China: Dawn of a Golden Age, 200-750 AD"The integration of foreign motifs and styles with the traditional arts of China is the focus of this catalogue and the landmark exhibition that it accompanies, "China: Dawn of a Golden Age, 200-750 AD," held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibition compromises some three hundred objects, most of them excavated in recent years and many never before seen outside China. Each work is discussed in terms of its aesthetic qualities and art-historical significance and in the context of the philosophical and religious ideas that are reflected in iconography and style." "In an introductory essay, James C. Y. Wyatt, Brooke Russell Astor Chairman, Department of Asian Art, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, discusses the art and history of the entire period. Essays by both Chinese and Western scholars explore important aspects of metalwork, glass, and textiles, as well as the development of Buddhist art in China."--BOOK JACKET. |
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China: Dawn of a Golden Age, 200-750 AD James C. Y. Watt,Prudence Oliver Harper No preview available - 2004 |
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Asian Astana Autonomous Region Museum Bactrian Beijing bodhisattva bowl bronze Buddha carved Cave Central Asia century B.C. Chang'an China Chinese Cultural Datong decoration depicted Dunhuang Earthenware Eastern Jin Emperor Empress example fifth Gansu glass gold guardian Guyuan Hebei Henan horse images Inner Mongolia inscription Institute of Archaeology jade JCYW Jiangsu jin silk Kaogu kaogu yanjiusuo late Liang Liaoning Luoyang Maitreya Marshak meishu motifs murals Museum EXCAV Museum of Art Nanjing Ningxia nomadic Northern Wei dynasty Northern Zhou ornaments painted pattern period Pingcheng Provincial Museum Qingzhou REPORT in Wenwu roundel samite Sasanian sculptures Shaanxi Province Shandong Sichuan Silk Road silver sixth century Sogdian Southern Dynasties stele stone style Sui dynasty Tang dynasty textiles tomb dated Turfan Uygur Autonomous Region vessels Wang Wenwu chubanshe Western Xi'an Xian Xianbei Xinjiang Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Xiongnu Zhang Zhao Feng Zhongguo zizhiqu