{"product_id":"chinas-1800s-jessica-harrison-hall-9780861592418","title":"China's 1800s: Material and Visual Culture","description":"Material and visual culture of China's long 19th century is understandably overshadowed by the traumatic warfare, land shortages, famines and uprisings which impacted the lives of a population of around 400 million people. However, innovation can be seen in material culture (including print, painting, calligraphy, textiles, fashion, jewelry, ceramics, lacquer, glass, arms and armor, rugs, silver, money, and photography) during a century in which China's art, literature, crafts and technology faced unprecedented exposure to global influences. Despite this however, until recently, the 19th century in China has been often defined - and dismissed - as an era of cultural decline.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilding on the critically acclaimed British Museum exhibition China's hidden century: 1796-1912, this publication seeks to redefine perceptions about 19th-century Qing arts. Essays by some of the world's leading authorities on Qing culture reveal the social, cultural, religious, creative, economic and political history of makers, users, owners and collectors. Areas of focus include painting and patronage; calligraphy and seal carving; commerce and fashion; and craft technology and technology ensuring that the book will be a manual for the arts of China's long 19th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Harrison-Hall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0861592417\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780861592418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e British Museum Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Jessica Harrison-Hall","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46311371735295,"sku":"9780861592418","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5dad734b-b25b-4cc4-92e1-f244f99c7247.jpg?v=1730889410","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chinas-1800s-jessica-harrison-hall-9780861592418","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}