Mirroring China's past : emperors, scholars, and their bronzes = Ji jin jian gu / Tao Wang ; with essays by Sarah Allan, Jeffrey Moser, Su Rongyu, Edward L. Shaughnessy, Zhixin Jason Sun, Zhou Ya, Liu Yu, and Lu Zhang.

Mirroring China's past : emperors, scholars, and their bronzes = 吉金鑒古 / Tao Wang ; with essays by Sarah Allan, Jeffrey Moser, Su Rongyu, Edward L. Shaughnessy, Zhixin Jason Sun, Zhou Ya, Liu Yu, and Lu Zhang.

"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 se...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Art Institute of Chicago (Organizer, Host institution)
Other Authors: Wang, Tao, 1962- (Contributor, Curator)
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : The Art Institute of Chicago, [2018]
Edition:First edition.
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Physical Description:264 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 32 cm
Variant Title:
Ji jin jian gu = 吉金鑒古 [Parallel title]
Format: Book

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