Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword: The Saga of China’s Imperial Collections vii
4. Prologue xi
5. 1 China’s Imperial Art Treasures from Early Times to the Twelfth Century 1
6. 2 Imperial Treasures under the Ming and Qing Dynasties 36
7. 3 From Private to Public Treasures: The Early Republican Era, 1911–1930 56
8. 4 The Treasures through Times of War, 1931–1947 73
9. 5 Relocating and Rebuilding the Palace Museum on Taiwan 93
10. 6 The Gugong in Beijing: National Treasure and Political Object 110
11. 7 Epilogue: The Politics of China’s Imperial Art 145
12. Notes 149
13. Bibliography 163
14. Index 170