History Painting Crossing Borders, a Transnational History of Modern Art in Early Twentieth-Century China and Japan

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-90-04-73298-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 12, 180 Seiten, Format (B × H): 193 mm x 260 mm

Reihe: Modern Asian Art and Visual Culture

This book explores the transcultural relationship between China and Japan as it was negotiated through the practice of history painting from the 1890s to the 1940s. During this period, ancient China was reimagined to be an idealized cultural entity that accommodated divergent views on conceptualizing East Asian identities. Focusing on two pioneering artists in Japan and China, Nakamura Fusetsu (1866-1943) and Xu Beihong (1895-1953), this book highlights how historical connections across East Asia led to modern nations and artistic traditions. By comparing two artists through the lens of genre, this book has connected art practice and historiography in new ways.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Su, Stephanie

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Stephanie Su, Ph.D. University of Chicago, is Assisitant Professor of Asian Art at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her articles have appeared in journals such as the Art Bulletin, Japan Forum, and among others, and have been translated into French and Japanese.