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Author Barbieri-Low, Anthony J. (Anthony Jerome), 1967-

Title Artisans in early imperial China / Anthony J. Barbieri-Low
Published Seattle : University of Washington Press : Published with the assistance of the Getty Foundation, [2007]
©2007

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Description 1 online resource (x, 394 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents 1. Introduction: Artisans and Their Art in Context -- 2. Artisans in Society -- 3. Artisans in the Workshop -- 4. Artisans in the Marketplace -- 5. Artisans at Court -- 6. Artisans in Irons -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Glossary of Chinese Characters -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary Early China is best known for the dazzling material artifacts it has left behind. These terracotta figures, gilt-bronze lamps, and other material remnants of the Chinese past unearthed by archaeological excavations are often viewed without regard to the social context of their creation, yet they were made by individuals who contributed greatly to the foundations of early Chinese culture. With Artisans in Early Imperial China, Anthony Barbieri-Low combines historical, epigraphic, and archaeological analysis to refocus our gaze from the glittering objects and monuments of China onto the men and women who made them.Taking readers inside the private workshops, crowded marketplaces, and great palaces, temples, and tombs of early China, Barbieri-Low explores the lives and working conditions of artisans, meticulously documenting their role in early Chinese society and the economy. First published in 2007, winner of top prizes from the Association for Asian Studies, American Historical Association, College Art Association, and the International Convention of Asia Scholars, and now back in print, Artisans in Early Imperial China will appeal to anyone interested in Chinese history, as well as to scholars of comparative social history, labor history, and Asian art history
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-377) and index
Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed
American Historical Association James Henry Breasted Prize, 2008
Subject Artisans -- China -- History
Artisans -- China -- Social life and customs
Artisans
Kunsthandwerker
Tradesmen.
Workers.
Guilds.
Working conditions.
Antiquity.
Kunstgewerbe.
Handwerk.
Gesellschaft.
Hantverkare -- historia -- Kina.
Konsthantverkare -- Kina -- vardagsliv och traditioner.
China
China
China.
China.
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2021694429
ISBN 9780295749884
0295749881