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Explore the compelling history of how thousands of artefacts from China's Yuanmingyuan were dispersed across Western institutions following the 1860 Second Opium War. This scholarly work, published by Routledge as part of the Histories of Material Culture and Collecting series, brings together leading specialists to examine the first comprehensive account of collecting practices surrounding the Summer Palace's looted treasures. With over a million objects estimated to have been taken from this imperial palace complex, the book traces how these culturally significant pieces now reside in private collections and public museums worldwide. It provides essential insight into the complex relationships between colonial acquisition, museum development, and the material legacy of nineteenth-century conflict, offering readers a deeper understanding of how Western institutions came to hold some of China's most important historical artefacts.

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Routledge publication focusing on the 1860 British and French looting of the Yuanmingyuan palace complex and its aftermath.

First comprehensive book to examine the collecting and dispersal of over a million objects taken from the Summer Palace across Western institutions.

Part of the Histories of Material Culture and Collecting, 1700-1950 series, providing scholarly context for museum acquisitions.

Features contributions from leading specialists in Chinese history, art collecting, and material culture studies.

Explores how Yuanmingyuan artefacts are now distributed across private collections and public museums throughout Britain, France, and beyond.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
31 October 2017
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25 February 2017

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