《献给皇帝的礼物》内容简介
一七九三年，以马戛尔尼为正使的英国使节团，浩浩荡荡抵达乾隆帝统治下的中国。英国人远道而来，表面上是为乾隆帝贺寿，实则希望取得在中国的通商贸易权利。在众多珍贵礼物中，有一件或许会令我们觉得意外——Wedgwood瓷器。
中国的瓷器工艺水平之高举世闻名，英国人为何选择中国极为擅长制造且数量繁多的瓷器作为礼物？Wedgwood瓷器靠什么征服了世界，奠定其二百多年的基业？作为当时备受瞩目的全球贸易商品，瓷器又承载着怎样的美学密码与东西方文化交流印记？
透过英国国宝级品牌Wedgwood瓷器的传奇发家史，我们将看到科学革命方兴、工业革命初起、资本主义萌芽、启蒙运动生成的英国，看到英国历史上群星闪耀、影响深远的一段百余年岁月——“漫长的十八世纪”。
作者简介
温洽溢，台湾政治大学东亚研究所博士，现任教于台湾世新大学通识中心，舍我纪念馆副馆长、《传记文学》杂志社副社长。译作有史景迁作品系列《追寻现代中国：1600—1949》《雍正王朝之大义觉迷》《改变中国：在中国的西方顾问》《康熙：重构一位中国皇帝的内心世界》《前朝梦忆：张岱的浮华与苍凉》《曹寅与康熙：一个皇帝宠臣的生涯揭秘》等。
A brief introduction to the contents of a Gift to the Emperor
In 1793, a British delegation headed by Macartney arrived in China under the reign of Emperor Qianlong. The British came from afar, ostensibly to celebrate Emperor Qianlong's birthday, but in fact to gain the right to trade in China. Among the many precious gifts, one may surprise us - Wedgwood China.
China is famous for its high level of porcelain craftsmanship. Why did the British choose China to make such a large quantity of porcelain as a gift? How did Wedgwood porcelain conquer the world and lay its foundation for more than two hundred years? As a global trade commodity that attracted much attention at that time, what kind of aesthetic codes and cultural exchanges between the East and the West did porcelain carry?
Through the legendary development history of the British national treasure brand Wedgwood porcelain, we will see the emergence of the scientific revolution, the beginning of the industrial revolution, the germination of capitalism, the generation of the Enlightenment in the United Kingdom, to see the shining stars in the history of the United Kingdom, the far-reaching period of more than 100 years - "the long 18th century".
About the author
Wen Qia-yee, Ph.D., Institute of East Asian Studies, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, currently teaches at the Center for General Studies, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan, deputy director of the She-I Memorial Museum, and vice president of the magazine Biographical Literature. His translations include the Search for Modern China: 1600-1949, The Mystery of the Great Meaning of the Yongzheng Dynasty, Changing China: Western Advisers in China, Kangxi: Reconstructing the Inner World of a Chinese Emperor, Dream Memories of the Past Dynasty: The Pomp and the Solitude of Zhang Dai, Cao Yin and Kangxi: The Career of an Emperor's Favorite.
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