Imperial China : The Art of the Horse in Chinese History

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 709 EAN: 9781564690715 ISBN: 1564690717 Label: Harmony House Publishers (KY) Manufacturer: Harmony House Publishers (KY) Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 180 Publication Date: 2000-07-01 Publisher: Harmony House Publishers (KY) Studio: Harmony House Publishers (KY)
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Editorial Reviews: This exhibition features a stunning range of objects related to the horse in Chinese art drawn from the collections from many museums in the Shaanxi province. It includes bronze fittings, chariots, swords, and gold ornaments from the Western and Eastern Zhou dynasties, earthern wares from the Qin dynasty, and numerous Tang, Yuan and Ming glazed terracotta sculptures. The essays discuss the evolution of horse breeding and decoration throughout Chinese dynastic history.