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During this lecture, Kemin Hu, one of the foremost experts on Scholars? rocks, will

discuss the philosophy, types, and connoisseurship of these special stones, as well as their

reception in the Western world. Kemin Hu is the author of several books on the subject,

including Modern Chinese Scholars? Rocks, Scholars? Rocks in Ancient China: the Suyuan

Stone Catalogue, The Spirit of Gongshi and The Romance of Scholars' Stones and Spirit

Stones: The Ancient Art of Scholar's Rocks. This lecture will be held in conjunction

with the current exhibition, The Bones of the Earth: Scholars? Rocks and the Natural

World in Chinese Culture, Selections from the Robert Turvene Collection.

This lecture is free and open to the public, and there will be a reception afterward.

Contact

Abigail Bradford, 757-221-2731, [[w|museum]]