Chinese Bronzes
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Ancient Chinese Bronzes
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Author : Eleanor von Erdberg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Ancient Chinese Bronzes written by Eleanor von Erdberg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Bronzes, Ancient categories.
Chinese Bronzes
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Author : Jessica Rawson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Chinese Bronzes written by Jessica Rawson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Art categories.
Ancient Chinese Bronzes
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Author : Daniel Shapiro
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-07-15
Ancient Chinese Bronzes written by Daniel Shapiro and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-15 with Bronzes, Ancient categories.
A large format presentation of a superb private collection of rare ancient Chinese Shang dynasty ("c."1200 BCE) bronze ritual vessels illustrated in black and white and in colour, and described in detail. The book begins with personal notes and views of the collector, followed by illustrated essays written by three leading American scholars: Robert D. Jacobsen, Chair of the Department of Asian Art Emeritus, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Robert D. Mowry, Curator of Chinese Art Emeritus Harvard Art Museums and Thomas Lawton, Director Emeritus, Freer Gallery of Art.
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Author : Xueqin Li
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
written by Xueqin Li and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Art categories.
Anthony Hardy's Sze Yuan Tang Collection of ancient Chinese had its inspirational beginnings in the early 1950s when, as a schoolboy in England, he was struck by the architechtonic beauty of a solitary Shang jue tripod wine vessel in his father's collection of predominantly Western medieval art. There is little doubt that his early encounter with the archaic jue led to an intense interest in early Chinese art and in ancient Chinese ritual bronzes in particular. Hardy started collecting bronzes seriously in the early 1980s and places great importance on what he calls the"Four P's"-Patination, Pictogram, Precision and Provenance. To Hardy, a bronze vessel worthy of collecting must have a good natural Patination, nature's contribution to a great work of bronze art; a Pictogram or inscription of historic significance; Precision and sharpness of casting; and also Provenance recording the academic history of the piece, the collections it has been in, where it has been exhibited and what has been written about it. When Hardy married Susan Chen they decided that the exhibition of Hardy's principally Shang ritual bronzes scheduled for late 2000 at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore should be expanded to include sculptural animal bronzes and the more feminine and jewel-like inlaid bronzes of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods belonging to Chen's own collection. Together the two collections offer a more extensive view of the glorious traditions of ancient Chinese bronzes.
Treasures From Shanghai
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Author : Jessica Rawson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Treasures From Shanghai written by Jessica Rawson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Art categories.
In contrast to the West, where diamonds, gold and silver have usually been highly valued, in China bronzes and jades were chosen early on for the societyâe(tm)s most valued artefacts, and retained this very high status over millennia. Bronze and jades were used in China for ritual and burial, and were thus associated with the sacred worlds of the ancestors and spirits. In later China, these precious relics of the past were collected by rulers and scholars as routes to understanding a distant golden age. These ancient objects, some dating from the neolithic period, set the artistic standard for all time; this is where Chinese art begins. Chinese bronzes, in particular, are one of the worldâe(tm)s major art forms. Few if any other ancient cultures achieved the artistic excellence and technical virtuosity in bronze attained in China. Using a unique casting method involving multiple ceramic section moulds, the Chinese cast vessels, weapons and ornaments of great beauty and elegance. Jade, too, is central to Chinaâe(tm)s culture. This tough translucent stone has been worked to produce the most prized ornaments and ceremonial implements from the Neolithic period to the present day. The jades featured in this catalogue, carved by some of the groups of ancient inhabitants in the Shanghai area. They include wonderful, decorated ritual jades, cong, bi discs, weapons and ornaments. This catalogue not only celebrates an important collection, but highlights the extraordinary skills of the craftsmen of very early cultures, placing the objects in their historical and archaeological context. Here are exquisite objects made for the ancient Chinese elite and subsequently revered by emperors and collectors alike.
Ancient Chinese Bronzes
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Author : Chengyuan Ma
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1986
Ancient Chinese Bronzes written by Chengyuan Ma and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Art categories.
Drawing on a wealth of archaeological data, this study gives a succinct yet comprehensive survey of ancient Chinese bronzes. The book discusses the alloy and mining processes, the casting techniques, and the evolving historical and social background over a two-thousand year period during which the tools, weapons, vessels, musical instruments, and other bronze pieces were produced and used.
Mirroring China S Past
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Author : Tao Wang
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2018-03-27
Mirroring China S Past written by Tao Wang and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-27 with Art categories.
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 Bronze Ware
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Author : Song Li
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-03-03
Chinese Bronze Ware written by Song Li and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-03 with Art categories.
Chinese Bronze Ware provides an accessible introduction to ancient China's magnificent bronze culture with full colour illustrations.
Max Loehr And The Study Of Chinese Bronzes
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Author : Robert W. Bagley
language : en
Publisher: Cornell East Asia Series
Release Date : 2008
Max Loehr And The Study Of Chinese Bronzes written by Robert W. Bagley and has been published by Cornell East Asia Series this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Art categories.
Max Loehr (1903-1988), the most distinguished historian of Chinese art of his generation, is celebrated above all for a 1953 art historical study of Chinese bronzes that effectively predicted discoveries Chinese archaeologists were about to make. Those discoveries in turn overthrew the theories of Loehr's great rival Bernhard Karlgren (1889-1978), a Swedish sinologue whose apparently scientific use of classification and statistics had long dominated Western studies of the bronzes. Revisiting a controversy that was ended by archaeology before the issues at stake were fully understood, Robert Bagley shows its methodological implications to be profound. Starting with a close reading of the work of Karlgren, he uses an analogy with biological taxonomy to clarify questions of method and to distinguish between science and the appearance of science. Then, turning to Loehr, he provides the rationale for an art history that is concerned above all with constructing a meaningful history of creative events, one that sees the intentionality of designers and patrons as the driving force behind stylistic change. In a concluding chapter he analyzes the concept of style, arguing that many classic confusions in art historical theorizing arise from a failure to recognize that style is not a property of objects. Addressed not just to ancient China specialists or historians of Chinese art, this book uses Loehr's work on bronzes as a case study for exploring central issues of art history. It will be of interest to anyone concerned with the analysis of visual materials.
The Great Bronze Age Of China
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Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
language : en
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Release Date : 1980
The Great Bronze Age Of China written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) and has been published by Metropolitan Museum of Art this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Bronze age categories.
Describes the Chinese Bronze Age, including the development of the Chinese state, writing, religion and architecture.