Art 1332
Until recently, Chinese scholars have paid little attention to pictorial versions of the life of Confucius, despite their number and variety, but examples in mainland collections are now being published. This talk will share some thoughts about the contents, technical characteristics, and likely purposes of several notably different portrayals.
Julia K. Murray is Emeritus Professor in Chinese Art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Murray‘s research focuses on the visual and material culture associated with the worship of Confucius and with Confucian ideology. A former curator and emeritus professor, her most recent book is The Aura of Confucius: Relics and Representations of the Sage at the Kongzhai Shrine in Shanghai (Cambridge University Press).