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Book SynopsisHandsomely illustrated' Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide The book is a resounding success a valuable guide to laypeople, students and scholars on the late Qing for years to come.' SEHEPUNKTE The exhibition catalogue's seven essaysare a guide to [a] re-reading of the past, threading the relics on display into a rich tapestry of what life entailed under the last century of Manchu reign.' Rhoda Kwan, The Mekong Review Cultural creativity in China between 1796 and 1912 demonstrated extraordinary resilience at a time of intense external and internal warfare and socioeconomic turmoil. Innovation can be seen in material culture (including print, painting, calligraphy, textiles, fashion, jewellery, ceramics, lacquer, glass, arms and armour, silver, and photography) during a century in which China's art, literature, crafts and technology faced unprecedented exposure to global influences. 1796 the official end of the reign of the Qianlong emperor is viewed as the close of the high Qing
Table of ContentsForewords
Chronology
Introduction: China’s long 19th century – Julia Lovell
Chapter 1: The court – Mei Mei Rado
Chapter 2: The military – Stephen R. Platt
Chapter 3: Elite art – Chia-ling Yang
Chapter 4: Vernacular culture – Jessica Harrison-Hall
Chapter 5: Global Qing – Anne Gerritsen
Chapter 6: Reform to revolution – Jeffrey Wasserstrom
Bibliography
List of lenders
Acknowledgements and image credits
Index
