Lecture | Guides for the Soul: Art from China's Warring States Period

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Lecture | Guides for the Soul: Art from China's Warring States Period

Thursday, April 29, 2021 @ 5:30 pm

Join Cary Liu, Nancy and Peter Lee Curator of Asian Art, as he discusses the acquisition of two important tomb artifacts dating from the Warring States period (ca. 470–221 B.C.). One is a rare bronze lamp made with different colored alloys that may have guided the soul to the afterlife. The other is a uniquely decorated eared cup that may have been used to provide sustenance to the deceased.

Free registration for the lecture via Zoom here. (when prompted, click to sign in as “attendee”)

This event will include live closed captions in both English and Spanish. English captions are available directly in the Zoom toolbar by clicking the "CC" icon. To access Spanish-language captioning, open Streamtext, where you can select “Spanish” to see the live captioning.

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LATE THURSDAYS! This event is part of the Museum’s Late Thursdays programming, made possible in part by Heather and Paul G. Haaga Jr., Class of 1970. This program, including live closed-captioning, is made possible by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

Chinese, mid-Warring States period to early Western Han dynasty (ca. 470–221 B.C.), Sword-bearer lamp, 4th–2nd century B.C. Bronze with cast and engraved designs. Princeton University Art Museum. Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund