Intellectually and visually stimulating, this important landmark book looks at the religious, political, social and artistic significance of the Imperial tombs of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). It traces the evolutionary development of the most elaborately beautiful imperial tombs to examine fundamental issues on death and the afterlife in one of the world's most sophisticated civilizations. Selected tombs are presented in terms of their structure, artistic programs and their purposes. The author sets the tombs in the context of Chinese attitudes towards the afterlife, the politics of mausoleum architecture, and the artistic vocabulary which was becoming the mainstream of Chinese civilization.
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Tonia Eckfeld is Senior Fellow in Art History and Asian Studies at the University of Melbourne. She lectures internationally on the art and architectural history of China, India and Japan. She has conducted extensive research throughout Asia, and has received numerous academic awards, including a research fellowship to Harvard.
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The ideas and circumstances applying to the design and construction of tombs 1000 to 2000 years before the lang period are known from excavations at the tombs of the following: Consort Fu Hao (Shang dynasty, c. 1200 BC) in Henan; the Marquis of Yi (Eastern Zhou. c.433 BC) in Hubei; Qin Shihuangdi (Qin dynasty, c.210 BC) in Shaanxi; Lady Dai (Western Han, c. 168 BC) at Mawangdui in Hunan and Prince Liu Sheng (Western Han, c.113 BC) in Hebei. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages:
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The ideas and circumstances applying to the design and construction of tombs 1000 to 2000 years before the lang period are known from excavations at the tombs of the following: Consort Fu Hao (Shang dynasty, c. 1200 BC) in Henan; the Marquis of Yi (Eastern Zhou. c.433 BC) in Hubei; Qin Shihuangdi (Qin dynasty, c.210 BC) in Shaanxi; Lady Dai (Western Han, c. 168 BC) at Mawangdui in Hunan and Prince Liu Sheng (Western Han, c.113 BC) in Hebei. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
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- Boundaries in China (Reaktion Books - Critical Views) by John Hay in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Chinese Painting by James Cahill in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- State and Court Ritual in China (University of Cambridge Oriental Publications) by Joseph P. McDermott in Back Matter
- Chinese Painting (Images of Asia) by T. C. Lai in Back Matter
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