Ph.D. 2005 The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Major: Chinese Art History
Dissertation Tittle: Feilaifeng and the Flowering of Chinese Buddhist Sculpture from the 10th to 14th Centuries
M.A. 1990 Beijing University, Beijing, China
Major: Chinese Buddhist Archaeology
Thesis Title: The Chronology of Cave 169 at Bingling Si
B.A. 1985 Beijing University, Beijing, China
Major: Archaeology
Thesis Title: Investigation of the Early Cave Temples in Gansu
Employment
2006-2008
Curatorial Fellow of Asian Art, Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina
2005-2006
Post-doctoral Fellow, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
2002-2005
Research Assistant, Art History Department, The University of Kansas
2001 Senior Research Fellow, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
1999-2000
Senior Research Fellow, Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
1995-1999
Researcher, The Research Institute of the Buddhist Culture of China, Beijing
Supervisor of the Information Center of Buddhist Culture sponsored by the Phoenix TV, Beijing
1990-1995
Assistant Researcher, Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing
1987-1990
Research Assistant, Institute of Longmen Grottos, Luoyang, Henan, China
Honors
2002 Laurence Sickman Scholarship for the Academic Year of 2002-03
The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
1999 No. 11 Chinese Literature Award for Real Features of the Buddha and Light of the Buddha in the Desert, in Series on Exploring Chinese Civilization, Beijing, China
1997 Best Book Award in 1996 for Real Features of the Buddha and Light of the Buddha in the Desert, in Series on Exploring Chinese Civilization, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
1997 No. 6 Selected Book Award of Five First Projects on the Vital Spark Civilization for Real Features of the Buddha and Light of the Buddha in the Desert, in Series on Exploring Chinese Civilization, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
1985 Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Beijing University, Beijing
1982-1985 Outstanding Student Awards, Beijing University, Beijing
Fellowships
2005-2006 Andrew W. Mellon Post-doctoral Fellowship, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
2001 Starr Foundation Senior Research Fellowship, the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
1999-2000 Senior Research Fellowship, Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
1991 Research Grant, Nara National Research Institute of Cultural Properties, Nara, Japan
Academic Membership
Member of College Art Association, USA.
Member of the Association for Asian Studies, USA.
Member of the Academy of Tang History, Beijing
Member of the Academy of Chinese Religion, Beijing
Member of the Academy for the Study of Dunhuang and Turfan, Beijing
Conferences and Papers
2007 “The Moment of a Synthesis: The Sculptural Portrait of Yang Lianzhenjia (active ca. 1280s) and the Integration of Tibetan and Chinese Style Images at Feilaifeng”
College Art Association, New Yorik City
2006 “The Sculptural Portrait of Yang Lianzhenjia and the Reception of Tibetan style Images at Feilaifeng From the Thirteenth to Sixteenth Centuries”
The Metropolitan Museum of Art 2006 Fellows Colloquia, New York City
1998 "Iconography and Style of the Buddhist Art in Tang Dynasty Chang'an"
'98 International Symposium on Tang Culture of Famen Monastery, Xi'an, China
1997 "Corelation Between Longmen Cave Temples in Luoyang and Buddhist Art in Chang'an"
The Conference of Buddhist Culture and Development of Social Economy,
Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
1997 '97 International Symposium on the Civilizations of Western States and the Buddhist Art of Xinjiang, Kucha, Xinjiang Autonomous District, China
1993 "An Initial Discussion on the Niche Images Made in the Late Northern Dynasties at Longmen Grottoes"
The International Symposium on the 1500-year Anniversary of the Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang, China
1990 '90 International Symposium on Famen Monastic Culture, Fufeng, Shaanxi, China
1988 The International Symposium on the 900-Year Anniversary of the Stele Museum
of Xi'an, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Teaching Experience
1998 "History and Authentication of Chinese Buddhist Sculptures"
Course held by the National Culture Relics Bureau, Beijing, for curators from all of China.
1997 "The History of Chinese Cave Temples"
The Research Institute of Chinese Buddhist Culture, Beijing
Invited Lectures
2001-07-10 "The History of the Chinese Pagoda"
Potomac Book Club at Potomac Library, Montgomery, MD
2001-04-21 "Buddhist Art and Chinese Culture"
Harvard-Yenching Institute, Cambridge, MA
2001-03-09 "Tang Dynasty Buddhist Images from Chang'an: Their Style and Stylistic Transmission," Art History Department, The University of Chicago, IL
2000-12-16 "Arts and Culture of the Tang Dynasty"
Washington Chinese Literary Society, Twinbrook Libarary, MD
2000-07-11 "The System of Ancient Chinese Tombs"
Potomac Book Club in Potomac Library, Montgomery, MD
2000-06-25 "Buddhist Art and Chinese Culture"
Club of Chinese Culture: Charting in Orchid Pavilion, Montgomery, MD
2000-06-19 "Light of Chinese Buddhist Art"
Congress Library, Washington, D.C.
2000-05-23 "Tang Dynasty Buddhist Images from Chang'an: Their Style and Stylistic Transmission"
Sackler/Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
1991-10-28 "The Relationship between Chinese and Japanese Buddhist Art"
Tokyo Research Institute of Cultural Properties, Tokyo, Japan
1990-10-23 "Introduction to the Longmen Grottos"
Nara National Research Institute of Cultural Properties, Nara, Japan
Museum Experience
2005-2006 Working on Chinese Buddhist sculptures in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, identifying their authenticity and provenance.
2004 Assisting writing entries for the catalogue and exhibition, “Gilded Splendor: Treasures of China's Liao Empire (907-1125),” which will be to the public at the Asia Society from Oct. 4 - Dec. 31, 2006 and will travel to two other venues: Museum fur Ostasiatische Kunst, Cologne, and the Rietberg Museum, Zurich.
2003 Assisting the exhibition of the pewter wares from the collection of the Sabatini Gallery at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, in Topeka, Kansas. The exhibition was opened from Nov. 3, 2003 to Jan. 2, 2004.
2001 Investigated each major Chinese Buddhist sculpture and studied museum records of the objects in the collections of such museums as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Field Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Nelson Museum of Art, the Aisan Art Museum in San Francisco, Stanford University Museum, the Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Arthur M. Sackler Museum at Harvard University, and Royal Ontario Museum.
2001 Assisting the exhibition, “Chinese Buddhist Sculpture in a New Light,” at the Sackler/Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. The exhibition was opened in 2002.
1999-2000 Cataloguing Chinese Buddhist sculptures and identifying the authenticity of those works at the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., as well as revising the curatorial files.
1998 Organizing the exhibition, “Footprints of the Buddha: Chinese Buddhism's Bi-millennia,” at the Gallery of Chinese Fine Art, Beijing, China, writing the text panels and labels for most works in the exhibition, editing the catalog for this exhibition and writing most entries.
1993 Organizing the exhibition, “Return of Longmen Buddhas,” at the Museum of Luoyang City, Henan Province, China, and writing the text panels and labels for each work in the exhibition.
1987-1990 Working on the Buddhist sculpture collection of the Institute of Longmen Grottoes at Luoyang City, Henan Province, China, identifying the provenances of these works.
Research Experience
2005 Survey of Buddhist sculptures in the Hangzhou area, Zhejiang, China.
2001 Survey of Chinese Buddhist sculptures in the collections in Chicago, Kansas City, San Francisco, Standford, New York City, Boston, Cleveland, St. Louis, and Toronto.
1999-2000 Research on Chinese Buddhist Art in the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
1998 Survey of grottoes and Buddhist sculptures in Sichuan Province, China.
1998 Survey of grottoes and Buddhist sculptures in Hebei and Henan Provinces, China.
1997 Survey of grottoes and Buddhist sculptures in Hebei Province, China.
1997 Investigation of the Xumishan Grottoes, Ningxia Autonomous District, China.
1997 Investigation of grottoes in Xinjiang Autonomous District, China.
1997 Investigation of Buddhist monasteries in Qinghai Province, China.
1996 Investigation of the Binxian Grottoes, Shaanxi, China.
1995 Survey of the Buddhist monasteries in Chengde, Hebei, China.
1994 Survey of grottoes and Buddhist pagodas in Henan and Hebei Provinces, China.
1994 Excavation at Yecheng site, the capital of the Northern Qi Kingdom, Linzhang,
Hebei, China.
1994 Survey of grottoes, Buddhist sculptures and scriptures in Shaanxi Province,China.
1993 Survey of Buddhist grottoes and sculptures in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
1992 Excavation at Lin'an, the captital of the Southern Song Dynasty, Hangzhou,
Zhejiang, China.
1992 Excavation at the Jian ware site of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Jianyang,
Fujian, China.
1992 Survey of the grottoes in Linyou County, Shaanxi, China.
1991 Survey of the historical sites in eleven cities in Japan.
1991 Survey of the grottoes in Linyou County, Shaanxi, China.
1990 Excavation at two tombs' site of the Western Han Dynasty and a palace site of the Tang Dynasty, Xi'an, China.
1987-1990 Investigation of the Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang, China.
1987 Survey of the Xiangtangshan Grottoes, Handan, Hebei, and Yungang Grottoes, Datong, Shanxi, China.
1986 Investigation of the Xumishan Grottoes, Guyuan, Ningxia, China.
1985 Investigation of the Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang, Henan, China.
1984 Survey of the grottoes and Buddhist temples in Gansu Province, China.
1983 Excavation at a neolithic site in Changdao, Shandong, China.
Publications
In Chinese
Books
2006 Achievement and Development of Chinese Buddhist Archaeological Research in the Twentieth Century, joint work. Beijing: Science Press. (forthcoming)
2000 A Brief History of the Art of Chinese Grottoes. Beijing: Encyclopaedia Press.
1999 Buddhist Imagery Art of Longxing Monastery in Qingzhou, joint work. Ji'nan: Shandong Art Press.
1998 Iconic Art of the Great Buddha Temple in Binxian. Beijing: Modern Press.
1998 The Art History of Ancient Pagodas in China. Xi'an: Shaanxi Art Press.
1996 Light of the Buddha in the Desert: Essays on Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, in Series on Exploring Chinese Civilization, ed., by Wen Renxiang. Chengdu: Sichuan Education Press.
1996 Real Features of the Buddha: Investigation of the Secrets of Chinese Cave Temples, in Series on Exploring Chinese Civilization, ed., by Wen Renxiang. Chengdu: Sichuan Education Press.
1995 A Study of the Longmen Grottoes, co-authored with Yan Wenru. Beijing: Bibliography and Document Press.
1995 Buddha Figures: Gems of Longmen Sculptures. Beijing: Culture Relics Press.
Edited Books
1999 Footprints of the Buddha: Chinese Buddhism's Bi-millennia. Exhibition catalog. Sponsored by the Chinese Association of Buddhism, the Hong Kong Buddhist Association, the Chinese Institute of Buddhist Culture, and the Information Center of Buddhist Culture.
1999 Zhao Puchu. Answering Questions on General Buddhist Knowledge. Shanghai: Shanghai cishu chubanshe [Shanghai Dictionary Press].
1999 Zhou Shujia. Talking about Dharma Garden. Shanghai: Shanghai cishu chubanshe [Shanghai Dictionary Press].
Educational Videos
1998 Ten Fabulous Discoveries of Chinese Archaeology. Ten episodes, broadcast by Beijing TV in the April.
1997 Chinese Religious Cultures. Edited by the Chinese Cultural Ministry, for Chinese embassies in foreign countries and played on October 1.
Research Articles
2006 “An Investigation on the Chan Patriarch Images in Niche no. 28 at Feilaifeng in Hangzhou.” Yishushi yanjiu [The Study of Art Hirtory]. no. 8, 483-500.
2006 “Feilaifeng and the Shift of Buddhist Belief and Iconic Art Beginning in the Tenth Century China.” Yanjing xuebao [Yenching Journal of Chinese Studies]. Ｎew no. 21, 2006, 189-226.
2003 “Artistic Style and Origin of Buddhist Sculptures from Chang’an Tang Dynasty.” In Compassion and Eascination, ed. by Lucie Chang Yue. Beijing: Wenwu chubanshe [Cultural Relics Press], 129-145.
2003 "Discussion of Archaeological Dating Methods and Research on the Characteristics of Cave Temples: Comments on Cishansi Temple and Linxiqiao." Kaogu yu Wenwu [Archaeology and Cultural Relics] 5, 65-75.
2001 "A Preliminary Survey of the Esoteric Carvings of the Longmen Grottoes in the Early Tang Dynasty," Kaogu xuebao [Archaeologica Sinica] 3, 335-360.
1998 "Correlation Between Longmen Cave Temples in Luoyang and Buddhist Art in Chang'an," Foxue yanjiu [Research of Buddhism] 7, 197-204.
1997 "The Inscriptions of Important Persons in Chinese Official Historical Texts at the Great Buddha Temple in Binxian," Wenbo [Relics and Museology] 6, 76-80.
1997 "The Subject of the Crowned Buddha Images," Foxue yanjiu [Research of Buddhism] 6, 91-97.
1997 "Archaeological Investigation on the Niches and Buddhist Scriptures at the Southern Cliffside of the Cishansi Grottoes in Linyou County, Shaanxi," Kaogu [Archaeology] 1, 53-61.
1996 "The History of the Wolong Monastery in Xi'an," Wenbo [Relics and Museology] 2, 49-56.
1996 "An Initial Discussion of the Niche Images Made in the Late Northern Dynasties at Longmen Grottoes," in Paper Collection for the International Symposium on the 1500-year Anniversary of Longmen Grottoes, edited by the Longmen Research Institute, Beijing: Wenwu chubanshe [Cultural Relics Press], 44-73.
1996 "The Buddhist Sites in Dongchuansi, Baijiahe and Shiguxia in Linyou," Kaogu [Archaeology] 1, 46-52.
1995 "Cliff-side Buddhist Images at Linxiqiao in Linyou County, Shaanxi," Kaogu [Archaeology] 10, 902-908.
1995 "Images of Niches on the Cliff at Zixian Monastery at Mount Ciyun in Hangzhou," Wenwu [Cultural Relics] 10, 70-79.
1994 "A Brief Discussion on the Guardian King Depicted in the Grottoes of the Northern Dynasties," Kaogu [Archaeology] 12, 1127-1141.
1994 "A Study into the Subjects of the Sculptures and Murals in Cave 169 at the Bingling Grottoes," in Archaeological Researches on the Han-Tang Periods and Border Areas in Ancient China, edited by the Archaeology Institute of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing: Kexue chubanshe [Social Science Press], 111-130.
1993 "Comments on Ksitigarbha Images at Longmen," Zhongyuan wenwu [Cultural Relics from Central Plain] 4, 27-34.
1993 "Some Notes on the Indian Chaityas," Wenbo (Relics and Museology), 1, 19-31.
1992 "Preliminary Survey on the Grottoes of the Cishan Monastery in Linyou," Kaogu [Archaeology] 10, 909-914.
1992 "Buddhism in Chang'an and the Grotto Sites along the Silk Road from the Han to the Northern and Southern Dynasties," Wenbo [Relics and Museology] 2, 58-65.
1992 "The Chronology of Cave 169 at Bingling Si," in Kaoguxue yanjiu [Studies on Archaeology] (1), edited by the Archaeology Department of the Beijing University, Beijing: Wenwu chubanshe [Cultural Relics Press], 416-481.
1991 "The Pure Land Hall of the Caibo Shop at the Northern Market at the Longmen Grottoes," Wenwu [Cultural Relics], 8, 66-73.
1989 “Research on the Image from the Huangxing Reign of the Northern Wei,” Wenbo (Relics and Museology) 4.
1989 "Time of the Construction of the Prescription Cave at Longmen and its Succeeding Project," Dunhuang Yanjiu [Research on Dunhuang] 1, 38-44.
1988 "Notes on the Qin Culture," Academic Journal of Graduate Students of Beijing University, 1.
Miscellaneous Writings
1999 "Comments on Current Buddhist Art in China," Fojiao wenhua [Buddhist Culture] 3, 36-37.
1997 "The Inscription of Dingruchang Discovered at the Great Buddha Temple in Binxian," Wenxian [Literature] 4, 263-265.
1997 "The Treasures Found in the Southern Border Area of the Desert," Nanhai pusa [Bodhisattva of South Sea] 171, 42-46.
1997 "From the Indus River to the Amudaria River," Nanhai pusa [Bodhisattva of South Sea] 170.
1997 "The Buddhist Ruins at Bamiyan Cave Temples," Nanhai pusa [Bodhisattva of South Sea] 169, 50-54.
1997 "The Beginning of Buddha Images," Nanhai pusa [Bodhisattva of South Sea] 168.
1997 "The Beginning of Buddhist Cave Temples," Nanhai pusa [Bodhisattva of South Sea] 167, 42-46.
1997 "84,000 Pagodas by Asoka," Nanhai pusa [Bodhisattva of South Sea] 166.
1997 "The Edict on Promoting Buddhism by the Great King," Nanhai pusa [Bodhisattva of South Sea] 165, 24-27.
1997 "Wonderful Frescoes in Sacred Cave Temples," Baike Zhishi [Knowledge] 3, 49-50.
1997 "Precious Treasures at Mount Minsha," Baike Zhishi [Knowledge] 2, 52-53.
1997 "Viewing the Cave Temples in China," Baike Zhishi [Knowledge] 1, 49-50.
1996 "Marvelous Buddhist Art in Western Guanzhong," Fojiao wenhua [Buddhist Culture] 5, 18-19.
1996 "The Revival of an One Thousand Years Old Monastery," Fojiao wenhua [Buddhist Culture] 3, 18-19.
1996 "The History of the Wolong Monastery in Xi'an," Zhongguo wenwu bao [The Newspaper of Chinese Cultural Relics] 9, 3/10/96.
1993 Buddhist Culture Dictionary, joint work, Chen Yudong, ed. Tianjin: Tianjin renmin chubanshe [Tianjin People's Press].
1987 "The Buddhist Influence on Chinese Literature," Wenyi xuexi [Literature and Art] 6.
In English
Articles
2007 “Revisiting the Longmen Sculptures in the Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.” Orientations 38.1, January/February, 81-89.
2003 “Search and Research: The Provenance of Longmen Images in the Freer Collection.” Orientations 34.5, May, 16-25.
2002 "Chinese Buddhist Sculpture in a New Light at the Freer Gallery of Art" (Co-authored with Jan Stuart). Orientations 33.4, April, 29-37.
In Japanese
Article
1991 "Comments on the Cultural Exchange between Ancient China and Japan," The Intramural Periodical of the Nara Research Institute of Cultural Properties 196, 11-12.
Languages
English
Chinese (native speaker)
Japanese (reading, writing, and speaking)