ciaota.bsky.social
Librarian for pre-modern Chinese Books @KULeuven. Ph.D. in Chinese studies. Gongyang Confucianism, revenge (復讎), Kang Youwei, and video games. First gen, they/them.
👤 Joined on 22 October 2023
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@ciaota.bsky.socialBoth in style and in terms of self-designation, a clear distinction is drawn here between the tomb owner and Chinese people. Despite presumably living in China for many years, even decades, he appears to have maintained his own language and ethnic identity.
Show PostTombstone of a foreign merchant, Song dynasty, Quanzhou. There is Chinese writing: fanke mu 蕃客墓, lit. "Tomb of a foreign guest". The characters are written very unconventionally (some might say badly), so the writing seems to stem from a foreign craftsman.
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Show PostNext week, we kick off our interdisciplinary Lecture Series "Philology: Method and/or Historical Object?". Listeners welcome! www.en.idk-philologie.uni-muenchen.de/aktuelles/le...
Show PostFOUR BOOKS: CONFUCIAN CLASSICS — the monthly update is now live on the App Store and Google Play:
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