絲綢之路·汉唐织物.[Si chou zhi lu/Han tang zhi wu].[Silk Road].[Textiles from Han Dynasty to Tang Dynasty].
Beijing. 文物出版社.[Wen wu chu ban she]. 1972. Stock ID #155429 The brocade relics showed in this were all discovered along the "Silk Road" in China. This work gives readers a brief insight on how Chinese silk and brocade appeared in different time periods (from Eastern Han Dynasty to Tang Dynasty) and at which excavation sites they have been found. When referring to this item please quote stockid 155429.
Colour plates, some full page, showing 66 historical examples of textiles that have been unearthed, beautifully embossed flower pattern on upper cover, hardback, includes loosely inserted booklet with notes and a brief history of Chinese silk and brocade in Chinese, title gilted upper cover and spine, very light browning at margins of booklet, very good copy. Text in Chinese, 35.6 x 26.4cm.
Price: $110.00 AU