China's Southern ParadiseA survey of art from the lower Yangzi River delta that explores the region's influential role in defining Chinese art throughout history Focusing on the artistic production and cultural impact of the lower Yangzi River delta, an area known as Jiangnan, this volume features more than 200 objects from Neolithic times through the eighteenth century that range in media from jade, silk, prints, and paintings to porcelain, lacquer, and bamboo carvings.