Man's Semiformal Court Robe with Five-Clawed Dragon Design

Dragon Robes in Transformation: Form, Symbolism, and Textiles in Imperial China

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

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Drawing on examples from the JSMA’s collection, Professor Zhao Feng will explore the changing forms, symbolism, and textile techniques of Chinese dragon robes. The lecture will consider how these garments evolved within the political, social and ceremonial contexts of the imperial court over time. Talk will be followed by a reception and celebration of the Chinese publication, A Comprehensive Collection of Chinese Silk Art: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon.

Professor Zhao Feng is a distinguished scholar of Chinese silk art from the School of Art and Archaeology at Zhejiang University in China; he also serves as President of International Association for the Study of Silk Road Textiles (IASSRT) and an Executive Board member of the International Council of Museum (ICOM).

This event is sponsored by the Lijin Collection Arts of Asia Distinguished Lecture Series and Global Studies.

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Chinese robe against a grey background. Stylized images of dragons sewn into the panels with a red interior.

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Inspired by JSMA’s own connection with China, this exhibition proposes to look at harmony not as a fixed norm, but as a shifting and contested concept. It explores how harmony has been conceptualized, visualized, and politicized in Chinese art and design. Drawing from the museum’s rich collection, this exhibition shows art and design from different historical periods and in diverse media, such as prints, textiles, and contemporary paintings. It invites the viewers to question the complex relationship between harmony and dissonance.