Word and Image: Chinese Woodblock Prints

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The late Ming witnessed an unprecedented production of woodblock images printed for many different purposes, including illustrations for drama and games, decorations for stationary paper or ink making, as well as pictorial works for the market. This symposium, organized in conjunction with the exhib…

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  • Nov 12, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
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Welcoming Remarks by June Li

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2016 11:17


June Li from The Huntington welcomes participants and attendees to “Word and Image: Chinese Woodblock Prints,” a symposium held at The Huntington Nov. 12, 2016.

Keynote address by Kai-Wing Chow

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2016 32:16


Kai-Wing Chow from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign delivers the keynote address for “Word and Image: Chinese Woodblock Prints,” a symposium held at The Huntington Nov. 12, 2016.

The Kangxi Emperor’s Thirty-Six Views: The Making of an Imperial Publication

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2016 50:30


Richard Strassberg from University of California, Los Angeles, delivers a talk titled “The Kangxi Emperor’s Thirty-Six Views: The Making of an Imperial Publication.” Part of “Word and Image: Chinese Woodblock Prints,” a symposium held at The Huntington Nov. 12, 2016.

Poetic Pictures in Late-Ming Illustrated Dramatic Publications

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2016 43:19


Meng-ching Ma from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, delivers a talk titled “Poetic Pictures in Late-Ming Illustrated Dramatic Publications.” Part of “Word and Image: Chinese Woodblock Prints,” a symposium held at The Huntington Nov. 12, 2016.

The Swallow Messenger: Text and Image

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2016 35:39


Suzanne E. Wright from University of Tennessee, Knoxville, delivers a talk titled “The Swallow Messenger: Text and Image.” Part of “Word and Image: Chinese Woodblock Prints,” a symposium held at The Huntington Nov. 12, 2016. Part of “Word and Image: Chinese Woodblock Prints,” a symposium held at The Huntington Nov. 12, 2016.

A Panoply of Metaphor: Painting and Intermediality in the Late Ming

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2016 36:39


Hu Jun from Northwestern University delivers a talk titled “The Swallow Messenger: Text and Image.” Part of “Word and Image: Chinese Woodblock Prints,” a symposium held at The Huntington Nov. 12, 2016.

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