Art, archaeology & science : an interdisciplinary approach to Chinese archaeological and artistic materials /
"Science has played a crucial role in the initial stages of westerners' collecting and studying ancient Chinese artworks and archaeological materials. The relevant scientific data were quickly generated using progressively sophisticated examination techniques. But the task of integrating s...
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Brighton :
Sussex Academic Press,
[2016]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Science, art and archaeology
- Scientific study of archaeological materials during the Chinese Song Dynasty : a Shen Kua case study
- The role of science in western Chinese jade collection and knowledge creation : a case study
- Modern western science in initial Chinese archaeology development
- Scientific study of Chinese archaeological materials in the pre-war period : Berthold Laufer's Han porcelain case study
- Qinghe and Song shards : rethinking Palmgren's scientific investigation in pre-war China
- Ceramic technology and art in Song society
- Ancient Chinese shards in the post-war West : science and art perspectives
- Technological variations and the artist's intention : a case study of Chinese southern Song Guan imperial ware
- Technology and art in society : the significance of "furnace transmutation" in Chinese Song Jun ware
- Sintering technology and art in Chinese Song Ding white ware
- Beyond cross-technology : a case study of Chinese Song imperial Ru in Jun glaze