China: Dawn Of A Golden Age, 200-750 Ad - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1588391264 ISBN 13: 9781588391261

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004

Synopsis

This catalogue accompanies an ambitious exhibition, held at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2004-2005, of a substantial body of archaeological objects from China that demonstrates the wealth and cultural breadth of the Chinese dynasties between the Han and the Tang. Six essays are included, beginning with an introductory history by Watt (chairman of the Met's department of Asian art) and including essays on Central Asian metalwork found in China and Buddhist art in China. Three essays are included on the arts of the Silk Road; the interest in a variety of arts from distant lands is a central theme of the exhibition. The catalogue is oversize, 9.25x12.25", and includes a series of maps and a chronology. Distributed by Yale U. Press under ISBN 0-300-10487-1. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

Review:

'...English [readers] now have at their disposal a valuable new fund of information for understanding the pattern of China's past.' -- Beth McKillop, The Royal Society for Asian Affairs, March 2006

'Highly recommended.....indispensible for institutions and individuals interested in the Asian art and material culture of this period.' -- The Art Book, May 2005

About the Author:

James C.Y. Watt is Brooke Russell Astor Chairman, Department of Asian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

About this edition

• Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1588391264
• ISBN 13: 9781588391261
• Binding: Hardcover
• Editor: Watt James C. Y., Harper Prudence Oliver