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Bronze Mirrors in Ancient China : Artistry and Technique / Kin Sum Li.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Li, Kin Sum, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bronze mirrors--China--History--To 618.
- Bronze mirrors.
- Manufacturing processes--China--History--To 1500.
- Manufacturing processes.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (274 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- "This pioneering work offers a detailed analysis of how mirrors were designed and produced during the period from 500 to 200 BCE. It describes mirror manufacture, considers the degree to which artisans could express creativity within the system of mass production, and explains how mirrors became widely disseminated in Asia"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Mirror design with the freehand-working methods
- Mass production with the multiple-transfer method
- The network for mirror design.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780295752914
- 0295752912
- OCLC:
- 1513112671
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