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12 - Artistic Exchange

from Volume I Part 2 - Thematic Histories

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

By
Roxann Prazniak
Edited by
Michal Biran  and
Hodong Kim
Michal Biran
Affiliation:
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hodong Kim
Affiliation:
Seoul National University
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Summary

Although Mongol authority built its empire through military might and administration, the cultural construction of empire happened through artistic exchange. Visions of desire, beauty, and power – as well as the materials that made creativity possible – were essential to the ideological projects of Mongol imperial reach. As governors of a Eurasian-wide commercial empire, Mongol rulers required effective visual representations of their power that could easily be understood by diverse audiences. This could be achieved through widespread dissemination and integration of material culture. Reliance on already recognizable symbols of authority that could be adapted and repurposed for contemporary political goals was both expedient and effective.

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metalworkblue-and-white potteryarchitecturetextilesillustrated manuscriptscalligraphyportraitureYuan dynastyIlkhanate
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The Cambridge History of the Mongol Empire , pp. 575 - 602
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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