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Art, Politics, and Palace Eunuchs in Ming China, 1368-1644

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Buch. Hardcover

2025

288 S. 30 s/w-Abbildungen, 17 Farbabbildungen, 30 s/w-Fotos, 17 Farbfotos.

In englischer Sprache

Taylor & Francis Ltd. ISBN 978-1-03-226157-7

Format (B x L): 17.4 x 24.6 cm

Gewicht: 453 g

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first in-depth analysis of Ming palace eunuchs’ place in the social history of Chinese art, examining the intricate intersections of art, politics, and palace eunuchs in the Ming dynasty.

In addition to articulating elite eunuchs’ roles as important power brokers in the political arena, this monograph offers a balanced view of Ming eunuchs, with evidence of their accomplishments as book authors, editors, and compilers, poets, calligraphers, and art collectors, the Confucian scholars’ typical literati pursuits. By exploring both the positive and negative roles that palace eunuchs played in the Ming’s visual culture, this book reveals that Ming palace eunuchs, as supervisors of both the imperial art collection and the imperial art academy, and as powerful art collectors themselves, made various and significant impacts on the contemporary art criticism, art market, and patterns of art collecting.

The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, Sinology, and Chinese studies.