Bronze age China : style and material / edited by Ying Wang.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wang, Ying, Ph. D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decoration and ornament--China--History--To 221 B.C.

Decoration and ornament.

Decoration and ornament--China--History--Qin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D.

Bronze age--China.

Bronze age.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Style" in Chinese art and archaeology encompass complex meanings that beyond studies of decorative motifs, design and traditional sense on artistic style. This anthology considers function, behavior, manufacture, usage, design, material and context are expanded definition of "style". Examine style in a larger context assists in investigating the aspects of life-style, gender, social structure, labor division, and craft specialization in a society, explains the social strata, rituals, and tec...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; INTRODUCTION; PART I; FUNCTIONAL STYLE OF CERAMICS FROM MIAOPU LOCUS NORTH, ANYANG, AND CHANGES IN SOCIAL RELATIONS; STONE TOOLS AND STYLE IN CHINESE ARCHAEOLOGY; PART II; STYLE AND SOCIAL BOUNDARY IN BRONZE AGE SOUTHEAST CHINA; INTERPRETING THE STYLISTIC VARIATIONS OF EARLY METAL DRUMS FROM YUNNAN; PART III; THE FU OF THE SHANG DYNASTY; STYLE AND BELIEF; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CONTRIBUTORS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-4438-2294-9

OCLC:

823720873