The following scholars wrote essays for the Group 1 objects: Qianshen Bai (Boston University), Richard Barnhart (Yale University), James Cahill (University of California, Berkeley), Mimi Gates, Zaixin Hong (University of Puget Sound), Yu-chih Lai (Academia Sinica), Lizhong Ling (Shanghai Museum), Heping Liu (Wellesley College), Michele Matteini (Reed College), Yao-ting Wang (National Palace Museum, Taipei), and Josh Yiu. Phil Chan (Chinese University of Hong Kong), Sonja Kelley (Maryland Institute College of Art), and Josh Yiu wrote short essays for Group 2 artworks.