Brown, Shana Julia.

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.


China--Historiography.


Electronic books.

DS734.7 / .B76 2011

951.0072