From Ming to Qing: chaos bows to authority -- The establishment of government: imperial patronage in the arts -- Mapping the empire: art and imperial engagement -- Public service, personal histories: officials and painters in the realm -- Accomplished women: female painters and their influence -- Artistic commerce: enterprise and publishing -- Reflections of the spirit: painting Buddhist, Confucian, and Daoist ideals -- Expanding horizons: Qing discovers the world.
Painting, Chinese--Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912