Lecture: Illustrated Chinese Books and their Publics at Home and Abroad
Event Details
Date
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Time
5:30 p.m.
Location
Auditorium, Chazen Museum of Art
Description
Lecture by Prof. Julia Murray, Professor Emerita, Department of Art History.
Lecture synopsis: The period from the late sixteenth through seventeenth centuries is often called the "golden age" of illustration in woodblock-printed Chinese books. During this time, both the numbers and variety of illustrated publications dramatically increased, reaching wider and more diverse audiences than ever before. This lecture will explore visually appealing examples from a range of genres.
Lecture synopsis: The period from the late sixteenth through seventeenth centuries is often called the "golden age" of illustration in woodblock-printed Chinese books. During this time, both the numbers and variety of illustrated publications dramatically increased, reaching wider and more diverse audiences than ever before. This lecture will explore visually appealing examples from a range of genres.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-263-2341 or email jcmccarthy@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Wednesday, September 10, 2025, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.