新版人文中国：中国文物（英）

　　“人文中国书系”共30个分册，书系旨在通过介绍中国传统文化中一些有代表性的领域或专题，展现中国文化的总体面貌。书系的作者均为相关领域的专家学者，他们广博的历史文化知识以及深入浅出的叙述方法，使读者可以通过轻松愉悦的阅读，领略丰富多彩、博大精深的中国文化。该系列丛书设计精美，内容丰富，出版以来受到国外读者欢迎，版权输出到多个国家，并被收入“剑桥文库”。 中国是世界著名的四大文明发祥地之一。今天的中国大地上，仍然保存着数量巨大、种类繁多的古代文明遗迹遗物。这些存留至今的珍贵文物，时代跨越了上下约7000年，集中体现了中国文明的源远流长和博大精深。本书选择中国文物中具有代表性的12大类进行介绍，包括陶器、青铜器、玉器、雕塑、金银器、瓷器等。它们以各自独特的方式，铭刻了历史长河中一个个不可复制的瞬间。让我们一起穿越时空的遂道，以这些古代文物为标识，去探寻中国文明的发展轨迹。 China is the birthplace of one the four greatest civilizations in the world， hence those cultural relics which， in huge quantities and immensely rich varieties， have always been fascinating. There cultural relics were produced during different periods of the Chinese history， over well over 7，000 years. They were gems of the Chinese civilization. This book gives a brief account of 12 types of cultural relics unearthed in China so far， including pottery， porcelain， statues and bronze， jade and gold and silver artifacts. These are seen as the most representative of the Chinese culture， each in its own way providing a glimpse into ancient China.

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Contents
Foreword
Painted Pottery
Origin of Pottery Art
Development of Painted Pottery
Painted Pottery of the Yangshao Culture
Prehistory Pottery Later than Those of the Yangshao Culture
Jade Artifacts
“Beautiful Stones” and Jade
Jade Artifacts of the Xinglongwa Culture and Hongshan Culture
Jade Artifacts of the Liangzhu Culture
Jade Carvings of the Shang-Zhou Period
Funerary Objects of Jade
The Bloom of Jade Artifacts
Bronze Ware
Bronze Technology
Bronze Sacrificial Utensils
Decorative Designs and Inscriptions on Bronze Ware
Animal-shaped Bronze Vessels and Bronze Human Figures
Bronze Weapons, Helmets and Shields
Porcelain
Porcelain of the Six Dynasties
Porcelain of the Sui-Tang Period
Porcelain Kilns of the Song Dynasty
Blue and White Porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty
Painted Porcelain of the Ming-Qing Period
Sculpture
Tomb Figurines
Mausoleum Sculptures of Stone
Grotto Temples and Formative Art of Buddhism
Painting
The Origin of the Art of Painting
Paintings of the Han and Jin Dynasties
Painting Style of the Sui-Tang Period
Painting Academy of the Song Dynasty
The Literati Paintings in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties
Furniture
Furniture before the Han Dynasty
Development of “Furniture with High Legs”
Ming-style Furniture
Indoor Furnishing
Arts and Crafts
Gold and Silver Artifacts
Lacquer Works