Allison R. Miller specializes in the art and archaeology of early China and investigates the relationship of visual forms to political history and contexts of artistic production. Her interdisciplinary research examines the form and material of Chinese art (paintings, murals, sculpture, textiles) and architecture (palaces, tombs, and temples) in relation to early aesthetics, modes of production, political and intellectual history, and archaeological contexts. Her book, Kingly Splendor: Court Art and Materiality in Han China, was published by Columbia University Press in 2020.