Liangzhu Jade Artifacts

Legal Instrument and Royalty

Bin Liu (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

154 Seiten

2022 | 1st ed. 2022
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-19-0291-8 (ISBN)

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This book provides the reader with the latest archaeological discoveries of Liangzhu culture for its sophisticated jade artifacts. The structure and contents systematically present that large-scale ritual vessels such as jade cong and bi were originally regarded as the embodiment of Zhou and Han dynasties have been proved as burial accessories of Liangzhu culture. This confirmation urges archaeologists to renew an earlier interpretation of societal development dimension in Liangzhu culture. The book discussed the compatibilities between types and function of Liangzhu jades vividly displayed. It provides archaeological researchers and students by gaining an in-depth perspective of aesthetic appreciation of jade while understanding of the spiritual world of people in Liangzhu as well as the transition between the functions of power and belief.

Bin Liu, Head of Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and Director of the Conservation Center for Liangzhu Archaeological Site, has participated in several archaeological excavations at well-known sites, such as Fanshan and Yaoshan in Yuhang, Zhejiang Province, and Zhongbao Island in Yichang, Hubei Province. He has also presided over excavations of various Neolithic heritage sites, like Heye Land and Shedun Temple in Haining, Huiguan Mountain in Yuhang, and Nanhebang in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province. From 2006 to 2007, he led the drilling survey at Liangzhu site and discovered the ancient city of Liangzhu. His major works include Nanhebang: Report on Excavation of Songze Cultural Heritage (Cultural Relics Press, 2005); Complete Collection of Chinese Unearthed Jade Artifacts, Zhejiang Volume (Science Press, 2005); and Liangzhu Culture: World of Sorcerer (Zhejiang Photography Press, 2007).

Chapter I: Discovery and Awareness.- Chapter II: Religion and Arts.- Chapter III: Power and Faith.- Conclusion.

Erscheinungsdatum	03.05.2022
Reihe/Serie	Liangzhu Civilization
Übersetzer	Luoying Zheng
Zusatzinfo	136 Illustrations, color; 11 Illustrations, black and white; XIV, 154 p. 147 illus., 136 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
Schlagworte	archaeological excavation • crown of wizard • emblem of half human and half animal • Jade cong • king's scepter • Liangzhu gods • Liangzhu Jade • Liangzhu ornamentation • power and faith • scepter of arms
ISBN-10	981-19-0291-7 / 9811902917
ISBN-13	978-981-19-0291-8 / 9789811902918
Zustand	Neuware