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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2019]
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| Colección: | East and West (Leiden, Netherlands) ;
v. 4. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "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"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 323 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9789004387836 9004387838 9789004387829 900438782X |
| ISSN: | 2467-9704 ; |