Chinese Jades in the Avery Brundage Collection

Chinese Jades in the Avery Brundage Collection
Author: Rene-Yvon Lefebvre D'Argence
Publisher:
Total Pages: 184
Release: 1977-12-26
Genre:
ISBN: 9781878529626

A catalog of the famous collection of Chinese jade from the Avery Brundage Collection housed in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, ranging in date from the Neolithic period to the Qing dynasty.

Later Chinese Jades

Later Chinese Jades
Author: Michael Knight
Publisher: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2007-11-10
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

This is the definitive guide to Chinese jades from the Ming dynasty through the early twentieth century

Collecting Chinese Jade

Collecting Chinese Jade
Author: Sam Bernstein
Publisher:
Total Pages: 128
Release: 1995
Genre: Jade art objects
ISBN:

"'Collecting Chinese Jade' informs the reader about aesthetic considerations and provides a methodology for collecting. Nearly sixty outstanding Chinese jade objects are described and illustrated in full color. Each object is reviewed in the context of the most recent archaeological information. Detailed notes to the text are provided so that the reader may explore further. By studying the stylistic and physical characteristics of these examples, the collector may apply this knowledge to his or her won quest for the best."--Cover

Chinese Jade of Five Centuries

Chinese Jade of Five Centuries
Author: Joan M. Hartman
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2012-10-09
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1462909620

Chinese Jade of Five Centuries was originally published in print form by Tuttle Publishing in 1969. In Chinese Jade of Five Centuries, Mrs Hartman provides an encompassing look at one of the minor arts which must be considered vital to a judgement of artistic achievements of any civilization. Magnificently illustrated with 45 black and white photographs and 10 color plates, the book displays many museum examples which have not been previously published for general readership. Written for the layman, the text should satisfy the more discerning and knowledgeable reader as well, particularly for it's information on the quality and location of jade rough, on dating, and techniques of carving.

The Jade Kingdom

The Jade Kingdom
Author: J. Desautels
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1468465724