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University of Hong Kong Museum and Art Gallery, 1999. Comprehensive catalogue of a rich private collection of early Chinese jewelry and other ornaments, with focus on the Liao period but including examples ranging from the Eastern Zhou to the Ming. A total of 150 items are beautifully illustrated and well described, including such objects as belt hooks, belt plaques, crowns, earrings, hair pins, pendants and combs, as well as horse ornaments, etc. Objects have been crafted in a range of materials such as jade, silver, agate, bronze etc.; the most spectactular pieces in the collection are those comprised of gold and amber. With seven essays on related topics by leading scholars in the field. 328 pp., 150 colour plates, b&w illustrations and line drawings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. New/n/a. 30 x 23 cm..
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Adornment for the Body and Soul: Ancient Chinese Ornaments from the Mengdiexuan Collection Unknown - 1999
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- Title Adornment for the Body and Soul: Ancient Chinese Ornaments from the Mengdiexuan Collection
- Author Bunker
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- Publisher The University of Hong Kong, University of Museum and Art Gallery, Hong Kong
- Date 1999
- ISBN 9789628038152
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