The Yongle Emperor (1403-1424) was considered the most powerful, effective, and extravagant ruler of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Major military campaigns and unprecedented maritime expeditions marked his reign. Yongle is also credited with moving the capital from the south to the northern capital of Beijing, establishing the Forbidden City. In Beijing, Yongle inherited the imperial workshops instituted by the Mongol rulers of the preceding Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). The superb sculptures, lacquers, metalwork, ceramics, ...
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The Yongle Emperor (1403-1424) was considered the most powerful, effective, and extravagant ruler of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Major military campaigns and unprecedented maritime expeditions marked his reign. Yongle is also credited with moving the capital from the south to the northern capital of Beijing, establishing the Forbidden City. In Beijing, Yongle inherited the imperial workshops instituted by the Mongol rulers of the preceding Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). The superb sculptures, lacquers, metalwork, ceramics, textiles, and ivories produced during Yongle's reign show the following influences: Islamic metalwork and glass on porcelains, and Tibetan Buddhist motifs on decorative arts and sculpture. As this book demonstrates, the art of this phase of the Ming dynasty clearly had a seminal role in the development of later Chinese decorative arts. Exhibition schedule: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1 April to 10 July 2005
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Good+; Softcover; Withdrawn library copy with the standard library markings; Light wear to the covers; Library stamps to the endpapers; Text pages are clean & unmarked; Binding is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
