Empire of Emptiness : : Buddhist Art and Political Authority in Qing China / / Patricia Berger.
Imperial Manchu support and patronage of Buddhism, particularly in Mongolia and Tibet, has often been dismissed as cynical political manipulation. Empire of Emptiness questions this generalization by taking a fresh look at the huge outpouring of Buddhist painting, sculpture, and decorative arts Qing...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2003] ©2003 |
| Year of Publication: | 2003 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (278 p.) :; 93 illus., 17 in color |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Raining Flowers
- Chapter 1. Like a Cloudless Sky
- Chapter 2. When Words Collide
- Chapter 3. Artful Collecting
- Chapter 4. Remembering the Future
- Chapter 5. Pious Copies
- Chapter 6. Resemblance and Recognition
- Notes
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author