Author: Moniique Crcick & Alice Bianchi & Pierrick Rivet & Tianyou Zhou:
Title: L'Or des Ming | Ming Gold Splendours and beauties of Imperial China
Description: 09 2024, (22 x 28 cm), 216 pp. French English text, 135 colour ills., hardcover. This book has been published in conjunction with the exhibition 'Ming Gold: Splendours and Beauties of Imperial China (14th-17th centuries)' [____ á ____ ________] at the Guimet Museum from 18 September 2024 to 13 January 2025._During the Ming era (1368-1644), gold objects pervaded the upper echelons of Chinese society. Paintings and literature provide a striking testimony to the use of gold vessels and jewellery in the everyday life of the imperial court and in the palaces of influential families. Goldsmiths gave free rein to their imaginations, designing items of great refinement that attest to their unparalleled knowhow and technical mastery, reflecting the splendour and aesthetic of abundance of this period.

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