Table of contents : Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction. The Social Status of Narrative Illustration in China 1. Redrawing the Concept of Chinese Narrative Illustration 2. Early Narrative Illustration and Moral Suasion 3. New Strategies for Narrative Illustration in the Post-Han Period 4. Institutionalizing Narrative Illustration under the Tang Dynasty 5. Turning Points and Competing Values 6. Later Narrative Illustration at Court: Legitimation, Remonstrance, and Indoctrination 7. Later Narrative Illustration Outside the Court Persuasion, Pleasure, Prestige, and Piety Epilogue Notes Chinese Character Glossary Bibliography Credits for Figures and Plates Index About the Author