Porcelain and revolution
type: CreativeWork
about: DefinedTerm
  alternate name: Art--Political aspects--China--History
about: DefinedTerm
  alternate name: Soldiers
about: DefinedTerm
  alternate name: China--History--1912-1928
about: DefinedTerm
  alternate name: Porcelain
about: DefinedTerm
  alternate name: Art--Political aspects
about: DefinedTerm
  alternate name: Norwegians--China
about: DefinedTerm
  alternate name: Art, Chinese
about: DefinedTerm
  alternate name: China--History--1861-1912
about: DefinedTerm
  alternate name: Soldiers--China
about: DefinedTerm
  alternate name: Art, Chinese
about: DefinedTerm
  alternate name: Art objects--Collectors and collecting
about: DefinedTerm
  alternate name: Norwegians
about: DefinedTerm
  alternate name: Porcelain--China
about: DefinedTerm
  alternate name: Art objects--Collectors and collecting
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/310202395
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320126537
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320127259
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320127679
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/330134301
abstract: Johan W.N. Munthe (1864-1935) lived an intrepid life in China during a period of upheaval and rebellion. He was a general in the Emperor's army, then, after the fall of the empire, an adviser to the Chinese Ministry of War during the early years of the republic. All the while, he was building up a massive collection of art objects, most of which he eventually donated to the West Norway Museum of Decorative Art in the town of his birth: Bergen, Norway. Today, the museum and Munthe's magnificent bequest - the Chinese collection - are part of KODE Art Museums and Composer Homes. In 'Porcelain and Revolution' Jorunn Haakestad introduces us to the life of this fascinating man. Drawing on new sources, she adds further dimensions to Munthe's story, presenting him not just as a soldier and art collector, but also as a bank director, amateur poet, and religious contemplative. Thus she brings us closer to answering the enigma of who Johan W.N. Munthe really was.
contributor: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/311118048
creator: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/31046222
language: eng
language: nor
subject of: Statement
  additional type: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300435416
  text: Includes translation
subject of: Statement
  additional type: lang
  text: "In the current book, I have largely retained Wade-Giles transliterations where they occur in historical contexts ... Elsewhere in the text, I use the Pinyin system."--Page 14.
subject of: Statement
  additional type: lang
  text: Translated from the Norwegian.
work example: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/301295938

PropertyValue
property ID: NL-AmRIJ
value: 295938