Book - Authentication of Ancient Chinese Bronzes - 2001
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2 Books on - The art of the Horse in Chinese History - 1997
Nro. 84389527
2 Books on - The art of the Horse in Chinese History - 1997
Book 1
Imperial China - The art of the Horse in Chinese History
182 pages
Soft cover
29 x 23 cm
English
This exhibition features a stunning range of objects related to the horse in Chinese art drawn from the collections from many museums in the Shaanxi province. It includes bronze fittings, chariots, swords, and gold ornaments from the Western and Eastern Zhou dynasties, earthern wares from the Qin dynasty, and numerous Tang, Yuan and Ming glazed terracotta sculptures. The essays discuss the evolution of horse breeding and decoration throughout Chinese dynastic history.
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Book 2
Power and Virtue - The Horses in Chinese Art
136 pages
Soft cover
28 x 21 cm
English
The horse is a beloved subject and a profoundly meaningful image in Chinese visual culture. It is variously associated with non-Chinese, imperial power, and Confucian virtues. This text explores the contexts in which this noble animal figures prominently, from tomb sculpture to scholar painting, over a period of two thousand years. In particular, it examines the symbolic and rhetorical traditions of horse painting in Chinese art.
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