Mirroring China's past : emperors, scholars, and their bronzes = Ji jin jian gu

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The work Mirroring China's past : emperors, scholars, and their bronzes = Ji jin jian gu represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Manchester City Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Mirroring China's past : emperors, scholars, and their bronzes = Ji jin jian gu

Title remainder

emperors, scholars, and their bronzes = Ji jin jian gu

Statement of responsibility

Tao Wang ; with essays by Sarah Allan, Jeffrey Moser, Su Rongyu, Edward L. Shaughnessy, Zhixin Jason Sun, Zhou Ya, Liu Yu, and Lu Zhang

Title variation

Ji jin jian gu

Contributor

• Art Institute of Chicago
• Wang, Tao, 1962-

Contributor

• Wang, Tao, 1962-

Curator

• Wang, Tao, 1962-

Host institution

• Art Institute of Chicago

Organizer

• Art Institute of Chicago

Subject

• Bronzes, Chinese -- Collectors and collecting
• Bronzes, Chinese -- Collectors and collecting -- China -- Exhibitions
• Bronzes, Chinese -- To 221 B.C. -- Exhibitions
• China
• China -- Intellectual life -- Exhibitions
• China -- Kings and rulers | Art patronage -- Exhibitions
• Exhibition catalogs
• Art and society
• Kings and rulers -- Art patronage
• To 221 B.C
• Intellectual life
• Art and society -- China -- Exhibitions
• Bronzes, Chinese

Genre

• Exhibitions
• Exhibition catalogs

Language

eng

Summary

"A lavishly illustrated book that offers an in-depth look at the cultural practices surrounding the tradition of collecting ancient bronzes in China during the 18th and 19th centuries. In ancient China (2000-221 b.c.) elaborate bronze vessels were used for rituals involving cooking, drinking, and serving food. This fascinating book not only examines the cultural practices surrounding these objects in their original context, but it also provides the first in-depth study tracing the tradition of collecting these bronzes in China. Essays by international experts delve into the concerns of the specialized culture that developed around the vessels and the significant influence this culture, with its emphasis on the concept of antiquity, had on broader Chinese society. While focusing especially on bronze collections of the 18th and 19th centuries, this wide-ranging catalogue also touches on the ways in which contemporary artists continue to respond to the complex legacy of these objects. Packed with stunning photographs of exquisitely crafted vessels, Mirroring China's Past is an enlightening investigation into how the role of ancient bronzes has evolved throughout Chinese history"--

Assigning source

Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

739.5/120951

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

LC call number

NK7983.22

LC item number

.M57 2018

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• bibliography
• catalogs