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Kingly Splendor
Court Art and Materiality in Han China
Inbunden, 2020
598 kr
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The Western Han dynasty (202 BCE–9 CE) was a foundational period for the artistic culture of ancient China, a fact particularly visible in the era’s funerary art. Iconic forms of Chinese art such as dazzling suits of jade; cavernous, rock-cut mountain tombs; fancifully ornate wall paintings; and …
Modeling Peace
Royal Tombs and Political Ideology in Early China
Av Jie Shi
Inbunden, 2020
581 kr
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Among hundreds of thousands of ancient graves and tombs excavated to date in China, the Mancheng site stands out for its unparalleled complexity and richness. It features juxtaposed burials of the first king and queen of the Zhongshan kingdom (dated late second century BCE). The male tomb occupant, …
Kingly Crafts
The Archaeology of Craft Production in Late Shang China
Av Yung-ti Li
Inbunden, 2022
537 kr
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The site of Anyang, the last capital of the Shang dynasty, dated to around 1200 to 1000 BCE, is one of the most important sources of knowledge about craft production in Bronze Age China. Excavations and research of the settlement over the past ninety years demonstrate both the advanced level of …
Many Worlds Under One Heaven
Material Culture, Identity, and Power in the Northern Frontiers of the Western Zhou, 1045–771 BCE
Av Yan Sun
Inbunden, 2021
581 kr
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In the mid-eleventh century BCE, the Zhou overthrew the Shang, a dynastic power that had dominated much of northern and central China. Over the next three centuries, they would extend the borders of their political control significantly beyond those of the Shang. The Zhou introduced a political …
Mediation of Legitimacy in Early China
A Study of the Neglected Zhou Scriptures and the Grand Duke Traditions
Inbunden, 2022
648 kr
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Scholarship on early China has traditionally focused on a core group of canonical texts. However, understudied sources have the potential to shift perspectives on fundamental aspects of Chinese intellectual, religious, and political history. Yegor Grebnev examines crucial noncanonical texts …
Spring and Autumn Historiography
Form and Hierarchy in Ancient Chinese Annals
Inbunden, 2023
625 kr
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The Spring and Autumn is an annals text composed of brief records covering the period 722–479 BCE and written from the perspective of the ancient Chinese state of Lu. A long neglected part of the Chinese canon, it is traditionally ascribed to Confucius, who is said to have embedded his evaluations …
Remembrance in Clay and Stone
Early Memorial and Funerary Art of Southwest China
Av Hajni Elias
Inbunden, 2025
581 kr
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This book explores the memorial and funerary artistic traditions of Southwest China during the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE). In early imperial times, the art of this region—present-day Sichuan province—differed in both style and content from tomb and memorial art produced in other parts of the …
The Allure of the Mirror
Mass Consumption of Fine Things in the Han Empire
Av Yanlong Guo
Inbunden, 2025
581 kr
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In Han China (202 BCE–220 CE), few luxury objects were as widely coveted as bronze mirrors. Typically circular and ranging from seven to thirty centimeters in diameter, these mirrors were crafted from high-tin bronze, with highly reflective surfaces on the front and intricate designs and auspicious …
Writing and Materiality in Ancient China
The Textual Culture of the Mawangdui Tombs
Av Luke Waring
Inbunden, 2025
581 kr
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Excavations at the famous Mawangdui tomb site in south-central China (early to mid-second century BCE) have unearthed many kinds of writing, including documents made of silk, wood, and bamboo as well as a wide range of inscribed artifacts. This book is an interdisciplinary study of these varied …
