Chinese Silks

by Feng Zhao, Juanjuan Chen, Wengying Li, et al.

Book Overview

The first comprehensive history of China's most luxurious textile and its enduring influence on Chinese civilization and art

Over the past fifty years, archaeological explorations in China have unearthed a wealth of textile materials, some dating as far back as five thousand years. In this magnificently researched and illustrated book, preeminent Western and Chinese scholars draw upon these spectacular discoveries to provide the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300111037
• ISBN13: 9780300111033
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 6.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 9.4" x 12.4"