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Introduction
1 Shell Connections: The Exoticization and Eroticization of Asian Maritime Material Culture
From Guangzhou to Florence: Parrot Cups as "Actors"
Layers of Exoticization: Chinese and European Shell Surfaces
Surfaces and Skins: The European Eroticization of Asian Shells
Conclusion - Shell Connections
2 Shell Bodies: The Creative Agency of Molluscs across Cultures
Clever Objects
Shell Agency
Clam Creations
Female Features
Bird Bodies
Cultured Connections
Conclusion
3 Shell Worlds: Maritime Microcosms in EurAsian Art and Material Culture
Shells in Flux
Coralscapes
Conclusion
4 Woman with a Shell: Transcultural Exchange, Female Bodies and Maritime Matters
Women on Shells
Women in Shells
Women with Shells
Women with EurAsian Shells
Conclusion - Woman with a Shell
Conclusion
Cited Primary and Secondary Sources
Acknowledgments
Index
Backcover.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1 Shell Connections: The Exoticization and Eroticization of Asian Maritime Material Culture
From Guangzhou to Florence: Parrot Cups as "Actors"
Layers of Exoticization: Chinese and European Shell Surfaces
Surfaces and Skins: The European Eroticization of Asian Shells
Conclusion - Shell Connections
2 Shell Bodies: The Creative Agency of Molluscs across Cultures
Clever Objects
Shell Agency
Clam Creations
Female Features
Bird Bodies
Cultured Connections
Conclusion
3 Shell Worlds: Maritime Microcosms in EurAsian Art and Material Culture
Shells in Flux
Coralscapes
Conclusion
4 Woman with a Shell: Transcultural Exchange, Female Bodies and Maritime Matters
Women on Shells
Women in Shells
Women with Shells
Women with EurAsian Shells
Conclusion - Woman with a Shell
Conclusion
Cited Primary and Secondary Sources
Acknowledgments
Index
Backcover.