Chinese art & culture / Robert L. Thorp, Richard Ellis Vinograd.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 420-429) and index.

Prehistoric roots: late Neolithic cultures -- The early Bronze Age: Shang and western Zhou -- The late Bronze Age: Eastern Zhou -- The first empires: Qin and Han -- Age of the Dharma: the period of division -- A new Imperial state: Sui and Tang -- Technologies and cultures of the song -- Official, personal, and urban arts of the Yuan to middle Ming -- Art systems and circulations: late Ming to Middle Qing -- Identity and community in 19th- and 20th-century Chinese art.

An illustrated chronicle of Chinese art from the late Neolithic period through the twentieth century, which discusses artistic reflections of politics, material culture, belief systems, and more, and includes over one hundred color plates, eight maps, and a time line.

Power and glory : court arts of China's Ming dynasty / by He Li and Michael Knight ; with contributions from Richard Vinograd, Terese Tse Bartholomew, and Dany Chan.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-275) and index.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition organized by the Asian Art Museum in association with the Palace Museum, Beijing, the Nanjing Municipal Museum and the Shaghai Museum, and presented in the following venues: Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, June-September, 2008; Indianapolis Museum of Art, October 2008-January 2009; and Saint Louis Art Museum, February-May 2009.

Ming vases have been long regarded as the epitome of priceless beauty. Exploring the grandeur of the last native Chinese dynasty (1368-1644), 'Power and Glory' demonstrates why not just vases but Ming art of many types has earned such acclaim.

Introduction / Michael Knight -- Gold and Jade / He Li -- Textiles and Costumes / Terese Tse Bartholomew -- Lacquer, Wood, and Bamboo / Michael Knight -- Ceramics / He Li -- Metal and Cloisonné / He Li -- Paintings / Richard Vinograd.