Age of Empires

Art of the Qin and Han Dynasties

Zhixin Sun, I-tien Hsing, Cary Y. Liu , Pengliang Lu

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Metropolitan Museum of Ar
11 April 2017

Art & Architecture; Oriental art; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections

The first in-depth exploration of the artistic and cultural achievements of China's classical era Age of Empires presents the art and culture of China during one of the most critical periods of its history - the four centuries from 221 B.C. to A.D. 200 - when, for the first time, people of diverse backgrounds were brought together under centralized imperial rule that fostered a new and unified identity.

The Qin and Han empires represent the classical era of Chinese civilization, coinciding in both importance and timing with the Greco-Roman period in the West. Under the short-lived Qin and centuries-long Han, warring principalities were united under a common emperor, creating not only political and intellectual institutions but also the foundation for a Chinese art, culture, and national identity that lasted over two millennia.

Over 150 works from across the full breadth of Chinese artistic and decorative media - including ceramics, metalwork, textiles, armor, sculpture, and jewelry - are featured in this book and attest to the unprecedented role of art in ancient Chinese culture. These stunning objects, among them soldiers from the renowned terracotta army of Qin Shihuang, China's first emperor, are drawn from institutions and collections in China and appear here together for the first time.

Essays by leading scholars, accompanied by dazzling new photography of the objects, address the sweeping societal changes underway, and trace a progression from the early, formative years through unprecedented sophistication and technical accomplishment-embodied in an artistic legacy that reverberates in China's national identity to this day.

By: Zhixin Sun
Contributions by: I-tien Hsing, Cary Y. Liu, Pengliang Lu, Lillian Lan-ying Tseng
Imprint: Metropolitan Museum of Ar
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 305mm, Width: 229mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 1.860kg
ISBN: 9781588396174
ISBN 10: 1588396177
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 11 April 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Zhixin Jason Sun is curator in the Department of Asian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.