Pastimes : from art and antiquarianism to modern Chinese historiography /
Shana J. Brown.
- 1 online resource (232 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Antiquarianism and its genealogies -- Antiquarianism in an age of reform -- A passion for antiquity, in two dimensions and in three -- Wu Dacheng's paleography and artifact studies -- The discovery of the oracle bone inscriptions -- Luo Zhenyu and the dilemmas of the private scholar -- Wang Guowei, from antiquarianism to history.
9780824860097 (e-book)
Antiquarians--History.--China Art dealers--History.--China Art--Collectors and collecting--History.--China Historiography--China.