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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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Honolulu :
University of Hawaii Press
2003.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt6wr2tf |
Table of Contents:
- Like a cloudless sky
- When words collide
- Artful collecting
- Remembering the future
- Pious copies
- Resemblance and recognition.