Thomas Kelly

Thomas Kelly, author of 'The Inscription of Things: Writing and Materiality in Early Modern China,' discusses the relationship between Chinese literature and material culture in late imperial China. He explores inscribed objects as a means for authors to grapple with the materiality and technologies of writing during a tumultuous period. Topics include monetary inscriptions, seal carving, the role of shopkeepers, and the significance of broken stones. Kelly broadens understandings of the links between the literary and the visual in early modern China.