Korea: Art and Archaeology - Brossura

Portal, Jane

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0714114871 ISBN 13: 9780714114873

Casa editrice: British Museum Pubns Ltd, 2000

Riassunto

This illustrated book, the first authoritative general introduction to the distinctive culture of this country to be published in English, traces its development chronologically from the Neolithic period (c. 6000 BC) right up to the present day.
Korea, published in association with the opening of a major new permanent Korean Gallery in the British Museum, illustrates over a hundred of the highest achievements of Korean craftsmanship, including precious metalwork, sculpture and lacquer as well as celadons, painting and printing.

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L'autore:

Jane Portal is an Assistant Keeper in the Department of Oriental Antiquities in the British Museum, where she is responsible for the Korean collections and Chinese decorative arts.

Jane Portal is a former curator of Curator, Chinese and Korean Collections at the British Museum. She is now Chair, Department of Asia, Oceania and Africa at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She is author and co-author of a number of titles including The Terracotta Warriors with John Williams (British Museum Press, ), Chinese Art in Detail with Carol Michelson (British Museum Press, ) and Chinese Love Poetry (British Museum Press)

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Book by Portal Jane

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• Editore: British Museum Pubns Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0714114871
• ISBN 13: 9780714114873
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 240