The imperial workshops of Yongle (r. 1403-24), third emperor of the Ming dynasty, produced superb paintings, sculptures, porcelains, and other luxury objects that became the foundation for subsequent developments in the arts for the remainder of the Ming dynasty. This volume traces the roots of the Yongle artistic styles to the previous dynasty, the Y???an (1271-;1368), when China was ruled by the Mongols. It offers new insight into the emperor's attachment to Tibetan Buddhism, which is reflected in many of the objects ...
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The imperial workshops of Yongle (r. 1403-24), third emperor of the Ming dynasty, produced superb paintings, sculptures, porcelains, and other luxury objects that became the foundation for subsequent developments in the arts for the remainder of the Ming dynasty. This volume traces the roots of the Yongle artistic styles to the previous dynasty, the Y???an (1271-;1368), when China was ruled by the Mongols. It offers new insight into the emperor's attachment to Tibetan Buddhism, which is reflected in many of the objects illustrated in this volume. The Yongle reign was also a period of active trade and diplomatic exchanges between China and Central Asia and the Middle East, the influence of which can be seen in the decorative arts of this era: porcelain articles, for instance, copied the shapes of Islamic glass and metalware vessels. It was this masterful blending of indigenous Chinese themes with foreign styles and designs that created the vibrant synthesis of the arts that is a hallmark of the Yongle reign. This brief account of the arts is narrated against the life and times of one of the most powerful and complex personalities history has ever known. [This book was originally published in 2005 and has gone out of print. This edition is a print-on-demand version of the original book.] Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press
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Good+; Softcover; Withdrawn library copy with the standard library markings; Light wear to the covers; Library stamps to the endpapers; Text pages are clean & unmarked; Binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75"-11.75" tall); 1.3 lbs; Red covers with textile illustration, and title in white lettering; 2005, Metropolitan Museum of Art; 104 pages; "Defining Yongle: Imperial Art in Early Fifteenth-Century China, " by James C. Y. Watt & Denise Patry Leidy.
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Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket; Softcover; Dust jacket is clean and glossy with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Very light wear to the paper covers; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75"-11.75" tall); 1.3 lbs; Reddish dust jacket with textile illustration, and title in white lettering; 2005, Metropolitan Museum of Art; 104 pages; "Defining Yongle: Imperial Art in Early Fifteenth-Century China, " by James C. Y. Watt & Denise Patry Leidy.
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Good in good dust jacket. Good Book. Good Dust Jacket. Trade paperback (US). Sewn binding. 103 p. Contains: Illustrations. All pages and cover are intact. Pages do not have dog-ears. The back of the cover has slight scratches and scuffs. The edges and corners have a small amount of bumps and wear. Book does not contain highlighting/underlining, markings or signatures by the previous owner
