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Ten Thousand Things: Module and Mass Production in Chinese Art

by Lothar Ledderose

Series:A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts (46)

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"Originally presented as a series of Mellon lectures at the National Gallery of Art, Ten Thousand Things combines aesthetic and cultural insights with a rich variety of illustrations to make a new statement about Chinese art and society."--Jacket

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Lothar Ledderose

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Lothar Ledderose holds the chair of East Asian Art at the University of Heidelberg.

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Canonical title: Ten Thousand Things: Module and Mass Production in Chinese Art
Original publication date: 2000
Important places: China
Disambiguation notice: Full title (2000): Ten thousand things : module and mass production in Chinese art

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Published: 2000
Genres: Nonfiction, Art & Design, History
DDC/MDS: 709.51
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