The Journal of CHINESE JADE (SIGNED)

S. Bernstein & Co.; San Francisco. 1996. INSCRIBED Oversized Softbound in FINE Condition. INSCRIBED on half-title, first endpaper in jade green ink: "To Jan" (or maybe Ian) "Wilson-- With best wishes-- Sam Bernstein," otherwise INTERIOR PRISTINE: clean, tight, bright, an unread copy. LAID-IN: "With Compliments" engraved card from S. Bernstein & Co., Jade & Oriental Art. This scholarly volume contains academic articles of interest to the scholar, archaeologist and collector of Chinese jade. The purpose of The Journal of Chinese Jade is to provide a forum in which ideas related to jade may receive exposure to the international community. Articles: Guo, Dashun. A Study on the Cloud-Scroll Jade Plaque of the Hongshan Culture. Huang, Tsui-Mei (Huang ZiMei). From the Tomb No. 3 at Sidun to the Tomb of the Nanyue King: On the Transition of Jade’s Role During the Late Neolithic to the Han Period. Yang, Mei-Li (Yang MeiLi). A Study of the Ge-Dagger. Pearce, Nick. The Hardinge Collection of Chinese Jades. Zhichun Jing and Guang Wen. Mineralogical Inquiries into Chinese Neolithic Jades. Bernstein, Sam. Book Review of Plunder & Preservation: Cultural Property Law and Practice in the People's Republic of China. J. David Murphy. “Sam Bernstein is one of the world’s leading scholars of and dealers in jade. No one knows the subject better." A beautiful copy, suitable for gifting or collection. Carefully shipped in secure parcel.…