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Networks of Touch: A Tactile History of Chinese Art, 17901840

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By (author): Michael J. Hatch

In early nineteenth-century China, a remarkable transformation took place in the art world: artists among Chinas educated elites began to use touch to forge a more authentic relationship to the past, to challenge stagnant artistic canons, and to foster deeper human connections. Networks of Touch is an engaging exploration of this sensory turn.

In this book, Michael J. Hatch examines the artistic network of Ruan Yuan (17641849), a scholar-official whose patronage supported a generation of artists and learned people who prioritized epigraphic research as a means of truing the warped contours of Confucian heritage. Their work instigated an epigraphic aesthetican appropriation of the stylistic, material, and tactile features of ancient inscribed objects and their reproductive technologiesin late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century artwork. Rubbings, a reduplicative technology, challenged the dominance of brushwork as the bearer of artistic authority. While brushwork represented the artists physical presence through ink and paper, rubbings were direct facsimiles of tactile experiences with objects. This shift empowered artists and scholars to transcend traditional conventions and explore new mediums, uniting previously separate image-making practices while engaging audiences through the senses.

Centering on touch and presenting a fresh perspective on early nineteenth-century literati art in China, this volume sheds light on a period often dismissed as lacking innovation and calls into question optical realisms perceived supremacy in reshaping the sensory experience of the modern Chinese viewer.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 567g
  • Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
  • Publication Date: 02 Jan 2024
  • Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780271095578

About Michael J. Hatch

Michael J. Hatch is Associate Professor of Art and Architecture History at Miami University in Ohio.

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