Bøger om Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912

Imperial Gardens (Hardback)

Vol 2: Imperial Gardens

The imperial gardens were elegant resorts for all forms of entertainment. Rapid developments in Chinese society, the economy and the arts lent great impetus to the construction of elaborate and elegan...
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Chinese Ceramics in Colonial Mexico (Paperback)

illustrations (some colour) :...
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Threads of Gold (Hardback)

Chinese Textiles, Ming to Ching

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New Songs on Ancient Tunes (Hardback)

19th-20th Century Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy from the Richard Fabian Collection

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Brilliant Strokes (Paperback)

Chinese Paintings from the Mactaggart Art Collection

Baimiao, shuanggou, gongbi, xieyi, and mogu. These words define unique Chinese painting techniques or methods. This book is an accompaniment to the exhibition Brilliant Strokes: Chinese Paintings from...
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Pictures for Use and Pleasure (Hardback)

Vernacular Painting in High Qing China

Traditional Chinese collectors, like present-day scholars of Chinese painting, have favored the 'literati' paintings of the Chinese male elite, disparaging vernacular works, often intended as decorati...
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Dressed to Rule (Paperback)

18th Century Court Attire in the Mactaggart Art Collection

A selection of Asian court attire, dating from the Qing dynasty. This book discusses the thirteenth-century Chinese Empire, where ancestors of the ruling Manchu conquerors dressed fittingly. colour ph...
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Taoist Buildings (Hardback)

Providing an insight into the ethereal world of Taoism, the Taoist buildings have basically evolved from the traditional square Chinese courtyards. Many Taoist temples have a small garden, and abound ...
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Sensuous Surfaces (Hardback)

The Decorative Object in Early Modern China

An introduction to the decorative arts in Ming and Qing dynasty China. It explores materials and techniques, as well as issues of patronage and taste, which together formed a loose system of informal ...
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Ladder to the Clouds (Hardback)

Intrigue and Tradition in Chinese Rank

colPRIZES:Shortlisted for Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize - Non-Fiction 2000....
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