An illustrated history of jade carving and craftsmanship
Very Good Condition - Minor wear to the cover edges and corners with a couple of small surface marks. Pages are clean and tidy.
Oscar Luzzatto-Bilitz explores the long history of jade carving in this volume from Cassell's Styles in Art series. Focusing on China, the book traces the material's use from early ritual and decorative objects to vessels, ornaments, figures and finely worked animals. It considers the skill required to shape such a hard stone, the symbolic importance attached to it and the changing forms through which craftsmen expressed their ideas. Illustrations accompany the discussion, allowing readers to study examples from different periods. The scope also extends to jade in pre-Columbian America and New Zealand, placing the Chinese tradition within a wider appreciation of a material valued for its beauty and cultural meaning.
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