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Published at the side of the June 2001 exhibition on the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, this volume specializes in the Ming and Qing portraits that experience recently been restored to their original brilliance by the museum’s conservators. The text by Stuart (curator of Chinese art on the Sackler and Freer galleries) and Rawski (history, U. of Pittsburgh) explore the artistic, historical, and spiritual significance of the paintings and place them in context with other sorts of commemorative portraiture, a convention which continued into the twentieth century till steadily replaced by photography. Beautifully illustrated in color and b&w. Oversize: 9.5×12.5. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)