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BRITISH MUSEUM BOOK OF CHINESE ART

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: New York Thames and Hudson 1992Edition: 1Description: 395ISBN:
  • 9780500277003
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 709.51 BRI
Contents:
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.
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Reference Reference Ernakulam Public Library Reference Reference 709.51 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan E197380

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.

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