Turning the Page: The Art of the Chinese Album
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Channel: Portland Art Museum · 2015 · Education
Joseph Scheier-Dolberg, Assistant Curator of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, explores the special qualities of the album, the most intimate of Chinese painting formats, through a discussion of albums from the 12th century to the present. Lecture delivered February 10, 2015, at the Portland Art Museum, in conjunction with a display of Chinese albums from the Museum’s collection. Sponsored by the Museum's Asian Art Council.