Geo-Narratives of a Filial Son: The Paintings and Travel Diaries of Huang Xiangjian (1609-1673)

by Elizabeth Kindall

Huang Xiangjian, a mid-seventeenth-century member of the Suzhou local elite, journeyed on foot to southwest China and recorded its sublime scenery in site-specific paintings. Elizabeth Kindall's innovative analysis of the visual experiences and social functions Huang conveyed through his oeuvre reveals an unrecognized tradition of site paintings, here labeled geo-narratives, that recount specific journeys and create meaning in the paintings. Kindall...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674088433
• ISBN13: 9780674088436
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.2" x 10.2"