Description: Further DetailsTitle: Phoenix KingdomsCondition: NewSubtitle: The Last Splendor of China's Bronze AgeISBN-10: 0520341651EAN: 9780520341654ISBN: 9780520341654Publisher: University of California PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 10/04/2022Description: This stunning exhibition unveils the remarkable art and historical legacy of two mysterious kingdoms of ancient China. Phoenix Kingdoms brings to life the distinctive Bronze Age cultures that flourished along the middle course of the Yangzi River in South Central China about 2,500 years ago. With over 150 objects on loan from five major Chinese museums, Phoenix Kingdoms explores the artistic and spiritual landscape of the southern borderland of the Zhou dynasty, featuring remarkable archaeological finds unearthed from aristocratic tombs of the phoenix-worshipping Zeng and Chu kingdoms. By revealing the splendid material cultures of these legendary states, whose history has only recently been recovered, Phoenix Kingdoms highlights the importance of this region in forming a southern style that influenced centuries of Chinese art. This exhibition catalogue includes six essays that contextualize the stylistically rich material—mythical creatures, elaborate patterns, and elegant forms—and introduces readers to the technologically and artistically sophisticated cultures that thrived before China’s first empire. Lavishly illustrated with over 240 images, Phoenix Kingdoms showcases works from the exhibition across six categories—jades, bronze ritual vessels, musical instruments and weapons, lacquerware for luxury and ceremony, funerary bronze and wood objects, and textiles and unique objects featuring distinctive designs—many of which are considered national treasures. Published in association with the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 305mmItem Length: 229mmItem Width: 23mmItem Weight: 1406gContributor: John S. Major (Contributions by), I-fen Huang (Contributions by), Jay Xu (Edited by), Colin Mackenzie (Contributions by), Fan Jeremy Zhang (Edited by), Lai Guolong (Contributions by), Haicheng Wang (Contributions by)Genre: Arts & PhotographyTopic: HistoryAuthor: Jay XuRelease Year: 2022 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Phoenix Kingdoms
Title: Phoenix Kingdoms
Subtitle: The Last Splendor of China's Bronze Age
ISBN-10: 0520341651
EAN: 9780520341654
ISBN: 9780520341654
Release Date: 10/04/2022
Release Year: 2022
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Contributor: Haicheng Wang (Contributions by)
Book Title: Phoenix Kingdoms : the Last Splendor of China's Bronze Age
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Year: 2022
Topic: Asian / Chinese, Asian / General, Asia / China, Decorative Arts
Item Height: 0.9 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Design, Art, History
Item Weight: 50.1 Oz
Item Length: 12.2 in
Author: Colin Mackenzie
Item Width: 9.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
