In China, a tradition of ‘Sacred Kings’ was established early and became a fixed part of the culture. So too did the idea that an existing dynasty might exhaust the ‘Mandate of Heaven’, which would be viewed as having passed to the successful rebel who replaced them. Maybe by someone...
132 Hall, Chris et al: HEAVEN'S EMBROIDERED CLOTHS: ONE THOUSAND YEARS OF CHINESE TEXTILES. Hong Kong, 1997. 364 pp. 185 colour illustrations and plates. 28x28 cm. Paper. £90.00 Catalogue in English and Chinese for a major (and marvellous) exhibition of Chinese textiles from the Song,...