The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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A Conversation with Tan Dun: A New "Peony Pavilion" in an Old Context

Composer Tan Dun and Maxwell K. Hearn, Douglas Dillon Curator in Charge of Asian Art, discuss Tan Dun's new version of Peony Pavilion which was staged in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Astor Court. Inspired by Chinese gardens and previous versions of the Chinese opera, Tan Dun's restaged the classic kunqu opera by condensing it into four acts and presenting it within the confines of the Astor Court, a replica of a Chinese Garden.

This program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Chinese Garden: Pavilions, Studios, Retreats, on view August 18, 2012–January 6, 2013.

Video/Audio (3)

Cambodian Rattan: The Sculpture of Sopheap Pich
(00:02:07) 2280 views

Sunday at the Met: Cambodian Rattan Discussion
(00:57:05) 67 views

Sunday at the Met: Cambodian Rattan Performance
(00:28:04) 63 views

Brush Holder

Period:: Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
Date:: mid-19th century
Culture:: Korea
Medium:: Porcelain with openwork design of lotus flower
Dimensions:: H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); Diam. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: Hewitt Fund, 1911
Accession Number:: 11.142.1

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 233

Description

Scholarly men of the Joseon dynasty collected and used beautiful writing implements and accoutrements, often made of porcelain. This elegant brush holder is a particularly fine example of nineteenth-century porcelain with carved openwork design.
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What
Ceramics (29,320)

Clay (23,649)

Porcelain (11,369)

Brushes (147)
Where
Asia (68,071)

Korea (662)
When
A.D. 1800-1900 (80,185)
In the Museum
Asian Art (35,222)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Korea, 1800–1900 A.D.