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“Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art” with Terese Tse Bartholomew

Terese Tse Bartholomew explores the rich iconography and hidden messages of rank badge embroidery.

When:
December 8, 2007 12:00am
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Saturday, December 8, 10:30am-12noon

Born in China and raised in Hong Kong, Terese Tse Bartholomew has been a curator at San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum since 1968, first as the Curator of Indian and South-east Asian Art, and now as the Curator of Himalayan Art and Chinese Decorative Art. Long recognized as a leading authority on Chinese iconography, her book Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art is heralded as the ultimate guide to the symbols, rebuses and visual puns central to Chinese art. She will speak on the rich iconography and hidden messages of rank badge embroidery. Co-sponsored by the Textile Museum Associates of Southern California.

To R.S.V.P., call (626) 449-2742, ext. 31. Space is limited.

Cost: 
Free with Admission