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BRITISH MUSEUM BOOK OF CHINESE ART - 1 - New York Thames and Hudson 1992 - 395

For more than 1000 years Chinese silks and porcelain have been coveted and sought by peoples around the world. This survey describes the origins of these achievements and sets them in context alongside the other arts of China, including lacquer, cloisonne and glass.

Preface; Introduction (Jessica Rawson); 1 Jades and bronzes for ritual (Jessica Rawson); 2 Calligraphy and painting for official life (Anne Farrer); 3 Sculpture for tombs and temples (Jessica Rawson); 4 Decorative arts for display (Jane Portal); 5 Ceramics for use (Shelagh Vainker); 6 Luxuries for trade (Jessica Rawson and Jane Portal); Chronologies; Archaeological sites; Buddhist sites and reliquary deposits; Traditional architecture; Tombs; Painters; Glossaries; Select bibliographies; List of illustrations; Index.

9780500277003

Gifted Vijayan Kannampilly


Art- History- China
Chinese Art
Decorative arts-lacquer, cloisonne and glass.
British Museum

709.51 / BRI