AuthorLi, Xueqin
TitleThe Wonder of Chinese bronzes / Xueqin Li ; drawings by Li Jinyun
Imprint Beijing : Foreign Languages Press, [1980]
Descript [114] p. : ill., map

CONTENT

The origin of Chinese bronzes--classification of bronzes--"the earth cherishes no treasure"--a long history of development--testament of ancient history--from pictographs to seal and clerical scripts--myth and reality--technique of bronze casting--bronze mirrors, belt hooks, seals and coins--the spread of bronze culture from the central plain


SUBJECT

  1. Bronzes
  2. Chinese
  3. Art metalwork -- China

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