Metalworking in Bronze Age China : the lost-wax process

1. Verfasser: Peng, Peng, 1987- , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Amherst, New York : Cambria Press, [2020].
©2020
Umfang/Format: xxxiv, 514 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Cambria Sinophone world series
Schlagworte:
Inhaltsangabe:
  • What is lost-wax casting?
  • Metalworking in Bronze age China
  • Was lost-wax casting used in Bronze age China?
  • Further confirmed lost-wax castings I: the Xiasi Jin
  • Further confirmed lost-wax castings II: certain "diatrete" vessels and mirrors
  • Further confirmed lost-wax castings III: objects with "interpenetrating" openwork appendages
  • Design as the driving force
  • The origin of the lost-wax technique in Bronze age China
  • Coda: additional issues and comments.