The Printed Image in China: A British Museum Collection and Its History

Clarissa von Spee, curator, Chinese and Central Asian collections, Department of Asia, The British Museum
Delve into the history of printing and papermaking-invented in China centuries before it was known in Europe-and gain further insight into The Printed Image in China, 8th--21st Century, an exhibition presenting over 130 Chinese prints from the British Museum's comprehensive collection. Works discussed include Buddhist prints from the Silk Road, colorful images used in folk rituals and festivals, imperial engravings, antiwar images from the Modern Woodcut Movement, and internationally acclaimed contemporary prints.
The Printed Image in China, 8th--21st Century
May 5--July 29, 2012 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Learn more: www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/...
The exhibition was organized by the British Museum with the support of the American Friends of the British Museum.

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