Download or read book Shang Ritual Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections written by Robert W. Bagley and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume I of Ancient Chinese Bronzes.The bronze ritual vessel, the defining artifact of early Chinese civilization, is the subject of this monumental study of Shang ritual bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections. A comprehensive introduction, the most thorough treatment of Shang bronzes in any language, lays the foundation for 104 catalogue entries, many of which explore in greater detail specific problems in casting technology, epigraphy, vessel typology, and provincial bronze styles. Color plates of all the Sackler bronzes are supplemented by rubbings, details, and more than 500 comparative illustrations.