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Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: New.

Pamphlet. [4p] 5.5x8.5 inches, program, cast, crew and synopsis in English and Chinese, two poorly-reproduced photos from the film, fold-creased and lightly worn else very good condition. "The Last Woman of Shang" ("Da ji") was the first film to be shown in US art houses outside the Chinatown circuit.

Hardcover. Zustand: New.

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Physical description; xix, 571 pages: color illustrations; 32 cm. Series; Culture & civilization of China. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 531-534) and index. Contents; Reading the Magnificence of Ancient and Medieval Chinese Silks -- Fashionable Weaves and Ingenious Craftsmanship / Dieter Kuhn -- The Origins of Sericulture and Silk Weaving-From Antiquity to the Zhou Dynasty / Peng Hao -- Silk Artistry of the Qin, Han, Wei, and Jin Dynasties / Li Wenying -- Silk Artistry of the Northern and Southern Dynasties / Li Wenying -- Silk in the Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties / Zhao Feng -- Silk in the Song, Liao, Xi Xia, and Jin Dynasties / Zhao Feng -- Divergent Styles of North and South-Silk Artistry of the Yuan Dynasty / Zhao Feng -- The Path to Refinement: Silk Fabrics of the Ming Dynasty -- Huang Nengfu & Chen Juanjuan -- Textile Art of the Qing Dynasty -- Chen Juanjuan & Huang Nengfu. Summary; Over the past fifty years, archaeological explorations in China have unearthed a wealth of textile materials, some dating as far back as five thousand years. In this magnificently researched and illustrated book, preeminent Western and Chinese scholars draw upon these spectacular discoveries to provide the most thorough account of the history of silk ever written. Encyclopedic in breadth, the volume presents a chronological history of silk from a variety of perspectives, including archaeological, technological, art historical, and aesthetic. The contributors explore the range of uses for silk, from the everyday to the sublime. By directly connecting recently found textile artifacts to specific references in China's vast historical literature, they illuminate the evolution of silk making and the driving social forces that have inspired the creation of innovative textiles through the millennia. Subjects; Silk - China - History. Oriental art; Textile arts. China. DESIGN / Textile & Costume. DESIGN / History & Criticism. HISTORY / Asia / China. 4 Kg.

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Physical description; xix, 571 pages: color illustrations; 32 cm. Series; Culture & civilization of China. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 531-534) and index. Contents; Reading the Magnificence of Ancient and Medieval Chinese Silks -- Fashionable Weaves and Ingenious Craftsmanship / Dieter Kuhn -- The Origins of Sericulture and Silk Weaving-From Antiquity to the Zhou Dynasty / Peng Hao -- Silk Artistry of the Qin, Han, Wei, and Jin Dynasties / Li Wenying -- Silk Artistry of the Northern and Southern Dynasties / Li Wenying -- Silk in the Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties / Zhao Feng -- Silk in the Song, Liao, Xi Xia, and Jin Dynasties / Zhao Feng -- Divergent Styles of North and South-Silk Artistry of the Yuan Dynasty / Zhao Feng -- The Path to Refinement: Silk Fabrics of the Ming Dynasty -- Huang Nengfu & Chen Juanjuan -- Textile Art of the Qing Dynasty -- Chen Juanjuan & Huang Nengfu. Summary; Over the past fifty years, archaeological explorations in China have unearthed a wealth of textile materials, some dating as far back as five thousand years. In this magnificently researched and illustrated book, preeminent Western and Chinese scholars draw upon these spectacular discoveries to provide the most thorough account of the history of silk ever written. Encyclopedic in breadth, the volume presents a chronological history of silk from a variety of perspectives, including archaeological, technological, art historical, and aesthetic. The contributors explore the range of uses for silk, from the everyday to the sublime. By directly connecting recently found textile artifacts to specific references in China's vast historical literature, they illuminate the evolution of silk making and the driving social forces that have inspired the creation of innovative textiles through the millennia. Subjects; Silk - China - History. Oriental art; Textile arts. China. DESIGN / Textile & Costume. DESIGN / History & Criticism. HISTORY / Asia / China. 2 Kg.