POWER AND GLORY MAIN EXHIBITION | INTRODUCTION | REVIEW
| The last native
Chinese imperial lineage, the Ming dynasty epitomizes the glories
of China’s past. Ming means bright, and the term could not be
more appropriate, since artwork in many mediums—among them painting,
textiles, ceramics, and objects in jades and other stones, gold and
other metals, enamel, lacquer, wood, and bamboo—achieved true
brilliance during this splendid period. Roughly contemporaneous with
the European Renaissance, the Ming dynasty produced comparable artistic
achievements, but its depth and diversity have been too seldom explored.
This book, cataloguing the groundbreaking exhibition at the Asian Art Museum, offers a fresh look at the court arts of the Ming dynasty—featuring exceptional objects from the Palace Museum, Beijing; the Nanjing Municipal Museum; the Shanghai Museum; and the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco—many of which have never before been exhibited in the U.S. Power and Glory: Court Arts of China’s Ming Dynasty is an essential reference for anyone who wishes to comprehend the historical development and enduring richness of Chinese court arts of the era. 320 pages, 8½ x 12 in., approx. 300 color illustrations Can be ordered in association with Asianart.com from Amazon.com |
