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Age of empires : art of the Qin and Han dynasties

Title: Age of empires : art of the Qin and Han dynasties / Zhixin Jason Sun ; with contributions by I-tien Hsing, Cary Y. Liu, Pengliang Lu, Lillian Lan-ying Tseng, Yang Hong, Robin D.S. Yates, Zhonglin Yukina Zhang.
Publication: New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2017]

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Description

xv, 252 pages : illustrations, maps; 32 cm

Summary

"The first in-depth exploration of the artistic and cultural achievements of China's "classical" era Age of Empires presents the art and culture of China during one of the most critical periods of its history - the four centuries from 221 B.C. to A.D. 200-- when, for the first time, people of diverse backgrounds were brought together under centralized imperial rule that fostered a new and unified identity. The Qin and Han empires represent the "classical" era of Chinese civilization, coinciding in both importance and timing with the Greco-Roman period in the West. Under the short-lived Qin and centuries-long Han, warring principalities were united under a common emperor, creating not only political and intellectual institutions but also the foundation for a Chinese art, culture, and national identity that lasted over two millennia. Over 150 works from across the full breadth of Chinese artistic and decorative media-- including ceramics, metalwork, textiles, armor, sculpture, and jewelry - are featured in this book and attest to the unprecedented role of art in ancient Chinese culture. These stunning objects, among them soldiers from the renowned terracotta army of Qin Shihuang, China's first emperor, are drawn from institutions and collections in China and appear here together for the first time. Essays by leading scholars, accompanied by dazzling new photography of the objects, address the sweeping societal changes underway, and trace a progression from the early, formative years through unprecedented sophistication and technical accomplishment--embodied in an artistic legacy that reverberates in China's national identity to this day"--
"Age of Empires presents the art and culture of China during one of the most critical periods of its history - the four centuries from 221 B.C. to A.D. 200-- when, for the first time, people of diverse backgrounds were brought together under centralized imperial rule that fostered a new and unified identity. The Qin and Han empires represent the "classical" era of Chinese civilization, coinciding in both importance and timing with the Greco-Roman period in the West. Under the short-lived Qin and centuries-long Han, warring principalities were united under a common emperor, creating not only political and intellectual institutions but also the foundation for a Chinese art, culture, and national identity that lasted over two millennia. Over 150 works from across the full breadth of Chinese artistic and decorative media-- including ceramics, metalwork, textiles, armor, sculpture, and jewelry - are featured in this book and attest to the unprecedented role of art in ancient Chinese culture. These stunning objects, among them soldiers from the renowned terracotta army of Qin Shihuang, China's first emperor, are drawn from institutions and collections in China and appear here together for the first time"--

Uniform Title

Age of empires (Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.))

Alternative Title

Art of the Qin and Han dynasties

Subjects

Genre/Form

Exhibition catalogs.

Note

Catalog of an exhibition held April 3 to July 16, 2017 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-245) and index.

Contents

The Making of China: The Establishment of a Lasting Political Paradigm and Cultural Identity During the Qin and Han Dynasties / Zhixin Jason Sun -- Qin and Han Political Institutions and Administration / Robin D. S. Yates -- Military Armaments of the Qin and Han / Yang Hong -- The Qin and Han Imperial City: Modeling and Visualizing Architecture / Cary Y. Liu -- The Ingenuity of Qin-Han Craftsmanship / Pengliang Lu -- Popular Beliefs in the Qin and Han Dynasties / Lillian Lan-ying Tseng -- Qin-Han China and the Outside World / I-tien Hsing -- Catalogue. The Qin Dynasty: Birth of a Unified China -- The Han Dynasty: The Consolidation of Empire -- The Han Dynasty: One Nation, Many Cultures.

Call Number

JQG 17-924

ISBN

9781588396174
1588396177

LCCN

2016058985

OCLC

959593024

Title

Age of empires : art of the Qin and Han dynasties / Zhixin Jason Sun ; with contributions by I-tien Hsing, Cary Y. Liu, Pengliang Lu, Lillian Lan-ying Tseng, Yang Hong, Robin D.S. Yates, Zhonglin Yukina Zhang.

Publisher

New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2017]

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-245) and index.

Chronological Term

221 B.C.-960 A.D.

Added Author

Sun, Zhixin, 1951- Making of China.

Me++tropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), organizer, host institution.

Research Call Number

JQG 17-924

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