China on Paper : European and Chinese Works from the Late Sixteenth to the Early Nineteenth Century

by Marcia Reed; Paola Demattè

• ISBN13: 9780892368693
• ISBN10: 0892368691
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-10-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Summary

The striking illustrated books, maps, and prints featured in China on Paper are some of the most notable among the printed works produced at the dawn of the era of global trade to present China to Europe and to bring Western science, religion, and art to China. From a Chinese translation of the rosary to French editions of Confucian classics, from a monumental map of the world to magnificent engravings of the European Pavilions built by Jesuits at the behest of the Qianlong emperor, these works on paper reveal a compelling and largely hidden history of mutual curiosity and fruitful collaboration at a time when few people traveled far from home. This volume is published in conjunction with an exhibition on view at the Getty Research Institute from November 6, 2007, to February 10, 2008.

Author Biography

Marcia Reed is head of collection development at the Getty Research Institute.
Paola Dematte is associate professor of Chinese art and archaeology at the Rhode Island School of Design.

Table of Contents

In search of perfect clarity	p. 1
A perfume is best from afar : publishing China for Europe	p. 9
Christ and Confucius : accommodating Christian and Chinese beliefs	p. 29
From astronomy to heaven : Jesuit science and the conversion of China	p. 53
Mapping an acentric world : Ferdinand Verbiest's Kunyu Quantu	p. 71
War and peace : four intercultural landscapes	p. 89
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