Kingly Crafts - The Archaeology of Craft Production in Late Shang China

Through a systematic analysis of the archaeological materials available in both mainland China and Taiwan, Kingly Crafts provides a detailed picture of craft production in Anyang and paves the way for a new understanding of how the Shang capital functioned as a metropolis.

Sommario

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
1. Identifying and Defining the Issues: Craft Production, Elite Culture, and Urban Centers in Bronze Age China
2. Craft Production at the Last Shang Capital
3. A Craft of Clay and Metal: Section-mold Casting Technology and the Anyang Bronze Industry
4. Bone Technology, Production Contexts, and the Bone Workshops
5. Locating the Royal Workshop and Other Crafts
6. Long Live the King: Anyang and Its Legacy
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Info autore

Yung-ti Li is associate professor in East Asian languages and civilizations at the University of Chicago.

Riassunto

Through a systematic analysis of the archaeological materials available in both mainland China and Taiwan, Kingly Crafts provides a detailed picture of craft production in Anyang and paves the way for a new understanding of how the Shang capital functioned as a metropolis.

Testo aggiuntivo

I believe this work to be of great significance to the field. Nothing like it has been published for Early China in English, and it establishes the groundwork for future synthetic studies of Shang craft working and economy. Kingly Crafts will be used as an authoritative work for many years to come.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Yung-Ti Li
• Editore: Columbia University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9780231192040
• ISBN: 978-0-231-19204-0
• Pagine: 280
• Serie: Tang Center Series in Early China; Tang Center Series in Early Ch; Tang Center Series in Early China
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Preistoria e protostoria, mondo antico; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; China, HISTORY / Ancient / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / Asia / China, BCE to c 500 CE, c 2000 to c 1000 BCE, Industrial archaeology, history; China; archaeology