Eternal China: Splendors from the First Dynasties
Hardcover
1998 · Dayton, OH
by Li, Jian & Erickson, Susan N. & Liu, Qingzhu & Yue, Hongbin & Du, Jinpeng
Dayton, OH: Dayton Art Institute, 1998. Hardcover. VG/VG. Black boards/color DJ. 196 pp. 75 large color plates, numerous smaller bw plates. A very nice copy of the hardback edition. Wonderful color plates. Published to accompany and exhibition held in Dayton from March 7 to June 7, 1998. It then went on to one other location. CONTENTS: Preface, by Li Bin; Introduction, by Alexander Lee Nyerges; Foreword, by Robert Frankel; Lenders; Acknowledgements; Chronology; Maps; Essays: "Qin and Han Cities and Tombs: Important Archaeological Discoveries from the Xi'an Region," by Liu Qingzhu and Yue Hongbin; "The Legacy and Innovation: Western Han Sculpture from Shaanxi Province," by Susan N. Erickson; "Classification of Han Pictorial Stone Carvings from Northern Shaanxi," by Li Jian; Catalogue Entries: "Pre-Qin Period and Qin Dynasty," by Du Jinpeng; "Western Han Dynasty," by Susan N. Erickson; "Eastern Han Dynasty," by Li Jian; Notes; List of Chinese Characters; Bibliography. (Inventory #: 20671)