Research on Chinese Carpets by Western Sinologists in the Early 20th Century

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10.2991/978-2-38476-577-5_33How to use a DOI?

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Chinese carpet; Chinese art; Adolf Hackmack; Gordon Leitch

Abstract

At the beginning of the 20th century, Chinese carpets were exported to the West and became popular overseas. As an important component of the Eastern art system, Chinese carpets have increasingly drawn the attention of the West. Some Western scholars have noticed the long-standing academic gap in the study of Eastern art that has neglected Chinese carpets, and have begun to systematically study the history, patterns and colors of Chinese carpets, and have published a series of works. “Chinese Carpets and Rugs” by German scholar Adolf Hackmack and “Chinese Rugs” by Canadian scholar Gordon Leitch are two representative works on the study of Chinese carpets in the early 20th century. Through the analysis and research on the origin and development, pattern symbols and dyeing techniques of Chinese carpets, the two scholars explored the historical significance and aesthetic connotations behind Chinese carpets, constructed the basic framework of early Western research on Chinese carpets, and promoted a deeper understanding of Chinese carpet art in the West.

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AU  - Chenghong Li
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/05/15
TI  - Research on Chinese Carpets by Western Sinologists in the Early 20th Century
BT  - Proceedings of the 2026 5th International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities and Arts (SSHA 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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SN  - 2352-5398
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