The Eccentrics of Istanbul

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

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11206554
AutoresParamita Paul (0000-0002-5222-5223, Amsterdam University College, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, autor de correspondencia)
Año2018
Volumen2018
Número78
Páginas7-31
Fecha de publicación2018-07-03
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaMing Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0147-037X • E-ISSN: 1759-7595
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0147037x.2018.1505132
OpenAlexW2893230307
IdiomaEN
Referencias 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