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The Mingqi Pottery Buildings of Han Dynasty China: 206 BCAD 220
Qinghua Guo
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Description for The Mingqi Pottery Buildings of Han Dynasty China: 206 BCAD 220
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 330 b/w & colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; AMX; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171. .
An enormous number of burial objects have been unearthed from ancient tombs in archaeological excavations in China. These mingqi were made in all kinds of materials and in a broad range of forms, techniques and craftsmanship. In this book Quinghua Guo examines a particular type of mingqi -- pottery building. The striking realism of the pottery buildings suggests that they were modelled after actual buildings. They bring to life courtyard houses, manors, towers, granaries and pigsty-privies, as well as cooking ranges and well pavilions. These pottery buildings, previously little known, preserve knowledge of antiquity and demonstrate the architectural quality and ... Read more
An enormous number of burial objects have been unearthed from ancient tombs in archaeological excavations in China. These mingqi were made in all kinds of materials and in a broad range of forms, techniques and craftsmanship. In this book Quinghua Guo examines a particular type of mingqi -- pottery building. The striking realism of the pottery buildings suggests that they were modelled after actual buildings. They bring to life courtyard houses, manors, towers, granaries and pigsty-privies, as well as cooking ranges and well pavilions. These pottery buildings, previously little known, preserve knowledge of antiquity and demonstrate the architectural quality and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845197797
SKU
V9781845197797
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Qinghua Guo
Qinghua Guo is professor of Asian architecture and planning at the University of Melbourne, Australia. One of the world's most renowned experts on Chinese architecture, she is the author of The Structure of Chinese Timber Architecture (1999), A Visual Dictionary of Chinese Architecture (2002), Chinese Architecture and Planning (2005) and Mingqi Pottery Buildings of Han Dynasty China (2010).
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