European turned ivories at the court of the Kangxi emperor : a study in early modern cross-cultural relations

Author:

Zhou, Joyce Yusi

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Imprint:

[New York City] : The Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture, 2019 and ©2019

Subject:

Kangxi, - Emperor of China, - 1654-1722 - Art collections
Turning (Lathe work) - Europe - 17th century
Ivory carving - Europe - 17th century
China - Kings and rulers - Education
Education of princes
Jesuits - China - History
China - Intellectual life - Western influences
China - History - Kangxi, 1662-1722

Contributor:

Morrall, Andrew, advisor
Louis, François, reader

Description:

viii, 102 leaves : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Bibliographic Note:

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-102)

Contents:

I. Introduction -- II. European lathe-turning, mathematics, and princely education -- III. Evidence of European lathe-turned objects at the Qing court prior to and during the Kangxi reign -- IV. The Kangxi emperor, the Jesuits, and ivory training -- V. Afterword : the legacy of Kangxi -- VI. Conclusion

Note:

See Librarian

Collection:

BGC Thesis Collection