch'en Chi-chih's Pien-ch'iao hui-meng t'u" (talk in Chinese)
Yu Hui
Curator of Painting, Exhibitions Department
Palace Museum, Beijing

* "Representations of Exemplary Scholar-officials, Past and Present"
Scarlett Jang
Assistant Professor, Department of Art
Williams College

* "The Ritual Context of Sung Imperial Portraiture"
Patricia Ebrey
Professor, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
University of Illinois


Reception

The Art Museum
Princeton University
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

There is no registration fee, but advanced registration for the symposium is requested. Parking and hotel information upon registration. To pre-register or to obtain further information, please write to Leigh Faden (lkfaden@princeton.edu), The Art Museum, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, or call (609) 258-3788.