Accumulating culture
Art collectionsKings and rulersArtCollectors and collectingArt, collectors and collectingArt, private collectionsChina, antiquities
This is an illustrated examination of a collection of Chinese calligraphy, paintings, bronzes, and many other objects amassed by the Song dynasty emperor Huizong (1082-1135). It contributes to a rethinking of the cultural side of Chinese imperial rule and of the court as a patron of scholars and the arts.
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