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Picturing Heaven in Early China / Lillian Lan-ying Tseng.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tseng, Lillian Lan-ying, author.
- Series:
- Harvard East Asian monographs ; 336.
- Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection ISBN: 9789004407077.
- Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 336
- Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art and mythology.
- Art, Chinese--Qin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D--Themes, motives.
- Art, Chinese.
- Astronomy in art.
- Cosmology in art.
- Themes, motives.
- Art, Chinese--Qin-Han dynasties.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2011.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Tseng (Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York U.) has written an irresistible account of how Heaven was conceived and depicted in the art of Han China. Using a wealth of examples from archaeology and museum collections, she describes celestial journeys, auspicious omens, the celestial markers and celestial bodies, describing the occurrence and meanings of artistic motifs and beliefs in inscriptions, texts, earlier belief systems, literature, and the artifacts and architecture. The complex symbolism of prevalent motifs is analyzed in terms of belief systems and practices, including, for example, in the case of dragons, by connections made to the weather and constellations. The volume is heavily illustrated with b&w and color plates of excellent quality. Throughout the text, Chinese terms and names are given in both Chinese characters and English translation. The volume is distributed by Harvard U. Press. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Images and References
- Constructing the Cosmic View
- Engraving Auspicious Omens
- Imagining Celestial Journeys
- Highlighting Celestial Markers
- Mapping Celestial Bodies
- Visibility and Visuality
- Illustration Credits
- Endnotes
- Works Cited
- Index
- Harvard East Asian Monographs.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Picturing Heaven in Early China,
- ISBN:
- 9781684175093
- 9780674060692
- OCLC:
- 1012938215
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9781684175093 DOI
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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