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Age of Empires: Art of the Qin and Han Dynasties

2017 · 110312 — New York and New Haven CT: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Yale University Press 2017. Cloth xv 252 pages illustrations maps; 32 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held April 3 to July 16 2017 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Firm binding clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. A massive coffee-table book. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "Age of Empires presents the art and culture of China during one of the most critical periods of its history - the four centuries from 221 B.C. to A.D. 200-- when for the first time people of diverse backgrounds were brought together under centralized imperial rule that fostered a new and unified identity. The Qin and Han empires represent the 'classical' era of Chinese civilization coinciding in both importance and timing with the Greco-Roman period in the West. Under the short-lived Qin and centuries-long Han warring principalities were united under a common emperor creating not only political and intellectual institutions but also the foundation for a Chinese art culture and national identity that lasted over two millennia. Over 150 works from across the full breadth of Chinese artistic and decorative media-- including ceramics metalwork textiles armor sculpture and jewelry - are featured in this book and attest to the unprecedented role of art in ancient Chinese culture. These stunning objects among them soldiers from the renowned terracotta army of Qin Shihuang China's first emperor are drawn from institutions and collections in China and appear here together for the first time." - Publisher. CONTENTS: The Making of China: The Establishment of a Lasting Political Paradigm and Cultural Identity During the Qin and Han Dynasties by Zhixin Jason Sun; Qin and Han Political Institutions and Administration by Robin D. S. Yates; Military Armaments of the Qin and Han by Yang Hong; The Qin and Han Imperial City: Modeling and Visualizing Architecture by Cary Y. Liu; The Ingenuity of Qin-Han Craftsmanship by Pengliang Lu; Popular Beliefs in the Qin and Han Dynasties by Lillian Lan-ying Tseng; Qin-Han China and the Outside World by I-tien Hsing; Catalogue. The Qin Dynasty: Birth of a Unified China; The Han Dynasty: The Consolidation of Empire; The Han Dynasty: One Nation Many Cultures. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio. Collectible. Metropolitan Museum of Art; Yale University Press Hardcover