SMM161 Shenzhen Museum ed: FENG BANG JIAN BA: SHANXI YICHENG DAHEKOU MUDI CHUTU XIZHOU BAGUO WENWU ZHENPIN. (Western Zhou Treasures from the Ba Kingdom Excavated at the Dahekou Cemetery at Yicheng in Shanxi Province). 封邦建霸 : 山西翼城大河口墓地出土西周霸國文物珍品. Beijing, 2016. 207 pp. Colour plates throughout. 1 colour foldout. 29x22 cm. Wrappers. GBP 80.00 Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Shenzhen Museum in China showing a wonderful and extraordinary selection of very fine ancient Chinese bronzes and other artefacts (mainly small jades) pertaining to the Western Zhou Ba kingdom. The exhibits all come from the Ba kingdom Dahekou cemetery located near Yicheng in China's Shanxi province. The exhibition focuses on the objects found in four major tombs together with a selection of finds from various other tombs in the cemetery. The most amazing bronze is a life-size bird-shaped ewer with a spout and bearing an extensive inscription. All objects illustrated in colour, many in multiple views and well described. A worthy contribution to the literature on this little-known ancient state and its considerable artistic achievements. Text in Chinese. Subjects: Bronzes Archaeology Item 219 in List 208. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?s/SMM161.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. |