Art Speaks: Chinese Furnishings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties

With Lee Talbot, curator, The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

The fabrics that furnished upper-class Chinese homes during the Ming (1369–1644) and Qing (1644–1912) dynasties reveal the aesthetic and technical virtuosity of Chinese textile artists as well as the sumptuous lifestyles enjoyed by the elite at the time. Drawing from the exhibition Chinese Textiles of the Ming and Qing Dynasties and a range of Ming and Qing primary sources—including paintings, nonfiction writings, and illustrated novels—this talk will consider the textiles within their original cultural, historical, and physical contexts.

Participants will receive Zoom information after registering. This event will have automated closed captions. A recording of the program may be posted on the Museum’s YouTube channel and at slam.org at a later date.