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Engraved stone seal. |
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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.
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James Watt, Brooke Russell Astor Chairman, Department of Asian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, introduces Professor Ho.
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Professor Ho reads his insightful paper on connoisseurship.
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Executive Director Wang Qingzheng delivers remarks on behalf of the Shanghai Museum.
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Professor Ho and his wife Wai-ching exclaim over the joint birthday celebration cake, a surprise ending to the Distinguished Scholar Award event.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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