Odyssey of China''s Imperial Art Treasures

Informationen zum Autor Jeannette Shambaugh Elliott (1912-96) was a Sinologist and art collector. David Shambaugh is professor and director of the China Policy Program in the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University. He is the former editor of The China Quarterly and a preeminent analyst of contemporary Chinese affairs, with numerous publications to his credit. Klappentext Traces the three-thousand-year history of the emperor's imperial collection, from the Bronze Age to the present. Enlivened by the personalities of those who cared for the collection, this textured account of the imperial treasures highlights magnificent artworks and their arduous transit through politics, war, and diplomatic reconciliations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword: The Saga of China's Imperial Collections, by Thomas Lawton Prologue 1. China's Imperial Art Treasures from Early Times to the Twelfth Century 2. Imperial Treasures under the Ming and Qing Dynasties 3. From Private to Public Treasures: The Early Republican Era, 1911-1930 4. The Treasures through Times of War, 1931-1947 5. Relocating and Rebuilding the Palace Museum on Taiwan 6. The Gugong in Beijing: National Treasure and Political Object 7. Epilogue: The Politics of China's Imperial Art Notes Bibliography Index

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• Authors: Jeannette Shambaugh Elliott, Jeannette Shambaugh Shambaugh Elliott, David Shambaugh, David L. Shambaugh, Jeannette Shambaugh Elliot
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.05.2007
• EAN: 9780295986883
• ISBN: 978-0-295-98688-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 240 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Book,; Samuel and Althea Stroum Books; Samuel and Althea Stroum Book
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history