Mirroring China's past : emperors, scholars, and their bronzes / Tao Wang ; with essays by Sarah Allan, Jeffrey Moser, Su Rongyu, Edward L. Shaughnessy, Zhixin Jason Sun, Zhou Ya, Liu Yu, and Lu Zhang.
Mirroring China's past : emperors, scholars, and their bronzes = 吉金鑒古 Tao Wang ; with essays by Sarah Allan, Jeffrey Moser, Su Rongyu, Edward L. Shaughnessy, Zhixin Jason Sun, Zhou Ya, Liu Yu, and Lu Zhang.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wang, Tao, 1962- contributor, curator.

Art Institute of Chicago, organizer, host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bronzes, Chinese--To 221 B.C--Exhibitions.

Bronzes, Chinese.

Bronzes, Chinese--Collectors and collecting--China--Exhibitions.

Intellectual life.

Art and society.

Kings and rulers.

Art patronage.

Bronzes, Chinese--Collectors and collecting.

China--Kings and rulers--Art patronage--Exhibitions.

China.

Art and society--China--Exhibitions.

China--Intellectual life--Exhibitions.

Kings and rulers--Art patronage.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

264 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 32 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

吉金鑒古

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : The Art Institute of Chicago, [2018]

Summary:

"A lavishly illustrated book that offers an in-depth look at the cultural practices surrounding the tradition of collecting ancient bronzes in China during the 18th and 19th centuries<BR /><BR /> In ancient China (2000-221 b.c.) elaborate bronze vessels were used for rituals involving cooking, drinking, and serving food. This fascinating book not only examines the cultural practices surrounding these objects in their original context, but it also provides the first in-depth study tracing the tradition of collecting these bronzes in China. Essays by international experts delve into the concerns of the specialized culture that developed around the vessels and the significant influence this culture, with its emphasis on the concept of antiquity, had on broader Chinese society. While focusing especially on bronze collections of the 18th and 19th centuries, this wide-ranging catalogue also touches on the ways in which contemporary artists continue to respond to the complex legacy of these objects. Packed with stunning photographs of exquisitely crafted vessels, Mirroring China's Past is an enlightening investigation into how the role of ancient bronzes has evolved throughout Chinese history"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Note to the reader

Chronology of ancient China

Emperors of the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties

Matter of things : how to read ancient Chinese bronzes / Tao Wang

Bronze-casting technology in the late Shang Dynasty / Su Rongyu

Interpreting the decoration of early Chinese bronze vessels / Sarah Allan

Lost archaeology : from antiquity to plaything / Tao Wang

Chen Mengjia and the reading of bronze inscriptions as historical sources / Edward L. Shaughnessy

Figuring things : early scholarship on Chinese bronzes / Jeffrey Moser

Mirroring the past : Emperor Qianlong and his bronzes / Tao Wang

Emperor Qianlong's four catalogues on bronzes / Liu Yu

One or two? : self-representation in Emperor Qianlong's portraiture / Lu Zhang

The Hezi You vessels : a case study in authenticity and forgery / Zhou Ya

Rivals and friends : scholar-collectors and their circles / Tao Wang

A legend retold : the Duanfang bronzes' journey to the Metropolitan Museum of Art / Zhixin Jason Sun

The past in the present : an epilogue / Tao Wang

Checklist

Selected bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name held at the Art Institute of Chicago, February 25-May 13, 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780300228632

0300228635

OCLC:

1002129626