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Book Review
The Ornaments of Late Chou Bronzes: A Method of Analysis
01/1975 | 862 | 117
Pages: 53-54
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Reviewer:
Medley, Margaret (Medley, Margaret)
Subjects
places:
China
subjects:
Chinese Art / Chinese / Bronzes / Zhou (Chou)
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Ornaments of Late Chou Bronzes: A Method of Analysis | author: Weber, George W.
Short Notice
Recent Museum Acquisition: Chinese Hemispherical Bowl (British Museum)
04/1971 | 817 | 113
Pages: 215+217
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Subjects
dates:
1970-1979
museums and institutions:
British Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
China / England / London
subjects:
Art museums / Acquisitions
subjects:
Chinese / Ceramics / Zhou (Chou)
subjects:
Ceremonial vessels
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
58. Ritual Vessel 'tui'. Chinese, Chou Dynasty, Fifth to Fourth Century B. C. Bronze; Diameter, 26 cm. (British Museum.).
Short Notice
Recent Museum Acquisitions: Pre-Han Figures of Acrobats (British Museum)
07/1967 | 772 | 109
Pages: 417-419
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Author:
Watson, William (Watson, William; W., W.)
Subjects
dates:
1960-1969
dates:
0399-0300 BC
museums and institutions:
British Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
England / China / London
subjects:
Chinese painting / Zhou (Chou)
subjects:
Art museums / Acquisitions
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
48. Figures of Acrobats. Chinese, Fourth-Third Century B. C. Bronze; Height, 11 cm (British Museum.)
Article
The Avery Brundage Collection in San Francisco
04/1967 | 769 | 109
Pages: 195-199+201
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Author:
Sullivan, Michael (Sullivan, Michael)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Brundage, Avery
dates:
1960-1969
museums and institutions:
de Young Museum, San Francisco, United States
places:
United States / San Francisco
places:
China / Korea / Japan
places:
India
places:
Thailand
subjects:
Chinese painting / Japanese painting / Collections, Private
subjects:
Indian sculpture / Chinese sculpture / Japanese sculpture
subjects:
Bronzes
subjects:
Korean
subjects:
Buddhist / Gandhara / Khmer (Thai period)
subjects:
Ceramics / Zhou (Chou) / Yüan / Yüeh Yao (Chinese ceramics style)
subjects:
Song / Tang / Celadon
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
10. One of a Pair of Vases. Chinese, Yüan Dynasty, Late Thirteenth or Early Fourteenth Century A. D. Porcelain, Decorated in Underglaze Red; Height, 24.2 cm. (Brundage Collection.)
Non-western art unattributed:
11. Covered Vase. Chinese, Chekiang, Tenth Century A. D. Yüeh Stoneware, Covered with Greyish-Green Glaze; Height, 40.6 cm. (Brundage Collection.)
Non-western art unattributed:
12. Vase. Chinese, Tz'u-chou Ware, Sung Dynasty, Twelfth-Thirteenth Century A. D. Stoneware Decorated with Flowers in Black Glaze against a White Ground; Height, 76.2 cm. (Brundage Collection.)
Non-western art unattributed:
13. Jar. Chinese, Third or Fourth Century A. D. Reddish Stoneware with Olive-Green Glaze; Height, 44.5 cm. (Brundage Collection.)
Non-western art unattributed:
2. Haniwa Warrior. Japanese, Fifth-Sixth Century A. D. Clay; Height, 91 cm. (Brundage Collection.)
Non-western art unattributed:
3. Standing Buddha. Korean, Great Silla Period, Eighth Century A. D. Bronze; Height, 48.2 cm. (Brundage Collection.)
Non-western art unattributed:
4. Avalokiteśvara. Thailand, Pre-Khmer Period, c.Ninth Century A. D. Bronze; Height, 70 cm. (Brundage Collection.)
Non-western art unattributed:
5. The Kōnin Shōnin E-den Scroll; Section Mounted as a Hanging Scroll. Japanese, Fourteenth Century A. D. Height, 34.6 cm. (Brundage Collection.)
Non-western art unattributed:
6. Three Female Aspects of Brahmā. Indian, Early Chola Period, Ninth-Tenth Century A. D. Stone; Height, 73.6 cm. (Brundage Collection.)
Non-western art unattributed:
7. Yu. Chinese, Late Shang (Anyang) Style, Twelfth-Eleventh Century B. C. Bronze; Height, 37.5 cm. (Brundage Collection.)
Non-western art unattributed:
8. Square Ting. Chinese Early Western Chou, c. 1024-1005 B. C. Bronze; Height, 25.4 cm. (Brundage Collection.)
Non-western art unattributed:
9. Bowl. Chinese, Western Chou, c. Eighth Century B. C. Buff Stoneware with Olive-Green Glaze; Height, 5.1 cm. (Brundage Collection.)
Book Review
Archaeology in China. Vol. III: Chou China
12/1965 | 753 | 107
Pages: 635
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Reviewer:
Watson, William (Watson, William; W., W.)
Subjects
places:
China
subjects:
Chinese Art / Chinese / Archaeology
subjects:
Zhou (Chou)
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Archaeology in China. Vol. III: Chou China | author: Te-k'un, Cheng
Article
Late Chou and Han Art at the British Museum
05/1951 | 578 | 93
Pages: 152-157
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Author:
Bulling, Anneliese (Bulling, Anneliese; Bulling, A.)
Subjects
museums and institutions:
British Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
China / England
subjects:
Chinese Art / Chinese / Art objects / Decorative arts
subjects:
Jewellery / Bronzes / Mirrors
subjects:
Zhou (Chou) / Han
subjects:
Huai
subjects:
Chinese sculpture
subjects:
Animals / Gods / Xian (Taoist immortals) / Iconography
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
10. Buckle. Here Attributed to the Han Period (? E. Han). Gilt Bronze with Turquoise Inlay; Length 20.3 cm., Width 4.1 cm. (Raphael Bequest, British Museum.)
Non-western art unattributed:
11. Buckle. Here Attributed to the Han Period (? Late E. Han). Gilt Bronze Inlaid with Glass Bead; Length 18.7 cm. (Oppenheim Bequest, British Museum.)
Non-western art unattributed:
12. Left: Mirror. Late W. Han or Early E. Han. Bronze, with Decoration Carried out in Gold-Leaf, Applied to the Flat Surface; Diameter 19.4 cm. (Eumorfopoulos Collection, British Museum.) Right: Mirror. Pre-Han, Excavated in Shouchou. Bronze; Diameter 25.4 cm. (Raphael Bequest, British Museum.)
Non-western art unattributed:
13. Detail from Eumorfopoulos Mirror Reproduced in Fig. 12 (Left).
Non-western art unattributed:
14. Robe-hook. Probably W. Han. Bronze, with a Blue Glass Bead Inset; Length 8.9 cm. (British Museum.)
Non-western art unattributed:
15. Plaque. Late Chou. Bronze; Length 12.1 cm., Width 14.6 cm. (Oppenheim Bequest, British Museum.)
Non-western art unattributed:
9. Cylindrical Container. Probably Late W. Han. Bronze; Height 10.2 cm. (British Museum.)
Article
The Oscar Raphael Collection for the Nation
11/1945 | 512 | 87
Pages: 276+278-283
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Author:
Gray, Basil (Gray, Basil; G., B.; Gray, B.)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Raphael, Oscar
museums and institutions:
British Museum, London, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Great Britain
places:
China / Japan
places:
England / London / Cambridge
subjects:
Chinese Art / Collections, Private / Jades / Sculpture / Metalwork
subjects:
Collections, Private / Weapons / Zhou (Chou) / Shang
subjects:
Bronzes / Spears (weapons)
subjects:
Chinese / Ceramics / Japanese
subjects:
Collectors / Gifts
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. A-Chinese Jades. (British Museum). 1-Fish from Anyang. Shang-Yin. Length, 9.2 cm.; 2-Hair Pin-Head in Form of a Cock. Shang-Yin. Length, 9.2 cm.; 3-Bull's Pendant. Chou. Length, 4.8 cm.; 5.-Knife Fitting in Form of a Deer's Mask. Han. Length, 3.8 cm. The Oscar Raphael Collection for the Nation
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. B-Chinese Jades. (British Museum) 1-Loop Fastener. from Shouchow. 4th-3rd Century B. C. Length, 13.4 cm.; 2-Plaque for Applique. About 4th Century B. C. Length, 3.8 cm.; 3-Plaque Showing Tao-Tieh. 4th-3rd Century B. C. 3.5 by 3 cm.; 4-Sword Pommel with Glass Centre. Han. Diameter, 3.9 cm.; 5-Archer's Thumb Ring. About 4th-3rd Century. Diameter, 4.5 cm. The Oscar Raphael Collection for the Nation
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. C-Jade Pi From Chin Tsun. Warring States. Diameter, 28 cm. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge). The Oscar Raphael Collection for the Nation
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. D-Jade Hair Ornament of Tubular Shape. Early Chou. Height, 7 cm. (British Museum). The Oscar Raphael Collection for the Nation
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. E-Jade Axe. Early Chou. Length, 50.8 cm. (British Museum). The Oscar Raphael Collection for the Nation
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. A-Covered Chia. Shang-Yin. Height, 25.4 cm. (British Museum). The Oscar Raphael Collection for the Nation
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. B-Ting. Shang-Yin or Early Chou. Height, 30.5 cm. (British Museum). The Oscar Raphael Collection for the Nation
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. C-Axe. Chou. Height, 12 cm. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge). The Oscar Raphael Collection for the Nation
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. D-Marble Box. From Anyang. Shang-Yin. Height, 12.4 cm. (British Museum). The Oscar Raphael Collection for the Nation
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. E-Spear-Head. Late Chou. Length, 28.8 cm. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge). The Oscar Raphael Collection for the Nation
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate III. A-Lacquered Sutra Box. Japanese, Thirteenth Century. Length, 25 cm. (British Museum). The Oscar Raphael Collection for the Nation
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate III. B-Bronze Head of Buddha from Siam. U-T'ong, Thirteenth Century. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge). The Oscar Raphael Collection for the Nation
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate III. C-Bosatsu Mask. Japanese, Late Twelfth Century. Lacquered Wood. Height, 24.8 cm. (British Museum). The Oscar Raphael Collection for the Nation
Article
Neolithic Symbols and the Purpose of Art in China
04/1943 | 481 | 82
Pages: 91-99+101
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Author:
Bulling, Anneliese (Bulling, Anneliese; Bulling, A.)
Subjects
places:
China
subjects:
Chinese Art / Chinese / Prehistoric / Ceramics / Pottery
subjects:
Pattern / Symbolism (artistic concept)
subjects:
Decorative arts / Han
subjects:
Mirrors / Vases / Funerary art
subjects:
Neolithic / Gansu
subjects:
Choukoutien / Zhou (Chou) / Han / Warring States
subjects:
Sculpture / Metalwork
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
Drawings (Partly Reconstructed) of Neolithic Pottery Symbols. Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 9, 10, 14, 12, 18, 13, 17, 15, 16, 20, 22, 21, 19
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. A-Kuei, Food Vessel. (Sir Neil Malcolm). Found at Hsin Ts'un near Hsün Hsien. Early Chou Period. Sun/Moon Symbols Alternating with Fire Spirals Symbol. Neolithic Symbols and the Purpose of Art in China
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. B-T. L. V. or Cosmic Mirror. (Musee Guimet. Paris). Period of the Warring States (ca. 481-221 B. C.) Diameter 18.5 cm. Neolithic Symbols and the Purpose of Art in China
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. C-Funerary Vase. Kansu. (Ostasiatiska Samlingarna, Stockholm). Neolithic Symbols and the Purpose of Art in China
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. D-Stone-Rubbing from Tomb of Wu Family, A. D. 148. Neolithic Symbols and the Purpose of Art in China
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. A-Funerary Ware (Ming Ch'i). Clay Model of a Gate with Impressed Scenery and Patterns. Rosettes between Trees Are an Old Star- or Sun-Symbol in the Calendar Symbolism of Western Asia. (Musée Cernuschi, Paris). On This Gate Are Represented Also Rows of Gates Flanked by Trees and Birds. This Scene Might Stand for a Constellation Myth. The Stag Whose Head Adorns the Middle of the Gate Plays a Part in Autumn and Marriage Rites. Neolithic Symbols and the Purpose of Art in China
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. B-Pillar from the Entrance to the Grave of Shen. Szchuan, Second Century, A. D. The Upper Part of This Pillar Imitates Wooden Beams and from One of the Beams Is Suspended the Symbol of the Emperor and the Solar Year, the "Pi" Disc. Neolithic Symbols and the Purpose of Art in China
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate III. A-Carved Marble Slab. A. D. 114. 88 by 119 cm. (Baron von der Heydt, Lent to Victoria and Albert Museum). Another Performance of a Cosmological Myth. The Tree on the Left Is Probably the Joh-Tree, Whose Flowers Light the World before the Sun Rises; It Is Connected with the Moon. Jugglers, Dancers, Acrobats, Etc., Make It Plain That This Represents a Performance. Neolithic Symbols and the Purpose of Art in China
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate III. B-Mirror, Bronze. End of the Han Period or Later. Sun, Moon and Star Symbols Are Replaced by Representations of King Mu and Hsi Wang Mu. This Strengthens Our Point That the Myth Takes Its Root in Neolithic Astronomical Imitation Plays and Can, Therefore, Replace the Sun, Moon and Star Symbols. Neolithic Symbols and the Purpose of Art in China
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate III. C-Hu. Bronze Vessel. Height 37 cm. Period of the Warring States. (Chinese Government). Symbols Replaced by Representations of Performances, e. g., a Man Performs a Ritual Dance, Others Fight with Tigers and Wild Boars. Yao Shooting the Wild Boar and a Light between Two Pretenders for the Throne of Yü (See Lower Row) Are Recorded in the T'ien Wên. Neolithic Symbols and the Purpose of Art in China
Article
A Study of Chinese Paintings
01/1942 | 466 | 80
Pages: 10+12-15+17
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Author:
Cohn, William (Cohn, William)
Subjects
artists:
Wang Wei, 8th c.
places:
China
sources:
Dong Qichang, 1555-1636
subjects:
Chinese / Chinese Art / Paintings / Zhou (Chou) / Han / Song / Tang
subjects:
Ming / Yüan / Critical Reception
Illustrations
Attributed works:
Plate II. B-A Monkey Reaching for a Lotus Pod. By Süan tê. Ming Dynasty. Colour and Ink on Paper, 114 by 60 cm. A Study of Chinese Paintings.
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. A-Winter Landscape. in the Style of Wang Wei of T'ang. Sung Dynasty. Colour and Ink on Silk. 33.3 by 24.1 cm. A Study of Chinese Paintings.
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. B-Red Prunus and White Magnolia. Unknown Artist. Sung Dynasty. Colour and Ink on Silk, 75.9 by 30.5 cm. A Study of Chinese Paintings.
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. C-Two Boys at Play. Unknown Artist. Sung Dynasty. Colour and Ink on Silk. 15 by 25 cm. A Study of Chinese Paintings.
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. A-A Snow-Covered Landscape. Unknown Artist. Southern Sung Dynasty. Ink on Silk. 24.4 by 25 cm. A Study of Chinese Paintings.
Article
Chinese Art in the Light of Comparative Study-I
07/1941 | 460 | 79
Pages: 2+4-5+8-11
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Author:
Cohn, William (Cohn, William)
Subjects
places:
China
sources:
Confucianism
subjects:
Chinese Art / Chinese / Metalwork / Bronzes / Zhou (Chou) / Han / Song
subjects:
Buddhist / Buddhas / Guanyin
subjects:
Chinese sculpture
subjects:
Tang
subjects:
Art theory / Chinese Art / Influence
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. A-Sacrificial Vessel for Wine (Yu Type). Early Chou Dynasty (ca. 1000 B. C.). Bronze. Height, 34 cm. (William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art, Kansas City) This Example Seems to Show the Next Stage of Development. Balance between Shape And Decoration. The Ornamentation Is Concentrated in Three Narrow Belts, the Outlines Have Become Refined. Chinese Art: A Comparative Study
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. B-Basin (P'an Type). Middle Chou Dynasty (First Half of First Millennium B. C.). Bronze. Diam. 43.8 cm. (Mr. And Mrs. Walter Sedgwick, London) The Decoration Has Lost Its Symbolic Meaning. Chinese Art: A Comparative Study
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. C-Sacrificial Vessel for Wine (Lei Type). Late Chou Dynasty (ca. 500 B. C.). Bronze. Height, 25 cm. (Messrs. Bluett And Sons, London) Utilitarian Features Begin to Prevail. The Decoration, to a Great Extent Imported from Abroad, Reveals a New Spirit. Chinese Art: A Comparative Study
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. D-Vase (Hu Type). Han Dynasty (First Century, B. C. or A. D.). Bronze, Decorated with Gold And Silver. Height, 35.5 cm. (Mr. C. T. Loo, New York) Utilitarian Shape of Utmost Simplicity. Outward Effects by Decoration with Gold And Silver. Chinese Art: A Comparative Study
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate III. A-Bodhisattva (Maitreya?). From a Cave at Lung Men. ca. 500 A. D. Stone. Height, 40 cm. (Mr. M. Calmann, Paris) Example of Early Buddhist Art. Spiritualized Abstract Appearance. Symbolic Gesturc. Geometrically Stylized Folds. Chinese Art: A Comparative Study
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate III. B-One of the Eighteen Lohan. Sung Period. Hard White Pottery with Coloured Glaze. Height, 105 cm. (University Museum, Philadelphia) Favourite Subject of the Sung Period. Verisimilitude And Grandeur of Conception Are United in Classical Harmony. Chinese Art: A Comparative Study
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate III. C-Bodhisattva from a Cave of the T'ien Lung Shan. T'ang Period. Stone. Height, 110 cm. (Baron von der Heydt, Ascona) Acme of Medieval Sculpture. Full Rotundity of Form. Animation of Attitude. Hip Outward Bent. Body And Clothes Differentiated. Chinese Art: A Comparative Study
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate III. D-Kuanyin. Fourteenth Century. Wood. Height, 80 cm. (Victoria And Albert Museum) Kuanyin in This Posture Is a Subject Which Originated in the T'and Period And Was Also Favoured in the Sung Era. Here Is an Example of the Beginning of Baroque. Picturesque Relaxation, Effects of Light And Shade. Deeply Cut Folds. Chinese Art: A Comparative Study
Non-western art unattributed:
Sacrificial Vessel for Wine (Ho Type). Shang Dynasty (Second Millennium B. C.). Bronze. Height, 74.5 cm. (Mr. Nedzu, Tokyo). Earliest of Chinese Bronze Art, Showing an Already Highly Developed Style. Most Powerful And Vigorous Archaic Shape. Decoration Covers the Whole Surface And Is of Mysterious Religious Meaning. Earliest Known Style in the History of Chinese Bronzes
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