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The Forbidden City at 600: Women in the Imperial Palace

  • Oakland, CA United Ststes of America (map)

RY Private Collection has a sister site - Rhoma Young Antiques - and between these two sites, we have great interest in the art and jewelry of China as well as its history and especially that of women and the Forbidden Palace. Join us at the no-charge educational online seminar for insight from three top experts on this topic.

And from the event site…

Much is known about the lives of the emperors who lived behind the vermilion walls of the Forbidden City. But what of the women? In the third program of a series commemorating the 600th anniversary of the Forbidden City, Jan Stuart, top China curator at the Smithsonian, and Di Yajing, architecture expert from the Palace Museum, will share objects and spaces used by the women of the imperial court. Following that, Jay Xu, director of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, will join them in a wide-ranging conversation about life within the walls of the Forbidden City. Wang Xudong, director of the Palace Museum, will open the program with thoughts on conservation of the Forbidden City for the next 600 years.

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