Chinese and Tibetan Painting: Crosscurrents

Beginning in the 14th century, the aesthetically divergent traditions of Chinese and Tibetan art began to cross-pollinate one another. This intermingling was due in large part to imperial interest, as the emperors of China became patrons of Tibetan Buddhism. The result, on both sides, is a kind of hybrid art, reflecting the vigorous cultural and political exchanges that took place between China and Tibet during the 14-19th centuries. This exhibition of paintings will highlight this exchange.