Sources of Han Décor : foreign influence on the han dynasty chinese iconography of paradise / Sophia-Karin Psarras.
Using archaeological data to examine the development of Han dynasty Chinese art (206 BC-AD 220), this book focusses on the iconography of paradise. Influence from the Chinese Bronze Age is discussed along with a surprisingly profound debt to Greece, the Near East and the steppe.
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Oxford :
Archaeopress Publishing Ltd,
[2019]
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| Series: | JSTOR DDA collection.
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Table of Contents:
- Chronologies ; Introduction ; I: Major Iconographies ; Chapter 1 Eastern Zhou Context ; Chapter 2 The Animal Master ; Chapter 3 Developments Related to the Animal Master ; Chapter 4 Tree of Life ; Chapter 5 Animal Predation ; II: Decorative Elements ; Chapter 6 Fantastic Elements ; Chapter 7 Plant Motifs ; Conclusion ; Maps ; Figures ; Selected References ; Index.