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Jenny F. So

Early Chinese Jades in the Harvard Art Museums

Jenny F. So

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English
Yale University Press
26 March 2019
The Arts: General & Reference
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 special significance. In-depth entries on over one hundred objects present recent archaeological discoveries and new information garnered from conservation analysis, while Jenny So’s broad and engaging narrative not only elucidates the layered meanings of the objects and their iconography but also delves into the unique qualities of the material and the craftsmanship involved in quarrying and working jade.

Distributed for the Harvard Art Museums
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Imprint:   Yale University Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 267mm,  Width: 203mm,  Spine: 3mm
Weight:   1.843kg
ISBN:   9780300237023
ISBN 10:   0300237022
Pages:   360
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Jenny F. So is professor emerita in the Department of Fine Arts at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and is the former senior curator of ancient Chinese art at the Freer and Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian Institution.

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