Description
Book SynopsisThe bilingual book comes in two volumes – one in English with 295 images and the other in Chinese. A well-researched and lavishly illustrated book, that offers a wealth of new facts, images and insights into the subject in a broad context.
This book has detail research into saddle rugs from China and related areas like Inner-Mongolia, Xinjiang and Tibet. The research includes images of saddle rugs published in books, magazines and on the internet. The literature research the author conducted has not been exhaustive. The author has used major manuals, museum-collection and exhibition catalogues, auction catalogues, magazines and other publications.
Simply a must for anyone who loves textiles, horses or the history of China’s military, sports or culture.
Text in English and Chinese.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Map of China The earliest saddle rugs: spring and autumn (770-476BC), Warring States(475-221 BC), Qin(221-207 BC) and Han periods(206BC-220AD) The three kingdoms up to and including the sui periods(220-617) The Tang (618-907), five dynasties(907-960) and Liao (916-1125)periods The northern and southern song (960-1127/1279) and Yuan (1279-1368) periods The ming period(1368-1644) The Qing (1644-1911) and repudlican(1912-1949) periods Saddle Rugs from Nigxia Saddle Rugs from Gansu Saddle Rugs from inner mongolia Saddle Rugs from Xinjiang Saddle Rugs from Beijing Saddle Rugs from Tibet Concluding remarks Technical details Glossary Bibliogtaphy Index
