The Flowing Mechanism: Furniture, Craft, and Knowledge in Sino-European Exchanges, 1700 – 1850
Research Projects
The Flowing Mechanism: Furniture, Craft, and Knowledge in Sino-European Exchanges, 1700 – 1850
(Funded under Hang Seng Bank Golden Jubilee Education Fund for Research, Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities & Social Sciences)
Principal Investigator
Bae Kyoungjin, Post-doctoral Fellow, Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (Remarks: Dr. Bae Kyoungjin left the University’s service from December 1, 2018.)
Total Fund Awarded
HKD 40,000
Project Duration
June 1, 2016 – November 30, 2018
Project Description
This project aims to examine the production and circulation of techno-aesthetic knowledge between Qing China and Western Europe through the lens of the woodworking trade in Canton (Guangzhou).