Art history professor Katharine Burnett examines how art collector Pang Yuanji's taste has had a long-standing and ongoing impact on Chinese art museum collections and research around the globe. In Shaping Chinese Art History: Pang Yuanji and His Painting Collection, Burnett analyzes the approach that Pang (1864-1949) used to build a collection, how that compared to other collectors, and how this knowledges helps in understanding current Chinese art history.

Katharine Burnett research explores China’s historical art theory and criticism, art and politics, art collecting and display, and the international spread of visual and material culture relating to the global tea trade. 

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