Mar 1997
VOLUME 28 - NUMBER 3
This issue features a series of articles based on papers delivered at the symposium 'Reflections on Chinese Ornament' at The Denver Art Museum in conjunction with the travelling exhibition of gold, silver and bronze objects from the Mengdiexuan Collection, 'Adornment for Eternity: Status and Rank in Chinese Ornament'. The articles examine the hisotry of personal adornment in China with an emphasis on the social and cultural context of bodily ornament, the hierarchy of precious metals and other materials, and the technical means by which jewellery, hair ornaments and garment accessories were made. An interview with Betty Lo and Kenneth Chu, owners of the Mengdiexuan Collection, is also included.
FEATURES
Emma C. Bunker with technical advice from Richard Kimball and Julie Segraves. Gold Wire in Ancient China
Chen Peifen. Early Chinese Bronze Mirrors
Hsingyuan Tsao. From Hair to Ear: Head Ornaments Represented in Chinese Art as Signs of Cultural Identity
Jenny F. So. The Ornamented Belt in China
Patricia Berger. Vanity of Vanities: Adorning the Body in Life and in Death
Ronald Y. Otsuka. 'Reflections on Chinese Ornament'
PREVIEWS & REVIEWS
Preview Highlights from The International Asian Art Fair, New York
Susan Dewar. Beijing Report: Autumn-Winter 1996
Vanessa Clewes Salmon. Auction Report - Autumn Sales in London
Susan Dewar. Exhibition Review: 'The Homecoming of Chen Yifei', Shanghai Museum and The Chinese National Art Gallery, Beijing
Clare Lawrence. Exhibition Review: 'Snuff Bottles from China. The J&J Collection', Museum fur Kunsthandwerk Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Stacey Pierson. Book Review: Robert D. Mowry, Hare's Fur, Tortoiseshell, and Partridge Feathers: Chinese Brown- and Black-Glazed Ceramics, 400-1400
INTERVIEWS
The Mengdiexuan Collection: An Interview with Betty Lo and Kenneth Chu
NEWS
Jane Debevoise, Stacey Pierson and Margaret Tao. Gallery News
COMMENTARY
Pieter Meyers. Commentary: Ancient Chinese Gold: Is It Really Old?
VOLUME 28 - NUMBER 3
This issue features a series of articles based on papers delivered at the symposium 'Reflections on Chinese Ornament' at The Denver Art Museum in conjunction with the travelling exhibition of gold, silver and bronze objects from the Mengdiexuan Collection, 'Adornment for Eternity: Status and Rank in Chinese Ornament'. The articles examine the hisotry of personal adornment in China with an emphasis on the social and cultural context of bodily ornament, the hierarchy of precious metals and other materials, and the technical means by which jewellery, hair ornaments and garment accessories were made. An interview with Betty Lo and Kenneth Chu, owners of the Mengdiexuan Collection, is also included.
FEATURES
Emma C. Bunker with technical advice from Richard Kimball and Julie Segraves. Gold Wire in Ancient China
Chen Peifen. Early Chinese Bronze Mirrors
Hsingyuan Tsao. From Hair to Ear: Head Ornaments Represented in Chinese Art as Signs of Cultural Identity
Jenny F. So. The Ornamented Belt in China
Patricia Berger. Vanity of Vanities: Adorning the Body in Life and in Death
Ronald Y. Otsuka. 'Reflections on Chinese Ornament'
PREVIEWS & REVIEWS
Preview Highlights from The International Asian Art Fair, New York
Susan Dewar. Beijing Report: Autumn-Winter 1996
Vanessa Clewes Salmon. Auction Report - Autumn Sales in London
Susan Dewar. Exhibition Review: 'The Homecoming of Chen Yifei', Shanghai Museum and The Chinese National Art Gallery, Beijing
Clare Lawrence. Exhibition Review: 'Snuff Bottles from China. The J&J Collection', Museum fur Kunsthandwerk Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Stacey Pierson. Book Review: Robert D. Mowry, Hare's Fur, Tortoiseshell, and Partridge Feathers: Chinese Brown- and Black-Glazed Ceramics, 400-1400
INTERVIEWS
The Mengdiexuan Collection: An Interview with Betty Lo and Kenneth Chu
NEWS
Jane Debevoise, Stacey Pierson and Margaret Tao. Gallery News
COMMENTARY
Pieter Meyers. Commentary: Ancient Chinese Gold: Is It Really Old?
VOLUME 28 - NUMBER 3
This issue features a series of articles based on papers delivered at the symposium 'Reflections on Chinese Ornament' at The Denver Art Museum in conjunction with the travelling exhibition of gold, silver and bronze objects from the Mengdiexuan Collection, 'Adornment for Eternity: Status and Rank in Chinese Ornament'. The articles examine the hisotry of personal adornment in China with an emphasis on the social and cultural context of bodily ornament, the hierarchy of precious metals and other materials, and the technical means by which jewellery, hair ornaments and garment accessories were made. An interview with Betty Lo and Kenneth Chu, owners of the Mengdiexuan Collection, is also included.
FEATURES
Emma C. Bunker with technical advice from Richard Kimball and Julie Segraves. Gold Wire in Ancient China
Chen Peifen. Early Chinese Bronze Mirrors
Hsingyuan Tsao. From Hair to Ear: Head Ornaments Represented in Chinese Art as Signs of Cultural Identity
Jenny F. So. The Ornamented Belt in China
Patricia Berger. Vanity of Vanities: Adorning the Body in Life and in Death
Ronald Y. Otsuka. 'Reflections on Chinese Ornament'
PREVIEWS & REVIEWS
Preview Highlights from The International Asian Art Fair, New York
Susan Dewar. Beijing Report: Autumn-Winter 1996
Vanessa Clewes Salmon. Auction Report - Autumn Sales in London
Susan Dewar. Exhibition Review: 'The Homecoming of Chen Yifei', Shanghai Museum and The Chinese National Art Gallery, Beijing
Clare Lawrence. Exhibition Review: 'Snuff Bottles from China. The J&J Collection', Museum fur Kunsthandwerk Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Stacey Pierson. Book Review: Robert D. Mowry, Hare's Fur, Tortoiseshell, and Partridge Feathers: Chinese Brown- and Black-Glazed Ceramics, 400-1400
INTERVIEWS
The Mengdiexuan Collection: An Interview with Betty Lo and Kenneth Chu
NEWS
Jane Debevoise, Stacey Pierson and Margaret Tao. Gallery News
COMMENTARY
Pieter Meyers. Commentary: Ancient Chinese Gold: Is It Really Old?
