Qing Imperial Illustrations of Tributary Peoples (Huang Qing zhigong tu) : A Cultural Cartography of Empire

doi:10.1163/9789004503656

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Hostetler, Laura (editor)

Wu, Xuemei (editor)

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English

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Abstract

Commissioned by the Qianlong emperor in 1751, the Qing Imperial Illustrations of Tributary Peoples (Huang Qing zhigong tu 皇清職貢圖), is a captivating work of art and an ideological statement of universal rule best understood as a cultural cartography of empire. This translation of the ethnographic texts accompanied by a full-color reproduction of Xie Sui’s (謝遂) hand-painted scroll helps us to understand the conceptualization of imperial tributary relationships the work embodies as rooted in both dynastic history and the specifics of Qing rule.

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https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/132696

Keywords

Central Asia; diplomacy; diplomatic; empire; ethnography; foreign; frontier; managements; offering; periodical; portraits; relations; representation; system; tributary; tribute; universal