Imperial Portraiture as Symbol of Political Legitimacy: A New Study of the "Portraits of Successive Emperors"

This article examines the meaning and function of political portraiture in Tang-dynasty China through a detailed investigation and analysis of the renowned silk painting scroll representing thirteen pre-Tang emperors housed in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Although it is a Song-dynasty copy of th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ars Orientalis. - Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1954. - 35(2008) vom: Jan., Seite 96-128
1. Verfasser: Qiang, Ning (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2008
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Ars Orientalis
Schlagworte:Political science Arts Business Behavioral sciences Physical sciences