The odyssey of China's Imperial art treasures /Jeannette Shambaugh Elliott with David Shambaugh.

Elliott, Jeannette Shambaugh, 1912-1996.

The odyssey of China's Imperial art treasures /Jeannette Shambaugh Elliott with David Shambaugh. - Seattle : University of Washington Press, (c)2005. - 1 online resource (xiii, 178 pages) : illustrations. - Samuel and Althea Stroum Books .

"A Samuel and Althea Stroum book."

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Contents; Foreword: The Saga of China's Imperial Collections; Prologue; 1 China's Imperial Art Treasures from Early Times to the Twelfth Century; 2 Imperial Treasures under the Ming and Qing Dynasties; 3 From Private to Public Treasures: The Early Republican Era, 1911-1930; 4 The Treasures through Times of War, 1931-1947; 5 Relocating and Rebuilding the Palace Museum on Taiwan; 6 The Gugong in Beijing: National Treasure and Political Object; 7 Epilogue: The Politics of China's Imperial Art; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; X.



9780295997551 9780295801384

2005002224

GBA558651 bnb

013250470 Uk


Art--Political aspects--China.
Art, Chinese.


Electronic Books.

N8846 / .O397 2005