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The Social Life of Inkstones

- Artisans and Scholars in Early Qing China
Af: Dorothy Ko Engelsk Hardback

The Social Life of Inkstones

- Artisans and Scholars in Early Qing China
Af: Dorothy Ko Engelsk Hardback
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Follows the path of an everyday object, from quarry to desk

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 masculinity and the values of wen (culture, literature, civility) in China, Korea, and Japan for more than a millennium. However, for such a ubiquitous object in East Asia, it is virtually unknown in the Western world.

Examining imperial workshops in the Forbidden City, the Duan quarries in Guangdong, the commercial workshops in Suzhou, and collectors’ homes in Fujian, The Social Life of Inkstones traces inkstones between court and society and shows how collaboration between craftsmen and scholars created a new social order in which the traditional hierarchy of “head over hand” no longer predominated. Dorothy Ko also highlights the craftswoman Gu Erniang, through whose work the artistry of inkstone-making achieved unprecedented refinement between the 1680s and 1730s

The Social Life of Inkstones explores the hidden history and cultural significance of the inkstone and puts the stonecutters and artisans on center stage.

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Follows the path of an everyday object, from quarry to desk

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 masculinity and the values of wen (culture, literature, civility) in China, Korea, and Japan for more than a millennium. However, for such a ubiquitous object in East Asia, it is virtually unknown in the Western world.

Examining imperial workshops in the Forbidden City, the Duan quarries in Guangdong, the commercial workshops in Suzhou, and collectors’ homes in Fujian, The Social Life of Inkstones traces inkstones between court and society and shows how collaboration between craftsmen and scholars created a new social order in which the traditional hierarchy of “head over hand” no longer predominated. Dorothy Ko also highlights the craftswoman Gu Erniang, through whose work the artistry of inkstone-making achieved unprecedented refinement between the 1680s and 1730s

The Social Life of Inkstones explores the hidden history and cultural significance of the inkstone and puts the stonecutters and artisans on center stage.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 336
ISBN-13: 9780295999180
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 0295999187
Kategori: China
Udg. Dato: 7 mar 2017
Længde: 28mm
Bredde: 264mm
Højde: 191mm
Forlag: University of Washington Press
Oplagsdato: 7 mar 2017
Forfatter(e): Dorothy Ko
Forfatter(e) Dorothy Ko

Kategori China

ISBN-13 9780295999180

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 336

Udgave

Længde 28mm

Bredde 264mm

Højde 191mm

Udg. Dato 7 mar 2017

Oplagsdato 7 mar 2017

Forlag University of Washington Press

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