| Description |
1 online resource (250 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Screen of Kings: Royal Art and Power in Ming China; Imprint Page; Contents; One: 'A Fence and a Screen'; Two: The Kingly Landscape; Three: The Writing of the King of Jin; Four: The Painting of the King of Zhou; Five: The Jewels of the King of Liang; Six: The Bronzes of the King of Lu; Seven: Remembered Lanterns; Map of Locations; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photographic Acknowledgements; Index |
| Summary |
""Screen of Kings is the first book in any language to examine the cultural role of the regional aristocracy - relatives of the emperors - in Ming dynasty China (1368-1644). Through an analysis of their patronage of architecture, calligraphy, painting and other art forms, and through a study of the contents of their splendid and recently excavated tombs, this innovative study puts the aristocracy back at the heart of accounts of China''s culture, from which they have been excluded until very recently. Screen of Kings challenges much of the received wisdom about Ming China. Craig Clunas sheds n |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Art, Chinese -- Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912.
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Aristocracy (Social class) -- China -- History
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Art patronage -- China -- History
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ART -- History -- General.
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Aristocracy (Social class)
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Art, Chinese -- Ming-Qing dynasties
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Art patronage
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China
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781780231402 |
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1780231407 |
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