CHAI Yi is a PhD candidate at Central Academy of Fine Arts. Her research centers on transcultural art history among France, China and Japan from the 18th to 19th centuries. Her papers have been published in Annals of Transcultural History of Art, vol.VI and Chinese Export Art and History of Science and Technology. She has also attended symposia hosted by Peking University, Zhejiang University, Graduate School of Chinese National Academy of Arts and Communication University of China.