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Age of empires : art of the Qin and Han dynasties /

"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 uni...

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Corporate Authors: Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, N.Y
Group Author: Sun, Zhixin, 1951; Xing, Yitian
Published: The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: [2017]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Art, Chinese > Qin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D. > Exhibitions
Summary: "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
Item Description: Catalog of an exhibition held April 3 to July 16, 2017 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Carrier Form: xv, 252 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 32 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-245) and index.
ISBN: 9781588396174 (hardback : alkaline paper) :
1588396177 (hardback : alkaline paper)
Index Number: N7343
CLC: J120.932-28
Call Number: J120.932-28/A265
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 Chin

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