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Fruitful sites
Book • 1996
Craig Clunas's 'Fruitful Sites' investigates the cultural significance of gardens in late imperial China, analyzing how garden spaces shaped aesthetic practices and social interactions among elites.
The book situates gardens within broader discourses of taste, literati culture, and visual representation, showing how landscape design reflected intellectual and artistic values.
Clunas combines textual sources, visual analysis, and material evidence to explore the symbolic and practical roles of gardens.
The work highlights the intersection of private space and public cultural life in Ming and Qing China, contributing to scholarship on environment and art.
Its interdisciplinary approach helped establish Clunas's reputation beyond museum-focused studies.
The book situates gardens within broader discourses of taste, literati culture, and visual representation, showing how landscape design reflected intellectual and artistic values.
Clunas combines textual sources, visual analysis, and material evidence to explore the symbolic and practical roles of gardens.
The work highlights the intersection of private space and public cultural life in Ming and Qing China, contributing to scholarship on environment and art.
Its interdisciplinary approach helped establish Clunas's reputation beyond museum-focused studies.
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Craig Clunas, “Screen of Kings: Royal Art and Power in Ming China” (University of Hawaii Press, 2013)
