The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Wine Cup

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

Program information

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.

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Wine Cup

Period:: Tang dynasty (618–907)
Culture:: China
Medium:: Silver
Dimensions:: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Diam. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1923
Accession Number:: 23.247

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