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050		4	_aN7485.S8 _bT674 2013
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100	1		_aTörmä, Minna, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aEnchanted by Lohans _h[electronic resource] : _bOsvald Sireþn's journey into Chinese art / _cMinna Törmä.
260			_aBaltimore, Maryland : _bProject Muse, _c2013. _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
260			_aHong Kong [China] : _bHong Kong University Press, _c[2013] _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
300			_a1 online resource (1 PDF (xvii, 224 pages) :) _billustrations.
500			_aIssued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [207]-216) and index.
505	0		_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.
520			_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.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
600	1	0	_aSiren, Osvald, _d1879-1966 _xTravel _zChina.
650		0	_aArt, Chinese.
655		0	_aElectronic books.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aProject Muse, _edistributor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9888139843 _z9789888139842
710	2		_aProject Muse.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9789888180981/
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c34454 _d34454