| Description |
1 online resource (x, 141 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps. |
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| Series |
JSTOR DDA collection
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Contents |
Chronologies ; Introduction ; I: Major Iconographies ; Chapter 1 Eastern Zhou Context ; Chapter 2 The Animal Master ; Chapter 3 Developments Related to the Animal Master ; Chapter 4 Tree of Life ; Chapter 5 Animal Predation ; II: Decorative Elements ; Chapter 6 Fantastic Elements ; Chapter 7 Plant Motifs ; Conclusion ; Maps ; Figures ; Selected References ; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Art, Chinese -- Qin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D.
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Art, Chinese -- Western influences.
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Art, Chinese -- Western influences. |
| Chronological Term |
221 B.C.-220 A.D. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Psarras, Sophia-Karin. Sources of Han Décor. Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2019] 178969325X (OCoLC)1129028073 |
| ISBN |
9781789693263 (electronic book) |
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1789693268 (electronic book) |
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178969325X |
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9781789693256 |
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