FHM Researchers - Dr LAM Hau Ling Eileen
FHM Researchers - Dr LAM Hau Ling Eileen
- Assistant Professor
Department of Cultural and Creative Arts (CCA)
Research Area(s):
- Art History
- Archaeology of Art
- Material Culture
My research interests lie in the field of art history and archaeology. Specifically, I am interested in projects related to Chinese art, ritual objects, tomb art and afterlife beliefs. Prospective students who are interested in these research topics are welcome to contact me with research proposals.
Selected Publications:
- Lam, H. L. E. (2023). Glass plaques in Han mortuary rituals. Chinese Archaeology, 22, 83-92.
- Lam, H. L. E. (2021). A study on jade dragon pendants from the Han tomb of the prince of Chu at Shizishan in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province. Chinese Archaeology, 21, 45-53.
- Lam, H. L. E. (2019). Representation of heaven and beyond: the bi disc imagery in the Han burial context. Asian Studies, 7(2), 115-151.
- Lam, H. L. E. (2018). Dynamic between form and material: The bi disc in Western Han noble burial ritual. In F. Allard, K. Linduff & Y. Sun (Eds.), Memory and agency in ancient China: Shaping the life history of objects (216-239). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Selected External Research Grants:
- Power of Texts: Inscriptions on Ritual Objects of the Han Period (206 BCE−220 CE), GRF Project (from 2024)
- A Reappraisal of Ancient Glass in the Han period (206 BCE-220 CE), GRF project (2020-2022)