A Study on Lam-qua’s Medical Image (1836–1855) Based on the Chinese and Western Visual Interaction Mode
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- 10.2991/978-2-38476-170-8_95How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- China trade painting; visual culture; Canton
- Abstract
This study focuses on the images of tumor patients drawn by Lam-qua for Dr. Peter Parker from 1836 to 1855, which is the largest provable volume of art works of Lam, a commercial painter active at Guangzhou port. These images were not only placed in the corridor of Boji Hospital as displayed cases, but also copied into the image materials that Dr. Peter Parker applied for funding from the western world. This paper attempts to reconstruct Lam-qua’s intention to understand these images, analyze the specific problems that Lam needed to solve and the situation he faced when tackling the issues, explore how these images show the unique mode of visual interaction between China and the west in the field of port culture, as well as how do these images affect European and American audiences through corresponding communication strategies under the special trade language environment of Guangzhou port in the mid-19th century.
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TY - CONF AU - Sijie Fan PY - 2023 DA - 2023/12/31 TI - A Study on Lam-qua’s Medical Image (1836–1855) Based on the Chinese and Western Visual Interaction Mode BT - Proceedings of the 2023 5th International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2023) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 843 EP - 850 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-170-8_95 DO - 10.2991/978-2-38476-170-8_95 ID - Fan2023 ER -