Beyond chinoiserie: artistic exchange between China and the West during the late Qing dynasty (1796-1911)

"The complex interweaving of different Western visions of China had a profound impact on artistic exchange between China and the West during the nineteenth century. Beyond Chinoiserie addresses the complexity of this exchange. While the playful Western "vision of Cathay" formed in the...

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Weitere Verfasser: Chu, Petra ten-Doesschate 1942- (HerausgeberIn), Milam, Jennifer Dawn 1968- (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston Brill [2019]
Schriftenreihe:East and West volume 4
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Zusammenfassung:"The complex interweaving of different Western visions of China had a profound impact on artistic exchange between China and the West during the nineteenth century. Beyond Chinoiserie addresses the complexity of this exchange. While the playful Western "vision of Cathay" formed in the previous century continued to thrive, a more realistic vision of China was increasingly formed through travel accounts, paintings, watercolors, prints, book illustrations, and photographs. Simultaneoulsy, the new discipline of sinology led to a deepening of the understanding of Chinese cultural history. Leading and emerging scholars in the fields of art history, literary studies and material culture, have authored the ten essays in this book that deal with artistic relations between China and the West at a time when Western powers' attempts to extend a sphere of influence in China led to increasingly hostile political interactions"...
Beschreibung:This edited volume grew out of a symposium at Seton Hall University ... The concept for the symposium and the resulting volume were developed by the editors in Sydney in March 2015... - Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (XV, 323 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9789004387836
DOI:10.1163/9789004387836

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