Ineffable paths: mapping Wutaishan in Qing dynasty China.(Viewpoint essay)

From: The Art Bulletin | Date: March 1, 2007| Author: Chou, Wen-shing | Copyright information

It was by a circuitous route that the map of Wutaishan ([TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII], Mountain of Five Terraces) returned to this sacred mountain range in northeastern China in 2005 (Fig. 1). The map was derived from a set of woodblocks originally carved in 1846 by a Mongolian lama at Cifusi, a monastery on a hill located behind the site of this contemporary photograph. (1) A hand-colored print of the woodblocks was purchased by members of a Finnish expedition to Mongolia in 19...

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