In the spring and autumn of 1908, a Japanese hotel named Rokusantai or Liusanting in Chinese, bec... more In the spring and autumn of 1908, a Japanese hotel named Rokusantai or Liusanting in Chinese, became Shanghai\u27s first location to have public exhibitions of private collections with Chinese ancient paintings. Nagao Uzan, a Japanese Sinologist, calligrapher, art connoisseur, and a long-time resident, initiated the exhibitions. There were more than 20 local collectors displaying their private collections. The exhibitions were reported in major newspapers and the newly established art periodicals Chinese Famous Painting and Chinese National Glories featuring collotype techniques that highlighted the uniqueness of Chinese ancient art. The success of exhibitions disclosed a unique Sino-Japanese relationship at the time when Chinese intellectuals viewed Japan as a role model for political and cultural reforms. The exhibitions highlighted Nagao\u27s large social network that was associated with the rise of new social elites during the social transformation of the end of Qing period. Rep...
This paper reports the first academic research on the collection of Yan Xinhou (1838–1906), a pro... more This paper reports the first academic research on the collection of Yan Xinhou (1838–1906), a prominent gentry–merchant from the second half of the nineteenth century. It presents the Yan collection, now housed at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University, and tells a fascinating story of the Yan family and how their collection came to the United States during the early twentieth century. More importantly, it provides a starting point for future explorations of the taste, collecting practices and social relations of the late Qing merchants. The collection contains thirty-two works of Ming and Qing dynasty painting and calligraphy, including calligraphy items by Zhang Ruitu (1570–1641), Jiang Chenying (1628–1699) and Qian Bojiong (1738–1812); paintings by Wang Shimin (1592–1680), Xiao Yuncong (1596–1673), Wang Wu (1632-1690), Ma Quan (active 1800s), Shangguan Zhou (1665–c.1749), Zheng Xie (1693–1765), Hua Yan (1682–1756), Xi Gang (1746–1803), Pan Simu (1756–after 184...
In the spring and autumn of 1908, a Japanese hotel named Rokusantai or Liusanting in Chinese, bec... more In the spring and autumn of 1908, a Japanese hotel named Rokusantai or Liusanting in Chinese, became Shanghai\u27s first location to have public exhibitions of private collections with Chinese ancient paintings. Nagao Uzan, a Japanese Sinologist, calligrapher, art connoisseur, and a long-time resident, initiated the exhibitions. There were more than 20 local collectors displaying their private collections. The exhibitions were reported in major newspapers and the newly established art periodicals Chinese Famous Painting and Chinese National Glories featuring collotype techniques that highlighted the uniqueness of Chinese ancient art. The success of exhibitions disclosed a unique Sino-Japanese relationship at the time when Chinese intellectuals viewed Japan as a role model for political and cultural reforms. The exhibitions highlighted Nagao\u27s large social network that was associated with the rise of new social elites during the social transformation of the end of Qing period. Rep...
This paper reports the first academic research on the collection of Yan Xinhou (1838–1906), a pro... more This paper reports the first academic research on the collection of Yan Xinhou (1838–1906), a prominent gentry–merchant from the second half of the nineteenth century. It presents the Yan collection, now housed at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University, and tells a fascinating story of the Yan family and how their collection came to the United States during the early twentieth century. More importantly, it provides a starting point for future explorations of the taste, collecting practices and social relations of the late Qing merchants. The collection contains thirty-two works of Ming and Qing dynasty painting and calligraphy, including calligraphy items by Zhang Ruitu (1570–1641), Jiang Chenying (1628–1699) and Qian Bojiong (1738–1812); paintings by Wang Shimin (1592–1680), Xiao Yuncong (1596–1673), Wang Wu (1632-1690), Ma Quan (active 1800s), Shangguan Zhou (1665–c.1749), Zheng Xie (1693–1765), Hua Yan (1682–1756), Xi Gang (1746–1803), Pan Simu (1756–after 184...
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