ZZQLL1 - NEW BOOK QIU LINLANG GAN: HENAN GUDAI YUQI HE BOLIQI DE KEXUE YANJIU. (Beautiful Jade and Glass: Scientific Research into Ancient Jade and Glass from Henan). 璆琳琅玕:河南古代玉器和玻璃器的科學研究. Zhengzhou, 2021. 6, 4, 752 pp. Numerous small colour text plates and b/w illustrations throughout both volumes. 2 vols. 29x21 cm. Cloth. GBP 200.00 Detailed two-volume work with much technical detail examining ancient Chinese glass and jade artefacts discovered at sites in Henan province in central China. Volume One on jade, Volume Two on glass. The jades date from the Neolithic to the Han, The glass items mostly from the late Spring and Autumn period, Warring States and Han dynasties. There is, unsurprisingly, more coverage of jade than glass but still a good amount of illustration of small glass pieces - beads and other small ornaments. Much previously-unpublished material, it seems. Text in Chinese. Hard to obtain. Subjects: Jade Glass Item 13 in List 210. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?q/ZZQLL1.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. |