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China and the church : Chinoiserie in global context /

This groundbreaking study examines decorative Chinese works of art and visual culture, known as chinoiserie, in the context of church and state politics, with a particular focus on the Catholic missions' impact on Western attitudes toward China and the Chinese. Art-historical examinations of ch...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johns, Christopher M. S. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2016]
Edition:First edition.
Series:University of Kansas Franklin D. Murphy lecture series.
Subjects:
Chinoiserie (Art)
Catholic Church > Influence.
China > Church history > 18th century.
Catholic Church > Oriental rites > History > 18th century.
Chinese in art > 18th century.
Men in art > 18th century.
Table of Contents:
  • China and the church: from Matteo Ricci to the Chinese rites controversy
  • Chinoiserie and Chinese art: the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
  • Chinoiserie and the Chinese body
  • Conclusion: Chinoiserie and the enlightenment.