Chinese Jade: From the Neolithic to the Qing

Jessica Rawson, Carol Michaelson, British Museum Trustees

ISBN 10: 0714114693 / ISBN 13: 9780714114699

Published by London : British Museum Press, 1995

About this Item

463 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 29 cm. Summary:Published to accompany an exhibition at the British Museum from June to September, 1995. CONTENTS: Pt. I. Jades of the neolithic period, c. 5000-1000 BC pt. II. Ornaments and other small jades of the neolithic, Shang and Western Zhou periods, c. 4000-771 BC pt. III. Jades of the Eastern Zhou and Han periods, 770 BC-AD 220 pt. IV. Jades of the Han and post-Han periods, 3rd century BC-19th century AD Appendix: The mineralogy and occurrence of jade Chronological table.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chinese Jade: From the Neolithic to the Qing
• Publisher: London : British Museum Press
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0714114693
• ISBN 13: 9780714114699
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Archaeology
  • Art
  • China

About this title

Synopsis

Published to accompany an exhibition at the British Museum from June to September, 1995.

About the Author

Jessica Rawson is Warden of Merton College, Oxford, and was previously Keeper of Oriental Antiquities in The British Museum. She is the editor of The British Museum Book of Chinese Art and author of Chinese Bronzes: Art and Ritual.