Travel, collecting, and museums of Asian art in nineteenth-century Paris

"Travel, Collecting, and Museums of Asian Art in Nineteenth-Century Paris examines transnational relations and intercultural exchange between modern Europe and Asia. At the core of the study are three major collectors, Enrico (Henri) Cernuschi, Emile Guimet, and Edmond de Goncourt, whose practi...

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Main Author: Chang, Ting (Author)
Document Type: Book
Language:English
Published: Farnham [u.a.] : Ashgate , 2013
Series:The histories of material culture and collecting, 1700 - 1950
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Author Notes:Ting Chang
Table of Contents:
  • The historical terms of Euro-Asian object acquisition
  • Gold, silver, and bronze: Cernuschi's collection and re-appraisals of Europe and Asia
  • The labor of travel: Guimet and Régamey in Asia
  • Equivalence and inversion: France, Japan and China in Goncourt's Cabinet.