East Asian Garden Lecture - “How Can I Disdain…this Carving of Insects?”: Painters, Carvers, and Style in Chinese Woodblock Printed Images

Suzanne Wright, associate professor of art history at the University of Tennessee, discusses the partnerships between Chinese painters and woodblock carvers who worked together to produce prints of exquisite beauty in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The lecture is presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Gardens, Art, and Commerce in Chinese Woodblock Prints.”