Events

RPCAA Lecture Series (11): Kneading Clay into Pillow — A Study of the Function of Ceramic Pillow in the Tang and Song Dynasties

Date:

30 Dec 2021

Time:

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Venue:

On-site participation: Digital Scholarship Lab, G/F, CUHK Library

Online participation: Zoom 

Speaker(s):

Prof. Liu Hui

Biography of Speaker:

Associate Professor of department of archaeology, Shanxi University, Research Associate of Art Museum, CUHK

Admission:

Registration: http://www.artmuseum.cuhk.edu.hk/en/training/current/detail/241 

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Enquiries:

rpcaa@cuhk.edu.hk / 39430454

Synopsis of Lecture:

縱觀中國古代陶瓷枕的發展歷程,唐宋時期當最具代表,其功能亦備受關注。不過,長久以來學界對此雖多有推測,但鮮有具體考證。本研究從考古材料出發,結合古代文獻史料和圖像信息,對唐宋時期陶瓷功能進行了分析思考,初步認為其應具備睡枕、腕枕、脈枕和葬枕等多種功能。

Remarks:

Language: Putonghua