This illustrated catalogue presents 12 major works by masters of the Ming (1368-1644), Qing (1644-1911), and modern periods given or promised to The Metropolitan Museum of Art by New York collectors Marie-Hélène and Guy Weill. There is in-depth discussion of each work.

Chinese ink painters of the Republican period (1911–1949) creatively engaged with a range of art forms in addition to ink, such as oil painting, drawing, photography, and woodblock prints. They transformed their medium of choice in innovative ways, reinterpreting both its history and its theoretical foundations. Juliane Noth offers a new understanding of these compelling experi...(展开全部)

Chinese ink painters of the Republican period (1911–1949) creatively engaged with a range of art forms in addition to ink, such as oil painting, drawing, photography, and woodblock prints. They transformed their medium of choice in innovative ways, reinterpreting both its history and its theoretical foundations. Juliane Noth offers a new understanding of these compelling experi...(展开全部)

魏玛莎（Marsha Weidner），主要研究中国古代女画家绘画以及明代佛教艺术。现为堪萨斯大学教授。

作者 [美]乔治·罗丽（George Rowley, 1893—1962），普林斯顿大学艺术与考古系教授，兼任该校艺术博物馆中国展区策展人。作为“普林斯顿学派”的奠基者，罗丽教授也是美国远东艺术史学科建立发展的重要影响者之一。 译者 马梦莹，北京大学艺术学院在读博士生，主要研究方向为中国宗教美术史、画学文献。