First Wednesday Art Talk – Phoenix Kingdom: The Last Splender of China’s Bronze Age
Legends never die.
Erased from history. Reborn as legend.
Phoenix Kingdoms reveals the masterful fabrication and eye-catching flamboyance of Chu and Zeng art, as well as its deep spiritual and cultural underpinnings. Chu religious beliefs were enacted in solemn rituals, elaborate offerings, lavish festivals, and sophisticated funerals that evolved and matured into Daoism, a rival to the Confucianism. Before they were conquered by a powerful emperor and buried by 2,000 years of imperial history, the Yangzi River Valley states were highly advanced cultures with luxurious tastes, imaginative styles, and a yearning for immortality.
The largest and most resource-rich state of its time, Chu was well known among its peers for the production of jade, bronze, lacquer, and textiles. Experience the splendor, sophistication, and extravagance of two mysterious kingdoms that flourished at the dawn of China’s Bronze Age.
Please register in advance or on the day and time of the event.
AAM Docent: Debbie Ottman
This exhibition is at the Asian Art Museum in SF from April 19 – July 22, 2024.
First Wednesday Art Talks are provided by
Friends of the San Rafael Libraries.
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