Early Chinese Jades in the Harvard Art Museums

by Jenny F So

From personal ornamentation to funerary practice, from palace decoration to private devotion, jade has played a major role in Chinese social, cultural, and political life for millennia. Exploring the history of this revered stone through the esteemed Grenville L. Winthrop Collection at the Harvard Art Museums--which includes some of the finest examples of ancient and archaizing jades outside China--this volume explains how and why jade developed its...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300237022
• ISBN13: 9780300237023
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Harvard Art Museums
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 4.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.3" x 10.8"