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Embroidering Guanyin: Constructions of the Divine through Hair |
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Li, Yuhang (著)
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East Asian Science, Technology, and Medicine
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| Volume | v.36 Spring & Autumn |
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| Date | 2012 |
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| Pages | 131 - 166 |
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| Publisher | Brill |
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http://www.brill.nl/
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| Location | Leiden, the Netherlands [萊登, 荷蘭] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | 1. Special Issue on Women and Textile Production Techniques in Traditional China.
2. Author Affiliation: Grinnell College, USA. |
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| Abstract | Hair embroidery was a particular technique practiced by lay Buddhist women to create devotional images. The embroiderers used their own hair as threads and applied them on silk to stitch figures. This paper will analyze the religious connotation of hair embroidery, the ritual process and the techniques for making hair embroidery in the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. By tracing its appearance in both literary texts and actual surviving objects, this essay will ask how and in what circumstances human hair was applied to embroidery? What was the significance of transferring one's own hair onto an icon? How did hair embroidery combine women's bodies (their hair) with a womanly skill (embroidery) to make a unique gendered practice in late imperial China? |
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| Table of contents | Abstract 131
The Early Discourse of Making Buddhist Embroidery 133
Embroidering Guanyin as Woman's Virtuous Behaviour in Late Imperial China 135
Why Hair? 138
Plucking Hair or bafa 拔髮 - a Buddhist Practice of Self-inflicted Pain 143
Splitting Hair- Exemplifying a Difficult Technique through the Making of a Devotional Object 147
Technique, Artistic Refinement and Devotion 150
Conclusion 153
Figures 155
References 161
Traditional Works in East Asian Languages 161
Secondary Sources in Western and Eastern Languages 162 |
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| ISSN | 1562918X (P) |
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| Created date | 2024.03.12 |
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| Modified date | 2024.03.13 |
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