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witcho ntribubtyi ons
PrudenOc.He a rp,eM raxweKl.lH earnD,e niPsaet rLye idy,
Chao-HJuein nLyi uV,a lentRiansap opoZvhai,x Siunn
TheM etropolMiutsaenu mo fA rtN,e wY ork
YalUen iverPsrietsyNs e,w H aveann dL ondon
Thipsu bliciasti isosnui encd o njuncwtiittohhn ee x hibition PublisbhyTe hde M etropolMiutsaenu omf A rtN,e wY ork
"ChinDaa:w no fa G oldAegne 2,0 0-7A5D0, h"e ladtT heM etropolitan
Museuomf A rtN,e wY orkO,c tob1e2r2, o o4-Jan2u3a2,r0 y0 5. JohPn.O 'NeiEldli,ti onCr h ief
GwenR oginsAksys,o ciGaetnee rMaaln agoefrP ublications
EmilWya ltEedri,t or
Thee xhibiatnidio tnas c compancyaitnagl oagruee
JoaHno lCto,o rdinator
madep ossibbyTl hee S taFroru ndation. BrucCea mpbeDlels,i gner
JiPlrla tzPorno,d uction
Additisounpaplo froter d ucatpiroong rahmassb eepnr ovibdye d RobeWreti sbeDregs,k tPoupb lishing
TheF reemFaonu ndation. JeaWna gneBri,b liogrEadpihtwioicrt ,Ch h ao-HJuein nLyi u
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W.M ellFoonu ndation. Printaenddb ounbdy N issPhrai ntCion.Lg,t dK.y,o tJoa,p an
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Copyri©g 2h0t0 b4y T heM etropolMiutsaenu omf A rtN,e wY ork FrontisCpaiten.co 2e.1: 8 B.i rd-heeawdeewrdi tmho ldedde coration,
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Alrli ghrtess erNvoep da.r otft hipsu blicmaatyib oenr eproduocr ed
transmiitnat neyfd o romr b ya nym eanesl,e ctromneicch aonri cal,
includpihnogt ocopryeicnogr,d oirin ngf,o rmarteitorni seyvsatle m,
withopuetr misisniw orni tifnrgot mh peu blishers. LibraorfCy o ngreCsast aloging-in-DPautbal ication
PhotogroafpC hhyi nese exohbijbeibctytiH sou Cn h uiC,h iePfh otographCehri,n :da awno fa g oldaegne 2,0 0-7A5D0 / J amecs. YW.a ttA,n J iayao,
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Seconpdr int2i0n0g4, 1.A rtC,h inese-Qind-yHnaans t2i2e1Bs .,C .-A2.2D0. -Exhibitions.
2.A rtC,h inese-Tkhirneged omsd-ySnuais 2t2y0,- 618-Exhibitions.
3.A rtC,h inese-Tandgy-nFaisvte6i 1e8s-,9 6o-Exhib4i.Ct hiionnas.
Civiliiozna-t22B1. C.-A9.6D0. -ExhibIiW.ta itotJn,as m.e cs.Y .I IA.n
JiayIaIoMI.e. t ropolMiutsaenu omf A rt( NeYwo rkN.,Y .)
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Contents
DirectFoorr'esw ord VI
Foreword VII
SponsoSrt'ast ement VIII
Acknowledgments IX
Lendertsot heE xhibition XII
Chronology XIII
M�s �v
AbouTth iEsx hibitiJoanm eCs. Y. Watt XVIII
Arta ndH istoirnyC hinfar omt he3 rdt hrougthh e8 thC enturyJ ameCs.Y. Watt 2
CentrAasli aMne talwoirnkC hinaB ori1.sM arshak 47
TheA rto fG lasAsl ontgh eS ilRko ad AnJ iayao 57
TheE volutoifoT nex tilAelso ntgh eS ilRko ad ZhaoF eng 67
BuddhIam ageosft heN orthePrlna i4nt,h -6tChe nturyS uB ai 79
BuddhiAsrtti nC hinaA ngelF.a H oward 89
CATALOGUE
I LatHea nL,a t2en d-Ear3lrydC entury 103
II TheC ominogf t heX ianbei 123
IIIE arlNyo rtheWreni D ynasty 137
IV TheW esterRne gioannsd t heW ayT hither 175
V SoutChh ina3,r d-6tChe ntury 199
VI Luoyanagn dA fte,6r thC enturiynt heN orth 231
VIIA rtosf t heS uia ndE arlTya ngD ynasti5e8s1,7-5 5 275
BibliogroafpW hoyr ksC ited 350
Index 379
PhotograCprhe dits 392
DireFcotroerw'so rd
Fotrh pea sste vedreacla daesst,o nisahricnhga eolfoignidcsa slt aoffft hMe etropolMiutsaenu amn dt heCihri nese
havbee emna dei nC hinwai trhe markarbelgeu laIrni ty. counterwpairtathf s r,ee ex chanogfie n formaatnido n
1980a,sp arotft heex hibi"tTihoGenr eaBtr onAzgee o f practkincoawll edge.
ChinaT,h"eM etropolMiutsaenuo mf A rts howesdo moef Fiealrdc haeoplroogvyi pdheyss iocbajle wcittsah s sociated
thmeo ssti gnifidciasncto vaetrB ireosnA zgee s itwehsi,c h sciendtaitfibacu, tt hdee epuenrd erstaonfcd uilngt uorfe s
greaetnlhya ncoeudrk nowleodfg ee arly hCihsitnoersye. p asatg ecsa no nlbye a chietvherdo utghhae p preciaantdi on
Thee xhibiatlispoorn e senftoetrdh ,fie r stti moeu tside interpreotfta htoeib ojne acstw so rkosfa rWte.h opteh is
Chintah,se e queonfct eh dee velopomfet nhtse t rikairntg exhibihteilotpnosf ulfitlhle esxep ectaotfti howeno sr ks
ofa rchaic Chinese ibtvrseo rnbyze egsi nfntriooin mtg s onv iew.
maturity tdhuSerh ianngag n dZ houp eriods. Ia mm osgtr atetfoJu alm ecs. WYa.t t, BRruososkeel l
Importaarncth aeoldoigsiccoavlse irnitcehese1 980hsa ve AstoCrh airmDaenp,a rtmoefAn sti aAnr tf,o trh ceo ncep
madei tp ossifboltreh Meu seutmo m ounatn othmearj or tioann dr ealizoaftt ihoiensx hibiatnidto ohn i cso llaborators
exhibi"tCihoinn:Da a:w no fa G oldAegne 2,0 -075A0D ." ont himsa joirn itiative.
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absorabnedtd r ansfoirdmeeaadns d a rstt ylferso aml olv er tot hipsr ojienci tte sa rlsiteasgtWe es a.r dee epilnyd ebttoe d
Asidau rianp ge rioofed x ceptioopneanln eBsesc.a uosfe theviirs iaonndt hegiern ersouupsp oorfbt o tthh eex hibi
thleo ntgi msep aann de xtensgievoeg racpohviecr oafgt eh e tioann di tasc compancyaitnagl oTghueMe e.t ropolailtsaon
exhibiwteih oanv,de r awonb jefcrtosfm o rtyi-nssitxi tuttihoannsTk hseF reemFaonu ndatfioiortn gs i ftto watrhdee x hi
throughCohuitnT ah.i wso ulndo th avbee epno ssiwbilteh bitioend'usc atpiroong raLmisk.e wwiesr ee,m agirna tetfou l
outt hfeu lslu ppoorftt h Set aAtdem inistrfaoCtrui lotnu raTlh eA ndreWw.M ellFoonu ndatfiotorhn fe u ndiintpgsu bli
HeritiangB ee ijainndgt hceo operaotfmi aonnyc olleaguecsa tieonndso wmehnatsp rovifdoetrdh icsa taloFgiunea.l ly,
inm useumasn da rchaeoliongsitciaitlnuf toeusr tpereonv inctehsMe u seutmh antkhsFe e deCroauln cointl h Aer tasn dt he
andm unicipaTlhiet iyeeosaf.pr rse parahtaivaoeln s eon genHumanitfioeirst c sr itical taoswsaitrshdtre ae naclei zation
dereacd l owsoer kirnegl atiobnesthwietpeh npe r ofessionoaftl h iesx hibition.
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VI
Foreword
Ont hoec casoifto hnoe p enionf"g C hinDaa:w no fa G oldenf ortyC-hsiinxe msues eumasn dc ultuirnaslt ituitni ons
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greetianngdbs e swti shteoAs m ericmauns euvmi sitaosr s ideas, rbeelliigseiofocsuip,sar la ctaincdea sr,t iasctciocm
welalsm y heartgfrealtti ttoum dyeA mericcaonl leaguesp lishmoeftn hti rd-to-eighCthhi-ncaaen ndtt hureri ys e
whoh avweo rkewdi tghr edaetd icaftoitroh nie sx hibitioonf.n ews ociiadle aalnsda rtiesxtpirce stshiaortne sulted
Twetny-foyuera rasgo T,h eM etropolMiutsaenuo mf frotmh ien tegraotfei tohnng irco uopfst heS outhearnnd
Arth eltdh eex hibi"tTihoen GreatA gBero ofCn hzien a." NortheDrynn astaiswe esl,al sc ultuerxaclh anbgeetsw een
Thee xhibirteigoanr,ad sea dc lasesxiacm polfie t ksi nd, Chinaan dt hWee stT.h ee xhibiatiimotsnoe stabhliisstho rical
madeal asting imopnrm easnsywi hoosn a wi tN.o wt he truth thtrhopeur gehs entaantdei xoanm inaotfih oins torical
Metropoliinct oaonp,e rawtiitiohtn Cs h inecsoel leahgause sa,r tif"aCchtisnD.aa :w no fa G oldAegne a"t tetsott sh fea ct
organized eaxnhoitbhitethria coton v etrhshe i stopreirciaold t hatth ev igorous devdeulroiptnmhgei cnsrt i tpiecrailio nd
frotmh lea tHea nt ot hehe igohftt h Tea ndgy naswtiyt,ah Chinecsiev ilizlaaitadis oonlf iodu ndaftiotorhn ge l orious
focounst hTeh reKei ngdotmhsWe,e stearnndE asteJrinn , Tang dynasty.
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