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SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS
Cinnabar: The Chinese Art of Carved Lacquer
Now on View Cinnabar: The Chinese Art of Carved Lacquer
This exhibition, which celebrates the Museum’s collection of Carved Chinese Lacquer, showcases approximately 50 examples of the art form. It features several newly acquired works, as well as an important recently restored 18th-century screen that is displayed for the first time.
Chinese Decorative Art Galleries, 3rd Floor
August 6, 2009–February 21, 2010
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HEILBRUNN TIMELINE OF ART HISTORY
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