DOCSLIB.ORG

Robert C. Morgan

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Robert C. Morgan @,rro,ur'0, c$',4/€7luKf9 iri {:lrJ lian The Pusf Becorutes Preserut Tbe artifacts tlrat make up ttt)o recent major exhibitions of the Qin and Han dynasties remind us of tbe linked bistorical bumanity in our quotidian experience. Tbe exbibitions empbasize iust bottt releuant real lsuman contact is in truly understanding otber people omd cultures. 'tt,1. ; -:li :_*:r kr,,, :::""; Earthenware dancing figurine, Western Han (206 BC - AD 8), H.45 cm, W.42 cm. Excavated from the Tomb of King of Chu at Tuolanshan, Xuzhou (2000). 54 ASIAN ART NEWS voume2T Number 3 2OlZ ost Vie\vefs \\'ho attenclecl Sl-raanxi province. In short, the exhibi- nlsccnt ancl energetic socill ertvironntcnt tlrc lclut ivt'11' r'orttprelrcnsivt. ti(n pr'()\'okecl unexpc'ctecl possibilities irr n'hich Chinese people n,ele cor-ning exl.rihition. Age c1l' F.ntpires. fbr' \Westelncls to c()nlc t() tenls rritl'r tl're into tlteir'on,r-r, Chittese Art o.l' the Qitt € histolicll basis lncl cultr,rral essimiletion N()t ()nh: n'as it a ple'lsLre to see Hcrtt D1'rtcrsties (221 BC- AD of these <;bjects. Rather than clismiss these beatrtiftrlh' clisplayecl carthenr,vare 220),ttvere ostensibly movecl ir-r lln Llnsus- ing these sorks as xrt-f()r-xl'trj sakc. atr- ()l)jects. l>ut also t<> take n()tice of thcir pectirlg way. The sheer elegancc cntanlrt- cliences appcalc'cl to gr.rsp some of tlte conclitkrr-r. 'fhe vust majolity of nolks in ir-rg fi<>r-r-r these multivalent rvolks significcl corrplexitv ancl clensifi' of China tirm lrn this shon coulcl bc callecl objects that hacl the plesence of cver')rcla]' lif'e ls trn intc- engle <>f i.ision thel' hacl lulcly enc()Lul- n()t sccn the light of clay for centulies gral part of a pelennial uncl ernelgent cr,rl- terccl pleviousll'. LLntil the late 1970s rvlten a lnole irggrcs tltt'e. Not onll' 11'91. r,isit<tt's talicn by tl're One r-r-rigl"rt ftrlther menti()n tht: sivc' regulcl tirr alcl-reology n'as lteginning elegance of the mor.rr-rting. bnt rLlso by the tlipocl r/irzg. cx caulclror-r, fhrn-r the 3r'cl to talic place in selectecl legions of Cl-rina. consi.stently superb selection of s,orks or-r century BC ancl the textilc fi'agn-rer-rt s'itl-r Vhilc the fblrnel Recl Gr,ralcls tnay have vieu'. Rathel than flagments ur-rcl blokcr-r stumpeci ckrtrcl motif.s cstiuntccl fl'on-r the tlagicallv burnccl lncl clestroyecl irnpor'- relics, ar,rcliences \\rele thrillecl kt cliscor- 2ncl centtrlv IIC that at first glxncL- apperr tant sch()llrh' t()nres ancl histr>r'ical ink el' expeftly l'estol'ecl elu'then\\'ilfe fbrms r.irttrally ur-rr-rsecl. Anothel object s'olthy paintings, r-nany of the ultifucts coming of statuary ancl blilliantly contoLrrecl of r-rotc rr'lrs l ll'onze r-nirror- fr<;nt thc into vien. clr,rling the ulchleological cligs anirral figtrlines. inclLrcling pigs. horses, \y'esteln Han that suggestccl un exempla- in thc 1970s hacl not l)een touchecl or l'relcl clogs, ancl roosters, fl'on-r the \(/estcln Han ly feltile pcriocl essocietccl s'ith the pr-o- sincc the cleys of the Qin ancl Han cly- periocl (206 BC to AD 9). Moreovet'. one cluctior-r of ptrlpc>sefr-rlly clesignccl hoLrsc nasties in u'hicl-r they servecl a variety of coulcl vien' lif'e-size guarcls ancl civil of'- holcl goocls. These cliverse objccts gave fr-rnctions b<>th in the ckmestic encl pul>lic ficials, also n-rolclecl lncl carvecl in ealth- e"'iclence' of an important culturc- in thc sphcres of evelyclay lif-e. This exl.ribi- enwzrre fl'or.n the earliel Qin (227-207 ruriclst of gl'owth ancl of positive change, a tion r.r.'oulcl heve been en entirely clif-fer- BC) excavltecl as recently as 1999-2000 ctrltule in w'hich the comfirrts of lif'e s,'er-e ent shoq, hacl it been ckrnc for,rl clecacles fl'om the Qinshi Hr,rangcli Mausole'ut"n in irnportxnt but also l'e'velxtory signs of a ag<>. At thxt time. r-rrost of thc objects on Above left:Civil Official, Qin dynasty (221-206 BC), earthenware, H. 184 cm. Excavaled in 2000, pit K0006, mausoleum complex of Qin Shihuangdi (d.210 BC), Lintong, Shaanxi Province. Above center,' Kneel lng Archer, Q in dyna sty (221-206 BC), earthenware, H122 cm. Excavated in 1 977, pit no.2, mausoleu m complex of Qin Shihuangdi (d.210 BC), Lintong, Shaanxi Province. Above right:Unarmored General, Qin dynasty (221-206 BC), earthenware, H.197 cm. Excavated in 1978, pit no.1, mausoleum complex ofQin Shihuangdi (d.210 BC), Lintong, Shaanxi Province. Photographs: Courtesy Qin Shihuangdi lvlausoleum Site Museum. Lintono Yoltne 27 Number 3 2OlZ ASIAN ART NEWS 55 Dog, Eastern Handynasty(AD25-220), earthenware, H.42.5cm. Unearthed in 1987, Dongguan, Nanyang, Henan Province. Photograph: Courtesy Henan Museum, Zhengzhou. Head Ornament, Warring States period (47 5-221 BC), gold, turquoise, and carnelian, Diam. 0.3-0.6 cm. Excavated in 2008-9, tomb no.16, Majiayuan, Zhangjiachuan, Gansu Province. Photograph: Courtesy Gansu Provincial institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Lanzhou. Modef of a Multistory House, Eastern Han dynasty (AD 25-220),earthenware with pigment, H.175 cm, L. 87 cm. Excavated in 1988, Jiaozuo, Henan Province. Photograph: Courtesy Henan Museum, Zhengzhou. Pillow in the Shape of a Twin-Headed Bird, Eastern Han dynasty (AD 25-220), silkjin (warp-faced compound plainweave), 10x46x 16cm. Excavated in 1959, tomb no. 1, Niya, Mrnfeng, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Photograph: CourtesyXin.iiang UyghurAutonomous Region Museum, Urumqi. Tripod Food Container (Ding) with Gloud Wine Container (Zhong) with Interlacing Gowry Container with Bulls and Mounted Pattern, Western Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 9), 2nd Dragons, Western Han dynasty (206 BC - AD 9), Rider, Western Han dynasty (206 BC AD 9), century BC, - lacqueroverwood, H.25.6 cm, Diam. ol parcel-giltand silvered bronze, H. 59.5 cm, max. Diam. bronze, H. 50.2 cm, Diam. 25 cm. Excavated in mouth '1 21.2 cm. Excavated in 1972, tomb no. (Lady 37 cm. Excavated in 1968, tomb no. 1 (Liu Sheng, 1956, tomb no. 10, Shizhaishan, Jinning, Yunnan Dai, d. ca. 168 BC), Mawangdui, Changsha, Hunan d.113 BC), Mancheng, Hebei Province. Photograph: Province. Photograph: Courtesy Yunnan Provincial Province. Photograph: Courtesy Hunan Provincial Courtesy Hebei Provincial Museum, Shijiazhuang. Museum, Kunming. Museum, Changsha. 56 ASIAN ART NEWS tlolume 27 Number 3 2OlZ clisl'rirtr ncle still lrtrliecl in ntucl c()ntinUecl thc intl-:roItllr-rt societltl :rncl r'llrv rruiting to lrc rrnr:rllltecl. luncl gor cr-nr.rrcntlrl chunges clr.rling givrn thc lcuul protoco] irtvolvccl tltc lcigr-r of Qin Shi Hr,teng ut the in Irr.ginninv titi rcccnt lrrthuc<>, ()Lllsrt ()f the eel'lirr Qin clVnustr'. logiclrl r entr-ir-c. 'l'lrtrs. ltinlllv itrrntissi<>rr nlrnv of tltc csscnti:rl ir-r gr':rntccl t:ts in the lete l9-0s lrncl grcclicnts of sctting fil'tlt u ntun- ILrs r'otrlinrrcrl into lltc 21s1 r.c|rtu lgclrblc (()ltstitLlti()ltxl lrgrccllcllt rv s hcrr it is still in tltr, ltrocrss ol .trll( )tls , 'lhr'i.rjs rro1ll1l ,, )nlirtuL. huppe nir.rv. tlrrorrsh tltc IIun rLlttil its cncl it-r Al) 120. 'I hus. orrc <tf thc su1-rlcrrrc oth thc Qin uncl thc Hun vulr-res of tltis exhibitior-r is thet the ch lltstics llrc fcl)fc:icltt objccts on clisplev offl'r- sigr-rs <>f ecl in tltt .lgL'rtl lirtrpit'es. e ncn stubilitl ilt (lhinll. IrLor.n lr \\'Jr:rt hlpprnccl clrrlins nrilit:rrv l)ersllcctivc. this is shon n this lirul Ituncllccl-r'clrr in tlrc riort-r-t lintcst()lte lrrntctl ltr-tci pclrocl Iretlrntc tlte lirtrnclltti()lt ()f thc- ir'on hclntcts (.sholrftail usccl tlrt' lristorr'. ctrltrrlc. lrncl ltolitics <>f bt thc utilit:lr\' (excuvutccl rn (lhinu. Qin us lit' klcxv Chinl tocllrr'. 1998). ()nc nrisltt rll-gr,rc thesc r-e1t- TIrt Qin officirrllr lrcsins in 22 I Il(. rcscrlt thc Iisc ol ()lte c()untt'\ its rtncl cncls in 20(r IJ(]. rr ltilc tltc IIun ltn eltcln:rtirr to sgcrlrl ls ir-r thc c()ntinr.rr(l f |o|t tltlrt rlittc Uutil .\ l) pr-evi<>us \\':rrr-ing Stlrtt-s Terracottafigurineplayingase(ancientChineseplucked lteliocl 220 us.r"tc <>f thc lrr_rgcst tlr r.r;rsr ir,s (.r-t-2ll llc). lt nas thc lise of i. cr,i,,rs trisr<,rr n,,,.:,i:;, ;l;.. :iLli'l#::llil,?;lj.".t_?35;3?5I1f;:tiHi"??fsH,P?;[ lr clor.rrinunt lrncl colrcLent firr-cc ot'clcllv chltnges nlrclc clr.rling tltc at Tuolan Mountain in Xuzhou (2000). throlLgh<>trt Asilt. Qir-t. ltlinlu'ilv trnclet' thc fict'cc. \'ct stll fLLr-rctiorr ()l' llrist()cfllts lutcl luncknr ner.s. llut thr nrilitulv itcc()urcnlcltrs t (]in (urrtil lrilizirtg ltlt ol' Shi Htrung 2lO tlttr-clx givin{r Irint clircct uclntin jstnltivc nclc onlv onc e xltnrltlc <>f this cohcrcncc lJ(- ) ll <>ulcl hlrlc :t lustins int|xtct throuult- (()lttl.()l ()\.cr ntt l)rusilntr\.. rr Iro cor.rr :ts nlrtlc clelrr in lr sccortcl illl)()rtllltt e\- ()tlt 'l'lris tht IIlttl clvt.l:tstv lltltt lirll<xvccl. p'rsec1 thc ovcruhelnrirrg ntejor.ilr of tltc hilrition. I)t't'rutrs rttr tl.te I{ttr,qs: A.ltttlc Stril \'ottlcl irlclr.tclc tllt' rrrrificlttion of (lltinl t I ltoprrlltior-t.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Tombstone Carvings from AD 86
    Tombstone Carvings from AD 86 Did Christianity Reach China In the First Century? † Wei-Fan Wang Retired Professor Nanjing Theological Seminary 1 This study, carried out as part of the Chaire de recherche sur l’Eurasie (UCLy), will be issued in English in the volume The Acts of Thomas Judas, in context to be published in the Syro- Malabar Heritage and Research Centre collection, Kochin (Indian Federation) 2 Table of contents I. The Gospel carved on stone ......................................................................................... 5 Fig. 1 situation of Xuzhou .............................................................................................. 5 Fig. 2 : The phoenixes and the fish ................................................................................ 6 II. The Creation and the Fall ........................................................................................... 7 Fig. 3: Domestic animals ................................................................................................ 7 Fig. 4: temptation of Eve ................................................................................................ 7 Fig. 5: The cherubim and the sword ............................................................................... 8 ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Fig. 6: The exit of the Eden garden ................................................................................ 9 Fig. 7: Pillar of ferocious
    [Show full text]
  • Main | Other Chinese Web Sites Chinese Cultural Studies: Concise
    Main | Other Chinese Web Sites Chinese Cultural Studies: Concise Political History of China Compiled from Compton's Living Encyclopedia on America Online (August 1995) 1. HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTINUITY A significant aspect of China is its long cultural and national history. The Chinese people have shared a common culture longer than any other group on Earth. The Chinese writing system, for example, dates back almost 4,000 years. The imperial dynastic system of government, which continued for centuries, was established as early as 221 BC. Although specific dynasties were overturned, the dynastic system survived. China was even ruled at times by foreign invaders, such as the Mongols during the Yuan Dynasty, from AD 1279 to 1368, and the Manchus during the Ch'ing Dynasty, from AD 1644 to 1911, but the foreigners were largely absorbed into the culture they governed. It is as if the Roman Empire had lasted from the time of the Caesars to the 20th century, and during that time had evolved a cultural system and written language shared by all the peoples of Europe. The dynastic system was overturned in 1911, and a weak republican form of government existed until 1949. In that year, after a long civil war, the People's Republic of China, with a Communist government, was proclaimed. This government and the ruling Communist party have controlled China ever since. Although the dynastic system has disappeared, the People's Republic occupies essentially the same territory and governs the same people. If anything, the culture and power of China seem stronger in the late 20th century than at almost any other period in history.
    [Show full text]
  • Year in Review 2018/2019
    Contents Shaping the Museum of the Future 2 Philanthropy on View 4 The Year at a Glance 8 Compelling Mix of Original and Touring Exhibitions 12 ROM Objects on Loan Locally and Globally 26 Leading-Edge Research 36 ROM Scholarship in Print 46 Community Connections 50 Access to First Peoples Art and Culture 58 Programming That Inspires 60 Learning at the ROM 66 Members and Volunteers 70 Digital Readiness 72 Philanthropy 74 ROM Leadership 80 Our Supporters 86 2 royal ontario museum year in review 2018–2019 3 One of the initiatives we were most proud of in 2018 was the opening of the Daphne Cockwell Gallery dedicated to First Peoples art & culture as free to the public every day the Museum is open. Initiatives such as this represent just one step on our journey. ROM programs and exhibitions continue to be bold, ambitious, and diverse, fostering discourse at home and around the world. Being Japanese Canadian: reflections on a broken world, Gods in My Home: Chinese New Year with Ancestor Portraits and Deity Prints and The Evidence Room helped ROM visitors connect past to present and understand forces and influences that have shaped our world, while #MeToo & the Arts brought forward a critical conversation about the arts, institutions, and cultural movements. Immersive and interactive exhibitions such as aptured in these pages is a pivotal Zuul: Life of an Armoured Dinosaur and Spiders: year for the Royal Ontario Museum. Fear & Fascination showcased groundbreaking Shaping Not only did the Museum’s robust ROM research and world-class storytelling. The Cattendance of 1.34 million visitors contribute to success achieved with these exhibitions set the our ranking as the #1 most-visited museum in stage for upcoming ROM-originals Bloodsuckers: the Canada and #7 in North America according to The Legends to Leeches, The Cloth That Changed the Art Newspaper, but a new report by Deloitte shows World: India’s Painted and Printed Cottons, and the the ROM, through its various activities, contributed busy slate of art, culture, and nature ahead.
    [Show full text]
  • Tomb Treasures
    PRESS CONTACTS: Zac T. Rose Zejian Shen 415.581.3560 415.581.3566 [email protected] [email protected] Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Unearths Stories of Life and the Afterlife in Early China San Francisco, January 19, 2017 — Like the Roman Empire, China’s Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE) forged one of the most powerful, advanced civilizations of the ancient world, and its elite had it all: unbridled luxury, technical innovations and courtly romance. On February 17 the Asian Art Museum unveils Tomb Treasures: New Discoveries from China’s Han Dynasty, an original exhibition of more than 160 intriguing works recently unearthed from the coastal heartland of classical Chinese culture. On view through May 28, Tomb Treasures showcases these fresh archaeological finds, almost all never-before-seen outside of China. Surviving over 2,000 years underground, such outstandingly crafted royal burial goods reflect Han royalty’s daily lives and nightly pastimes, and confirm how the early Chinese courts sought to glorify their statures in this life and in the next one. Building on international audiences’ interest in the world-famous Terracotta Warriors — presented in the Asian Art Museum’s wildly popular 2013 exhibition — Tomb Treasures features new discoveries from Jiangsu province, near present-day Shanghai. Through artworks and artifacts created from ceramic, lacquer, precious metal and priceless jade, Tomb Treasures tells a rich story of how early Chinese aristocrats deployed luxury to make their lives — and by extension their afterlives — as majestic and pleasure-filled as possible. Co-curated by Jay Xu, director and CEO of the Asian Art Museum, and Fan Jeremy Zhang, the museum’s senior associate curator of Chinese art, the exhibition is organized into three areas themed according to popular Han-era adages found on various artifacts: Dancer figurine, unearthed from the Tomb of the King of Chu, Tuolan Mountain, Xuzhou, Jiangsu.
    [Show full text]
  • Archives in the People's Republic of China
    American Archivist/Vol. 45, No. 4/Fall 1982 385 Downloaded from http://meridian.allenpress.com/american-archivist/article-pdf/45/4/385/2746939/aarc_45_4_24q7467764463454.pdf by guest on 25 September 2021 Archives in the People's Republic of China WILLIAM W. MOSS Introduction BETWEEN 19 APRIL AND 9 MAY 1982 Guangdong Provincial Archives in members of the Society of American Ar- Guangzhou.' In addition, six museums, chivists' study tour to the People's seven tombs and excavations, five parks Republic of China, including two Cana- and public gardens, eighteen historic dian colleagues from Alberta, traveled sites or buildings, and assorted other in- from Beijing (Peking), in the north to stitutions and enterprises were visited. Guangzhou in the south, visiting ar- The latter included a paper mill, a jade- chives and touring museums, historic carving factory, a silk embroidery in- sites, and other attractions in nine cities. stitute, a silk-weaving factory, a Seven archives were visited: the First cloisonne factory, a social welfare Historical Archives of China (Di Yi house, a normal school, a hospital, and Lishi Danganguan) and the Imperial an agricultural production brigade.2 Records Storehouse (Huang Shi Cheng) Such a three-week whirlwind tour of in Beijing; the Kong Family Archives China has its own rewards, and all (Confucian Archives) in Qufu; the Shan- members of the group derived their own dong Provincial Archives in Jinan; the pleasures from it. But the time is too Second Historical Archives of China (Di short, the subject too new, the cultural Er Lishi Danganguan) in Nanjing; the adjustments too great, and the language Shanghai Municipal Archives; and the barrier too formidable for more than 'Pinyin romanization of Chinese names is used throughout this article (except for the following cases: Chiang Kai-shek, Sun Yat-sen, Yangtze, and Kuomintang), even though we discovered that the Chinese themselves are not meticulously consistent in its use.
    [Show full text]
  • What the Chinese Knew Piero Scaruffi Copyright 2018 Part II: Han and Post -Han (250 BC - 600 AD)
    What the Chinese knew Piero Scaruffi Copyright 2018 http://www.scaruffi.com/know Part II: Han and Post -Han (250 BC - 600 AD) 1 What the Chinese knew • Bibliography: – Charles Hucker: “China’s Imperial Past” (1975) – Ian McGreal: Great Thinkers of the Eastern World (1995) – Sherman Lee: A History of Far Eastern Art (1973) – Wolfgang Bauer : China and the Search for Happiness (1976) – Joseph Needham: Science and Civilisation in China (1954) – John King Fairbank & Edwin Reischauer: East Asia Tradition and Transformation (1989) 2 Chinese dynasties • Xia Dynasty 2070-1766 BC • Shang Dynasty 1766-1122 BC • Zhou 1122 - 403 BC • Warring States • Qin 256-210 BC • Han Dynasty 206 BC - 220 AD • Tang Dynasty 618-907 • Sung (960-1279) • Mongol Yuan 1279-1368 • Ming Dynasty 1368-1644 • Manchu Qing 1644-1911 • Republic 1912-1949 • Communists 1949-present 3 Qin and Han empires 4 http://www.artsmia.org/arts-of-asia/china/maps/han-map.cfm Chinese dynasties • 0-300 AD four empires in Eurasia: – Han (Buddhist and Daoist) – Roman (Christian) – Parthian (Zoroastrian) – Kushan (Buddhist) 5 http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/maptext_n2/barbarian.html Chinese dynasties • World’s GDP 6 What the Chinese Knew • Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD) – Founded by a man of humble origins (Liu Pang/ Bang or Gaozu) – Succeeded by one of his wives (Lu) – Large bureaucracy – Hereditary aristocracy is replaced by meritocracy – Most of the population is either peasant or landowner – Relatively few slaves and few privileged families (the top and the bottom shrink, the middle swells)
    [Show full text]
  • Williams Collection
    Crystals are the flowers of the Mineral Kingdom THE MINERAL NEWSLETTER VOLUME 52 NO. 6 JUNE 2011 Also find information on our Club Website: Williams Collection http://www.novamineralclub.org By Sue Marcus ries behind this collection and Join us on June 27 for a glimpse of enjoy the landscapes of the English NVMC Schedule: the fabulous Williams Mineral Col- West Country as Sue takes us on a lection. Amassed by the family that vicarious journey. June 27 Gen. mtg. at Long owned the famous tin mines of Corn- Want to gather at the Olive Garden Branch Nature Center, 7:45pm wall, England, the collection was for dinner before the meeting featured at the 2011 Tuscon Mineral (dinner and a show!)? Call Sue Mar- 02 July - Field Trip - see page 5 Show. Thanks to club member Ruth cus at 703-502-9844 so she can make Goen, Sue Marcus and her husband the reservations for us. ** NOTE THIS CHANGE** Roger Haskins had the good fortune September 26+ AUCTION to have a private and personal tour Our meeting will start at 7:45pm at of the collection at its home in Caer- Long Branch Nature Center in Ar- October 24 Gen. Mtg. hays Castle. Some of the world's lington. November 28 Gen. mtg. best-in-species were rediscovered Guests are always welcome, as well December 19* here and the curator also wrote a as prospective new members. Show Holiday Meeting feature article it the latest Minera- and tell specimens are also encour- * This is a joint meeting logical Record. Come share the sto- aged.
    [Show full text]
  • Title Page GOOD
    Art Around the Belly: Tracing the Cultural Significance and Artistic Value of Belt Hooks in Ancient China by Kara Kaifang Ma A thesis submitted in conformity with the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Department of East Asian Studies University of Toronto © Copyright by Kara Kaifang Ma 2014 ! Art Around the Belly: Tracing the Cultural Significance and Artistic Value of Belt Hooks in Ancient China Kara Kaifang Ma Master of Arts Department of East Asian Studies University of Toronto 2014 Abstract The belt hook was used to fasten garments in ancient China long before the existence of belt buckles or plaques. Its use first appeared more than five thousand years ago and can be prevalently observed in paintings, on statuettes, and even on the famous Terracotta Army. Although it was such a common personal ornament, little has been written on this subject. My thesis will explore, through excavation data, coupled by my research on the extensive collection of belt hooks at the Royal Ontario Museum, how the examination of these ancient Chinese ornaments can not only reveal the status and wealth of its wearer, but also the cultural complexities and social advancements of that time. ! ! ! !ii Acknowledgments I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Dr. Chen Shen, my supervisor and mentor, who’s expertise and passion for his field has led me to pursue a career in East Asian Studies. Thank you for always pushing me to do better, the completion of my Master’s would not have been possible without your continuing support, guidance, and encouragement.
    [Show full text]
  • HST Catalogue
    HANSHAN TANG BOOKS • L IST 179 NEW PUBLICATIONS TIBET LATEST ACQUISITIONS H ANSHAN TANG B OOKS LTD Unit 3, Ashburton Centre 276 Cortis Road London SW 15 3 AY UK Tel (020) 8788 4464 Fax (020) 8780 1565 Int’l (+44 20) [email protected] www.hanshan.com CONTENTS N EW & R ECENT P UBLICATIONS / 3 T IBET / 17 F ROM O UR S TOCK / 28 [Our apologies in that there was no room in this catalogue for the usual subject index] T E R M S The books advertised in this list are antiquarian, second-hand or new publications. All books listed are in mint or good condition unless otherwise stated. If an out-of-print book listed here has already been sold, we will keep a record of your order and, when we acquire another copy, we will offer it to you. If a book is in print but not immediately available, it will be sent when new stock arrives. We will inform you when a book is not available. Prices take account of condition; they are net and exclude postage. Please note that we have occasional problems with publishers increasing the prices of books on the actual date of publication or supply. For secondhand items, we set the prices in this list. However, for new books we must reluctantly reserve the right to alter our advertised prices in line with any suppliers’ increases. P O S TA L C H A RG E S & D I S PATC H United Kingdom: For books weighing over 700 grams, minimum postage within the UK is GB £12.00.
    [Show full text]
  • A Palace of Eternity: a Chu King's Tomb in Beidongshan
    The Newsletter | No.61 | Autumn 2012 56 | The Portrait A palace of eternity: a Chu King’s tomb in Beidongshan Considered to be the ‘classic era’ in Chinese history, the Han Dynasty was the fi rst longstanding imperial power in China, spanning four centuries (206 BC - AD 220). My own research on Han Dynasty material cultures has taken me to the major royal tombs in eastern China. These tombs were dug horizontally into mountains and divided into several diff erent functional chambers. Despite their fortifi cations, the majority of Han tombs had been looted in antiquity and so they were excavated in the 1980s and 1990s in an eff ort to protect the remaining objects. James Lin 1. The Search for Immortality: Although the tomb had been plundered several times in the remaining huge blocking stones Tomb Treasures of Han China the past, a great number of objects survived intact. These that have been pulled out by the tomb The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England fi nds included 224 earthenware tomb guardians, painted in robbers, there is a very steep set of Showing until 11 November 2012 red, black and purple, approximately 70,000 banliang coins, stairs leading to a lower level with www.fi tzmuseum.cam.ac.uk and 73 fi sh scale-shaped jade plaques that were part of a jade a large entertainment room, arsenal, suit. A jade suit on average comprised approximately 2,000 kitchen, well, lavatory, storage chamber pieces (depending on the size of the body). The fi nest jade and ice cellar. It was a place designed THE MOST INTERESTING AND IMPORTANT AREA in eastern suit ever found was discovered at Shizishan, and is composed for eternal happiness – eating, drinking China for the tombs of the Han Dynasty is Xuzhou, where of 4,248 jade plaques, sewn with 1,576 grams of gold thread.
    [Show full text]
  • (May 26Th — June 17Th, 2019 in China) the Trip Will Present Different Lectures, Demonstrations and Workshops from Instructors and Master Artists in China
    Summer Art in China is a unique study abroad DATES ABROAD program that was founded on the understanding and May 18th — June 22nd, 2019 appreciation of Chinese art, which over the course of (May 26th — June 17th, 2019 in China) the trip will present different lectures, demonstrations and workshops from instructors and master artists in China. The program will enable American students PROGRAM DIRECTOR to view Asian culture from a new perspective and Professor Zhiyuan Cong to absorb elements in a different cultural tradition from their own artistic articulation and elaboration. ATTENDING FACULT Y Professor Zhiyuan Cong A secondary purpose is to encourage and prompt Professor Julie Ann Nagle more frequent art exchanges between the East and West, as well as demonstrate the connection between This study abroad program offers over five weeks of ancient and modern traditions in the field of Chinese intensive classes with faculty from William Paterson Art. There will also be special activities including University of New Jersey, the Shanghai Art Museum visits to the studios of working Chinese artists, and of China in Shanghai, Tengzhou Museum of Han to museums and institutes of traditional and modern Carved Stone, Confucius Museum, Mencius Museum, art and architecture in Shanghai, Xuzhou, Teng Zhou, Dunhuang Grottoes, and Tsinghua University. Qufu, Mount Tai, Xining, Qinghai Lake, Jiayuguan, Dunhuang, Beijing of China. Summer Art in China 2019 01 About the Faculty PROFESSOR ZHIYUAN CONG has taught at William Paterson University as a professor of art since 1994. He was a professor at Nanjing Arts Institute from 1980 to 1988. He has had more than one hundred solo and group exhibitions in national and international exhibition spaces such as at the National Museum of China, the United Nations Headquarters in New York, and the Butler Museum of American Art, etc.
    [Show full text]
  • THE EVOLUTION of CHINESE JADE CARVING CRAFTSMANSHIP Mingying Wang and Guanghai Shi
    FEATURE ARTICLES THE EVOLUTION OF CHINESE JADE CARVING CRAFTSMANSHIP Mingying Wang and Guanghai Shi Craftsmanship is a key element in Chinese jade carving art. In recent decades, the rapid development of tools has led to numerous changes in carving technology. Scholars are increasingly focusing on the carving craft in addition to ancient designs. Five periods have previously been defined according to the evolution of tools and craftsmanship, and the representative innovations of each period are summarized in this article. Nearly 2,500 contemporary works are analyzed statistically, showing that piercing and Qiaose, a technique to take artistic advantage of jade’s naturally uneven color, are the most commonly used methods. Current mainstream tech- niques used in China’s jade carving industry include manual carving, computer numerical control engraving, and 3D replicate engraving. With a rich heritage and ongoing innovation in jade craftsmanship, as well as in- creased automation, the cultural value and creative designs are both expected to reach new heights. ade carving is one of the oldest and most impor- tools. In 1978, China opened its economy to the out- tant art forms in China, a craft steeped in history side. With the support of the government, influenced Jand tradition that reflects Chinese philosophy and by jade merchants and carvers from Taiwan and culture (Thomas and Lee, 1986). Carving, called Hong Kong and driven by an expanded domestic con- Zhuo and Zhuo mo in Chinese, represents the ardu- sumer market, China’s modern jade carving industry ous process of shaping and decorating an intractable has seen a period of vigorous development.
    [Show full text]