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The social life of inkstones : artisans and scholars in early Qing China /

An inkstone, a piece of polished stone no bigger than an outstretched hand, is an instrument for grinding ink, an object of art, a token of exchange between friends or sovereign states, and a surface on which texts and images are carved. As such, the inkstone has been entangled with elite masculinit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ko, Dorothy, 1957- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2017]
Colección:Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; THE SOCIAL LIFE OF INKSTONES; Title; Copright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Conventions; Chinese Dynasties and Periods; Map of China; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 The Palace Workshops: The Emperor and His Servants.
  • CHAPTER 2 Yellow Hill Villages: The Stonecutters CHAPTER 3 Suzhou: The Crafts(wo)man ; CHAPTER 4 Beyond Suzhou: Gu Erniang the Super-Brand.
  • CHAPTER 5 Fuzhou: The Collectors EPILOGUE: The Craft of Wen; APPENDIX 1 Inkstones Made by Gu Erniang Mentioned in Textual Sources Contemporary to Gu; APPENDIX 2 Inkstones Bearing Signature Marks of Gu Erniang in Major Museum Collections; APPENDIX 3 Members of the Fuzhou Circle; APPENDIX 4 Textual History of Lin Fuyun's Inkstone Chronicle (Yanshi); APPENDIX 5 Chinese Texts; Notes; Glossary of Chinese Characters; References; Index.