Possessing the Past

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  • Possessing the Past Book Detail

  • Author : 國立故宮博物院
  • Release Date : 1996
  • Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Genre : Art
  • Pages : 666
  • ISBN 13 : 0810964945
  • File Size : 60,60 MB

Possessing the Past by 國立故宮博物院 PDF Summary

Book Description: A major scholarly work, published in conjunction with the exhibition titled "Splendors of Imperial China: Treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei" (on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art during 1996, and scheduled for several other American cities during 1996-1997). Written by scholars of both Chinese and Western cultural backgrounds and conceived as a cultural history, the book synthesizes scholarship of the past three decades to present the historical and cultural significance of individual works of art and analyses of their aesthetic content, as well as reevaluation of the cultural dynamics of Chinese history. Includes some 600 illustrations, 436 in color. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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