The World of Khubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty
- ISBN-10
- 0300166567
- ISBN-13
- 9780300166569
- Category
- Art and society
- Pages
- 342
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Author
- James C. Y. Watt
Description
Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Sept. 28, 2010-Jan. 2, 2011.
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