9780691009575 - ten thousand things: module and mass production in chinese art di ledderose, lothar (8 risultati)
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Da: Underground Books, ABAA, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.Underground Books, ABAA
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EUR 17,73
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Paperback. Condizione: Good +. First Paperback Edition. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. 11" X 8 1/2". vi, 265pp. Mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps. Mild rubbing and creasing to wraps. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Chinese workers in the third century BC c…reated seven thousand life-sized terracotta soldiers to guard the tomb of the First Emperor. In the eleventh century AD, Chinese builders constructed a pagoda from as many as thirty thousand separately carved wooden pieces. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, China exported more than a hundred million pieces of porcelain to the West. As these examples show, the Chinese throughout history have produced works of art in astonishing quantities and have done so without sacrificing quality, affordability, or speed of manufacture. How have they managed this? Lothar Ledderose takes us on a remarkable tour of Chinese art and culture to explain how artists used complex systems of mass production to assemble extraordinary objects from standardized parts or modules. As he reveals, these systems have deep roots in Chinese thought in the idea that the universe consists of ten thousand categories of things, for example and reflect characteristically Chinese modes of social organization. Ledderose begins with the modular system par excellence: Chinese script, an ancient system of fifty thousand characters produced from a repertoire of only about two hundred components. He shows how Chinese artists used related modular systems to create ritual bronzes, to produce the First Emperor's terracotta army, and to develop the world's first printing systems. He explores the dazzling variety of lacquerware and porcelain that the West found so seductive, and examines how works as diverse as imperial palaces and paintings of hell relied on elegant variation of standardized components. Ledderose explains that Chinese artists, unlike their Western counterparts, did not seek to reproduce individual objects of nature faithfully, but sought instead to mimic nature's ability to produce limitless numbers of objects. He shows as well how modular patterns of thought run through Chinese ideas about personal freedom, China's culture of bureaucracy, Chinese religion, and even the organization of Chinese restaurants.(Publisher).
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Da: Zoom Books Company, Lynden, WA, U.S.A.Zoom Books Company
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EUR 29,25
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Condizione: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.
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Da: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Atlanta
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EUR 30,86
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Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Da: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Dallas
Contatta il venditoreVenditore con 5 stelleCondizione: Usato - Buono
EUR 30,86
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Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Da: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.Recycle Bookstore
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EUR 26,55
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. book has mild wear to corners, ends of spine, and edges, light shelf wear/toning, slight scuffing to cover, otherwise in solid clean shape.
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Da: Mooney's bookstore, Den Helder, Paesi BassiMooney's bookstore
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EUR 34,70
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Condizione: Very Good.
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Da: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.BennettBooksLtd
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EUR 77,74
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paperback. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.
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Da: SHIMEDIA, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.SHIMEDIA
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EUR 88,65
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