TY  - BOOK
AU  - Xu,Jay
AU  - He,Li
ED  - Asian Art Museum of San Francisco,
TI  - Emperors' treasures: Chinese art from the National Palace Museum, Taipei 
SN  - 9780939117734 (hardback)
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - San Francisco
PB  - Asian Art Museum
KW  - Guo li gu gong bo wu yuan
KW  - Exhibitions
KW  - Art, Chinese
KW  - Art
KW  - Taiwan
KW  - Taipei
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-248) and index; Imperial art collections and transitions in China / Ho Chuan-hsin -- Exceptional emperors: the antiquities collections of Huizong and Qianlong / Tianlong Jiao -- A millennium of imperial collecting and catronage / Alfreda Murck -- Catalogue of the exhibition
N2  - "Emperors' Treasures features artworks from the renowned National Palace Museum, Taipei. It encompasses paintings, calligraphy, bronzes, ceramics, lacquer ware, jades, and textiles exemplifying the finest craftsmanship and imperial taste. The Chinese art book explores the identities of eight Chinese rulers--seven emperors and one empress--who reigned from the early 12th through early 20th centuries. They are portrayed in a story line that highlights artworks of their eras, from the dignified Song to the coarse yet subtle Yuan, and from the brilliant Ming until the final, dazzling Qing period. Emperors' Treasures examines each ruler's distinct contribution to the arts and how each developed his or her aesthetic and connoisseurship"--
ER  -