Collecting China
The World, China, and a History of Collecting
by Vimalin Rujivacharakul
210 pages· 2011· ISBN 9781611490060
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Collecting China is a unique collection of essays that brings together theories of materiality and what collecting has meant to various peoples over time. Collecting China grew out of a simple question: how does a thing become Chinese? Fifteen essays explore this question from different angles, ranging from close examination of world-renowned private collections to critical reinterpretations of historical writings.
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