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Conference Paper: Chinese Art in the Court of Queen Victoria
| Title | Chinese Art in the Court of Queen Victoria |
|---|---|
| Authors | |
| Issue Date | 2009 |
| Publisher | The University of Hong Kong. |
| Citation | China and Global Modernity Lecture Series, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 8 April 2009 How to Cite? |
| Abstract | This paper examines the role of Chinese porcelain and other art objects in the architectural and artistic displays of British royal power and taste under Queen Victoria (r.1837-1901). Focused on the renovation of Buckingham Palace, it compares Victoria’s treatment of Chinese objects to earlier uses of Chinese art at the royal residences of Carlton House and Brighton Pavilion. It also compares Victoria to Empress Eugénie of France, who set up Chinese art looted from the palace of Yuanming Yuan in 1860 in a special display at the palace of Fontainebleau. The paper suggests ways in which Chinese art was deployed in conjunction with European classicism to promote a modern culture of imperial power. |
| Description | The talk was jointly sponsored by the Centre for East Asian Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the School of English, Department of Comparative Literature and the China-WestStudies Research Theme Initiative, Faculty of Arts, HKU |
| Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/266258 |
| DC Field | Value | Language |
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| dc.contributor.author | Thomas, GM | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-01-15T02:02:13Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2019-01-15T02:02:13Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | China and Global Modernity Lecture Series, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 8 April 2009 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/266258 | - |
| dc.description | The talk was jointly sponsored by the Centre for East Asian Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the School of English, Department of Comparative Literature and the China-WestStudies Research Theme Initiative, Faculty of Arts, HKU | - |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper examines the role of Chinese porcelain and other art objects in the architectural and artistic displays of British royal power and taste under Queen Victoria (r.1837-1901). Focused on the renovation of Buckingham Palace, it compares Victoria’s treatment of Chinese objects to earlier uses of Chinese art at the royal residences of Carlton House and Brighton Pavilion. It also compares Victoria to Empress Eugénie of France, who set up Chinese art looted from the palace of Yuanming Yuan in 1860 in a special display at the palace of Fontainebleau. The paper suggests ways in which Chinese art was deployed in conjunction with European classicism to promote a modern culture of imperial power. | - |
| dc.language | eng | - |
| dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong. | - |
| dc.relation.ispartof | China and Global Modernity Lecture Series, University of Hong Kong | - |
| dc.title | Chinese Art in the Court of Queen Victoria | - |
| dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
| dc.identifier.email | Thomas, GM: gmthomas@hku.hk | - |
| dc.identifier.authority | Thomas, GM=rp01185 | - |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 161153 | - |
| dc.publisher.place | Hong Kong | - |