Sources of Han décor : foreign influence on the Han dynasty Chinese iconography of paradise (206 BC - AD 220) /

Sources of Han décor : foreign influence on the Han dynasty Chinese iconography of paradise (206 BC - AD 220) /

Using archaeological data to examine the development of Han dynasty Chinese art (206 BC-AD 220), this book focusses on the iconography of paradise. Influence from the Chinese Bronze Age is discussed along with a surprisingly profound debt to Greece, the Near East and the steppe.

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Main Author: Psarras, Sophia-Karin (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Summertown, Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd., 2019.

Subjects:

Paradise in art.
Arts, Chinese > Foreign influences.
China > Antiquities.
China > History > Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.

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Call Number: DS748.13

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Summary:Using archaeological data to examine the development of Han dynasty Chinese art (206 BC-AD 220), this book focusses on the iconography of paradise. Influence from the Chinese Bronze Age is discussed along with a surprisingly profound debt to Greece, the Near East and the steppe.
Item Description:Also issued in print: 2019.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 138 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781789693263 (ebook) :