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The Artist as Collector: Masterpieces of Chinese Painting from the C. C. Wang Family Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Online presentation of a 1999-2000 exhibition that "illuminates the entire tradition of scholar painting from its birth and early development in the Song and Yuan dynasties (10th to 14th century) to its later transformation and elaboration during the Ming and Qing dynasties (14th to 20th century)." With images of 14 related artworks dating from the 10th century to 1711.

Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/1999/chinese-painting
The Astor Chinese Garden Court
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
A replica of a Ming dynasty home garden from Suzhou, China, recreated by artisans from China. The design of the museum's Chinese garden is "based on a small courtyard within a scholar's garden in the city of Suzhou, China, called Wang Shi Yuan, the Garden of the Master of the Fishing Nets.The first permanent cultural exchange between the U.S. and the People's Republic of China, the installation was completed in 1981. Conceived by museum trustee Brooke Astor, the courtyard was created and assembled by expert craftsmen from China using traditional methods, materials and hand tools." See photo gallery as well as lesson plan.

Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/78870
Bridging East and West: The Chinese Diaspora and Lin Yutang
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Online presentation of a 2008 exhibition featuring "43 paintings and calligraphies by 19 leading Chinese artists of the mid-20th century." With images of 12 artworks.

Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2007/lin-yutang
Cai Guo-Qiang on the Roof: Transparent Monument
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Online presentation of a 2006 installation at the Metropolitan Museum by the contemporary Chinese-born artist Cai Guo-Qiang, who is "known for his elaborate sculpture installations and gunpowder projects." With 7 images from the rooftop installation.

Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2006/cai-guo-qiang
China: Dawn of a Golden Age, 200–750 AD
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Publication of the exhibit that explores exceptional works of art from forty-six institutions in the People's Republic of China. Includes references to works of art in the Metropolitan's permanent collection, relevant literary references, maps, and details about how certain objects were crafted. See also exhibition publication.

Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2004/china-dawn-of-a-golden-age
Chinese Calligraphy
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
An overview of the development of calligraphy in China: "Calligraphy, or the art of writing, was the visual art form prized above all others in traditional China. The genres of painting and calligraphy emerged simultaneously, sharing identical tools—namely, brush and ink. Yet calligraphy was revered as a fine art long before painting; indeed, it was not until the Song dynasty, when painting became closely allied with calligraphy in aim, form, and technique, that painting shed its status as mere craft and joined the higher ranks of the fine arts. With images of 16 paintings from the Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties and two related objects.

Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/chcl/hd_chcl.htm
Chinese Cloisonné
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
A brief introduction to the development of cloisonné in China during the early 14th to 15th century, as well as to the cloisonné technique. With 2 related artworks.

Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/clos/hd_clos.htm
Chinese Export Porcelain at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Short introduction with images of works given as examples of the range of trade.

Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ewpor/hd_ewpor.htm
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