Role
Former Chief Curator, Department of Antiquities, Palace Museum, Taipei
Short description
Ms Tsai Mei-fen graduated with a master’s degree in Chinese art history from the Department of History, Taiwan University. She went on to work at the Palace Museum, Taipei for over 35 years, where she focused on collections research. Her main research areas include Chinese antiquities—particularly porcelain, lacquerware, and stationery—and Tibetan Buddhist art, on which she has published several academic papers. Tsai has also curated several major exhibitions for the Museum, and has edited numerous catalogues, including Decorated Porcelain of Dingzhou, Green: Longquan Celadon of the Ming Dynasty, Splendid Treasures: A Hundred Masterpieces of the Palace Museum, Taipei on Parade, Dynastic Renaissance Art and Culture of Southern Song: Antiquities, and Age of the Great Khan.
Biography
Ms Tsai Mei-fen graduated with a master’s degree in Chinese art history from the Department of History, Taiwan University. She went on to work at the Palace Museum, Taipei for over 35 years, where she focused on collections research. Her main research areas include Chinese antiquities—particularly porcelain, lacquerware, and stationery—and Tibetan Buddhist art, on which she has published several academic papers. Tsai has also curated several major exhibitions for the Museum, and has edited numerous catalogues, including Decorated Porcelain of Dingzhou, Green: Longquan Celadon of the Ming Dynasty, Splendid Treasures: A Hundred Masterpieces of the Palace Museum, Taipei on Parade, Dynastic Renaissance Art and Culture of Southern Song: Antiquities, and Age of the Great Khan.
