Chinese Jade The Spiritual and Cultural Significance of Jade in China

Name: Chinese Jade The Spiritual and Cultural Significance of Jade in China
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ISBN: 9781602201293

ISBN-10: 1602201293

ISBN-13: 9781602201293

Edition: 2013

Authors: Gu Fang, Li Hongjuan, Tony Blishen

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To the Chinese people, jade is a precious stone endowed with magical properties which encapsulated all that mankind aspires to in terms of character, elegance, tranquility, purity and virtue. The Chinese love jade not merely because of its rarity or its luster but because of a deeper aesthetic value.Chinese Jade: The Spiritual and Cultural Significance of Jade in Chinapresents a comprehensive view of jade and its history in China from Neolithic times to the Qing dynasty. It illustrates pieces of jade that are on display not only in the Palace Museum in Beijing but in the many provincial and other museums across China. It will help the reader to understand what jade means to the Chinese in…

Book details

List price: $27.50
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Shanghai Press
Publication date: 9/20/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.25" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English



Translator's Foreword



Preface




Types of Jade



Hetian



Xiuyan



Dushan



Lantian



The Manufacture and Carving of Jade



The Process of Manufacture



The Art of Carving Jade


Use of Color (qiaose)


Fretwork (loukong)


Thin Walled (botai)


Pressed Thread Inlay (yasi qianbao)


Incised Character (kezi)


Gold Outline (miaojin)



Jade Carving Technique in Suzhou and Yangzhou



An Outline of Historical Chinese Jades



Neolithic Period



Xia, Shang and Western Zhou Periods



Spring and Autumn Annals and the Warring States Periods



Qin, Han, Wei, Jin and Northern and Southern Dynasties



Sui, Tang, Song, Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties



Ming and Qing Dynasties



The Principal Forms, Uses and Subjects of Jade



Jade Disc (bi')



Jade Squared Tube (cong)



Jade Arc-Shaped Pendant (huang)



Jade Tablet



Jade Ritual Blade (zhang)



Jade Halberd-Shaped Blade (ge)



Jade Slit Ring (jue)



Jade Pendant Sets



Desk Furniture for the Scholar's Studio



Jades in the Shape of Animals



The Human Form in Jade



Jades in Ancient Bronze Style



Mughal Jade and Jades in Mughal Style


Appendices


Dates of the Chinese Dynasties


Chinese Jade in Museums in China


Chinese Jade in Overseas Museums


Index