LEADER 03301nam 2200589 450 001 9910811251903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a988-8268-40-6 010 $a988-8180-98-3 035 $a(CKB)2670000000425257 035 $a(EBL)1394951 035 $a(OCoLC)858763563 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001141658 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11649324 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001141658 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11093505 035 $a(PQKB)10586341 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000234346 035 $a(OCoLC)867742103 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse27467 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1394951 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10761090 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1394951 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000425257 100 $a20140513h20132013 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEnchanted by Lohans $eOsvald Sire?n's journey into Chinese art /$fMinna To?rma? 210 1$aHong Kong :$cHong Kong University Press,$d[2013] 210 4$dİ2013 215 $a1 online resource (243 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a988-8139-84-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface -- Acknowledgements -- In the Forbidden City -- The beginnings of the journey -- Enchanted by Lohans in Boston -- The Golden Pavilion -- The expedition that lasted too long -- The fruits of the 1921-23 expedition -- To go or not to go back to Stockholm -- Language lessons and curio dealers -- Enhancing the Asian Collection in the Nationalmuseum -- The garden as a refuge -- Afterword -- Appendix I. Biographies -- Appendix II. Itineraries -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aFinnish-Swedish art historian Osvald Siren (1879--1966) was one of the pioneers of Chinese art scholarship in the West. This biography focuses on his four major voyages to East Asia: 1918, 1921--1923, 1929--1930, and 1935. This was a pivotal period in Chinese archaeology, art studies, and the formation of Western collections of Chinese art. Siren gained international renown as a scholar of Italian art, particularly with his books on Leonardo da Vinci and Giotto. Yet when he was almost forty years old, he became captivated by Chinese art (paintings of Lohans in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston) to such an extent that he decided to start his career anew -- in a way. He has left his mark in several fields in Chinese art study: architecture, sculpture, painting, and garden art. This study charts Siren's itineraries during his travels in Japan, Korea, and China. It introduces the various people in those countries as well as in Europe and North America who defined the field in its early stages and were influential as collectors and dealers. Since Siren was a theosophist, the book also explores the impact of theosophical ideas in his work. 606 $aArt, Chinese 607 $aEast Asia$xDescription and travel 607 $aChina$2gnd 615 0$aArt, Chinese. 676 $a709.2 700 $aTo?rma?$b Minna$0481503 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811251903321 996 $aEnchanted by Lohans$93930712 997 $aUNINA