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Chinese Porcelain, Tea Ceremony & Guqin Music: Artistry for the Five Senses
Porcelain expert and appraiser, Yiping Yin, and Classical Chinese-trained musician, Alan Yip, will highlight some of the artistic pursuits of traditional China as well as delight the senses through the art of tea brewing and the use of fine porcelain for tea vessels and accroutrements; the ancient sounds of the guqin; and the appreciation of incense.