Illustration as a Mode of Commentary

13:00 - 13:15 (15min)

WELCOME & INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

Rainier Lanselle and Marie Bizais-Lillig

13:15 - 15:30 (2h15)

DIVERSITY AND AMBIGUITY OF TEXT ILLUSTRATION

› Illustration by Command: The Overhaul of Xiao Yuncong's (1596-1673) Lisao with Illustrations Under the Qing Emperor Qianlong - Michael Schimmelpfennig, Australian National University, School of Culture, History, and Language 13:15-14:00 (45min)

› Illustration as Commentary: Chen Shizeng (1876-1923)'s Innovation in Painted Poetry in 1912 - Zi Wang, Beijing Foreign Studies University, University of Edinburgh 14:00-14:45 (45min)

› Qing Illustrations of Li Yu's Drama - Jing Shen, Eckerd College 14:45-15:30 (45min)

15:30 - 15:45 (15min)

Coffee break

15:45 - 17:15 (1h30)

VISUAL SYSTEMS OF NARRATIVE COMMENTARY

› Tuibei tu (推背圖), the Chinese Tarot : Illustrations and Political Prophecy in Late Imperial China - Qijun Zheng, École pratique des hautes études 15:45-16:30 (45min)

› Min Qiji's “Visual Commentary” of the Romance of the West Chamber and the Late-Ming Commentarial Culture - Zhuolun Xie, Princeton University 16:30-17:15 (45min)