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		• Du Xuesong: Village Customs in Landscape Painting November 27, 1999 P January 16, 2000
			Trained in classical Chinese painting, Du Xuesong has traveled through China for over six years to learn the culture of both the Han and ethnic minorities. The exhibit showcases his paintings, which reveal a nostalgic look at rural life, using traditional Chinese painting techniques, along with a bolder palette inspired by Western oil paintings.
		• Cultural Portraits of India December 15, 1999 - April 16, 2000
			The exhibit celebrates the incredible diversity that makes up the 7th largest nation and the largest democratic nation through Lindsay HebberdUs photographic chronicle. Taken over the last ten years, HebberdUs photographs detail many facets of everyday life, including religious, ceremonial, and day-to-day activities. A catalogue accompanies the exhibition.
		•Made in California: Contemporary Asian American Artists Based in California May - September 2000
		• Miniature Chinese Ceramics December 19, 1999 - mid-April, 2000
			This exhibition of miniature Chinese ceramics will be drawn from the fine collection of former Ambassador and Mrs. Jack Lydman and several other collectors.
		• Rarely Seen Objects from the Permanent Collection Including Ceramics from the Lydman, Snukal and Otto Collections Continuing indefinitely
			Selections from the museum's collection of Chinese, Japanese, and Southeast Asian ceramics, given by Ambassador and Mrs. Lydman, as well as pieces from Dr. Otto, an Austrian collector are now on view. These are complemented with works from a recent gift of important Chinese ceramics from the Han (206 B.C. - 220 A.D.) through the Ming (1368-1644) dynasties from Mr. and Mrs. Robert Snukal.
		• The Margot and Hans Ries Collection of Southeast Asian Ceramics Continuing indefinitely
			The Margot and Hans Ries Collection represents one of the earliest efforts to collect Southeast Asian ceramics. The exhibition includes figurines, bowls and celadons from Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Objects on view date from the 4th century B.C. to the 16th century.
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