Mingsha, which literally means "famous mountains," refers to a
group of mountains in China that have been set apart for special
veneration since ancient times. Over the centuries, the "famous
mountains" as a conceptual term has been continually (re)invented,
(re)framed and (re)appropriated by different ideological systems.
Treating landscape painting as yet another framing system, in both
the symbolic and material sense, this book examines
sixteenth-century paintings of famous mountains by three major
artists in the light of a diachronic account of the evolution of
famous mountains over time and a synchronic account of the vogue
for the grand tour in late Ming society.
The author adopts a cultural approach in describing the
significance of paintings of famous mountains in late Ming and
delves into the cultural imagery of famous mountains and their
pictorial representation and artistic presentation. This book helps
the reader understand Chinese landscape painting from a new and
refreshing perspective.
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