BMFE38 Karlgren, Bernhard ed: BULLETIN OF THE MUSEUM OF FAR EASTERN ANTIQUITIES, NO. 38. BMFEA No. 38. Stockholm, 1966. 201 pp. text plus a total of 102 pp. b/w plates. 32 pp. b/w text figures of drawings of belt hooks in the text. 26x19 cm. Paper. GBP 45.00 Contents: Karlgren: Loan Characters in Pre-Han Texts; Karlgren: Chinese Agraffes [Belt Hooks] in Two Swedish Collections; Wirgin: An Early 15th Century Lacquer Box. The lengthy Karlgren contribution on Chinese Belt Hooks is if particular value. The two Swedish collections are those of Dr Nathaniel Wessen and the Stockholm Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities. The belt hooks described and illustrated are generally pre-Han and Han dynasty. A good number are inlaid. Many examples are illustrated in 95 pages of black-and-white plates. Scarce. Crease to front cover extending through the first 15 pages. Generally fine inside. Subjects: Art Item 422 in List 212. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?k/BMFE38.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. |