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Publisher at Work: Yu Xiangdou’s Self-Images.

The self-images Yu Xiangdou (ca. 1560–1637) inserted in his printed books are often considered portraits of him and thus a proud assertion of his identity as a successful commercial publisher. I analyze his self-images in terms of the highly conventionalized tropes that he appropriated not merely to...

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Published in:Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies Vol. 82; no. 1; pp. 37 - 77
Main Author: Son, Suyoung
Format: Article
Published: Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies Jun2022
Subjects:
Libraries & publishers
Sole proprietorship
Book industry
Authorship
China
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