VMFA Chinese Scroll Explorer - Beyond The Walls Interactive
- Type: Classroom Activity
- Collection: East Asian Art
- Culture/Region: East Asia
- Subject Area: Fine Arts, History and Social Science, Visual Arts
- Grade Level: K-12, college, adult, family
There are a variety of formats used in traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy. Typically, these works are created by artists on sheets of paper or silk laid on a flat surface and then mounted onto similar material with water soluble glue. Because of their fragility, most of these works of art are intended only for occasional display. In this section, virtually unroll and view works of art that are too delicate to handle in reality.
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