| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 269 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-262) and index. |
| Contents |
The epigraphic and archaeological record -- History of the Liuli glazed ceramics -- The efflorescence of Ming Sancai sculpture -- Iconography: early development and the Guanxiu tradition -- Iconography: synthesis. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Yixian Luohans.
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Yixian Luohans. |
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Arhats in art.
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Arhats in art. |
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Buddhist sculpture -- China.
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Buddhist sculpture. |
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China. |
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Buddhist sculpture -- Expertising -- China.
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Buddhist sculpture -- Expertising. |
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Ceramic sculpture, Chinese.
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Ceramic sculpture, Chinese. |
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Ceramic sculpture, Chinese -- Expertising.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hsu, Eileen Hsiang-ling. Monks in glaze. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017] 9789004335844 (DLC) 2016032819 (OCoLC)954038064 |
| ISBN |
9789004335868 (electronic book) |
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9004335862 (electronic book) |
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9789004335844 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9004335846 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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