Material and visual culture of China’s long 19th century is understandably overshadowed by the traumatic warfare, land shortages, famines and uprisings which impacted the lives of a population of around 400 million people. However, innovation can be seen in material culture (including print, painting, calligraphy, textiles, fashion, jewellery, ceramics, lacquer, glass, arms and armour, rugs, silver, money, and photography) during a century in which China’s art, literature, crafts and technology faced unprecedented exposure to global influences. Despite this however, until recently, the 19th century in China has been often defined – and dismissed – as an era of cultural decline. Building on the critically acclaimed British Museum exhibition China’s hidden century: 1796–1912, this publication seeks to redefine perceptions about 19th-century Qing arts. Essays by some of the world’s leading authorities on Qing culture reveal the social, cultural, religious, creative, economic and political history of makers, users, owners and collectors. Areas of focus include painting and patronage; calligraphy and seal carving; commerce and fashion; and craft technology and technology ensuring that the book will be a manual for the arts of China’s long 19th century.

Swedish Exploitation Film Posters 1951 1984. So you thought that Swedish films were all about drama and anxiety? Think again! Klubb Super 8 has released vintage Swedish exploitation movies on VHS, DVD and BluRay, and collected tons of film posters during two decades. Here are 350 outrageous, sexy, violent, fun movie posters from the Fifties to the early Eighties! Swedish films of all kinds, whacky co-productions, exported Swedish babes, and international films using the words Sweden, Schweden, Svezia, Suède as selling points; if it was "Swedish" - it was sexy! You also get an entertaining history lesson on Swedish exploitation cinema, its major genres and personalities, like Christina Lindberg, Arne Mattsson, Mats Helge Olsson, Torgny Wickman, Joe Sarno, Calvin Floyd and Boarne Vibenius. Horror movies! Thrillers! Science fiction! Sex education! Artsploitation! Mondo movies! Sword and clogs! Lingonberry westerns! Nudies! Porn! Get ready for the roller coaster ride of your life!