Introduction
Annotated Chronology of Chinese Historical Periods, Dynasties and Reigns
Chapter 1
Neolithic Crafts
(c. 5th millennium-18th century BC)
Chapter 2
Hieratic Art and the Bronze Age
(18th-12th centuries BC)
Chapter 3
Status and Decoration
(12th-3rd centuries BC)
Chapter 4
Nationalism and Expression
(3rd century BC-3rd century AD)
Chapter 5
The Imprint of Buddhism
(1st-10th centuries AD)
Chapter 6
Internationalism and Showmanship
(4th-10th centuries)
Chapter 7
Space and Monumentality
(10th-early 12th centuries)
Chapter 8
Court and Chan Buddhist Arts
(early 12th-early 14th centuries)
Chapter 9
Tradition and Invention
(14th-15th centuries)
Chapter 10
Eclecticism and Innovation
(15th-17th centuries)
Chapter 11
Individualism and Eccentricity
(17th-18th centuries)
Chapter 12
Enquiry and Dislocation
(19th-20th centuries)
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Maps
List of Illustrations
Index
