Kingly Splendor : : Court Art and Materiality in Han China / / Allison R. Miller.
The Western Han dynasty (202 BCE–9 CE) was a foundational period for the artistic culture of ancient China, a fact particularly visible in the era’s funerary art. Iconic forms of Chinese art such as dazzling suits of jade; cavernous, rock-cut mountain tombs; fancifully ornate wall paintings; and arm...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2020] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Tang Center Series in Early China
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- Introduction
- Chapter One. The Kings and the Court in the Early Western Han
- Chapter Two. From Imitation to Innovation: The Emperor’s Baling Tomb and the Mountain Tombs of the Western Han Kings
- Chapter Three. New Styles from Political Change: The Early Han Kings and the Reimagining of Terracotta Armies
- Chapter Four The Many Meanings of Jade: Jade Suits and Local Identity in the Early Han
- Chapter Five The Murals at Shiyuan and the King of Liang
- Chapter Six The Purple Textiles of Qi: Tracing the Growth of a Provincial Industry
- Conclusion
- NOTES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX