PhD Student Keyu Yan Attends Chinese Object Study Workshop
Keyu takes a close look at the pilgrim flask. Photo Credit: Lucien Sun, the University of Chicago.
Keyu presents his observations of the flask to the workshop’s participants. Photo Credit: Yifan Zou, the University of Chicago.
Dr. Shih discusses the process of carving jades with Keyu and Lucien Sun (the University of Chicago).
A selection of objects from the AIC were displayed for the workshop.
Group picture of the workshop’s participants at the AIC.
PhD student Keyu Yan participated in the Mellon Chinese Object Study Workshop at the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC). Running from June 20 to 24, 2022, the workshop revolved around the theme of intermediality. Workshop leaders were Dr. Jeffrey Moser (Brown University), Dr. Ching-fei Shih (National Taiwan University), and Dr. Colin Mackenzie (the AIC).
During the workshop, Keyu closely looked at a series of objet d'art (qiwu) such as bronzes, jade, ceramics, and lacquerware from the AIC and networked with colleagues from the University of Chicago, Princeton University, and the University of California, San Diego so on.
For the outcome of the workshop, Keyu will write an essay on a pilgrim flask (c. late 6th/7th century) collected by the AIC, and this essay will become part of the object’s profile.
