A Study On The Exchange Of Chinese And Western Art In The Late Ming Dynasty

The late Ming Dynasty was a key budding period for cultural exchanges between China and the West.The reversal of the sea ban policy in the Ming Dynasty opened up the trading ports centered on Haichengyue Port,and private and overseas trade developed.Western learning in science and technology is spreading eastward,and art is advancing eastward in art;Western countries are competing for maritime hegemony,expanding their territory and attacking Macau and Taiwan,and there are forced invasions and artistic looting;the Netherlands and the United Kingdom have successively established trading companies to open up overseas markets worldwide.Trade,a large number of Chinese artworks were shipped to Europe,setting off a wave of Chinese fashion.The artistic exchange between China and the West involves conflict and adaptation,improvement and integration,and adaptation and change.It was this series of exchanges that opened a new door in the late Ming Dynasty for two-way exchanges between China and the West,and mutual learning of art.At the same time,it paved the way for the prevalence of Chinese elements and Chinese symbols in Europe,and promoted the development of a new round of Chinese and Western art exchanges in the Qing Dynasty.Based on the late Ming Dynasty(1573-1644)from Wanli to Chongzhen,this research explores and compares the content,main features,and trends of artistic exchanges between the West and China and between China and the West.And the generalization of Chinese and Western art exchanges in the context of the entire culture in the late Ming Dynasty and its influence on the present and future generations.Based on historical records and researches such as Ming Dynasty History,Chinese and Western Art History,Overseas Sinology History,Ming Dynasty Trade History,Chinese and Western Transportation History,combined with the background of global commerce and trade,it is not limited to a one-way interactive exchange,but regards Chinese and Western art exchanges as a The overall two-way interactive process,the comparison of Chinese and Western art and the acceptance of art exchanges between the two sides.The first chapter draws out the key elements that promote the exchange of Chinese and Western art by explaining the historical background of China and the world in the late Ming Dynasty.The second chapter discusses the import of Western art to China in the late Ming Dynasty.The content of the exchange is mainly painting and porcelain,and missionaries are the main body of the exchange.The third chapter is the process of the reverse export of Chinese art to the West in the late Ming Dynasty,that is,the content of communication mainly on porcelain,the main body of communication such as the European aristocracy,and the characteristics of communication that emerged in China.The fourth chapter is to excavate and sort out the ways and means of artistic exchange,clarifying the route of missionaries entering China,the route of trade ports and the establishment of porcelain capitals,and to discuss the process of Chinese-Western art exchanges from various paths such as traffic routes and dissemination methods.Finally,it summarizes the overall influence of Chinese and Western art exchanges in the late Ming Dynasty,and summarizes the changes in aesthetic psychology,art techniques,global cultural and historical views,and the promotion of later art styles.