Jade Songs: The Messages in Chinese Jade and Other Sculpture (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781418498788)

Classic forms of Chinese jade, and other sculpted works, have a message. A song the piece sings. Knowing the prayer, legend, or lesson the piece sings enhances the experience a step beyond seeing the artwork, the value, or its function. Each figure represented can speak to you. Learn how the Chinese see their dragon as benevolent, rather than a menace. Read the story of the goddess, Quan yin. (a cindarella story). Illustrated, and explained, using the authors collection, are the songs of a different culture, and traditions thousands of years old.

Author: Robert L. Gibson
ISBN-10: 1418498785
ISBN-13: 9781418498788
Publisher: Authorhouse
Language: English
Published: 02/22/2005
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.25d