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Category : Art, Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Neolithic to Ming
Author: Neolithic to Ming
Author: Neolithic to Ming
Author: 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.
A Journey Through Ancient China
Author: Zhongmin HanPublisher:
ISBN: 9780584950724
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Neolithic to Ming
Author: Falk, Myron S.Publisher:
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Category : Art, Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 11
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A journey through ancient China
Author: Emil BuhrerNeolithic to Ming
Author: Falk, Myron S.The Chinese Neolithic
Author: Li LiuPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139441701
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
This book studies the formation of complex societies in prehistoric China during the Neolithic and early state periods, c. 7000–1500 BC. Archaeological materials are interpreted through anthropological perspectives, using systematic analytic methods in settlement and burial patterns. Both agency and process are considered in the development of chiefdoms and in the emergence of early states in the Yellow River region. Interrelationships between factors such as mortuary practice, craft specialization, ritual activities, warfare, exchange of elite goods, climatic fluctuations, and environmental changes are emphasized. This study offers a critical evaluation of current archaeological data from Chinese sources, and argues that, although some general tendencies are noted, social changes were affected by multiple factors in no pre-determined sequence. In this most comprehensive study to date, Li Liu attempts to reconstruct developmental trajectories toward early states in Chinese civilization and discusses theoretical implications of Chinese archaeology for the understanding of social evolution.
The Immortal Stone
Author: James C. S. LinPublisher:
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Category : Jade art objects
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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