DESCRIPTION :
This sumptuous presentation of the Philadelphia Museum of Art's wide-ranging collection of Chinese art features one hundred works in various media spanning antiquity to the present day-including Ming gold vessels, a 15th-century Buddhist temple ceiling, imperial court robes, and an 18th-century bookcase made in Canton for a Dutchman. With striking new photography and engaging and informative discussions of individual works of sculpture, painting, furniture, textiles, ceramics, metalwork, and architecture, this volume provides a fascinating look into the breadth and diversity of Chinese artistic experience and material culture. An introductory essay by Hiromi Kinoshita delves into the history of the Philadelphia Museum's Chinese collection-begun after the 1876 World's Fair and continuing today with acquisitions of contemporary works by Ai Weiwei and Zhang Huan-weaving together stories of intrepid and dedicated collectors, curators, and dealers. Both accessible to general readers and of interest to scholars, this book is a valuable resource for those captivated by the many manifestations of art from China.

PRODUCT DETAILS :

ISBN : 9780300237108
CONTRIBUTIONS BY Li, Diandian, CONTRIBUTIONS BY Vollmer, John E., CONTRIBUTIONS BY Xiaofeng, Huang, EDITED BY Kinoshita, Hiromi
PUBLISHER : Yale University Press	PUBLICATION DATE : November 27, 2018
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United States	IMPRINT : Yale University Press
LANGUAGE : English	AGE : General
PRODUCT FORM : Hardback

DIMENSION : 279 mm x 229 mm
WEIGHT : 1225 g
SERIES : Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art

PRODUCT CATEGORY :
History & Archaeology
The Arts

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