The Essential Collection of the National Palace Museum. 2 Bde. Bd.1: Antiquities, Bd.2: Painting and Calligraphy & Books and Documents

National Palace Museum:

ISBN 10: 9575625358 / ISBN 13: 9789575625351

Published by Taipeh (Taiwan), National Palace Museum, 2009

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266, 190 S., ill. sehr gutes Expl. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 3635 4°, Leinen m. OU i. Orig.- Halbleinen-Schuber.

Seller Inventory # 62814

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Essential Collection of the National Palace Museum. 2 Bde. Bd.1: Antiquities, Bd.2: Painting and Calligraphy & Books and Documents
• Publisher: Taipeh (Taiwan), National Palace Museum
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9575625358
• ISBN 13: 9789575625351
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Weight: 3635 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Kunst

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Synopsis

This is a two volume set of hardcover books with dust jackets in a decorative slipcase. The two books are intended to serve as an introduction to antiquities (Volume 1) and Painting and Calligraphy and Books and Documents (Second Volume) in the National Palace Museum. Each volume contains full color photographs of the art works along with a narrative description, It was first printed in April 2009 with a price of NT$ 2200. The National Palace Museum, located in Taipei and Taibao, Chiayi County, Taiwan, has a permanent collection of nearly 700,000 pieces of ancient Chinese imperial artifacts and artworks, making it one of the largest of its type in the world. The collection encompasses 8,000 years of history of Chinese art from the Neolithic age to the modern. Most of the collection are high quality pieces collected by China's emperors. The National Palace Museum shares its roots with the Palace Museum in the Forbidden City, whose extensive collection of artwork and artifacts were built upon the imperial collections of the Ming and Qing dynasties.