Courtesy China Institute
Gold from Dragon City: Masterpieces of Three Yan from Liaoning, 337–436
September 5, 2024 – January 5, 2025
Curator’s Lecture: September 6, 2024, 6:30-8pm
International Symposium: October 19, 9:30am-5:30pm
DCTA Gallery Tour & Workshop: September 5, 2024-January 5, 2025
100 Washington St, NYC
China Institute Gallery opens their the landmark exhibition, Gold from Dragon City: Masterpieces of Three Yan from Liaoning, 337–436, during this season’s Asia Week New York Autumn 2024 on September 5th.
Nearly 70 years of archeological excavations in the capital of the three Yan states — Dragon City (longcheng), today’s Chaoyang in Liaoning province — have revealed extraordinary treasures, such as a dazzling golden headdress called buyao. The landmark exhibition presents these precious artworks and cultural objects for the first time in the United States. Featured objects include sculptures, bronze mirrors, inkstones, imperial seals, and ceramic vessels, with highlights of gold ornaments and equestrian objects. The exhibition attempts to illustrate and revive the faded history of ethnic integration and cultural exchange along the Steppe-Silk Road that transformed northern China more than 1,600 years ago.
Marking a historic milestone, this exhibition stands as the first presentation in the United States exclusively dedicated to the cultural and artistic heritage of northern China’s ancient Three-Yan society. It will provide insight into multiple aspects of this heritage through four distinctive sections: Diversified Culture of the Three Yan; Mural Art of the Three Yan; Gold Art of the Three Yan; and Horse Ornaments in the Decorative Arts of the Three Yan.
There will also be a host of related programs throughout the run of the exhibition that offer greater insight and depth:
A Curator’s Lecture on September 6 offers a peek into the unique perspective of the distinguished experts who excavated, studied, or organized the exhibition. For more information and tickets, click here or contact Tracy Jiao at [email protected].
A full-day symposium on October 19 provides an immersive environment to investigate Three Yan artifacts alongside prominent scholars in the field. For more information and tickets, click here or contact Tracy Jiao at [email protected].
Their innovative art education program Discover China Through Art (DCTA) is for groups interested in their exhibitions. Each group visit consists of a three-part program featuring a presentation, a docent-led gallery tour, and a hands-on activity in which you will do a gold buyao headdress ornaments-making workshop. To learn about DCTA or register your group, click here or contact Yue Ma at [email protected].
To learn more about the exhibition, click here.