Robert W Bagley (17 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket).; 24 x 31 cm.; 2.2 kg.; 386 pages with 121 colour and 130 black and white illustrations plus 10 maps. Includes loose map of China's Administrative Divisions.; ISBN 0-394-51256.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The front cover has scratches and wear marks throughout and a tear at the top. Two scratches on the front cover. The spine is scuffed on the top and bottom. Wear marks on the back cover. Interior in very good condition with minor signs of wear.; Catalogue from an exhibition held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, April 12-July 9, 1980; Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, August 20-October 29, 1980; Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, December 10, 1980-February 18, 1981; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, April 1-June 10, 1981; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, July 22-September 30, 1981.;Here, in one magnificent volume, in authoritative text and color photographs of unparalleled richness, is the first com- prehensive view of China's Bronze Age. From random discoveries over the centuries, from legends and written records that seem scarcely removed from the realm of legend, and from a few limited excavations, the Bronze Age in China has long been thought to be one of the great epochs in the history of art. Now, thanks to astonishing recent finds by Chinese archaeologists, those legendary glories have become reality. The evidence is here, in this book and in the unprecedented exhibition on which it is based-105 precious objects in bronze, jade, and terracotta, chosen by the People's Republic of China from among the finest and most spectacular discoveries of recent years, and now seen for the first time outside their land of origin. Beginning with the shadowy Xia dynasty (which traditional chronology dates from 2205 to 1760 B.C.), coming into full flower in the Shang (now dated from about 1700 to about 1030 B.C.) and the Zhou (about 1030. to 256 B.C.), and lingering on through the Qin (221 to 206 B.C.) and into the Han that followed, the Chinese Bronze Age saw the development of the Chinese state, of writing and religious rituals, of architectural styles and urban culture. It also and pre- eminently-saw the rise and refinement of bronze metallurgy, and the works of art that were its highest expression. No other people on earth has ever created such bronzes. The group shown and discussed here-ritual vessels, weapons, bronze standards, even a complete set of fourteen exquisite bells- may be the most impressive ever assembled, and includes discoveries so recent that they are virtually unknown even to scholars. Here are jars and cups in the shapes of rhinos and elephants and bulls and rams, surfaces inlaid with jade and malachite and precious metals, weapons echoing with the clangor of ancient wars. Here, too, is a splendid array of carved jade pieces-ceremonial blades and tablets, figurines, jewelry. And there is more. Possibly the most stunning archaeological find of the twentieth century occurred in 1974, when excavation began in the huge mausoleum of Qin Shihuangdi, the First Emperor of Qin, who died in 210 B.C. after unifying China for the first time in history. Diggers came upon an entire army-no less than seven thousand life-size terracotta figures of soldiers, cavalrymen, and horses, with chariots and other battle gear, still standing, rank after rank, as they had been buried as a guard for their dead emperor more than two thousand years before. Individually modeled with great sensitivity and realism, they evoke their lost world with almost painful immediacy. Eight of them-six men and two horses- are included here, the first to be placed on exhibit anywhere outside China.…

Seattle, Wash., Seattle Art Museum & Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press, [2001]. 359 pp. Col. & b./w. ills. Orig. hardcover (gray cloth with gilt lettering), d./j. 4to. With contributions by Jay Xu, Michèle Pirazzoli-t 'Serstevens, and others. Text in English. -- Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Seattle Art Museum, May 10-Aug. 12, 2001. The exhibition was also held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, March 4-June 16, 2002.…

Book. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. 386 pp. inside front cover is a folding map (inserted); Bronzes, Chinese--Qin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C. -220 A.D. Terra-cotta sculpture, Chinese. Fine condition, dustjacket in Fine condition, appears on new condition.

Publisher's cloth, pictorial dustjacket. Very fine. New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art / Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. 4to. 30,2 x 22,5 cms. xvi + [ii] + 386 pp. Richly illustrated in colour. (Publisher:) "With 121 plates in full color, photographed in China especially for this volume by Seth Joel, plus 10 maps and 130 black-and-white illustrations. Edited by Wen Fong, with four essays by leading Chinese and American scholars on Chinese Bronze Age culture, art, and technology. Full catalogue descriptions of each of the 105 objects making up The Great Bronze Age of China Exhibition. Foreword by Philippe de Montebello, Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. - - - Here, in one magnificent volume, in authoritative text and color photographs of unparalleled richness, is the first comprehensive view of China's Bronze Age. From random discoveries over the centuries, from legends and written records that seem scarcely removed from the realm of legend, and from a few limited excavations, the Bronze Age in China has long been thought to be one of the great epochs in the history of art. Now, thanks to astonishing recent finds by Chinese archaeologists, those legendary glories have become reality. The evidence is here, in this book and in the unprecedented exhibition on which it is based - 105 precious objects in bronze, jade, and terracotta, chosen by the People's Republic of China from among the finest and most spectacular discoveries of recent years, and now seen for the first time outside their land of origin. Beginning with the shadowy Xia dynasty (which traditional chronology dates from 2205 to 1760 B.C.), coming into full flower in the Shang (now dated from about 1700 to about 1030 B.C.) and the Zhou (about 1030 to 256 B.C.), and lingering on through the Qin (221 to 206 B.C.) and into the Han that followed, the Chinese Bronze Age saw the development of the Chinese state, of writing and religious rituals, of architectural styles and urban culture. It also - and preeminently - saw the rise and refinement of bronze metallurgy, and the works of art that were its highest expression. No other people on earth has ever created such bronzes. The group shown and discussed here - ritual vessels, weapons, bronze standards, even a complete set of fourteen exquisite bells - may be the most impressive ever assembled, and includes discoveries so recent that they are virtually unknown even to scholars. Here are jars and cups in the shapes of rhinos and elephants and bulls and rams, surfaces inlaid with jade and malachite and precious metals, weapons echoing with the clangor of ancient wars. Here, too, is a splendid array of carved jade pieces - ceremonial blades and tablets, figurines, jewelry. - - - And there is more. Possibly the most stunning archaeological find of the twentieth century occurred in 1974, when excavation began in the huge mausoleum of Qin Shihuangdi, the First Emperor of Qin, who died in 210 B.C. after unifying China for the first time in history. Diggers came upon an entire army - no less than seven thousand life-size terracotta figures of soldiers, cavalrymen, and horses, with chariots and other battle gear, still standing, rank after rank, as they had been buried as a guard for their dead emperor more than two thousand years before. Individually modeled with great sensitivity and realism, they evoke their lost world with almost painful immediacy. Eight of them - six men and two horses - are included here, the first to be placed on exhibit anywhere outside China. Much is now known of the Chinese Bronze Age that could hardly be guessed before. In this book, lucid and detailed essays by four leading scholars set it forth, from the bronzes themselves to burial customs and chronology. Each object in the exhibit is discussed separately in its artistic, technical, and archaeological context by specialists, and there are linking passages to point out the historical setting. The Great Bronze Age of China is in all respects a revelation, of exotic beauty and a past remote beyond imagining. Authors of principal essays are: Ma Chengyuan, Curator, Shanghai Museum; Wen Fong, Special Consultant for Far Eastern Affairs, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Edwards Sanford Professor, Department of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University; Kwang-chih Chang, Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University; and Robert Thorp, Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University. The catalogue section was prepared by Robert W. Bagley and Jenny F. So, both Research Assistants in the Department of Fine Arts, Harvard, and Maxwell K. Hearn, Assistant Curator in the Department of Far Eastern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art".…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated in color and black & white. 599 pages. Folio. Hardcover, bound in brown leatherette. In a dust jacket. Fine/Near Fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Large 4to, 599 pp, superbly illustrated in colour and black and white, index of descriptions etc. Original brown simulated leather binding, a minor marginal crease runs through the top right margin of around 40 pages but not touching illustrations or text. Dust wrapper has some light wear to the top edge and minimal fading to the spine but an excellent copy. A magnificent volume which weighs nearly 5 kilos when packed therefore extra charges will be required to send an overseas order.…

Condition: Good. Good+ in a Good+ dust jacket; Hardcover; Withdrawn library copy with the standard library markings; Dust jacket is moderately shelfworn and edgeworn, but is overall clean and intact with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Very light wear to the boards; Library stamps to endpapers; Text pages clean & unmarked; Good binding with straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Extra-Large Format (Folio, 14" - 16" tall); 13.2 lbs (Heavy); Grey dust jacket with photograph of bronze artifact, and title in black lettering; 1987, The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation; 600 pages; "Ancient Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections: Shang Ritual Bronzes (Ancient Chinese Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections)," by Robert W. Bagley.…

Condition: Very Good. Very Good in a Very Good Minus dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with no tears, just minor shelfwear and edgewear, and minor sun-fading along the front right edge (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Extra-Large Format (Folio, 14" - 16" tall); 13.2 lbs (Heavy); Grey dust jacket with photograph of bronze artifact, and title in black lettering; 1987, The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation; 600 pages; "Ancient Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections: Shang Ritual Bronzes (Ancient Chinese Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections)," by Robert W. Bagley.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 36.5 x 28.5 cm. Folio. Massive work comprising three volumes in 4 physical books, volume two is seperated in parts IIa & IIb. Volume I: Shang Ritual Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, 599pp, 1987. Volume II: Western Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections. 208pp, 776pp, 1990. Volume III: Eastern Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections. 524pp, 1995. Volumes 1 & 3 are in dust jackets while volume 2 is in a slipcase. Extensively illustrated in color and black and white. Bibliography and index in each volume. Mild mustiness. Massive set, orders outside the US will require substantial additional shipping charges. Discount for local pick-up here in St. Paul. Monumental work. "The Arthur M. Sackler Collections have been called "the world's most comprehensive collection of Chinese ritual bronze vessels" (John M. Rosenfield, 1983), "some of the richest collections of treasures in the world" (Thomas Lawton, 1987), and "the most important Asian collection in the United States since the days of Charles Freer." (W. Cohen, East Asian Art and American Culture, NY, 1992)." (from the Sackler Foundation website).…

Condition: Near Fine. 599 pages profusely illustrated in color and B&W, 11 1/2" x 14 1/4", hardcover, dustjacket, (slight dustjacket wear, slight cover wear).

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1980 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 408 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 408.…

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 200 Illus.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 200.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 200.