François Louis

Associate Professor

Biography: François, Associate Professor, received his Ph.D. from the University of Zurich. Before arriving at the BGC, he was a lecturer at the University of Zurich and assistant curator at the Museum Rietberg in Zurich. His books include Die Goldschmiede der Tang und Song- Zeit and An Index of Gold and Silver Artifacts Unearthed in the People’s Republic of China (with Yea-jen Liang-Lee). His articles include “The Hejiacun Rhyton and the Chinese Wine Horn (Gong): Intoxicating Rarities and their Antiquarian History,” Artibus Asiae; “Written Ornament—Ornamental Writing: Birdscript of the Early Han Dynasty and the Art of Enchanting,” Ars Orientalis; “The Genesis of an Icon: The Taiji Diagram’s Early History,” Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies; and “Shaping Symbols of Privilege: Precious Metals and the Early Liao Aristocracy,” Journal of Sung-Yuan Studies. He has served as editor-in-chief of the acclaimed art history journal Artibus Asiae since 2002.
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Department: Bard Graduate Center