How Long to Read Possessing the Past

How Long Does it Take to Read Possessing the Past?

It takes the average reader 11 hours and 14 minutes to read Possessing the Past by Wen C. Fong

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Only two major exhibitions from the fabled Chinese Palace Museum collections have been seen in the West - the first in London in 1935-36 and the second in the United States in 1961-62. These two exhibitions provided an extraordinary stimulus to the study of Chinese culture, revolutionized Asian art studies in the West, and opened the eyes of the public to the artistic traditions of Chinese civilization. 'Possessing the Past- Treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei' is the publication that accompanies the third great exhibition of Chinese masterworks to travel to the West. Written by scholars of both Chinese and Western cultural backgrounds and conceived as a cultural history, the book tells the story of Chinese art from its foundations in the Bronze Age and the first empires through the rich diversity of art produced during the Sung, Yüan, Ming, and Ch'ing dynasties, contrasting China's absolutist political structure with the humanism of its artistic and moral philosophy. Synthesizing scholarship of the past three decades, the authors present not only the historical and cultural significance of individual works of art and analyses of their aesthetic content, but a reevaluation of the cultural dynamics of Chinese history, reflecting a fundamental shift in the study of Chinese art from a focus on documentation and connoisseurship to an emphasis on the cultural significance of the visual arts.

How long is Possessing the Past?

Possessing the Past by Wen C. Fong is 664 pages long, and a total of 168,656 words.

This makes it 224% the length of the average book. It also has 206% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Possessing the Past Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 15 hours and 21 minutes to read Possessing the Past aloud.

What Reading Level is Possessing the Past?

Possessing the Past is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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