METMEDIA - (East) Asian Art Videos

The Metropolitan Museum of Art offers a lot of multimedia content about (East) Asian Art. You find there Podcasts, interactive content, and videos. The videos can be browsed by collections. There are more than 20 videos about Asian Art. Moreover, the MET holds a numerous collection of Asian Art, which can be browsed online.

Videos

Human Landscapes: Gardens in Chinese Art
This lecture by Maxwell K. Hearn, the Douglas Dillon Curator in Charge, Department of Asian Art, was presented in conjunction with the exhibition Chinese Gardens: Pavilions, Studios, Retreats (on view August 18, 2012–January 6, 2013). Recorded September 28, 2012

Storytelling in Japanese Art

Be captivated by the romance, intrigue, and glamour of the world of traditional Japanese tales and histories. Introduction by Masako Watanabe, senior research associate, Department of Asian Art. Offered in conjunction with the exhibition Storytelling in Japanese Art (on view November 19, 2011–May 6, 2012). Recorded: February 26, 2012

Program

• "A Happy Ending to a Sad Story: Rediscovered Illustrations for A Long Tale for an Autumn Night", John Carpenter, curator, Department of Asian Art
• "The War of the Twelve Animals: Anthropomorphosis and Allegory in Medieval Japan", Sarah Thompson, assistant curator, Japanese Prints, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
• "Dragons, Jewels, and Powerful Women: Taishokan Paintings in Seventeenth-Century Japan", Melanie Trede, professor, Institute of East Asian Art History, Heidelberg University

Akiko Sakurai performs selections from the great Japanese literary work The Tale of the Heike.

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