Introduction
Patricia Fister (1953–) earned her doctorate from the University of Kansas and is currently professor emeritus at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies in Japan. Her research largely focuses on Japanese art history, with emphasis on women artists and Buddhist monastic—namely nun—art. Her more representative publications include Japanese Women Artists of the Kinsei Era (1994, in Japanese) and Art by Buddhist Nuns: Treasures from the Imperial Convents of Japan (2003, in English).
This fonds comprises photographic materials, totaling 848 slides, from field surveys donated to the Archives by Patricia Fister herself in 2024. These investigations encompassed the areas Suzhou, Xi’an, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Datong, Lanzhou, Dunhuang, and Beijing. Photograph contents specifically include the Jiangnan Gardens, such as the Humble Administrator’s Garden, Yu Garden, Lion Grove Garden, and Lingering Garden; as well as the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, West Lake, the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and the Rehe Imperial Palace. Aside from these historical sites, contents also encompasses Buddhist art sites including Feilai Peak, the Longmen Grottoes, Bingling Temple, and the Dunhuang Caves.
This fonds comprises photographic materials, totaling 848 slides, from field surveys donated to the Archives by Patricia Fister herself in 2024. These investigations encompassed the areas Suzhou, Xi’an, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Datong, Lanzhou, Dunhuang, and Beijing. Photograph contents specifically include the Jiangnan Gardens, such as the Humble Administrator’s Garden, Yu Garden, Lion Grove Garden, and Lingering Garden; as well as the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, West Lake, the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and the Rehe Imperial Palace. Aside from these historical sites, contents also encompasses Buddhist art sites including Feilai Peak, the Longmen Grottoes, Bingling Temple, and the Dunhuang Caves.