{"product_id":"qing-imperial-illustrations-of-tributary-laura-hostetler-9789004503649","title":"Qing Imperial Illustrations of Tributary Peoples (Huang Qing Zhigong Tu): A Cultural Cartography of Empire","description":"Commissioned by the Qianlong emperor in 1751, the \u003ci\u003eQing Imperial Illustrations of Tributary Peoples\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eHuang Qing zhigong tu\u003c\/i\u003e 皇清職貢圖), is a captivating work of art and an ideological statement of universal rule best understood as a cultural cartography of empire. This translation of the ethnographic texts accompanied by a full-color reproduction of Xie Sui's (謝遂) hand-painted scroll helps us to understand the conceptualization of imperial tributary relationships the work embodies as rooted in both dynastic history and the specifics of Qing rule.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Hostetler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9004503641\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004503649\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Laura Hostetler","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44069308924159,"sku":"9789004503649","price":239.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3ce77b77-8c7a-4f3c-a4a6-a496c2a377f7.jpg?v=1685423996","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/qing-imperial-illustrations-of-tributary-laura-hostetler-9789004503649","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}