The Eccentrics of Istanbul

Chan, Art, and Cross-Asian Networks in the Ming

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11206554
AutoresParamita Paul (0000-0002-5222-5223, Amsterdam University College, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, autor correspondente)
Ano2018
Volume2018
Fascículo78
Páginas7-31
Data de publicação2018-07-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoMing Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0147-037X • E-ISSN: 1759-7595
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0147037x.2018.1505132
OpenAlexW2893230307
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas16

Images of Chan eccentrics were a popular artistic theme in East Asia from the eleventh century onwards. In the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), the theme was carried across the Eurasian continent to Persia. This article examines two fifteenth-century paintings of Chan eccentrics in Persian albums, currently in the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul. It argues that the paintings are different both thematically and visually, and it explores them in the contexts of their specific albums and histories of collection and viewing. The article shows that each painting brings together visual and conceptual elements of many traditions, including Chinese, Persian and Eurasian traditions and Islamic mysticism. The paintings question common modes of art historical categorization. At the same time, they are evidence of lively artistic networks between Ming China and the Eurasian continent

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Asian studies · China · Chinese art · Eleventh · Fifteenth · Islam · Literature · Mysticism · Painting · Persian · Theme (computing · Visual arts · Asian Studies and History · Chinese history and philosophy · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Philosophy