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Power and Glory: Court Arts of China's Ming Dynasty

Door Li He e.a.

Categorie	Algemeen Kunst
Boeknummer	#334936-WA24
Titel	Power and Glory: Court Arts of China's Ming Dynasty
Auteur	He, Li & Michael Knight
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	San Fransisco, CA : Asian Art Museum
Jaar van uitgave	2008
ISBN10	0939117428
ISBN13	9780939117420
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original black cloth, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous (full page) colour illustrations and photographs, 4to.
Samenvatting	"The traveling exhibition "Power and Glory: Court Arts of China's Ming Dynasty" opens at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco on Friday, June 27, 2008. The excellent catalog is organized by medium, with sections on gold, lacquer and porcelain." - The New York Times Ming vases have been long regarded as the epitome of priceless beauty. Exploring the grandeur of the last native Chinese dynasty (1368-1644),Power and Glory demonstrates why not just vases but Ming art of many types has earned such acclaim. The book catalogs an exhibition to be presented at the Asian Art Museum, the Indianapolis Museum of Art and the St. Louis Museum of Art in 2008 and 2009. The exhibition gathered rare objects from China's prestigious Palace Museum (Forbidden City) in Beijing, the Nan... (Lees verder)jing Municipal Museum and the Shanghai Museum. More than 200 objects in a variety of materials—porcelain, paintings, textiles, lacquer, jade, jewelry, architectural elements, etc.—are discussed in detailed entries. Essays by authors He Li and Michael Knight, and a special contribution on Ming painting from Richard Vinograd (Stanford University), provide background, context, and interpretation.
Pagina's	280
Conditie	Goed — Spine dust jacket discoloured.
Prijs	€ 40,00

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