China - the Three Emperors 1662 - 1795

Rawski, Evelyn S. & Rawson, Jessica (Editors)

ISBN 10: 1903973708 / ISBN 13: 9781903973707

Published by Royal Academy of Arts, 2006

About this Item

30x25cm. Colour illus. card covers. A mint copy with no inscriptions. 306 rare items , illus. and described at the Royal, Academy of Arts exhibition 12 November 2005 - 17 April 2006.

Seller Inventory # AW807

Bibliographic Details

• Title: China - the Three Emperors 1662 - 1795
• Publisher: Royal Academy of Arts
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1903973708
• ISBN 13: 9781903973707
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 1st paperback edition
• Condition: Mint
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art

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Synopsis

Featuring hundreds of pieces never seen outside China, this sumptuous book focuses on the most powerful rulers of China's last dynasty, the Qing. With glorious, specially commissioned color photographs and authoritative text from experts in the field, The Three Emperors features more than 370 treasures-precious robes and palace furnishings, paintings and painted scrolls, weapons and ceremonial armor, clocks and astronomical instruments, and even an imperial throne. An incisive series of essays explores the many fascinating themes linking these artistic and cultural treasures, describing the complex rituals and intriguing personalities that created them.