[PDF.22lf] The China Collectors: America's Century-Long Hunt for Asian Art Treasures

The China Collectors: America's Century-Long Hunt for Asian Art Treasures

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||12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.| Fascinating account of Chinese art in America|By NG|Fascinating and highly recommended if you have an interest in Chinese art. Lots of previously untold stories about the rich industrialists whose collections ended up in American museums. I would have enjoyed more information about the curators, scholars, and dealers who not only had knowledge and appreciation of Chinese art| ||"Meyer and Brysac do a masterful job of contextualizing the frenzied collecting of Chinese art by Americans into the political, historical and social landscapes of the times...a tale of intrigue, manners and colorful personalities." ―HuffPost Books|“<

Thanks to Salem sea captains, Gilded Age millionaires, curators on horseback and missionaries gone native, North American museums now possess the greatest collections of Chinese art outside of East Asia itself. How did it happen? The China Collectors is the first full account of a century-long treasure hunt in China from the Opium Wars and the Boxer Rebellion to Mao Zedong's 1949 ascent.

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You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The China Collectors: America's Century-Long Hunt for Asian Art Treasures   |  Karl E. Meyer, Shareen Blair Brysac. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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