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Yanlong Guo

The Allure of the Mirror: Mass Consumption of Fine Things in the Han Empire

The Allure of the Mirror: Mass Consumption of Fine Things in the Han Empire

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Format: Hardback
Length: 376 pages
Publication date: 23 September 2025
Publisher: Columbia University Press

In Han China, few luxury objects were as widely coveted as bronze mirrors. Yanlong Guo explores how and why these objects became so beloved throughout early imperial China, uncovering the varied ways these seemingly trivial objects took on social and cultural significance.

Weight: 710g
Dimension: 243 x 166 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780231217781

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