Book Description Hard bound. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. Liangzhu is the name given to a neolithic culture that flourished in eastern China, straddling what is now Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces, between 3,300 and 2,000 BCE. The culture is characterized by sophisticated material remains, reflecting complex political, economic and religious systems. In particular, the jade objects recovered from Liangzhu cultural sites in controlled excavations since the 1980's exhibit a mastery of quality, technique and form unsurpassed in prehistoric China. The present catalogue illustrates and describes 95 examples of Liangzhu jade artefacts ranging from ritual objects to tools, weapons and ornament. The present catalogue is the definitive reference on this subject. Text, including scholarly essays and detailed descriptions of all objects, in bilingual English / Chinese. 113 pp., 113 col. plates and 95 line drawings, 2 maps, bibliography. Size: 21.5 x 15.2 cm. Seller Inventory # 000654

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