About the author 

Guoying Stacy Zhang received her MA Buddhist Art (Distinction) at the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Art and Conservation at the Courtauld Institute of Art. Prior to that, she received her first MA in History of Art (Distinction) at the School of Oriental and African Studies and her BA at Fudan University. She learned to appraise antiques and worked at leading auction houses like Christie's and Sotheby's, as well as the Shanghai Museum. Her publications include “A Symbol in Mass Production: Ruyi Images in the Inner and Outer Cities Under the Qianlong Reign”, Forum 15 (2012) and “From Kinnara to Kalavinka: On the Autonomy of Image in Buddhist Transmission from India to China”, (paper presented at Princeton University, 27 February 2016). In July 2016, she helped to curate the Exhibition on Shanxi Buddhist Art and Intangible Cultural Heritage on Mount Wutai. Stacy runs a blog and produces podcast interviews with scholars and experts related to Asian art and wisdom:  www.gszhang.com.

Exploring Chinese Buddhism is published monthly.