The World of Khubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty [Kublai]

by Watt, James C.Y.; Hearn, Maxwell K.; Leidy, Denise Patry; Sun, Zhixin Jason; Guy, John; Denney, Joyce; Augustin, Birgitta; Steinhardt, Nancy S

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New York / New Haven and London: The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Yale University Press, 2011. Large Softcover. Near Fine. 11x9x1. Minimal wear to corners, otherwise an excellent copy. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 2011 Large Softcover. xviii, 342 pp. The World of Khubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty, which accompanies a groundbreaking exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, is an in-depth discussion of the art and culture produced during this time, tracing the origins of the new art forms and exploring daily life in Yuan China, in particular at the imperial court and in the capital cities of Xanadu (Shangdu) and Dadu (Beijing), and the impact on the arts of various religions. The works of art and the archaeological finds on which the ten essays included in this volume are based are drawn principally from museums in China, with additional loans from museums in Taiwan, Japan, Russia, Germany , the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. The exhibition and catalogue, conceived and organized by James C. Y. Watt, Brooke Russell Astor Chairman of the Department of Asian Art at the Metropolitan Museum, illuminate our understanding of both the arts and the material culture of this period, telling the story of the emergence of a new Chinese art in a way that it has never before been told. In 1215, the year Khubilai Khan (1215 - 1294) was born, the Mongols made their first major incursion into North China, initiating a period of in

• Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Yale University Press
• Year: 2011
• Binding: paperback

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