Preface 7
The Origin of Chinese Bronzes 9
Classification of Bronzes 16
“The Earth Cherishes No Treasure” 51
A Long History of Development 60
Testaments of Ancient History 81
From Pictographs to Seal and Clerical Scripts 85
Myth and Reality 89
Technique of Bronze Casting 98
Characteristics of Fine Arts 110
Bronze Mirrors, Belt Hooks, Seals and Coins 115
The Spread of Culture and Cultural Exchange 121
Endless New Discoveries 132
Appendixes 166
Chronology of Chinese Dynasties
Reigning Periods of the Later Shang, Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou Dynasties
Index
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