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New York: In their on-going webinar series to illuminate the multi-layered and exhilarating world of Asian art, Asia Week New York will present The Nuts and Bolts of Chinese Painting: Connoisseurship, Brushwork and Materials on Wednesday, November 16 at 5:00 p.m. EST. To register click: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KgixTqklTd6hgJjFf3-9bgChinese painting has long attracted a coterie of Asian art collectors and connoisseurs, not to mention many of the major museums around the world which have important holdings in the field.  The attraction of Chinese paintings is not only in the beauty of the works, but also in their energy and vitality–expressively produced by the stroke of the brush.Zhu Da (Bada Shanren, 1626-1705) Flowers on A River (detail) Handscroll, ink on paper18 ½ x 508 7/8 in. (47 x 1292.5 cm). Collection of the Tianjin Museum.Four noted experts in the field will provide their perspectives. In Fast-forwarding a Landscape: Painting with Brush and Ink, Arnold Chang, the renowned contemporary artist, will demonstrate the distinctive brushwork and painting techniques that comprise this ancient art form, while Willow Weilan Hai of the China Institute will discuss Meet Bada in New York, His “Flowers on a River” from the Tianjin Museum.  In his talk, March Highlight: Wang Yuanqi’s “Streams and Mountains without End” Joseph Scheier-Dolberg of The Metropolitan Museum of Art will preview Wang’s exceptional landscape set to debut at The Met during Asia Week.  Rounding out the panel is Dr. Matthew Edlund, who will offer insights derived from his experiences acquiring Chinese paintings with Art as Words, Painting as Politics. Asian art expert Liz Hammer, who serves as the Production and Content manager of Asia Week New York, will moderate this discussion.Arnold Chang (Zhang Hong, b. 1954) Landscape After Huang Gongwang ink on paper 16 3/4 x 52 5/8 in.About the Distinguished PanelistsArnold Chang (Zhang Hong) was formerly Director of