Yung-ti Li

Kingly Crafts

The Archaeology of Craft Production in Late Shang China

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Through a systematic analysis of the archaeological materials available in both mainland China and Taiwan, Kingly Crafts provides a detailed picture of craft production in Anyang and paves the way for a new understanding of how the Shang capital functioned as a metropolis.

Produktdetails

• Tang Center Series in Early China
• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 243mm x 166mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 586g
• ISBN-13: 9780231192040
• ISBN-10: 0231192045
• Artikelnr.: 54684057

Autorenporträt

Yung-ti Li is associate professor in East Asian languages and civilizations at the University of Chicago.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
1. Identifying and Defining the Issues: Craft Production, Elite Culture,
and Urban Centers in Bronze Age China
2. Craft Production at the Last Shang Capital
3. A Craft of Clay and Metal: Section-mold Casting Technology and the
Anyang Bronze Industry
4. Bone Technology, Production Contexts, and the Bone Workshops
5. Locating the Royal Workshop and Other Crafts
6. Long Live the King: Anyang and Its Legacy
Notes
Bibliography
Index