Rethinking Recarving: Ideals, Practices, and Problems of the Wu Family Shrines and Han China (Princeton University Art Museum Series) Format: Paperback

Lydia Thompson, Zheng Yan, Susan N. Erickson, Cary Y. Liu, Klaas Ruitenbeek, Jiang Yingju, Michael Loewe, Michael Nylan, Miranda Brown, Hsing I-tien, Qianshen Bai, Lillian Lan-ying Tseng, Eileen Hsiang-ling Hsu

ISBN 10: 0300137044 / ISBN 13: 9780300137040

Published by Princeton University Art Museum, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rethinking Recarving: Ideals, Practices, and Problems of the Wu Family Shrines and Han China (Princeton University Art Museum Series) Format: Paperback
• Publisher: Princeton University Art Museum
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300137044
• ISBN 13: 9780300137040
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The “Wu Family Shrines” pictorial carvings from Han dynasty China (206 BCE–220 CE) are among the earliest works of Chinese art examined in an international arena. Since the eleventh century, the carvings have been identified by scholars as one of the most valuable and authentic materials for the study of antiquity. This important book presents essays by archaeologists, art and architectural historians, curators, and historians that reexamine the carvings, adding to our understanding of the long cultural history behind them and to our knowledge of Han practices.

The authors offer a thorough analysis of surviving physical and visual sources, invoking fresh perspectives from new disciplines. Essays address the ideals, practices, and problems of the “Wu Family Shrines” and Han China; Han funerary art and architecture in Shandong and other regions; architectural functions and carved meanings; Qing Dynasty Reception of the Wu Family Shrines; and more.

About the Author

Cary Y. Liu is curator of Asian art, Princeton University Art Museum, and coauthor of Recarving China’s Past.