Author

Publication

1999 - Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Mo, Missouri

Language

English

Word Count

81,500 words, Guess

Page Count

326 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL43331M
  • ISBN-100942614305
  • OCLC Control Number41662579
  • Library of Congress Control Number99037256
  • LibraryThing3288426
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  • Goodreads3270274

Classifications

  • DDC495.1
  • LCCPL2447 .Y33 1999

Description

"The book offers its readers a comprehensive historical, archaeological, and theoretical exploration of decor and pictographs. In it, Xiaoneng Yang challenges the "clan sign" theory and offers new interpretations of the functions and meanings of bronze decor and pictographs based on archaeological data and the social settings of the peoples of early China. Yang also introduces the new discovery of a previously unidentified medium that is located in the gray zone between writing and decoration, which he calls "pictorial inscriptions." Further, Yang discusses the sources, contexts, and correlation among the three media."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Reflections of Early China: decor, pictographs, and pictorial inscriptionsNelson-Atkins Museum of Art1999-01-01

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