The Odyssey of China's Imperial Art Treasures

by Jeannette Shambaugh Elliott, David Shambaugh, Jeannette Shambaugh Elliot

Book Overview

The Odyssey of China's Imperial Art Treasures traces the three-thousand-year history of the emperor's imperial collection, from the Bronze Age to the present. The tortuous story of these treasures involves a succession of dynasties, invasion and conquest, and civil war, resulting in valiant attempts to rescue and preserve the collection. Throughout history, different Chinese regimes used the imperial collection to bolster their own political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295986883
• ISBN13: 9780295986883
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.2"