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4%OFFGu Fang - Chinese Jade - 9781602201293 - V9781602201293
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Chinese Jade

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Description for Chinese Jade Num Pages: 160 pages, More Than 200 Color Photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFKG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 190 x 17. Weight in Grams: 724.
This beautifully photographed Chinese art book is a comprehensive exploration of jade and its history in China from the Neolithic times to the Qing dynasty.

To the Chinese people, jade is a precious stone endowed with magical properties which encapsulated all that mankind aspires to in terms of character, elegance, tranquility, purity and virtue. The Chinese love jade not merely because of its rarity or its luster but because of a deeper aesthetic value.

Chinese Jade: The Spiritual and Cultural Significance of Jade in China presents a comprehensive view of jade and its history in China from Neolithic ... Read more

Product Details

Publication date
2012
Publisher
Shanghai Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781602201293
SKU
V9781602201293
Shipping Time
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About Gu Fang
Gu Fang is a renowned scholar on jade. He graduated from the Archaeology Department of Peking University and later, the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) in China. He worked as visiting scholar for the Curatorial Department of Asian Art in The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York, being responsible for the appraisal and research of ... Read more

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