The Public Curates: My Favourite Object with Jane Liu
Both whimsical and awe-inspiring, the “Court of the Kayumars” folio from the Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp is one of the best known and most beloved manuscript paintings in the Museum’s Collection. In this video for the #MuseumWithoutWalls, longtime Museum Volunteer Jane Liu reflects on the beauty of the work’s colourful clouds and mists and how they remind her of a motif in Chinese art.