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historian, art critic and expert of ancient Chinese painting Yuan Wenqing 院文清 is an archaeologist and Curator at
and calligraphy. He has published books on contemporary Hubei Museum, China. He contributed to books on tombs
art in China and has written on the calligraphy and of the Chu kingdom and Chu culture, and has published
paintings found in Wang Zhen’s tomb and the concept of Gu many articles. He has led important archaeological projects
Kaizhi in the late Ming dynasty. and was involved in the excavations of Prince Jing of Ying
tomb of the Ming Dynasty in Zhongxiang of Hubei province
Yu Hui 余輝 is Curator and Head of the Research in 2005. Prince Jing of Ying was the 24th son of the founder
Department at the Palace Museum, Beijing. His research of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang.
focuses on Chinese calligraphy and painting and issues of
connoisseurship. He has published widely on a range of Zhao Zhongnan 趙中男 is the Chief Sub-Editor of the
topics, including a book focusing on the artistic Palace Museum Journal at the Palace Museum, Beijing. He
accomplishments of the Zhao clan of the Song dynasty studied Ming history at Peking University. He is the author
(2008), edited volumes on Yuan dynasty painting (2005) of a biography of the Xuande emperor (2008) and is a
and paintings in the Anhui and Zhejiang provinces contributor to a two-volume book on the decrees and
(2007). regulations of the Ming court (2010).

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