Half the World and All of Time: Asian Art at the Met

Discover Asia through the eyes of the Met's incomparable curatorial staff. This series delves into the remarkable diversity and richness of the continent's cultural traditions as reflected in one of the finest and most comprehensive art collections in the world.

Discover Asia through the eyes of the Met's incomparable curatorial staff. This series delves into the remarkable diversity and richness of the continent's cultural traditions as reflected in one of the finest and most comprehensive art collections in the world.

Lectures:
“Korea through the Western Eye”
Soyoung Lee, Associate Curator, Department of Asian Art, MMA

“Harder Than Steel: China's Enduring Passion for Jade”
Jason Sun, Brooke Russell Astor Curator of Chinese Art, Department of Asian Art, MMA

Recorded October 8, 2015

Credits
Presented in celebration of the one-hundredth anniversary of the Department of Asian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art


Contributors

Soyoung Lee
Curator, Department of Asian Art
Zhixin Jason Sun
Curator, Department of Asian Art

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