Author: Alfred SalmonyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Carved Jade of Ancient China
Author: Alfred SalmonyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Chinese Jade
Author: Ming YuPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521186846
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
Chinese jade.
Chinese Jade
Author: Jessica RawsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
The Chinese have revered the mystery and magic of jade since ancient times. This authoritative book provides an up-to-date and comprehensive survey of six thousand years of development, from the earliest cultures to the twentieth century. The author describes and assesses the variety of roles and functions, ritual and ceremonial, which jade has played in China. Recent discoveries from hitherto little known neolithic cultures of around 3000 BC have highlighted the extraordinary skills of the craftsmen and the complexity of the cultures that supported them. Other remarkable finds include the precursors of the famous jade suits, which range from jade plaques and shrouds dating from about 900 BC to superb pendants and sword fittings carved for a king buried near Canton in around 122 BC. This catalogue describes over 300 outstanding pieces from Sir Joseph Hotung's collection, which spans the history of jade in China. Drawing upon the very latest archaeological reseach to set jade in its historical and artistic context, this work will stand as a definitive reference for many years to come. In her wide-ranging introduction to the catalogue the author analyses the arguments and sets out new views, supplementing this major essay with a series of shorter introductions to the chronological sections into which the jades of different types, shapes and functions have been divided. The book is fully illustrated throughout with specially commisioned photographs of each piece from the collection, all in color, along with comparative examples from the rich collection of the British Museum.
Scientific Examination of Art
Author: Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309096251
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Examines the application of scientific methods to the study and conservation of art and cultural properties. This work addresses scientific topics of broad interest, cutting across the boundaries of traditional disciplines and attracting up to 250 leadingresearchers in the field.
Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages
Author: Jessica RawsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art objects, Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Carved Jade of Ancient Chinese
Author: Alfred SalmonyChinese Jade Carving
Author: S. Howard HansfordPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art objects, Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Chinese Jade
Author: Barry TillCarved Jade of Ancient Chinese
Author: Alfred SalmonyPublisher:
ISBN: 9780875567389
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
Chinese Jade Throughout Ages
Author: Stanley Charles NottPublisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462909663
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
This classic guide to Chinese jade is of great interest to art collectors and casual readers alike. First published in 1936 and since then a collector's item of increasing rarity, Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages comprises a review of the characteristics, decorations, folklore, and symbolism of this esteemed mineral that has always held a proud place among gems of the world. The book presents a full descriptive account of the significance and meaning of the carvings produced in this prize stone by Chinese craftsmen from the earliest times, through the Chou and succeeding dynasties, down to the twentieth century. The text is illustrated with a magnificent series of more than 350 reproductions in color, black and white, and line drawings of choice pieces selected from the chief Asian, European, and American collections. In addition the Chinese art history book explains no only the wealth of symbolic designs used in the decoration of jade but also a large number of the marks and devices by which collectors identify the origin and the date of valued pieces.