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Reflections of Early China: Decor, Pictographs, and Pictorial Inscriptions by Yang, Xiaoneng
- Bookseller: Spectator Books
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 001108
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: New
- Jacket condition: New
- Edition: Stated First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0942614305
- ISBN 13: 9780942614305
- Publisher: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art/Univ. Of Washington Press
- Place: Seattle/London
- Date published: 2000
- Size: 9.5 x 12.5 x 1.25 inches
- Weight: 4.1 pounds
Description
Seattle/London: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art/Univ. Of Washington Press, 2000 326 pgs., 389 b/w illustrations. Frontispiece: "Dragon image and character on the base of the bronze zhi from the Late Shang." In IV parts: Part I: Subjects in 10 centuries of scholarship; Part II: Sources, formations, and developments of bronze decor, pictographs, and pictorial inscriptions; Part III: A medium between bronze inscription and decor; Part IV: Meanings and functions of bronze pictographs and decor. Includes glossary of Chinese and Japanese characters. Bound in rust-colored cloth, gilt lettering on front and spine. DJ: Teal with white lettering on front and spine and "Taosi Longshan culture painted dragon on pottery pan" on front, "Yangshao culture pottery urn with stork-fish-axe motif" on back.. Stated First Edition. Cloth. New/New.
spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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