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Treasures of the Jin State. Gems from excavations of cemetery of Marquis of Jin in Shanxi province
2002réf. 008575Shanghai China: Shanghai People's Fine Arts Press 2002. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Stated first edition April 2002. This is a bilingual publication in Chinese and in English. 12 x 9.25 inches. Glossy pictorial hardboards in olive drab with crisp titling in Chinese and English to the front board and the spine. Unbumped spine head and tail and moderate bump to the lower front corner else sharp corners. Tiny scarcely noticeable bump to the upper edge of the rear board. An exceptionally clean binding. Text block firmly bound in. With 217 numbered pages of heavy weight semi-glossy paper. In addition to the principal text this volume includes numerous plates all in color save for duotone figures and sepia-tone illustrations. A Very Good Plus to Near Fine copy. Scarce in any condition. 3 lbs. 7 oz. The impetus for this volume was an exhibition "Treasures of the Jin State" at the Shanghai Museum in 2002 a year coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Establishment of the Department of Archaeology at Peking University as it was then known. The series of excavations at the cemetery of Marquis of Jin was carried out by Peking University's Department of Archaeology in conjunction with the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology. The cemetery of Marquis of Jin has preserved a wealth of historical information and yielded numerous precious bronzes jade and proto-porcelain wares. This book itemizes the most significant of the artifacts and identifies the specific tomb from which each item came. As to dating the upper bound for the cemetery of Marquis of Jin cannot be earlier than Western Zhou and its lower bound cannot be later than early Spring or Autumn period. The discovery of the cemetery and the results of preliminary studies have helped to resolve certain puzzling problems in the study of Jin history corrected much misinformation in historical documents and recordings and greatly enriched the context for the research for the history of Jin state Jin culture and archaeology of Western Zhou. In short the present volume constitutes a significant contribution to the scholarship of Jin civilization and artistic accomplishment. Shanghai People's Fine Arts Press hardcover
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