Imperial China : The Art of the Horse in Chinese History
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Author(s)Kentucky Horse Park
PublisherArt Media Resources Ltd
ISBN / ASIN1564690717
ISBN-139781564690715
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank2,218,356
CategoryArt
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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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.
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