"How does a woman represent herself?" Joseph Scheier-Dolberg on Cao Zhenxiu and Gai Qi's Famous Women album<br /><br />Poems: Cao Zenziu (Chinese, 1762–ca. 1822), Paintings: Gai Qi (Chinese, 1773–1911). 清 改琦, 曹貞秀 列女圖 冊 (Famous Women), 1799. China. Album of 16 painted leaves with facing inscriptions, ink on paper, 9 3/4 x 6 5/8 in. (24.8 x 16.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Bequests of Edna H. Sachs and Flora E. Whiting, by exchange; Fletcher Fund, by exchange; Gifts of Mrs. Harry Payne Bingham and Mrs. Henry J. Bernheim, by exchange; and funds from various donors, by exchange, 2016 (2016.362.a–t)<br /><br />https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/733847<br /><br />MetCollects introduces highlights of works of art recently acquired by the Met through gifts and purchases. Discover a new work each month.<br /><br />https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/metcollects/famous-women<br /><br />Production Credits:<br />Director and Producer: Sarah Cowan<br />Editor: Bryan Martin<br />Camera: Stephanie Wuertz, Dia Felix<br />Lighting: Dia Felix<br />Music: Austin Fisher
