Monks in Glaze

Patronage, Kiln Origin, and Iconography of the Yixian Luohans
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-90-04-33584-4
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 270 Seiten, Format (B × H): 196 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 998 g

Monks in Glaze is a complete reassessment of the famous group of large glazed ceramic sculptures known as the Yixian Luohans. Drawing upon hitherto-unknown epigraphic documents, Eileen Hsiang-ling Hsu proposes a new date (1511–1519) for the group’s production and, for the first time, identifies the kiln centre near Beijing as its birthplace.
Removed more than one hundred years ago from a massive grotto in northern China, the group’s provenance disappeared after its dispersal between 1913 and 1933. Delving into the social and economic issues of religious patronage, imperial workshop practice, and nuanced style of post-Yuan Buddhist art, Hsu convincingly shows that such a large group of masterworks were products of well-developed commercial economy of the Ming dynasty.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hsu, Eileen Hsiang-Ling

Weitere Mitwirkende

Smithies, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstformen, Kunsthandwerk Keramik, Porzellan, Glaskunst
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Eileen Hsiang-ling Hsu (Ph.D., 1999, Columbia University) is an independent scholar. She has taught courses in Asian art history, curated exhibitions, lectured in English and Chinese, and her numerous publications focus on epigraphy, Buddhist art, and workshop practice.