Art and Ocean Objects of Early Modern Eurasia: Shells, Bodies, and Materiality

Cover -- Table Of Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Shell Connections: The Exoticization And Eroticization Of Asian Maritime Material Culture -- From Guangzhou To Florence: Parrot Cups As Actors -- Layers Of Exoticization: Chinese And European Shell Surfaces -- Surfaces And Skins: The European Eroticization Of Asian Shells -- Conclusion -- Shell Connections -- 2 Shell Bodies: The Creative Agency Of Molluscs Across Cultures -- Clever Objects -- Shell Agency -- Clam Creations -- Female Features -- Bird Bodies -- Cultured Connections -- Conclusion 3 Shell Worlds: Maritime Microcosms In Eurasian Art And Material Culture -- Shells In Flux -- Coralscapes -- Conclusion -- 4 Woman With A Shell: Transcultural Exchange, Female Bodies And Maritime Matters -- Women On Shells -- Women In Shells -- Women With Shells -- Women With Eurasian Shells -- Conclusion -- Woman With A Shell -- Conclusion -- Cited Primary And Secondary Sources -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- Backcover Anna Grasskamp. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.