Microhistories Retold Insects provide a distinctive lens through which to explore premodern conceptions of the natural world. Often perceived as unchanging across time and space, they nevertheless elicited diverse emotiona...

This open-access interdisciplinary volume on #insects looks intriguing! Seems like it will have a contribution on insects in #HanChina, specifically the Lunheng #論衡 , by a weirdly familiar guy @lmu.de ... www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb... #history #animalstudies #sinology #philosophy

Found the #DVCS volume with my article on #sustainability as an aspect of classical #commentary in #HanChina in the book exhibition of #DOT2025 @fau.de

I will speak on the #reception of #commentary of #HanChina in the work of #ZhuXi 朱熹 in #SongChina.

Tomb brick with a motif of a chariot arriving at a gate from Eastern #HanChina (25-220). An allegory of afterlife? #chinesehistory #chinesereligion #china #history #archeology

Intricate carvings of a #rooster in the #cathedral of #Leuven. I took my chance of getting in some sightseeing before embarking on the #SACP conference in #Leiden tomorrow. I will speak about human nature in Zheng Xuan's 鄭玄 (127-200) #commentary to the #Zhongyong 中庸. #art #carving #HanChina #animals

...(善彈琵琶，能為新聲。上欲聞之，屢諷以微旨，曄偽若不曉，終不肯為上彈). It seems that the biography does not spare Fan Ye humiliation!
#chinesehistory #HanChina #medievalchina

Glazed earthenware #dog from Eastern #HanChina (25-220). #chinesehistory #archeology #animals #pottery

Glazed earthenware goat pen from Eastern #HanChina. #archeology #goats #history #chinesehistory

Tomb tile from Eastern #HanChina (yinhua feifeng yaoche chuxing wenzhuan印花飛鳳軺車出行紋磚), depicting chariots, trees, and mythical as well as real #animals. #chinesehistory #arthistory #history

Pottery model of a mill from the Western Han Period. #HanChina #animals #chinesehistory #tomb #culture

My presentation on "Tradition as a Buzz of Individual Voices" engaged opinion writings on the #Chunqiu traditions from late #HanChina. These highlight two competing approaches to the #ChineseClassics: a purist selection of traditional authority, and a synoptic consolidation of different texts. (1)

Anyone else headed to #EACP in #Reykjavík today? Feel free to say hello!
My presentation is in the first session and concerns the voicing of personal opinion on the #Chunqiu 春秋 traditions in #HanChina.

Already preparing eagerly, I am afraid of the organiser's revenge if I don't. :P I was really happy to delve into some revenge materials from #HanChina. The #Shiji is always worth reading, but I also discovered the Dongguan Hanji 東觀漢記 as one of my new favourite sources.

I am excited to speak at the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social on "Then and Now. Historical Consciousness and the Reception of Antiquity in Han China" on Friday. Listeners welcome!
#chinesehistory #HanChina #commentary #Classics