Cast for eternity : ancient ritual bronzes from the Shanghai Museum
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Cast for eternity : ancient ritual bronzes from the Shanghai Museum
Clark Art Institute , Distributed by Yale University Press, c2014
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
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Note
"Published on the occasion of the exhibition Cast for Eternity: Ancient Ritual Bronzes from the Shanghai Museum, Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, July 4 to September 21, 2014"--Colophon
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- Gathering sands to build a pagoda and the choicest fur to make a robe: collecting ancient bronzes at the Shanghai Museum / Zhou Ya
- Eternal offerings: Chinese ritual bronzes from the Erlitou period to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty / Liu Yang
- Catalogue / Liu Yang
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Showcasing more than thirty ancient bronzes from the exceptional holdings of the Shanghai Museum, this generously illustrated book offers a compelling overview of the beauty of Chinese bronzes and the fascinating traditions surrounding them. These important objects, many of which have never before appeared in an English-language publication, date from the 18th to the 1st century B.C.E. and span numerous dynasties. Highlights of the exhibition include an early thin-wall cast three-legged food vessel (ding) from the Erlitou period, a set of nine bells (bianzhong) from the early Spring and Autumn period, and a beast-shaped wine vessel (he) from the early Warring States period.
An accessible essay serves as an introduction to these masterpieces, and sumptuous, newly commissioned photography makes this publication a standout addition to the literature on Asian bronze sculpture.
Distributed for the Clark Art Institute
Exhibition Schedule:
The Clark Art Institute
(07/04/14-09/21/14)
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