Gems of Beijing Cultural Relics Series: Jades

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Gems of Beijing Cultural Relics Series: Jades

北京文物精粹大系: 玉器卷

Author: Bianweihui

Order No. 3155

ISBN-13: 9787200046069

ISBN-10: 720004606X

Binding: Hardcover in Slipcase

Publisher: Beijing Publishing House

Pub Year: 2004

Pages: 285

Language: Chinese-English

Size: 8.5 x 11.5

Price: $79.95

This volume is a richly illustrated survey of over 270 Chinese carved jades drawn from collections in Beijing. The selections, all nephrite, range in date from the Neolithic to the Qing dynasty, with very fine examples of pendants, boulders, animal carvings, plaques, vases, seals, and thumb rings, among others.

Instruction: The following introduction to this book is in Chinese. If your computer doesn’t show Chinese characters, please right-click your mouse, select Encoding and then select Chinese Simplified or Complex to read in Chinese.

本書選錄新石器時代時期至清代的玉器精品270餘件.選編標準以北京地區出土的玉器精品,和北京地區各博物館所藏玉器為主.此外輔以故宮博物院.中國歷史博物館.北京園林局系統及北京地區私人收藏中具代表性的玉器文物.本書拍攝圖片清晰,印刷精美。

Series Introduction:

The abundant and valuable cultural relics of Beijing are an important component of China’s cultural heritage, but for many years, these treasures can be seen only in museums or at some exhibitions. The publication of “Gems of Beijing Cultural Relics Series” makes it possible for the general readership to have a glimpse of these valuable treasures.

The series includes thousands of masterpieces selected from the collections of Beijing antiquarian units and museums and shows them in 16 volumes: Stone Carvings, Stone Inscriptions, Pottery and Porcelain (2 volumes), Jades, Bronzes, Ancient Bells, Buddhist Images, Gold and Silver Wares, Calligraphy, Paintings, Rare Ancient Books, Textiles and Embroidery, Furniture, and Works of Decorative Arts (2 volumes).

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