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Sources of Han Décor : foreign influence on the han dynasty chinese iconography of paradise / Sophia-Karin Psarras

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Psarras, Sophia-Karin
Published
Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2019]
Copyright Date
©2019
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 141 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps
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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.
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.
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9781789693263 (electronic bk.)
1789693268 (electronic bk.)
178969325X
9781789693256
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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