A Descriptive and Illustrative Catalogue of Chinese Bronzes Acquired During the Administration of John Ellerton Lodge (Oriental Series No. 3)

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Hardcover, large folio bound in brown cloth stamped in gold on spine and front cover, no dust-jacket. Published in the oriental Series, number 3. 108 pages. Includes an index, chronology, and bibliography. Preface and introduction by A. G. Wenley. Illustrated with 50 full page plates, each with explanatory letterpress. First edition. A quality publication showcasing examples of Chinese bronze sculpture from the second millennium B.C. (the Hsia and Shang periods) to Republic of China beginning in 1921. Examples range from ceremonial bowls and vessels to utilitarian, though no less elaborately decorated, bells, mirrors, and covered food vessels No previous ownership marks. Toning to end-papers, which appears to be from flaps of covers, though none were issued with this series. Possibly an added dust-wrapper or onion-skin, now lacking. Cloth covers are in fine condition, interior is clean, tight and unmarked. Near fine. A large book, Priority and International orders will be charged postage at actual cost.

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Weight 3.75 lbs
Book Author

The Staff of the Freer Gallery of Art [compilers]

Publisher

Smithsonian Institution / Freer Gallery of Art

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Publish Place

Washington, D.C.

Size

Folio – over 12 – 15" tall

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Hardcover

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