Reference of Western Hydraulic Technologies in a Garden during the Late Ming Dynasty : Taking Qieyuan and the Hydraulic Methods of the Far West as an Example
Abstract
The description of “Matteo Ricci’s Jiegao (桔槔)” in Zhang An (章闇)’s Qieyuan ji (且園記) evidences the presence of Western hydraulic technology in a garden during the late Ming Dynasty. Located in Lingcheng District (陵城區), Dezhou City, Shandong Province, the garden was built between 1629 and 1634. It belonged to Fan Jingwen (范景文), with Mai Erxuan (麥而炫) as the author of Qieyuan ji. Speculations surround the hydraulic technology used in “Matteo Ricci’s Jiegao,” positing the utilization of Yuheng Che (玉衡車) or Hengsheng Che (恆升車) as documented in Hydraulic Methods of the Far West (Taixi shuifa 泰西水法). This work may have been a reference to Francesco di Giorgio Martini’s (1439–1501) Trattati di architettura ingegneria e arte militare (1476–1477). The application of hydraulic technologies in late Ming gardens was not widespread, and writings introducing Western hydraulic technologies tended to focus on practicality.
Journal
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- Proceedings of 5th International Seminar for the Promotion of International Exchange : Exploring After Corona Influx of International Students at Higher Education Institutions
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Proceedings of 5th International Seminar for the Promotion of International Exchange : Exploring After Corona Influx of International Students at Higher Education Institutions 43-51, 2024-03
International Affairs Office, School of Letters/Graduate School of Humanities, Osaka University
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390581456539670400
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- DOI
- 10.18910/95398
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- HANDLE
- 11094/95398
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- Text Lang
- en
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- JaLC
- IRDB