Ancient Style of Colored Glaze cover

Ancient Style of Colored Glaze

Rating 3.6
Word count
64K words
Chapters
22
ISBN
9787514330205

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Summary

This book mainly covers five chapters: The Beauty of Liuli—Liuli in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, Liuli Comes to Life—Liuli in the Qin, Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties, and Radiant Flowing Clouds—Liuli in the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties.

Editor's review

Ancient Liuli Style is a meticulous work that deeply integrates traditional Chinese glass craftsmanship with historical context. Professor Xiao Dongfa's profound grounding in history and Ms. Li Lihong's precise grasp of arts and crafts together construct a narrative of civilization from the perspective of material culture. The book's value goes well beyond tracing the evolution of liuli techniques: through a single category of object, it connects ancient China's trade networks, aesthetic tastes, religious transmission and the broad panorama of Sino-foreign cultural exchange. The textual and visual materials are detailed and valuable, and many photographs of museum objects and reconstruction diagrams offer readers an intuitive path to understanding. In the editor's view, its most outstanding reading value lies in its ability to illuminate the large through the small—liuli may be a local product, yet it reflects the splendor and vicissitudes of an entire era. It is not a daunting academic monograph but, in an accessible style, opens a window onto the treasure house of ancient material civilization, combining knowledge, aesthetics and intellectual stimulation.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Readers interested in traditional Chinese crafts and the history of material culture
  • Students and professionals in museology, archaeology and art design
  • Enthusiasts seeking concrete object knowledge and aesthetic experience through historical reading
  • Teachers and students looking for cultural reading with depth and quality

Not a good fit for

  • Readers seeking quick entertainment or novel-like plot-driven reading
  • Pure craftspeople seeking a systematic practical guide to liuli-making techniques

Reading tips

  1. Read chapter by chapter to first establish a chronological framework of liuli craft development.
  2. Use the book's images alongside the glossary to deepen understanding of vessel types and techniques.
  3. Relate the content to other art forms of the same periods (painting, architecture) to build a three-dimensional picture of the era's culture.

About the publisher

Modern Press China · Founded in 1982

Founded in 1982, Modern Press is a Chinese publisher that serves general readers across a diverse range of subjects. Judging from its catalog, its publishing focuses on classical poetry, Eastern philosophy, psychological research and application, popular science, and modern poetry, along with history, biography, and children's books. The Book of Songs, the illustrated vernacular edition of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, The Complete Poems of Dai Wangshu, and Buddhism in the Vegetable Roots reflect efforts to make traditional culture and poetry accessible; works by Carl Gustav Jung such as The Development of Personality and Understanding Your Psychological Type, together with titles from the Ivy International Education Alliance, show sustained attention to psychology and educational reading; and Stephen Hawking's works and the illustrated two-volume Brief History of Everything and A Brief History of Time indicate a commitment to popular science. Its authors include figures such as Qu Wanli, Xu Ke, Dai Wangshu, and Jung, and its publishing emphasizes retelling classics and accessible, illustrated presentation. Because public information is limited, this summary is based only on the titles in our catalog.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 序言 琉璃古风
  3. 琉璃之美——商周时期的琉璃
  4. 商和西周时期琉璃的萌芽
  5. 春秋战国时期的精美琉璃
  6. 琉璃生色——秦汉魏晋的琉璃
  7. 秦和西汉琉璃一脉相承
  8. 晶莹透亮的东汉琉璃器
  9. 融合东西文化的魏晋琉璃
  10. 流云漓彩——隋唐五代琉璃
  11. 精致贵重的隋代琉璃器
  12. 诗人情怀的唐代琉璃器
  13. 五代的七宝塔和琉璃瓶
  14. 精美绝伦——宋辽金元琉璃器
  15. 承上启下的两宋琉璃器
  16. 有民族风格的辽金琉璃器
  17. 大气辉煌的元代琉璃器
  18. 五彩辉煌——明清时期的琉璃
  19. 雅俗共赏的明代琉璃器
  20. 走向辉煌的清早期琉璃器
  21. 极度兴盛的清中期琉璃器
  22. 精致珍贵的清晚期琉璃器

FAQ

What is the book's Douban rating?
The book currently has no widely available reader ratings on major review platforms. As a thematic cultural work by specialist scholars, its value lies more in the authority, systematicity and originality of its content.
Does the book contain many color images?
Yes. The book is richly illustrated with color plates, including photographs of fine liuli artifacts from various dynasties, archaeological line drawings and craft process diagrams, greatly supporting the text.
What are the backgrounds of authors Xiao Dongfa and Li Lihong?
Professor Xiao Dongfa is a renowned scholar at Peking University with extensive publications in publishing history and bibliography; Ms. Li Lihong has long devoted herself to the study of arts and crafts. Their collaboration ensures rigor in both the historical and the craft-aesthetic dimensions.

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About the author

李丽红 Author

Li Lihong, about whom public information is limited, has written on subjects spanning art, culture, medicine, and examinations, with nine works held in the collection. Her topics combine traditional crafts with clinical medicine: on one hand, she attends to such crafts as enamelware and colored glass, tracing their cultural characteristics and schools of painting, which reflects a sustained interest in traditional art and craft aesthetics; on the other, she took part in compiling Lu Mingzhuang's clinical experience, showing a commitment to medical documentation. She has also addressed practical material such as basic computer skills training for university students, indicating that her writing serves different readerships and balances knowledge popularization with skills training. Overall, her works range widely, offering detailed accounts of craft culture as well as practical orientations toward teaching and clinical practice, with a style that emphasizes factual organization and the presentation of experience, suitable for readers seeking an introduction to or reference on the relevant fields.

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