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Kingly Splendor
Author | : Allison R. Miller |
Publsiher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 655 |
Release | : 2020-12-01 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780231551748 |
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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 armies of miniature terracotta warriors were prepared for the tombs of the elite during this period. Many of the finest objects of the Western Han have been excavated from the tombs of kings, who administered local provinces on behalf of the emperors. Allison R. Miller paints a new picture of elite art production by revealing the contributions of the kings to Western Han artistic culture. She demonstrates that the kings were not mere imitators of the imperial court but rather innovators, employing local materials and workshops and experimenting with new techniques to challenge the artistic hegemony of the imperial house. Tombs and funerary art, Miller contends, functioned as an important vehicle of political expression as kings strove to persuade the population and other elites of their legitimacy. Through case studies of five genres of royal art, Miller argues that the political structure of the early Western Han, with the emperor as one ruler among peers, benefited artistic production and innovation. Kingly Splendor brings together close readings of funerary art and architecture with nuanced analyses of political and institutional dynamics to provide an interdisciplinary revisionist history of the early Western Han.
Ancient Egypt and Early China
Author | : Anthony J. Barbieri-Low |
Publsiher | : University of Washington Press |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2021-07-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780295748900 |
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Although they existed more than a millennium apart, the great civilizations of New Kingdom Egypt (ca. 1548–1086 BCE) and Han dynasty China (206 BCE–220 CE) shared intriguing similarities. Both were centered around major, flood-prone rivers—the Nile and the Yellow River—and established complex hydraulic systems to manage their power. Both spread their territories across vast empires that were controlled through warfare and diplomacy and underwent periods of radical reform led by charismatic rulers—the “heretic king” Akhenaten and the vilified reformer Wang Mang. Universal justice was dispensed through courts, and each empire was administered by bureaucracies staffed by highly trained scribes who held special status. Egypt and China each developed elaborate conceptions of an afterlife world and created games of fate that facilitated access to these realms. This groundbreaking volume offers an innovative comparison of these two civilizations. Through a combination of textual, art historical, and archaeological analyses, Ancient Egypt and Early China reveals shared structural traits of each civilization as well as distinctive features.
Principles of Vocal Expression
Author | : William Benton Chamberlain |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 516 |
Release | : 1897 |
Genre | : Elocution |
ISBN | : HARVARD:HWSK4R |
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Religion at Home
Author | : Catherine Read Williams |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1837 |
Genre | : New England |
ISBN | : HARVARD:HN3MX3 |
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Life and Labors of Henry W Grady His Speeches Writings Etc
Author | : Henry Woodfin Grady |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 514 |
Release | : 1890 |
Genre | : United States |
ISBN | : UCAL:$B61897 |
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Life and Labors of Henry W Grady
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 514 |
Release | : 1890 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : UGA:32108018295827 |
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Savannah a Poem
Author | : J. Haynes |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 1855 |
Genre | : Savannah (Ga.) |
ISBN | : CHI:088047654 |
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The collected writings
Author | : Samson Raphael Hirsch |
Publsiher | : Feldheim Publishers |
Total Pages | : 458 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Fasts and feasts |
ISBN | : 087306786X |
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