This full-day international symposium, in conjunction with the exhibition “Gold from Dragon City: Masterpieces of Three Yan from Liaoning, 337-436,” provides an immersive environment to investigate Three Yan artifacts and discover the life of the once-dominated ancient nomad tribe Murong Xianbei, alongside prominent scholars in the field. Through various artifacts, from the shining golden headdress buyao, a signature craft adored by Murong Xianbei, to horse armory such as stirrup, a major equipment breakthrough that boosted cavalry development, the program reflects on the importance of ethnic integration and cultural exchanges that could propel civilization.
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Annette Juliano – Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University
Dr. Nancy Steinhardt – Professor of East Asian Art and Curator of Chinese Art, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Tian Likun – Former Director of Liaoning Provincial Museum; Former Director of the Chaoyang Museum
Dr. Jin Xu – Jane and Leopold Swergold Associate Professor of Chinese Art History, Columbia University
Dr. Petya Andreeva – Assistant Professor of Asian Art, Vassar College
Dr. Judith Lerner – Independent Art Historian
Boxi Liu – Doctoral candidate, Bard Graduate Center
Hosted by Willow Weilan Hai – Senior Vice President of China Institute in America, Director, and Chief Curator of China Institute Gallery
Lecture includes complimentary admission to the exhibition.
For more information, please contact Tracy Jiao at tjiao@chinainstitute.org.
