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List of Text-Illustrations |
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| Note on the Present Edition |
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| Introduction |
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| Bibliography |
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| Preface |
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| Abbreviations |
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| First Part: THE FEUDAL KINGDOM |
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Early Period and Former Chou Dynasty, ca. 1500-771 B.C. |
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3 | (23) |
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Later Chou Dynasty, 770-222 B.C. |
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26 | (29) |
| Second Part: THE GROWING EMPIRE |
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Ch'in and Former Han Dynasty, 221 B.C.-24 A.D. |
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55 | (18) |
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Later Han Dynasty, 25-220 A.D. |
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73 | (18) |
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The Three Kingdoms and the Six Dynasties, 221-590 A.D. |
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91 | (28) |
| Third Part: THE HEYDAY OF EMPIRE |
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Sui Dynasty, 590-618 A.D. |
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119 | (51) |
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T'ang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. |
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170 | (42) |
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Five Dynasties and Sung Period, 908-1279 A.D. |
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212 | (33) |
| Fourth Part: MONGOL RULE AND MING RESTORATION |
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Mongol or Yuan Dynasty, 1279-1367 A.D. |
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245 | (18) |
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Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 A.D. |
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263 | (76) |
| Appendix I: Indian and Chinese sexual mysticism |
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| Appendix II: Distribution of ``Erotic Colour Prints of the Ming Period'' |
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360 | (1) |
| Index of Chinese terms, names and booktitles (with Chinese characters) |
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361 | (22) |
| Japanese Index |
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| General Index |
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