The odyssey of China's Imperial art treasures

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Elliott Jeannette Shambaugh
Group Author: Shambaugh David L
Published: University of Washington Press,
Publisher Address: Seattle
Publication Dates: c2005.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xiii, 178 p.: ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 0295985224 (hardback : alk. paper)
Call Number: J12/E466
Contents: "A Samuel and Althea Stroum book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-169) and index.
China's Imperial art treasures from early times to the twelfth century -- Imperial treasures under the Ming and Qing dynasties -- From private to public treasures: the early Republican era, 1911-1930 -- The treasures through times of war, 1931-1947 -- Relocating and rebuilding the Palace Museum on Taiwan -- The Gugong in Beijing: national treasure and political object -- Epilogue: the politics of China's Imperial art.