Complete Collection of Chinese Lacquerware, Volume 2: Warring States - Qin

Author: Chen Zhenyu
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Features: The lacquerware craftsmanship of the Qin Dynasty built upon the foundations of the Warring States period and achieved significant advancements. The diverse forms of artifacts and exquisite decorative patterns wrote a glorious chapter in the history of Chinese lacquerware craftsmanship. This volume features 185 selected lacquerware treasures from the Qin Dynasty and some late Warring States period excavated across the country, accompanied by 224 color illustrations. The introduction provides a comprehensive overview of Qin Dynasty lacquerware, while the appendix includes black-and-white illustrations and detailed descriptions by the respective collecting institutions, thoroughly explaining the era, excavation time and location, main dimensions, materials and techniques, forms, and decorative patterns of the lacquerware. This volume is considered the most comprehensive, systematic, and exquisitely printed catalog of Chinese Qin Dynasty lacquerware currently available both domestically and internationally.