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Article: A Manual of Qin Types of Past Dynasties: A Speculative Genealogy?
| Title | A Manual of Qin Types of Past Dynasties: A Speculative Genealogy? |
|---|---|
| Authors | |
| Issue Date | 2018 |
| Publisher | Research Center for Music Iconography of the City University of New York Graduate School. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.musiciconography.org/music-in-art/ |
| Citation | Music in Art: International Journal for Music Iconography, 2018, v. 43/1-2, p. 113-122 How to Cite? The arrival of curiously-shaped jade objects from ancient Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 bce) in antique shops in mid twentieth-century Beijing that had the outward appearance of the Classical qin zither led contemporary qin players to jump to the erroneous conclusion that these were qin plectrums fashioned in the shape of the instruments they played. Their outlines were after all similar to the qin templates found in albums of such images from the medieval period onward. After the initial burst of enthusiasm, archaeological evidence laced with a heavy dose of common sense refuted the suggestion, and the icon (the jade object) and the iconography (the album templates) have separated into an item probably worn for decoration and a series of pictures categorizing variants of an instrument whose history in this form has only been about a thousand years., 2018, v. 43/1-2, p. 113-122 How to Cite? |
| Abstract | The arrival of curiously-shaped jade objects from ancient Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 bce) in antique shops in mid twentieth-century Beijing that had the outward appearance of the Classical qin zither led contemporary qin players to jump to the erroneous conclusion that these were qin plectrums fashioned in the shape of the instruments they played. Their outlines were after all similar to the qin templates found in albums of such images from the medieval period onward. After the initial burst of enthusiasm, archaeological evidence laced with a heavy dose of common sense refuted the suggestion, and the icon (the jade object) and the iconography (the album templates) have separated into an item probably worn for decoration and a series of pictures categorizing variants of an instrument whose history in this form has only been about a thousand years. |
| Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/301896 |
| ISSN | 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.101 |
| DC Field | Value | Language |
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| dc.contributor.author | Yang, Y | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-21T03:28:35Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2021-08-21T03:28:35Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | Music in Art: International Journal for Music Iconography, 2018, v. 43/1-2, p. 113-122 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | The arrival of curiously-shaped jade objects from ancient Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 bce) in antique shops in mid twentieth-century Beijing that had the outward appearance of the Classical qin zither led contemporary qin players to jump to the erroneous conclusion that these were qin plectrums fashioned in the shape of the instruments they played. Their outlines were after all similar to the qin templates found in albums of such images from the medieval period onward. After the initial burst of enthusiasm, archaeological evidence laced with a heavy dose of common sense refuted the suggestion, and the icon (the jade object) and the iconography (the album templates) have separated into an item probably worn for decoration and a series of pictures categorizing variants of an instrument whose history in this form has only been about a thousand years., 2018, v. 43/1-2, p. 113-122 | - |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1522-7464 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/301896 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | The arrival of curiously-shaped jade objects from ancient Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 bce) in antique shops in mid twentieth-century Beijing that had the outward appearance of the Classical qin zither led contemporary qin players to jump to the erroneous conclusion that these were qin plectrums fashioned in the shape of the instruments they played. Their outlines were after all similar to the qin templates found in albums of such images from the medieval period onward. After the initial burst of enthusiasm, archaeological evidence laced with a heavy dose of common sense refuted the suggestion, and the icon (the jade object) and the iconography (the album templates) have separated into an item probably worn for decoration and a series of pictures categorizing variants of an instrument whose history in this form has only been about a thousand years. | - |
| dc.language | eng | - |
| dc.publisher | Research Center for Music Iconography of the City University of New York Graduate School. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.musiciconography.org/music-in-art/ | - |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Music in Art: International Journal for Music Iconography | - |
| dc.relation.ispartof | The arrival of curiously-shaped jade objects from ancient Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 bce) in antique shops in mid twentieth-century Beijing that had the outward appearance of the Classical qin zither led contemporary qin players to jump to the erroneous conclusion that these were qin plectrums fashioned in the shape of the instruments they played. Their outlines were after all similar to the qin templates found in albums of such images from the medieval period onward. After the initial burst of enthusiasm, archaeological evidence laced with a heavy dose of common sense refuted the suggestion, and the icon (the jade object) and the iconography (the album templates) have separated into an item probably worn for decoration and a series of pictures categorizing variants of an instrument whose history in this form has only been about a thousand years. | - |
| dc.title | A Manual of Qin Types of Past Dynasties: A Speculative Genealogy? | - |
| dc.type | Article | - |
| dc.identifier.email | Yang, Y: yuanzhen@hku.hk | - |
| dc.identifier.authority | Yang, Y=rp01559 | - |
| dc.description.nature | postprint | - |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 324570 | - |
| dc.identifier.volume | 43/1-2 | - |
| dc.identifier.spage | 113 | - |
| dc.identifier.epage | 122 | - |
| dc.publisher.place | United States | - |