Chinese Bronze Ware

Informationen zum Autor Li Song is a member of the Theory Committee of the Chinese Artists Association, former editor-in-chief of Fine Art and Chinese Fine Art magazines, and deputy director of the Yanhuang Art Museum. He has published widely on the history of Chinese art. Klappentext Chinese Bronze Ware provides an accessible introduction to ancient China's magnificent bronze culture with full colour illustrations. Zusammenfassung China enjoys a unique position in world history because of the great variety of bronze ware that has been unearthed on China's vast territory! providing a window into ancient Chinese culture. Chinese Bronze Ware introduces the reader to this magnificent bronze culture with vivid! accessible discussion and full color illustrations. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Bronze Age; 2. The world of bronze ware; 3. Beauty of patterns: from legend to reality; 4. History recorded in inscriptions; 5. Convergence and pluralism; 6. Brilliant sunset glow; 7. Discovering, collecting and studying bronze ware; Appendix: chronological table of the Chinese dynasties.

Product details

• Authors: Song Li
• Assisted by: Zhu Jianting (Translation), Li Li (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.03.2011
• EAN: 9780521186858
• ISBN: 978-0-521-18685-8
• No. of pages: 164
• Series: Introductions to Chinese Culture; Introductions to Chinese Cultu; Introductions to Chinese Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous