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Emperor Qianlong’s Hidden Treasures Reconsidering the Collection of the Qing Imperial Household / Nicole T.C.Chiang.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chiang, Nicole T. C., auteur.
- Series:
- Hong Kong scholarship online.
- Hong Kong scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Qianlong, Emperor of China, 1711-1799.
- Qianlong, Emperor of China, 1711-1799--Art collections.
- Nationalism and art.
- Civilization.
- Art--Private collections.
- Art, Chinese--Ming-Qing dynasties.
- Art and society.
- Nationalism and art--China.
- Art chinois--1368-1912 (Dynastie des Ming et dynastie mandchoue).
- Art chinois.
- Art and society--China.
- Art, Chinese--Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912.
- Art, Chinese.
- China.
- China--Histoire--1736-1795 (Qianlong).
- China--Civilisation--1644-1912.
- China--History--Qianlong, 1736-1795.
- China--Civilization--1644-1912.
- Genre:
- Livres numériques.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (154 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Hong Kong : HKU Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- In this reassessment, Nicole T.C. Chiang argues that the famous Qianlong art collection is really 'the collection of the imperial household in the Qianlong reign'. The distinction is significant because it strips away the modern, Eurocentric preconceptions that have led scholars to misconstrue the size of the collection, the role of nationalism in its formation, the distinction between art and artifact, and the actual involvement of the emperor in assembling the collection. No one interested in Chinese art will be able to ignore the ramifications of this important study.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on Romanisation
- Introduction
- 1. Defining the Collection
- 2. Creating the Collection as an Institutional Activity
- 3. A Repertoire of Standardised Models
- 4. Concealment and Secrecy
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Plates
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2019.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9789882204515
- 9882204511
- OCLC:
- 1142192627
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