Chinese Art II: Gold, Silver, Later Bronzes, Cloisonné, Cantonese Enamel, Lacquer, Furniture, Wood
- ISBN-10
- 084780321X
- ISBN-13
- 9780847803217
- Category
- Art objects, Chinese
- Pages
- 277
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1980
- Authors
- William Watson, Soame Jenyns
Description
This book is devoted to gold and silver, the later bronzes and metalwork, the colorful cloisonné and painted enamels, lacquer from its beginnings in pre-Han times to the thrones of the eighteenth-century emperor Ch’ien Lung, and the Coromandel screen. It discusses woodcarving of all kinds, including the furniture which inspired the designs of Thomas Chippendale.
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