Subject: Material culture--China--History--Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

Empire of great brightness : visual and material cultures of Ming China, 1368-1644
AuthorClunas, Craig
PlaceHonolulu
PublisherUniversity of Hawaii Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook
Series
ShelfHallway Cases
Call NumberDS753.2.C58 2007
Description288 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 26 cm.
NoteEmpire of great brightness : visual and material cultures of Ming China, 1368-1644 / Craig Clunas.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-274) and index.

Contents: Time, space and agency in Ming China -- Sitting and roaming: cultures of direction and movement -- The word on the streets: cultures of text -- Pictures in the Chinese encyclopaedia: image, category, and knowledge -- Pleasure, play and excess -- Dark warriors: cultures of violence -- 'Walking with a staff': ageing and death -- Remnant subjects: afterlives of Ming visual and material culture.
***Graphic resource.

Multimedia
ISBN9780824831493
LCCN2006024694