Investigation into the History of Jingdezhen’s Folk Porcelains

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Tradition and Changes

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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This book seeks to understand the evolution of Jingdezhen handicraft culture from the micro to the macro perspective by comparing the recently arising ceramic workshops with the traditional approach to the craft.Following 1978 and China’s economic reforms, Jingdezhen, known as “the capital city of porcelain” adopted a new look under the impetus of modernization. The author examines the change of social structure, people’s reaction, as well as the cultural motivation behind the change through research into the disappearance and reappearance of family porcelain workshops in Jingdezhen in the 1990s. This volume further discusses culture and techniques of Jingdezhen handicraft, as well as changes in art forms and art production during the process of China’s modernization.Representing an ethnographic account of the revival of local traditions within the broader context of globalization, this work is perfect for scholars of history, political science, sociology and cultural studies.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-04-29
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieAsian History
Antal sidor320
FörlagPallas Publications
ISBN9789048566204
ÖversättareXU, Jia, Xu, Jia

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Lili FANG is Professor at the Institute of Art Anthropology, China National Academy of Arts. Her recent works include Construction of Localization in the Theory of Anthropology of Art (2023), From Production Centre to Art District: The Hyper-modern Development Model of Jingdezhen (2024), The Millennium Evolution of Jingdezhen’s Folk Kilns: Volume I (2025), The Formation and Development Toward a World Ceramic Center: Volume II (2025), The Construction and Transformation of Artisan Knowledge and Culture (2025) and Rethinking From the Soil (2025). Her book A History of Chinese Ceramics (2013) has been translated into English, Spanish and Russian.Translator:Jia XU is Professor of English at Beijing Institute of Technology. Her recent monographs include Shakespeare in China’s Academic Journals: a Research on Shakespearean Criticism in the Field of Foreign Literature, Theatre and Film (1949-2019)(2022) and Childhood and Coming of Age in Shakespeare’s Plays (2016). Her translated books (English to Chinese) include On Colour (2018) and DK the Shakespeare Book (2015).

IntroductionPart 1. The reconstruction of tradition in the process of modernizationChapter 1. The ecological and social environment of Jingdezhen porcelain production: Geographical distribution and changeChapter 2. The rise and social background of the new handicraft workshopsChapter 3. Organization of Community BusinessesChapter 4. Fanjiajing village: The antique porcelain centerChapter 5. Changes and reconstructionPart 2. Thinking about traditionChapter 6. Porcelain trade associations in JingdezhenChapter 7. Guild Halls in JingdezhenChapter 8. The varieties of Jingdezhen porcelain HangbangChapter 9. SummaryPart 3. The rise and decline of Jingdezhen folk kilns in the past 500 yearsChapter 10. Jingdezhen folk kilns in the early Ming dynasty: Hardship and developmentChapter 11. Jingdezhen folk kilns in the Mid-Ming period: Stable developmentChapter 12. Jingdezhen folk kilns in the late Ming period: A turning pointChapter 13. Jingdezhen folk kiln in the early Qing period: A period of renaissanceChapter 14. Jingdezhen folk kiln in the Mid-Qing period: Coprosperity with official kilnChapter 15. Jingdezhen folk kilns in the late Qing dynasty: Toward the bottomChapter 16. Jingdezhen folk kilns in the late Qing dynasty and the early Republic of China: Pains and gains of early ModernizationPart 4. Conclusion Chapter 17. Beyond artistic productivityChapter 18. Disappearance of the empirical worldChapter 19. Interpreting the present and looking forward to the future in terms of traditionAfterwords