Enchanted by Lohans : Osvald Siren's Journey into Chinese Art /

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Finnish-Swedish art historian Osvald Siren (1879--1966) was one of the pioneers of Chinese art scholarship in the West. This biography focuses on his four major voyages to East Asia: 1918, 1921--1923, 1929--1930, and 1935. This was a pivotal period in Chinese archaeology, art studies, and the format...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Törmä, Minna (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Siren, Osvald, > 1879-1966 > Travel > China.
Art, Chinese.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • In the Forbidden City
  • The beginnings of the journey
  • Enchanted by Lohans in Boston
  • The Golden Pavilion
  • The expedition that lasted too long
  • The fruits of the 1921-23 expedition
  • To go or not to go back to Stockholm
  • Language lessons and curio dealers
  • Enhancing the Asian Collection in the Nationalmuseum
  • The garden as a refuge
  • Afterword
  • Appendix I. Biographies
  • Appendix II. Itineraries
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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