International Conference on “Illustrated Regulations for Ceremonial Paraphernalia of the Imperial Qing Dynasty”
Aug. 22-23, 2019, sponsored by Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica; Institute of Art History, National Taiwan University; Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
The International Conference on “Illustrated Regulations for Ceremonial Paraphernalia of the Imperial Qing Dynasty” (August 22–23, 2019) was jointly sponsored by the Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica, the Institute of Art History, National Taiwan University, and the Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. This conference was significant as it brought together leading scholars of Qing history, art history, and ritual studies to reexamine the Huangchao liqi tushi (皇朝禮器圖式), one of the most important visual and textual sources for understanding Qing imperial ritual, material culture, and governance. By fostering interdisciplinary dialogue across institutions in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and beyond, the conference highlighted the centrality of ritual paraphernalia in shaping Qing imperial identity and contributed to advancing global scholarship on visual governance, court art, and ceremonial culture.
The workshop was featured in the Ming-Qing Studies Newsletter of the Committee for Promotion of Ming-Qing Studies, Academia Sinica, which published a detailed report highlighting its significance and outcomes