Screen of kings : royal art and power in Ming China / / Craig Clunas

• Autore: Clunas Craig
• Pubblicazione: London, England : , : Reaktion Books Ltd, , 2013; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (250 p.)
• Disciplina: 709.51
• Soggetto topico: Art, Chinese - Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912; Aristocracy (Social class) - China - History; Art patronage - China - History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Screen of Kings: Royal Art and Power in Ming China; Imprint Page; Contents; One: 'A Fence and a Screen'; Two: The Kingly Landscape; Three: The Writing of the King of Jin; Four: The Painting of the King of Zhou; Five: The Jewels of the King of Liang; Six: The Bronzes of the King of Lu; Seven: Remembered Lanterns; Map of Locations; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photographic Acknowledgements; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: ""Screen of Kings is the first book in any language to examine the cultural role of the regional aristocracy - relatives of the emperors - in Ming dynasty China (1368-1644). Through an analysis of their patronage of architecture, calligraphy, painting and other art forms, and through a study of the contents of their splendid and recently excavated tombs, this innovative study puts the aristocracy back at the heart of accounts of China''s culture, from which they have been excluded until very recently. Screen of Kings challenges much of the received wisdom about Ming China. Craig Clunas sheds n
• Titolo autorizzato: Screen of kings
• ISBN: 1-78023-140-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821952703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II