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Scholar's
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The Scholar's Tradition Gallery includes objects from China, Japan,
and Korea that are associated with an educated class of connoisseurs
and intellectuals who prized freedom of personal expression. The
paintings, calligraphy, and writing implements in a scholar’s
collection reflected his discriminating taste, educational background,
and moral character. Chinese scholars owned carved seals to stamp
their paintings, books, and documents; they kept their seals in
specially designed chests. In the 1700s and 1800s, a number of
Japanese artists adopted the ideals of Chinese scholar-painters,
studying and interpreting Chinese styles and techniques and painting
landscapes inspired by Chinese images.
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