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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The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
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Publisher Address: | New York : |
Publication Dates: | [2017] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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"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 |