EurAsian Matters China, Europe, and the Transcultural Object, 1600-1

The volume examines the mutually constitutive relationship between the materiality of objects and their aesthetic meanings. Its approach connects material culture with art history, curation, technologies and practices of making. A central dimension of the

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anscultural Research – Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context

Series editors Madeleine Herren Thomas Maissen Joseph Maran Axel Michaels Barbara Mittler

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Anna Grasskamp • Monica Juneja Editors

EurAsian Matters China, Europe, and the Transcultural Object, 1600–1800

Editors Anna Grasskamp Academy of Visual Arts Hong Kong Baptist University Hong Kong

Monica Juneja Cluster of Excellence Asia & Europe in a Global Context Heidelberg University Heidelberg, Germany

ISSN 2191-656X ISSN 2191-6578 (electronic) Transcultural Research – Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context ISBN 978-3-319-75640-0 ISBN 978-3-319-75641-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75641-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018937570 © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam 2018. Unknown artist, Tile panel with Chinese ornament and Africans, c. 1690–1730. Tin-glazed earthenware/faience. 170  79 cm. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Acknowledgements

The volume EurAsian Matters: China, Europe, and the Transcultural Object, 1600– 1800 grew out of the conference EurAsian Objects: Art and Material Culture in Global Exchange, 1600–1800, which was held at the Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe in a Global Context”, Heidelberg University, November 21–23, 2014. We are grateful to the speakers, discussants and chairs—many of whose contributions are not present in this book—for their generous and stimulating input during the conference. We would like t