Forming the Knowledge of Fragrance in Song Dynasty Catalogues of Incense.
What was counted as incense in medieval China is a challenging question to answer. Despite its early importation in the first century, incense remained highly exclusive in China for a millennium. It was not until the Song dynasty that this treasured commodity became widely accessible and fully known...
| Publicado en: | Journal of the American Oriental Society Vol. 145; no. 4; pp. 805 - 828 |
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American Society for Premodern Asia (ASPA)
Oct-Dec2025
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