The Social Lives of Chinese Objects - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 900452133X ISBN 13 : 9789004521339

Editeur : Brill, 2022

Synopsis

The Social Lives of Chinese Objects is the first anthology of texts to apply Arjun Appadurai's well-known argument on the social life of things to the discussion of artefacts made in China. The essays in this book look at objects as "things-in-motion," a status that brings attention to the history of transmissions ensuing after the time and conditions of their production. How does the identity of an object change as a consequence of geographical relocation and/ or temporal transference? How do the intentions of the individuals responsible for such transfers affect the later status and meaning of these objects? The materiality of the things analyzed in this book, and visualized by a rich array of illustrations, varies from bronze to lacquered wood, from clay to porcelain, and includes painting, imperial clothing, and war spoils. Metamorphoses of value, status, and function as well as the connections with the individuals who managed them, such as collectors, museum curators, worshipers, and soldiers are also considered as central to the discussion of their life. Presenting a broader and more contextual reading than that traditionally adopted by art-historical scholarship, the essays in this book take on a multidisciplinary approach that helps to expose crucial elements in the life of these Chinese things and brings to light the cumulative motives making them relevant and meaningful to our present time.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Alice Bianchi, Ph.D. (2014), Inalco, is Associate Professor of Chinese Art History at the Université Paris Cité. She has published several articles on Chinese art, including "Picturing Disaster in Late Imperial China: The Liumin tu Tradition and Its Transformations" (Journal of Oriental Studies, 2021)

Lyce Jankowski, Ph.D. (2012), Paris-Sorbonne University, is Curator of Extra-European art at the Royal Museum of Mariemont. She authored Les Amis des monnaies - La sociabilité savante des collectionneurs et numismates chinois de la fin des Qing, (2018).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Brill
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 900452133X
• ISBN 13: 9789004521339
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 356
• Éditeur: Bianchi Alice, Jankowski Lyce
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible