Recasting the Past: The Art of Chinese Bronzes, 1100-1900 Brand / Mad Beauty poetry and other artistic endeavours

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Recasting the Past: The Art of Chinese Bronzes, 1100-1900 Brand / Mad Beauty poetry and other artistic endeavoursA reappraisal of the often overlooked Chinese bronzes made from the twelfth through nineteenth centuries, demonstrating their profound impact on Chinese art and culture Bronze vessels were the ultimate emblems of power in ancient China. Beginning in the twelfth century, the rediscovery of ancient bronzes as evidence of an earlier golden age led to a revival of bronze casting. This publication is the first comprehensive study of these later Chinese