Catalog of Classified Chinese Cultural Relics. Level 3

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Publish Date: 2001-12-01
Features: China's Cultural Relics Classification Atlas attempts to base its criteria on national standards, utilizing the results of practical identification work. It distinguishes the uniqueness of different types of cultural relics, outlines the standards for each level, and provides representative examples of cultural relics from various categories, eras, and characteristics within each level, explaining their classification reasons. It concisely illustrates the value of these relics. Due to the richness of cultural relic value, even within the same level, there are distinctions in quality, making it difficult to standardize or achieve absolute balance. China's Cultural Relics Classification Atlas includes over 3,000 representative first-, second-, and third-level cultural relics from various regions of China that have been identified and can serve as classification references. Each item is presented with one image and one text, organized into four volumes: the Upper Volume of First-Level Relics, the Lower Volume of First-Level Relics, and the Volume of Third-Level Relics. This book is the Volume of Third-Level Relics, featuring over 600 third-level cultural relics from museum collections. The names of the included relics are listed as entries, and most artifacts are generally arranged in chronological order by dynasty or era. The 10 categories include bronze ware, calligraphy, paintings, gold and silver wares, lacquerware, stationery, brick carvings, etc. The entries generally include the name of the artifact, its era, dimensions, weight, time and location of discovery, collection unit, form and decorative features, as well as an explanation of its artistic, scientific, and historical value.
The historical dates in this book are generally written in the old calendar system, with corresponding dates in the Gregorian calendar provided in parentheses. Ancient place names in the text are occasionally annotated with their modern equivalents. Units of measurement follow the legal metrology standards of the People's Republic of China.