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The Zoomorphic Imagination in Chinese Art and Culture

The Zoomorphic Imagination in Chinese Art and Culture( )
Editor: Silbergeld, Jerome
Wang, Eugene Y.
Contribution by: Allan, Sarah
Bai, Qianshen
Bush, Susan
Greenberg, Daniel
Hinton, Carmelita (Carma)
Ho, Judy Chungwa
Kleutghen, Kristina
Liscomb, Kathlyn
Purtle, Jennifer
Sørensen, Henrik
ISBN:978-0-8248-4676-3
Publication Date:Oct 2016
Publisher:University of Hawaii Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $75.00
Book Description:

China has an age-old zoomorphic tradition. The First Emperor was famously said to have had the heart of a tiger and a wolf. The names of foreign tribes were traditionally written with characters that included animal radicals. In modern times, the communist government frequently referred to Nationalists as "running dogs," and President Xi Jinping, vowing to quell corruption at all levels, pledged to capture both "the tigers" and "the flies." Splendidly illustrated with works ranging...
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Book Details
Pages:472
Detailed Subjects: Art / Asian / Chinese
Art / Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):7.05 x 9.8 x 1.2 Inches
Book Weight:3 Pounds
Author Biography
(Editor)
Sarah Allan teaches classical Chinese & Chinese philosophy at Dartmouth College.

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