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Empire of great brightness : visual and material cultures of Ming China, 1368-1644 / Craig Clunas.
Publication details: London : Reaktion Books, 2007.Description: 288 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 26 cmISBN:- 9781861893314 (hbk.)
- 1861893310 (hbk.)
- 709.51 22
- DS753.2 .C58 2007
- N7343.5 .C63 2007
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Summary: A history of Ming dynasty culture explored through the riches of its images and objects by a renowned expert on Chinese art. Craig Clunas uses a wide range of pictures and objects from Ming China to illustrate familiar areas such as painting and ceramics.
Time, space and agency in Ming China -- Sitting and roaming : cultures of direction and movement -- The word on the streets : cultures of text -- Pictures in the Chinese encyclopaedia : image, category, and knowledge -- Pleasure, play and excess -- Dark warriors : cultures of violence -- 'Walking with a staff' : ageing and death -- Remnant subjects : afterlives of Ming visual and material culture.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-274) and index.
A history of Ming dynasty culture explored through the riches of its images and objects by a renowned expert on Chinese art. Craig Clunas uses a wide range of pictures and objects from Ming China to illustrate familiar areas such as painting and ceramics.
Time, space and agency in Ming China -- Sitting and roaming : cultures of direction and movement -- The word on the streets : cultures of text -- Pictures in the Chinese encyclopaedia : image, category, and knowledge -- Pleasure, play and excess -- Dark warriors : cultures of violence -- 'Walking with a staff' : ageing and death -- Remnant subjects : afterlives of Ming visual and material culture.
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