Worshiping the Ancestors: Chinese Commemorative Portraits PDF
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JAN STUART EVELYN S. RAWSKI CHINESE COMMEMORATIVE PORTRAITS espitetheircompelling presence andoften exquisite quality,Chinese ancestorportraitshave neverbeen studiedas agenre.This richlyillustratedbookisthefirstto explorein depth the artistic,historical,andreligious signi- ficance oftheseremarkable paintings andtoplacethem in context with othertypes ofcommemorative portraiture. Sincethe sixteenth century,portraits were commis- sionedin Chinain greatnumber andvariety. Depictions of individuals rangefrom formal,iconicposestothevery casual andofferfascinating glimpses ofChineselife and culture.Theriveting,realisticancestorportraits— — supremelypowerful likenesses were important objects ofveneration,andthepractice ofmaking memorial por- traits continuedintothetwentieth century^when paint- ings were graduallyreplacedbyphotographs. Until recently,these often lavish,full-length portraits ofseatedmen andwomen,which cameintovogue in the late-Ming (1368-1644) andOing dynasties (1644-1911),lan- guishedin relative obscurity,hidden from theviewofnon- familymembers andlargelyignoredbyconnoisseurs of Chinese art. Here,the authors explorethe works in depth, present afascinating studyofthe Oing imperial court,pro- videbiographies ofsittersfrom the militaryandsocial elite,anddiscussthemagnificentfurniture andcostumes thatoften surroundthe subjects.They also considerthe ' impact ofphotography. Thebookfocuses on the superb collection ofMing andOing portraitsin theArthur M.SacklerGalleryofthe Smithsonian Institution,Washington, D.C.,with works •T! I WORSHIPING THE ANCESTORS JAN STUART 'Src^ EVELYN RAWSKI S. Worshiping the Ancestors CHINESE COMMEMORATIVE PORTRAITS Publishedby the Freer Gallery ofArt and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution,Washington, D.C., in association with Stanford University Press, Stanford, California Copyright®2001 Smithsonian Institution HeadofPublications:Karen Sagstetter The BoardoftheFreerandSacklerGalleries All rightsreserved. Editor:Bruce ElliotTapper Mrs.NancyFessenden,chair Designer:Carol Beehler Mr.RichardM.Danziger,vicechair Publishedbythe FreerGalleryofArtandthe TypesetinTheMix,by Dr.Siddharth K.Bhansali ArthurM.SacklerGallery,Smithsonian Genera]Typographers,Inc., Mrs.MaryEbrahimi Institution,Washington,D.C.,in associationwith Washington,D.C. Mr.George Fan StanfordUniversityPress,Stanford, PrintedbyBalding+Mansell,Ltd., Dr.RobertFeinberg California,ontheoccasionofan exhibition Norfolk,England Dr.KurtGitter heldattheArthurM.SacklerGallery, Mrs.KatharineGraham June17-September9,2001. Cover:detail,fig.4.3 Mrs.RichardHelms Frontispiece:detail,fig.3.13 SirJoseph E.Hotung Thepublicationofthisbookissupportedbya Mrs.Ann Kinney majorgrantfromtheE.RhodesandLeonaB. LibraryofCongress Mr.H.ChristopherLuce CarpenterFoundation.Theexhibition Worshiping Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mrs.Jill HornorMa theAncestors:ChineseCommemorativePortraitsis Stuart,Jan,1955- Mr.Paul Marks madepossiblebythegeneroussupportofFidelity Worshipingtheancestors:Chinesecommemora- Ms.Elizabeth Meyer Investmentsthroughthe FidelityFoundation. tiveportraits/Jan Stuart,Evelyn 5.Rawski. Mrs.Daniel P.Moynihan Additionalfunding isprovidedbythe p. cm. Mr.Frank H.Pearl ElseSacklerPublicAffairsEndowmentofthe Includesbibliographical referencesandindex. Dr.Martin Powers ArthurM.SacklerGallery,theSmithsonian ISBN0-8047-4262-5 (hardcover:alk.paper) Dr.GursharanSidbu Institution'sCollections-BasedResearch Program, ISBN0-8047-4263-4(softcover:alk.paper) Mr.Michael Sonnenreich andShirleyZ.Johnson. 1.Portraitpainting,Chinese—Exhibitions. Mr.AbolalaSoudavar — 2.Painting,Chinese Ming-Oingdynasties, Prof.ElizabethtenGrotenhuis — — 1368-1912 Exhibitions.3.Painting Washington, Mr.Paul F.Walter — (D.C.) Exhibitions.4.ArthurM.SacklerGallery Ms.ShelbyWhite — (Smithsonian Institution) Exhibitions.I.Rawski, Evelyn Sakakida.II.FreerGalleryofArt.III.Arthur M.SacklerGallery (Smithsonian Institution) IV.Title. ND1326.5782001 — 7570951074753 dc2i 2001023020 Smithsonian FreerGalleryojArtiind ArthurM. SacklerGallery
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