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First Masterpiece of Chinese Painting: The Admonitions Scroll
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
First Masterpiece of Chinese Painting: The Admonitions Scroll
Contributors:
By (Author) Shane McCausland
Publisher:
British Museum Press
Imprint:
British Museum Press
Publication Date:
22nd January 2004
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Paintings and painting
Dewey:
759.951
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
144
Dimensions:
Width 215mm, Height 215mm
Description
For centuries the Admonitions handscroll has been celebrated and treasured as one of the earliest and most important works in the history of Chinese art. It illustrates episodes from an eighty-line poem entitled The Admonitions of the Instructress to the Court Ladies. Written in 292, the poem offers a code of ethics and etiquette addressed to the women of the imperial court, from empresses to concubines.
