{"product_id":"chinese-jade-tony-blishen-9781602201293","title":"Chinese Jade: The Spiritual and Cultural Significance of Jade in China","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive exploration of jade and its history in China from Neolithic times to the Qing dynasty.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo the Chinese people, jade is a precious stone endowed with magical properties which encapsulated all that mankind aspires to in terms of character, elegance, tranquility, purity, and virtue. The Chinese love jade not merely because of its rarity or its luster but because of a deeper aesthetic value.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChinese Jade: The Spiritual and Cultural Significance of Jade in China\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive view of jade and its history in China from Neolithic times to the Qing dynasty. It illustrated pieces of jade that are on display not only in the Palace Museum in Beijing but in the many provincial and other museums across China. It will help the reader to understand what jade means to the Chinese in China; how it is classified and described and where it is found and worked and displayed. It has a value beyond that of a simple catalogue and places jade in its natural, and central, cultural context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tony Blishen,Fang Gu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1602201293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781602201293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shanghai Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.30h x 7.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Tony Blishen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48453808423167,"sku":"9781602201293","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b2ecca9e-edba-4d85-9246-d2c76657f9c3.jpg?v=1777302429","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chinese-jade-tony-blishen-9781602201293","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}