Ki Sing Li
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 415415 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Ki Sing Li |
| PRENOMES | Ki Sing |
| SOBRENOME | Li |
| ASSINATURA | LI K S |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Hong Kong Baptist University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5992-7757 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 11 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 1 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2017 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Digital and physical re-creation of ancient Chinese bells
Previous research has focused primarily on replicating bells that were expected to resemble the original closely in terms of material, size, shape, and tone. There has, however, been no effort to use original bells as templates from which to re-create or re-design new bells that deviate significantly in size, yet maintain the shape of the originals in order to address issues in the history of art and in the archeology of ancient China. Experiment…
Potential scale of industrial outputs of the bronze bell casting industry in 500 BCE China
The potential scale of industrial outputs in the ancient world is often underestimated in current archaeological studies due to the lack of surviving artifacts for validation of the production scale. However, production traces left on extant artifacts can help us reconstruct production methods, and thus reveal the potential scale of production outputs of certain industries, even although there may not be a sufficient number of existing artifacts …
Precious Stones and Bronzes in Jade Age and Bronze Age of China
This article aims to revisit the terms ‘Jade Age’ and ‘Bronze Age’ in respect to Chinese archaeology and history. It argues that the active exchanges of techniques, ideas, and tools between the bronze and stone producers have blurred the definitions of these periods and proposes that we focus more on the concrete agents in history. This article adopts evidence from the cold mechanical treatments of precious stones and bronzes. It presents and ana…
Emphasis on Visual and Tactile Experiences
This article presents fresh evidence and arguments regarding the historical study of sensory experience through a focus on the mechanical treatments of bronzes and jades in ancient China. The techniques employed to polish and engrave hard bronze surfaces before the invention of iron tools that are harder than bronze remain a mystery. The article provides new insights into engraved/chiseled bronze inscriptions, which can be too easily dismissed by…
Attaining Accuracy and Precision of Measuring Containers During the Qin Dynasty
This article explores how Qin Dynasty bureaucrats attained accuracy and precision in producing and designing measuring containers. One of the salient achievements of the Qin empire was the so-called unification of measurement systems. Yet measurement systems and the technological methods employed to achieve accuracy and precision in ancient China have scarcely been explored in English-language scholarship. I will examine the material features of …
A Bowl of Good Tea in the Northern Song Dynasty
Although tea has played an important role in Chinese culture in both historical and modern periods, the origins and history of tea cultures in China have not received much attention in English language scholarship. We can build a solid foundation for discussing how to prepare and appreciate tea in Chinese history by relying on the hints given in the Daguan chalun 大觀茶論 and associating them with the aesthetics and elite cultures in the Norther Song…
Xie Mingliang 謝明良, (2019). Maoyi taoci yu wenhuashi 貿易陶瓷與文化史 (Trade Ceramics and Cultural History)
of the BookThis book is an anthology of the author Xie Mingliang’s previously published articles.1 It is divided into four sections covering a variety of topics relating to the history of ceramics in Asia. The four sections are: “Early Chinese Trade Ceramics” (中國早期貿易瓷), “Japanese and Southeast Asian Ceramics Collected by the Qing Dynasty Palace” (清宮舊藏日本和東南亞陶瓷), “Trade Ceramics Found in Taiwan” (中國台灣地區出土貿易陶瓷), and “Observations Toward a Cultural H…
Decorated Models, Replication, and Assembly Lines for Bronze Industrial Production in 500 b.c.e. China
This article examines the earliest examples of replication of bronze objects of complicated structure in China. It uses four quadrupeds from the Freer Gallery (National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution), the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, the British Museum, and the Yūrinkan Museum in Kyōto as examples to illustrate the complex technology required in replicating bronzes. It provides evidence to define identical bronzes and proves …
What the Elites Actually Wore in 500–300 B.C.E. China
This article uses evidence from textiles, bamboo, and bronzes to explore what the elites wore, who made up the design communities behind the elites, and how luxurious these items were considered to be in 500–300 b.c.e. China. It first examines the reliability of the art historical sources available for the reconstruction of this history and cautions the readers against certain past interpretations of the textiles and accessories of the period. It…
To Rule by Manufacture
After annexing his opponent states, the Qin First Emperor in 221 bce issued an edict to regulate the measurement system of lengths, volumes, and weights throughout the empire. This edict was inscribed on a great number of metal objects to be used as prototypes or standards for the measurement system. How the molds for the weights and crucibles of metal were prepared are essential questions regarding the production of these standards. By examining…
The Design Origins of Qin Metal Weights
Potential scale of industrial outputs of the bronze bell casting industry in 500 BCE China
The potential scale of industrial outputs in the ancient world is often underestimated in current archaeological studies due to the lack of surviving artifacts for validation of the production scale. However, production traces left on extant artifacts can help us reconstruct production methods, and thus reveal the potential scale of production outputs of certain industries, even although there may not be a sufficient number of existing artifacts …
To Rule by Manufacture
After annexing his opponent states, the Qin First Emperor in 221 bce issued an edict to regulate the measurement system of lengths, volumes, and weights throughout the empire. This edict was inscribed on a great number of metal objects to be used as prototypes or standards for the measurement system. How the molds for the weights and crucibles of metal were prepared are essential questions regarding the production of these standards. By examining…
The Design Origins of Qin Metal Weights
What the Elites Actually Wore in 500–300 B.C.E. China
This article uses evidence from textiles, bamboo, and bronzes to explore what the elites wore, who made up the design communities behind the elites, and how luxurious these items were considered to be in 500–300 b.c.e. China. It first examines the reliability of the art historical sources available for the reconstruction of this history and cautions the readers against certain past interpretations of the textiles and accessories of the period. It…
Xie Mingliang 謝明良, (2019). Maoyi taoci yu wenhuashi 貿易陶瓷與文化史 (Trade Ceramics and Cultural History)
of the BookThis book is an anthology of the author Xie Mingliang’s previously published articles.1 It is divided into four sections covering a variety of topics relating to the history of ceramics in Asia. The four sections are: “Early Chinese Trade Ceramics” (中國早期貿易瓷), “Japanese and Southeast Asian Ceramics Collected by the Qing Dynasty Palace” (清宮舊藏日本和東南亞陶瓷), “Trade Ceramics Found in Taiwan” (中國台灣地區出土貿易陶瓷), and “Observations Toward a Cultural H…
Decorated Models, Replication, and Assembly Lines for Bronze Industrial Production in 500 b.c.e. China
This article examines the earliest examples of replication of bronze objects of complicated structure in China. It uses four quadrupeds from the Freer Gallery (National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution), the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, the British Museum, and the Yūrinkan Museum in Kyōto as examples to illustrate the complex technology required in replicating bronzes. It provides evidence to define identical bronzes and proves …
Attaining Accuracy and Precision of Measuring Containers During the Qin Dynasty
This article explores how Qin Dynasty bureaucrats attained accuracy and precision in producing and designing measuring containers. One of the salient achievements of the Qin empire was the so-called unification of measurement systems. Yet measurement systems and the technological methods employed to achieve accuracy and precision in ancient China have scarcely been explored in English-language scholarship. I will examine the material features of …
A Bowl of Good Tea in the Northern Song Dynasty
Although tea has played an important role in Chinese culture in both historical and modern periods, the origins and history of tea cultures in China have not received much attention in English language scholarship. We can build a solid foundation for discussing how to prepare and appreciate tea in Chinese history by relying on the hints given in the Daguan chalun 大觀茶論 and associating them with the aesthetics and elite cultures in the Norther Song…
Precious Stones and Bronzes in Jade Age and Bronze Age of China
This article aims to revisit the terms ‘Jade Age’ and ‘Bronze Age’ in respect to Chinese archaeology and history. It argues that the active exchanges of techniques, ideas, and tools between the bronze and stone producers have blurred the definitions of these periods and proposes that we focus more on the concrete agents in history. This article adopts evidence from the cold mechanical treatments of precious stones and bronzes. It presents and ana…
Emphasis on Visual and Tactile Experiences
This article presents fresh evidence and arguments regarding the historical study of sensory experience through a focus on the mechanical treatments of bronzes and jades in ancient China. The techniques employed to polish and engrave hard bronze surfaces before the invention of iron tools that are harder than bronze remain a mystery. The article provides new insights into engraved/chiseled bronze inscriptions, which can be too easily dismissed by…
Potential scale of industrial outputs of the bronze bell casting industry in 500 BCE China
The potential scale of industrial outputs in the ancient world is often underestimated in current archaeological studies due to the lack of surviving artifacts for validation of the production scale. However, production traces left on extant artifacts can help us reconstruct production methods, and thus reveal the potential scale of production outputs of certain industries, even although there may not be a sufficient number of existing artifacts …
Digital and physical re-creation of ancient Chinese bells
Previous research has focused primarily on replicating bells that were expected to resemble the original closely in terms of material, size, shape, and tone. There has, however, been no effort to use original bells as templates from which to re-create or re-design new bells that deviate significantly in size, yet maintain the shape of the originals in order to address issues in the history of art and in the archeology of ancient China. Experiment…
History (9 obras) · Chinese history and philosophy (8 obras) · Archaeology (7 obras) · Art (7 obras) · China (7 obras) · Ancient history (5 obras) · Visual arts (5 obras) · Bronze (4 obras) · Casting (4 obras) · Materials Science (4 obras)