Welcome to our read a long of The Social Life of Inkstones: Artisans and Scholars in Early Qing China by Dorothy Ko! For this post we are reading "Chapter 4: Beyond Suzhou: Gu Erniang the Super-Brand"
Previous posts:
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
You are welcome to join in at any time!
This chapter was mostly about inkstones attributed to Gu Erniang.
What where the main arguments in this chapter? Did you find them convincing?
Did any historical figures introduced in the chapter stand out to you? In what way?
Did any of the inkstones or other objects in the chapter stand out to you? In what way?
What did this chapter make you want to learn more about?
Did anything in this chapter remind you of fiction you enjoy? Or inspire creative writing thoughts fic or otherwise?
Previous posts:
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
You are welcome to join in at any time!
This chapter was mostly about inkstones attributed to Gu Erniang.
What where the main arguments in this chapter? Did you find them convincing?
Did any historical figures introduced in the chapter stand out to you? In what way?
Did any of the inkstones or other objects in the chapter stand out to you? In what way?
What did this chapter make you want to learn more about?
Did anything in this chapter remind you of fiction you enjoy? Or inspire creative writing thoughts fic or otherwise?
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