From precious jade articles to monumental stone arches, Huizhou
salt merchants in Jiangnan lived surrounded by objects in
eighteenth-century China. How and why did these businessmen devote
themselves to these items? What can we learn about
eighteenth-century China by examining the relationship between
merchants and objects? Luxurious Networks examines Huizhou salt
merchants in the material world of High Qing China to reveal a
dynamic interaction between people and objects. The Qianlong
emperor purposely used objects to expand his influence in economic
and cultural fields. Thanks to their broad networks, outstanding
managerial skills, and abundant financial resources, these salt
merchants were ideal agents for selecting and producing objects for
imperial use. In contrast to the typical caricature of merchants as
mimics of the literati, these wealthy businessmen became respected
individuals who played a crucial role in the political, economic,
social, and cultural world of eighteenth-century China. Their life
experiences illustrate the dynamic relationship between the Manchu
and Han, central and local, and humans and objects in Chinese
history.
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