Power and glory
Subtitle: court arts of China's Ming dynasty
By: He Li and Michael Knight ; with contributions from Richard Vinograd, Terese Tse Bartholomew, and Dany Chan.
Contributors: Knight, Michael, 1953-; Vinograd, Richard Ellis.; Bartholomew, Terese Tse.; Chan, Dany.; Asian Art Museum--Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture.; Indianapolis Museum of Art.; St. Louis Art Museum.
Publisher: Asian Art Museum--Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture
Published: 2008
Place of publication: San Francisco, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780939117420; 9780939117437
Subjects: Art, Chinese -- Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912 -- Exhibitions.; China -- History -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 -- Exhibitions.; China -- Antiquities -- Exhibitions.
Genres: Exhibitions.
Other titles: Ming dynasty
Description: Ming vases have been long regarded as the epitome of priceless beauty. Exploring the grandeur of the last native Chinese dynasty (1368-1644), 'Power and Glory' demonstrates why not just vases but Ming art of many types has earned such acclaim.
Notes: Published on the occasion of an exhibition organized by the Asian Art Museum in association with the Palace Museum, Beijing, the Nanjing Municipal Museum and the Shanghai Museum, and presented in the following venues: Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, June-September, 2008; Indianapolis Museum of Art, October 2008-January 2009; and Saint Louis Art Museum, February-May 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-275) and index.