Qing Imperial Illustrations of Tributary Peoples (Huang Qing zhigong tu) A Cultural Cartography of Empire

Commissioned by the Qianlong emperor in 1751, the Qing Imperial Illustrations of Tributary Peoples (Huang Qing zhigong tu 皇清職貢圖), is a captivating work of art and an ideological statement of universal rule best understood as a cultural cartography of empire. This translation of the ethnographic text...

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Övriga skapare: Hostetler, Laura (Utgivare, redaktör, sammanställare), Wu, Xuemei (Utgivare, redaktör, sammanställare)
Materialtyp: Elektronisk Bokavsnitt
Språk:engelska
Publicerad: Brill 2022
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Sammanfattning:Commissioned by the Qianlong emperor in 1751, the Qing Imperial Illustrations of Tributary Peoples (Huang Qing zhigong tu 皇清職貢圖), is a captivating work of art and an ideological statement of universal rule best understood as a cultural cartography of empire. This translation of the ethnographic texts accompanied by a full-color reproduction of Xie Sui's (謝遂) hand-painted scroll helps us to understand the conceptualization of imperial tributary relationships the work embodies as rooted in both dynastic history and the specifics of Qing rule.
ISBN:9789004503656
9789004503649
Tillgång:Open Access