Illustration as a Mode of Commentary

13:00 - 15:15 (2h15)

CONTEXTUALITY AND TEXT ENRICHMENT

› Recontextualizing Ming Dynasty Calligraphy: The Symbiotic Dynamics of Text and Illustration - Sarah Ng, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong 13:00-13:45 (45min)

› A Ming Manuscript of the Diamond Sutra: Illustrating Ritual and Miracles under Imperial Patronage - Cedric Laurent, Université Rennes 2 13:45-14:30 (45min)

› Erotic Gardens Running Wild: The Intertextual and Intervisual Relationships between Jin Ping Mei and Su'e Pian - Peng Liu, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey [New Brunswick] 14:30-15:15 (45min)

15:15 - 15:30 (15min)

Coffee break

15:30 - 17:00 (1h30)

VISUALIZING BEYOND NARRATION

› Appropriating the Sanctified in a Secular Narrative: Religious Motifs as Visual Commentaries in the Illustrations of the Late Ming Novel Yichun Xiangzhi - Dankun ZHAO, Southeast University 15:30-16:15 (45min)

› Pictorial Self-Representations of a Nineteenth-Century Manchu: Transcultural Study of the Geese Tracks on the Snow - Yuting ZHANG, School of Oriental and African Studies 16:15-17:00 (45min)