153 pages : 23 cm

Insight into the arts and crafts of China

Colophon in Chinese

History and background of the traditional arts and crafts of China : The primitive society ; The Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties ; The Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period ; The Qin and Han dynasties ; the Six dynasties ; Sui, Tang and Five dynasties ; The Song, Liao, Jin and Yuan dynasties ; the Ming and Qing dynasties -- Arts and crafts in the field of utensil : Ceramics ; Bronze ware ; Lacquer -- Arts and crafts in the field of apparel : Embroidery ; Printing and dyeing ; Silk weaving -- Arts and crafts in the field of furnishings : Furniture ; Gold and silver ware, glassware, enamelware ; Bamboo carving, wood carving, ivory carving -- Arts and crafts in the field of adornment : Jade artwork ; Paper-cut ; New Year picture -- Arts and crafts in the field of entertainment : Toy ; Kite ; Puppet ; Silhouette -- Arts and crafts in the field of commerce : Shop sign ; Packaging -- Legends concerning traditional arts and crafts of China : Yanshi and his puppets ; Lu Ban, a carpenter consecrated by artisans of all crafts ; The legend of Ganjiang and Moye ; The legend of Brother Kilns ; Origin of Kesi silk ; Gourd-shaped porcelain canteen and the Yue's troops ; Qiu Changchun, the forefather of jade carving in Beijing ; Gong Chun teapot and lotus-and-toad teapot ; The beauty offered for sacrifice ; Legend about ceramics with multicolored glaze ; Origin of bowl bottom ; Origin of wax printing ; Bodiless lacquer ware created by Shen Shaoan -- Appendix: A brief chronology of China

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