Author: Song Li
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521186854
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
Chinese Bronze Ware provides an accessible introduction to ancient China's magnificent bronze culture with full colour illustrations.
Chinese Bronze Ware
Author: Song Li
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521186854
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
Chinese Bronze Ware provides an accessible introduction to ancient China's magnificent bronze culture with full colour illustrations.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521186854
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
Chinese Bronze Ware provides an accessible introduction to ancient China's magnificent bronze culture with full colour illustrations.
Understanding Ancient Chinese Bronzes
Author: Christian Deydier
Publisher:
ISBN: 9782955416006
Category : Bronzes, Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9782955416006
Category : Bronzes, Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Ten Thousand Things
Author: Lothar Ledderose
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691252882
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
An incomparable look at how Chinese artists have used mass production to assemble exquisite objects from standardized parts Chinese workers in the third century BC created seven thousand life-sized terracotta soldiers to guard the tomb of the First Emperor. In the eleventh century AD, Chinese builders constructed a pagoda from as many as thirty thousand separately carved wooden pieces. As these examples show, throughout history, Chinese artisans have produced works of art in astonishing quantities, and have done so without sacrificing quality, affordability, or speed of manufacture. In this book, Lothar Ledderose takes us on a remarkable tour of Chinese art and culture to explain how artists used complex systems of mass production to assemble extraordinary objects from standardized parts or modules. He reveals how these systems have deep roots in Chinese thought and reflect characteristically Chinese modes of social organization. Combining invaluable aesthetic and cultural insights with a rich variety of illustrations, Ten Thousand Things make a profound statement about Chinese art and society.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691252882
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
An incomparable look at how Chinese artists have used mass production to assemble exquisite objects from standardized parts Chinese workers in the third century BC created seven thousand life-sized terracotta soldiers to guard the tomb of the First Emperor. In the eleventh century AD, Chinese builders constructed a pagoda from as many as thirty thousand separately carved wooden pieces. As these examples show, throughout history, Chinese artisans have produced works of art in astonishing quantities, and have done so without sacrificing quality, affordability, or speed of manufacture. In this book, Lothar Ledderose takes us on a remarkable tour of Chinese art and culture to explain how artists used complex systems of mass production to assemble extraordinary objects from standardized parts or modules. He reveals how these systems have deep roots in Chinese thought and reflect characteristically Chinese modes of social organization. Combining invaluable aesthetic and cultural insights with a rich variety of illustrations, Ten Thousand Things make a profound statement about Chinese art and society.
Archaeology of the Chinese Bronze Age
Author: Roderick B. Campbell
Publisher: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
ISBN: 1938770404
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Archaeology of the Chinese Bronze Age is a synthesis of recent Chinese archaeological work on the second millennium BCE--the period associated with China's first dynasties and East Asia's first "states." With a focus on early China's great metropolitan centers in the Central Plains and their hinterlands, this work attempts to contextualize them within their wider zones of interaction from the Yangtze to the edge of the Mongolian steppe, and from the Yellow Sea to the Tibetan plateau and the Gansu corridor. Analyzing the complexity of early Chinese culture history, and the variety and development of its urban formations, Roderick Campbell explores East Asia's divergent developmental paths and re-examines its deep past to contribute to a more nuanced understanding of China's Early Bronze Age.
Publisher: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
ISBN: 1938770404
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Archaeology of the Chinese Bronze Age is a synthesis of recent Chinese archaeological work on the second millennium BCE--the period associated with China's first dynasties and East Asia's first "states." With a focus on early China's great metropolitan centers in the Central Plains and their hinterlands, this work attempts to contextualize them within their wider zones of interaction from the Yangtze to the edge of the Mongolian steppe, and from the Yellow Sea to the Tibetan plateau and the Gansu corridor. Analyzing the complexity of early Chinese culture history, and the variety and development of its urban formations, Roderick Campbell explores East Asia's divergent developmental paths and re-examines its deep past to contribute to a more nuanced understanding of China's Early Bronze Age.
Ancient Chinese Inventions
Author: Yinke Deng
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521186927
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Ancient Chinese Inventions provides an illustrated introduction to the numerous scientific and technological inventions to which China can lay claim.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521186927
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Ancient Chinese Inventions provides an illustrated introduction to the numerous scientific and technological inventions to which China can lay claim.
Mirroring China's Past
Author: Tao Wang
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300228635
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
A lavishly illustrated book that offers an in-depth look at the cultural practices surrounding the tradition of collecting ancient bronzes in China during the 18th and 19th centuries In ancient China (2000–221 b.c.) elaborate bronze vessels were used for rituals involving cooking, drinking, and serving food. This fascinating book not only examines the cultural practices surrounding these objects in their original context, but it also provides the first in-depth study tracing the tradition of collecting these bronzes in China. Essays by international experts delve into the concerns of the specialized culture that developed around the vessels and the significant influence this culture, with its emphasis on the concept of antiquity, had on broader Chinese society. While focusing especially on bronze collections of the 18th and 19th centuries, this wide-ranging catalogue also touches on the ways in which contemporary artists continue to respond to the complex legacy of these objects. Packed with stunning photographs of exquisitely crafted vessels, Mirroring China’s Past is an enlightening investigation into how the role of ancient bronzes has evolved throughout Chinese history.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300228635
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
A lavishly illustrated book that offers an in-depth look at the cultural practices surrounding the tradition of collecting ancient bronzes in China during the 18th and 19th centuries In ancient China (2000–221 b.c.) elaborate bronze vessels were used for rituals involving cooking, drinking, and serving food. This fascinating book not only examines the cultural practices surrounding these objects in their original context, but it also provides the first in-depth study tracing the tradition of collecting these bronzes in China. Essays by international experts delve into the concerns of the specialized culture that developed around the vessels and the significant influence this culture, with its emphasis on the concept of antiquity, had on broader Chinese society. While focusing especially on bronze collections of the 18th and 19th centuries, this wide-ranging catalogue also touches on the ways in which contemporary artists continue to respond to the complex legacy of these objects. Packed with stunning photographs of exquisitely crafted vessels, Mirroring China’s Past is an enlightening investigation into how the role of ancient bronzes has evolved throughout Chinese history.
Chinese Glazes
Author: Nigel Wood
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 9780812234763
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Chinese pottery has long been esteemed not only for its beauty and delicacy but also for the utility and efficiency evident in the potter's skill.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 9780812234763
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Chinese pottery has long been esteemed not only for its beauty and delicacy but also for the utility and efficiency evident in the potter's skill.
The MacLean Collection
Author: Richard A. Pegg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780984373611
Category : Bronzes, Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780984373611
Category : Bronzes, Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
The Sanxingdui Site
Author: 三星堆博物馆
Publisher: 五洲传播出版社
ISBN: 9787508508528
Category : Bronzes, Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Publisher: 五洲传播出版社
ISBN: 9787508508528
Category : Bronzes, Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Copper and Bronze in Art
Author: David A. Scott
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 9780892366385
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
This is a review of 190 years of literature on copper and its alloys. It integrates information on pigments, corrosion and minerals, and discusses environmental conditions, conservation methods, ancient and historical technologies.
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 9780892366385
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
This is a review of 190 years of literature on copper and its alloys. It integrates information on pigments, corrosion and minerals, and discusses environmental conditions, conservation methods, ancient and historical technologies.