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Author: Michael Knight
Publisher: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Published: 2007-11-10
Total Pages: 376
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the definitive guide to Chinese jades from the Ming dynasty through the early twentieth century
Author: Jonathan Chaves
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 534
ISBN-13: 9780231061490
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJonathan Chaves makes available a vast store of rich and significant poems by both major and minor poets from China's last three dynasties. Featured are poems from the Yuan dynasty, which range from quiet landscape depictions to expansive, freely expressive works; from the Ming era, notable for its stylistic quality and its diversity; and from tte Ch'ing dynasty, known for poets who, by refusing to fit into any category, helped continue the fascinating richness of late Ming cultural life. Annotated with biographical sketches of the poets and illustrated with their paintings, this collection is an unprecedented anthology of exceptionally well translated Chinese poetry up to the twentieth century.
Author: Una Pope-Hennessy
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Published: 1923
Total Pages: 444
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jenny F. So
Publisher:
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780300237023
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom personal ornamentation to funerary practice, from palace decoration to private devotion, jade has played a major role in Chinese social, cultural, and political life for millennia. Exploring the history of this revered stone through the esteemed Grenville L. Winthrop Collection at the Harvard Art Museums--which includes some of the finest examples of ancient and archaizing jades outside China--this volume explains how and why jade developed its special significance. In-depth entries on over one hundred objects present recent archaeological discoveries and new information garnered from conservation analysis, while Jenny So's broad and engaging narrative not only elucidates the layered meanings of the objects and their iconography but also delves into the unique qualities of the material and the craftsmanship involved in quarrying and working jade. Distributed for the Harvard Art Museums
Author: University of Michigan. Museum of Art
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Published: 1953
Total Pages: 40
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ming Yu
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011-08-25
Total Pages: 153
ISBN-13: 0521186846
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Author: Ye Fan
Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781439221341
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA generously annotated translation from the Hou Hanshu giving details on the Silk Routes connecting China, India, Central Asia and the Roman Empire in the 2nd Century.
Author: Sam Bernstein
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 128
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"'Collecting Chinese Jade' informs the reader about aesthetic considerations and provides a methodology for collecting. Nearly sixty outstanding Chinese jade objects are described and illustrated in full color. Each object is reviewed in the context of the most recent archaeological information. Detailed notes to the text are provided so that the reader may explore further. By studying the stylistic and physical characteristics of these examples, the collector may apply this knowledge to his or her won quest for the best."--Cover
Author: Jade Snow Wong
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 2019-11-21
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 0295745916
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJade Snow Wong’s autobiography portrays her coming-of-age in San Francisco's Chinatown, offering a rich depiction of her immigrant family and her strict upbringing, as well as her rebellion against family and societal expectations for a Chinese woman. Originally published in 1950, Fifth Chinese Daughter was one of the most widely read works by an Asian American author in the twentieth century. The US State Department even sent its charismatic young author on a four-month speaking tour throughout Asia. Cited as an influence by prominent Chinese American writers such as Amy Tan and Maxine Hong Kingston, Fifth Chinese Daughter is a foundational work in Asian American literature. It was written at a time when few portraits of Asian American life were available, and no similar works were as popular and broadly appealing. This new edition includes the original illustrations by Kathryn Uhl and features an introduction by Leslie Bow, who critically examines the changing reception and enduring legacy of the book and offers insight into Wong’s life as an artist and an ambassador of Chinese American culture.
Author: Margaret Duda
Publisher: Editions Didier Millet
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9814260614
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume is a much-needed reference guide to the historical and cultural significance of Chinese toggles or zhuizi - carved pieces of jade, ivory, bone, wood, shell and semi-precious stones used by the Chinese in ancient times as counterweights to secure personal effects like tobacco pipes and money pouches to their belts. Over time, toggles became treasured objects of identity and expression, believed to bring the bearer good luck, happiness, fertility, longevity and health. The book explains how toggles were used in daily and ceremonial life, and interprets the designs that are fundamental to understanding these artefacts. Accompanied by stunning photography and detailed descriptions, Traditional Chinese Toggles: Counterweights and Charms will be the definitive illustrative guide to this little-known Chinese art form.
