Exquisite Exhibit at the Asia Society.
China’s educated elite, the scholar-officials known as literati (wenren), who managed the empire’s extensive governmental bureaucracy. These public servants — who had to pass rigorous exams in history, literature, and philosophy so they could hold office — were also some of China’s most accomplished poets, calligraphers, and painters.
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Global non-profit organization. The leading force in forging closer ties between Asia and the West through arts, education, policy and business outreach.