Zoomorphic arts of ancient Central Eurasia / Petya Andreeva [editor].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Andreeva, Petya, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Basel : MDPI, [2023]

Summary:

The volume focuses on the zoomorphic art and design systems of ancient China and Central Asia. It offers a glimpse into convergent and shifting concepts of zoomorphism across political and cultural boundaries, and places special emphasis on nomadic cultural spheres. The papers explore the role of animals in one's creative process and the factors that might have contributed to the formation of a zoomorphic image system across different parts of ancient Central Eurasia. The reprint presents studies that span the disciplinary boundaries of Art History, Archaeology, Socio-Cultural Anthropology, and covers archaeological sites and museum collections from a vast geographical domain, from southern China to Kazakhstan and Siberia.

Contents:

About the Editor vii

Preface ix

Karen S. Rubinson and Katheryn M. Linduff

Deer or Horses with Antlers? Wooden Figures Adorning Herders in the Altai

Reprinted from: Arts 2023, 12, 29, doi:10.3390/arts12010029 1

Claudia Chang, Sergei Sergievich Ivanov and Perry Alan Tourtellotte

"Animal-Style Art," and Special Finds at Iron Age Settlements in Southeastern Kazakhstan:

Chronology, Trade, and Networks during the Iron Age

Reprinted from: Arts 2023, 12, 28, doi:10.3390/arts12010028 23

Leslie V. Wallace

Animal Imagery in Eastern Han Tomb Reliefs from Shanbei 陝北

Reprinted from: Arts 2023, 12, 26, doi:10.3390/arts12010026 43

Saltanat Amir and Rebecca C. Roberts

The Saka 'Animal Style' in Context: Material, Technology, Form and Use

Reprinted from: Arts 2023, 12, 23, doi:10.3390/arts12010023 57

Heather Clydesdale

Earthly Beasts and Heavenly Creatures: Animal Realms in Early Medieval Chinese Tombs and

Cave Temples

Reprinted from: Arts 2023, 12, 14, doi:10.3390/arts12010014 83

Elena Fiodorovna Korolkova

Siberian Animal Style: Stylistic Features as Generic Indication

Reprinted from: Arts 2023, 12, 19, doi:10.3390/arts12010019 105

Cortney E. Chaffin

Strange Creatures of Chu: A Regional Approach to Antlered Tomb Sculptures

Reprinted from: Arts 2022, 12, 3, doi:10.3390/arts12010003 119

Fan Zhang

Xianbei Zoomorphic Plaques: Art, Migration, and Human-Environment Entanglement

Reprinted from: Arts 2022, 11, 129, doi:10.3390/arts11060129 141.

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ISBN:

3-0365-6825-5