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VG- Not ex-lib. Softcover in white wraps with b/w photo of Warrior statue from Qin dynasty to front, 4to. 105pp. + colophon. Endnotes with articles, b/w figures throughout. VG-. Light rubbing to wraps overall, stronger with toning to spine and on immediately adjacent wraps; light curl toward corners of front wrap with 3/4" crease lower front corner. Central figure ad titles clean and strong. Binding strong and square; pages clean and unmared.
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VG-(Label and bookplate & few marks from previous art-library owner; top corner bent. ) White & illus. wraps, 105 pp., BW illus. A collection of five academic essays, issued in response to a 1987 exhibition on the subject. "Leading American scholars of Chinese art, archaeology and history presented papers to augment our understanding of Chinese sculpture and mortuary customs....This publication addresses the issues that arise from the impact of recent archaeological discoveries on our knowledge gleaned from existing classic texts and the resulting reinterpretations of the life, customs and material culture of ancient China. It also includes researches into Chinese beliefs and practices about the world after death." (back cover) Papers were authored by David N. Keightley, Robert L. Thorp, Albert Dien, Judy Chungwa Ho, and Mary H. Fong.
