Chinese Folk Art The Small Skills of Carving Insects
by Berliner, Nancy Zeng
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Orig. crimson cloth. Near fine in very good dust wrapper
- Seller
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. crimson cloth. Near fine in very good dust wrapper. 254 pages. With 228 illustrations, including 109 in color. Foreword by John M. Rosenfield. Chronology. Notes. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Offers a thorough study of the long and rich folk art tradition of the Chinese, presenting not only the evolution, materials, and techniques behind each craft, but also the ancient symbols and folktales, the rituals and celebrations, associated with them.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9641
- Title
- Chinese Folk Art The Small Skills of Carving Insects
- Author
- Berliner, Nancy Zeng
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. crimson cloth. Near fine in very good dust wrapper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Decorative Arts
- Bookseller catalogs
- Applied Art; Oriental Art;
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