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The Sampans from Canton: F H af Chapman’s Chinese Gouaches
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Kurt Almqvist Kenneth Nyberg

The Sampans from Canton

F H af Chapman’s Chinese Gouaches

Kurt Almqvist,  Kenneth Nyberg,  Svante Nordin ,  Magnus Olausson

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Stolpe Publishing
08 August 2019
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The Sampans from Canton is a collection of ninety-nine Chinese gouaches from the second half of the eighteenth century that depict in minute detail an entire community afloat on the water, with the various sampan vessels used for everything from the sale of fruit and religious ceremonies to warfare and thievery. For more than 200 years, the gouaches hung in Skärfva Manor House, the home of Vice Admiral Fredric Henric af Chapman, on the outskirts of Karlskrona, Sweden. In 2014, the collection was broken up for auction. Today they can be found at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Engelsberg Ironworks; they are a unique chronicle of the dream of China and contacts between east and west.

This book, the first detailed account of the collection, examines the gouaches from both an art historical and a cultural perspective. They serve as an important entry into the eighteenth-century world of ideas and as a way of understanding Fredric Henric af Chapman's great importance as a collector and visionary. A separate booklet of essays highlights the images in their art-historical context.
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Imprint:   Stolpe Publishing
Country of Publication:   Sweden
Dimensions:   Height: 270mm,  Width: 360mm, 
Weight:   2.580kg
ISBN:   9789163972027
ISBN 10:   9163972026
Pages:   268
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Kurt Almqvist is President of the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit. Kenneth Nyberg is associate professor of history at the University of Gothenburg. Svante Nordin is professor emeritus of the history of ideas and sciences at Lund University. Magnus Olausson is associate professor and Head of Collections and Research at Nationalmuseum, Sweden. Kerstin Barup is professor of architectural conservation and restoration at Lund University. Torbjörn Lodén is professor emeritus of Chinese language and culture at Stockholm University.

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