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China : the three emperors, 1662-1795 / edited by Evelyn S. Rawski and Jessica Rawson.
Fine Arts Library - Core Reading Collection N7343.5 .C455 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art--China--Exhibitions.
- Art.
- China.
- Physical Description:
- 494 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 31 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Royal Academy of Arts ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Harry N. Abrams, 2005.
- Summary:
- Featuring hundreds of pieces never seen outside China, this sumptuous book focuses on the most powerful rulers of China's last dynasty, the Qing. With glorious, specially commissioned color photographs and authoritative text from experts in the field, "China: The Three Emperors" features more than 370 treasures-precious robes and palace furnishings, paintings and painted scrolls, weapons and ceremonial armor, clocks and astronomical instruments, and even an imperial throne. An incisive series of essays explores the many fascinating themes linking these artistic and cultural treasures, describing the complex rituals and intriguing personalities that created them.
- Notes:
- Exhibition held Novemer 12, 2005-April 17, 2006, Royal Academy of Arts, London.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1903973694
- 1903973708
- OCLC:
- 62744865
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