Special guests at the head table.
Back row standing: George Fan, a Director of AFSM; Mark Wilson, Director of the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri.
Secong row standing: Diane Woo, a Director of the AFSM, Shau Wai Lam, a Director of the AFSM, Patricia Pei Tang, President and a Director of the AFSM, Executive Director Wang Qingzheng delivered remarks on behalf of the Shanghai Museum; and James Watt, Brooke Russell Astor Chairman, Department of Asian Art at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Third row seated: Mary Pei, Wai-ching, Professor Ho's wife; Wai Kam Ho, Recipient of the 2004 Chinese Art History Distinguished Scholar Award.

James Watt, Brooke Russell Astor Chairman, Department of Asian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, introduces Professor Ho.

Professor Ho reads his insightful paper on connoisseurship.

Executive Director Wang Qingzheng delivers remarks on behalf of the Shanghai Museum.

Professor Ho and his wife Wai-ching exclaim over the joint birthday celebration cake, a surprise ending to the Distinguished Scholar Award event.

Top left to right: Julia Curtis, Dora Ching, Wai Kam, Henry Tang, Donald Rubin, John Curtis.
Bottom left to right: Richard Wong, Willow Chang, Shelley Frost, Wai-Ching Ho, Helen Little.

Top left to right: Roberta Lerner, Larry Miller, Ann Sloane, Wai Kam, David Sensabaugh.
Bottom left to right: Robert Poster, Martin Lerner, Elizabeth Brotherton, Amy Poster.

Top left to right: Betty Lau, Carol Conover, Marie & Shau-wai Lam, Wai-Kam Ho, Mr. & Mrs. Chiu Lem.
Bottom left to right: Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Chang, Ruby Cheng, Louis Wang.

Photographs courtesy of Chiu Lem.