Cultural creativity in China between 1796 and 1912 demonstrated
extraordinary resilience at a time of intense external and internal
warfare and socioeconomic turmoil. Innovation can be seen in
material culture (including print, painting, calligraphy, textiles,
fashion, jewellery, ceramics, lacquer, glass, arms and armour,
silver, and photography) during a century in which China’s art,
literature, crafts and technology faced unprecedented exposure to
global influences. 1796 – the official end of the reign of the
Qianlong emperor – is viewed as the close of the ‘high Qing’
and the start of a period of protracted crisis. In 1912, the last
emperor, Puyi, abdicated after the revolution of 1911, bringing to
an end some 2,000 years of dynastic rule and making way for the
republic. Until recently the 19th century in China has been often
defined – and dismissed – as an era of cultural decline. Built
on new research from a four-year project supported by the Arts and
Humanities Research Council and with chapter contributions by
international scholars from leading institutions, this beautifully
illustrated, 336-page book edited by Jessica Harrison-Hall and
Julia Lovell sets out a fresh understanding of this important era.
It presents a stunning array of objects and artworks to create a
detailed visual account of responses to war, technology,
urbanisation, political transformations and external influences.
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