Caves of Dunhuang: Buddhist Art on China's Silk Road

Dr. Mimi Gardner Gates, acclaimed scholar of Chinese art and director emeritus of the Seattle Art Museum, will introduce the spectacular Buddhist caves of Dunhuang, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the earliest and finest examples of Chinese Buddhist art can be found.

THE PAULINE AND JOSEPH DEGENFELDER FAMILY DISTINGUISHED LECTURE IN CHINESE ART

Image: Bodhisattva, Cave 45, Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, China. High Tang dynasty (705–81). © Dunhuang Academy