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Uygur Patronage in Dunhuang

Regional Art Centres on the Northern Silk Road in the Tenth and Eleventh Centuries

Bibliographic Data

ID8092513
AuthorsLilla Russell-Smith (corresponding author)
Year2005
Publication date2005-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueUygur Patronage in Dunhuang (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/9789047415695
OpenAlexW4212946027
ISBN9789047415695
LanguageEN
Citations received4

This volume is about the long-neglected, but decisive influence of Uygur patrons on Dunhuang art in the tenth and eleventh centuries. Through an insightful introduction to the hitherto little-known early history and art of the Uygurs, the author explains the social and political forces that shaped the taste of Uygur patrons. The cultural and political effects of Sino-Uygur political marriages are examined in the larger context of the role of high-ranking women in medieval art patronage. Careful study of the iconography, technique and style sheds new light on important paintings in the collection of the British Museum in London, and the Musée national des Arts asiatiques-Guimet, in Paris, and through comparative analysis the importance of regional art centres in medieval China and Central Asia is explored. Richly illustrated with line drawings, as well as colour and black-and-white plates

Archaeology · Art · Art history · Context (archaeology · Eleventh · Geography · Iconography · Painting · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Style (visual arts · Taste · The arts · Visual arts · White (mutation · Anthropology · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Linguistics and Cultural Studies · Psychology

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Citations per year0,67
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 4
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