Artisans in early imperial China

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Early China is best known for the dazzling material artifacts it has left behind. These terracotta figures, gilt-bronze lamps, and other material remnants of the Chinese past unearthed by archaeological excavations are often viewed without regard to the social context of their creation, yet they wer...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barbieri-Low, Anthony J. (Anthony Jerome), 1967-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press : Published with the assistance of the Getty Foundation, [2007].
Subjects:
Artisans > China > History.
Artisans > China > Social life and customs.
Artisans
Kunsthandwerker
Tradesmen.
Workers.
Guilds.
Working conditions.
Antiquity.
Kunstgewerbe.
Handwerk.
Gesellschaft.
Hantverkare > historia > Kina.
Konsthantverkare > Kina > vardagsliv och traditioner.
China
China.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Artisans and Their Art in Context
  • 2. Artisans in Society
  • 3. Artisans in the Workshop
  • 4. Artisans in the Marketplace
  • 5. Artisans at Court
  • 6. Artisans in Irons
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Glossary of Chinese Characters
  • Abbreviations
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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