Aesthetics and Perception: Pastness in Charles Frederick Moore’s Xiyang Lou Imagery

sponsorship: The authors extend their heartfelt gratitude to Prof. Thomas Coomans (KU Leuven), Prof. Hilde Heynen (KU Leuven), Prof. Scott Soo (University of Southampton), Prof. Aude Campmas (University of Southampton), Prof. Mechthild Fend (Goethe University Frankfurt), Prof. Frederike Middelhoff (Goethe University Frankfurt), Dr. Miguel A. Gaete, and the colleagues at the conference "Romanticism's Colonial Legacies in and Beyond Europe" for their invaluable assistance and insightful suggestions. Special thanks are due to the BC Archive in Canada for providing essential materials. The authors also deeply appreciate the Association for Art History (UK) for generously covering the image licensing fees used in this article. Finally, sincere thanks are extended to Xinyuan Dang (KU Leuven) for his expertise and help during the article submission process. (China Scholarship Council (CSC), Association for Art History (UK))