Editorial?? ??? ????? ?, Odes of the State of Bin, Southern Song dynasty (1127?1279), mid-12th century, China, Handscroll; ink, color, gold and silver on silk, Image: 10 15/16 in. ? 21 ft. 9 1/4 in. (27.8 ? 663.6 cm), Paintings, Ma Hezhi (Chinese, ca. 1130?ca. ...
EditorialPortraits of Chinese emperors and famous men including ruler god Fo-hi 1, philosopher Confucius 2, the bookburner Qin Shi Huang 3, the writer Fo-chen 4, empress Wu Zetian 5 and emperor Taizong, founder of the Tang dynasty 6. Handcoloured copperplate en...
EditorialChinese deities in three classes, with portraits of Lauzi, Amitabha Buddha (Fo) and Confucius, and gods of war, earth, water, stone, and philosophers. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Mod...