Empire of emptiness : Buddhist art and political authority in Qing China /

Imperial Manchu support and patronage of Buddhism, particularly in Mongolia and Tibet, has often been dismissed as cynical political manipulation. Empire of Emptiness questions this generalization by taking a fresh look at the huge outpouring of Buddhist painting, sculpture, and decorative arts Qing...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Berger, Patricia Ann (VerfasserIn)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press 2003.
Schriftenreihe:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Online-Zugang:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt6wr2tf
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Like a cloudless sky
  • When words collide
  • Artful collecting
  • Remembering the future
  • Pious copies
  • Resemblance and recognition.