Court Art and Materiality in Han China Allison R. Miller Columbia University Press The Western Han dynasty (202 BCE–9 CE) was a foundational period for the artistic culture of ancient China, a fact particularly visible in the era’s funerary art. Iconic forms of Chinese art such as dazzling suits of jade; cavernous, rock-cut mountain tombs; fancifully ornate wall … [Read more...]
Executive Committee Member Du Family Professor of Chinese Culture in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University. Research Interests Pre-modern Chinese Literature, Cultural and Intellectual History of China, Ming and Qing Narrative Genres Professor Wei Shang specializes in pre-modern Chinese literature and culture, especially fiction and drama … [Read more...]
An Archaeological Study of the Formation of States on the Jiaodong Peninsula in Late Bronze-Age China, 1000-500 BCE Chief Editors: Li Feng, Liang Zhonghe Editors: Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University The Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Shandong Provincial Academy of Cultural Relics and Archaeology Beijing: Science … [Read more...]
A Philosophical Analysis and Translation Eirik Lang Harris Columbia University Press The Shenzi Fragments is the first complete translation in any Western language of the extant work of Shen Dao (350–275 B.C.E.). Though his writings have been recounted and interpreted in many texts, particularly in the work of Xunzi and Han Fei, very few Western scholars have … [Read more...]
Royal Tombs and Political Ideology in Early China Jie Shi Columbia University Press Among hundreds of thousands of ancient graves and tombs excavated to date in China, the Mancheng site stands out for its unparalleled complexity and richness. It features two juxtaposed burials, of the first king and queen of the Zhongshan kingdom (dated late second century BCE). The male … [Read more...]
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