Liangzhu jade artifacts : legal instrument and royalty / Bin Liu.
Liu, Bin, 1961-
2022
NK5750.2.C6
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Title Liangzhu jade artifacts : legal instrument and royalty / Bin Liu.
Author Liu, Bin, 1961-
ISBN 9789811902925 (electronic bk.)
9811902925 (electronic bk.)
9811902917
9789811902918
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0292-5
Publication Details Singapore : Springer, 2022.
Language English
Description 1 online resource.
Item Number 10.1007/978-981-19-0292-5 doi
Call Number NK5750.2.C6
Dewey Decimal Classification 736/.24095109013
Summary This book provides the reader with the latest archaeological discoveries of Liangzhu culture for its sophisticated jade artifacts. The structure and contents systematically present that large-scale ritual vessels such as jade cong and bi were originally regarded as the embodiment of Zhou and Han dynasties have been proved as burial accessories of Liangzhu culture. This confirmation urges archaeologists to renew an earlier interpretation of societal development dimension in Liangzhu culture. The book discussed the compatibilities between types and function of Liangzhu jades vividly displayed. It provides archaeological researchers and students by gaining an in-depth perspective of aesthetic appreciation of jade while understanding of the spiritual world of people in Liangzhu as well as the transition between the functions of power and belief.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 5, 2022).
Series Liangzhu civilization (Springer (Firm))
Available in Other Form Print version: 9789811902918
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Chapter I: Discovery and Awareness
Chapter II: Religion and Arts
Chapter III: Power and Faith
Conclusion.

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