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