Terracotta Army: Legacy of the First Emperor of China
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (643 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300230567 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 120 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Zhang Weixing is chair of the Archaeology Department at Emperor Qin Shihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum. William Neer is curatorial assistant for East Asian art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. . Carpenter Curator of East Asian Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Hou-mei Sung is curator of Asian art at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Rhodes and Leona B. About the AuthorLi Jian is E
The texts introduce recent scholarship on this material culture to illuminate not only the first emperor’s burial complex, but also his powerful influence in Chinese history and the myriad ways in which his political and economic reforms transformed the daily lives of the Chinese people. . This fascinating publication features more than 130 works including ten of these majestic terracotta figures, arms and armor, horse and chariot fittings, ritual bronze vessels, works in gold and silver, jade ornaments, precious jewelry, and ceramics. A richly illustrated book featuring recent revelations about China’s first emperor, Ying Zheng, and his famous burial site containing an army of life-size terracotta soldiers and other artifacts First discovered by a farmer in 1974, the burial site of China’s f
Li Jian is E. Carpenter Curator of East Asian Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Hou-mei Sung is curator of Asian art at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Rhodes and Leona B. Zhang Weixing is chair of the Archaeology Department at Emperor Qin Shihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum. William Neer is cur