Arts of the Ming Dynasty: China's Age of Brilliance July 1, 2009

Drawn entirely from the extensive resources of the Metropolitan Museum, this exhibition presents the rich diversity of art created under China's Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Its 70 paintings and calligraphies chronicle the parallel evolutions of the courtly and the scholar-amateur traditions. These works are complemented by a generous selection of textiles, ceramics, lacquers, cloisonne, jades and bamboo carvings that showcase the material prosperity experienced under the Ming, whose name aptly translates as "brilliant."