• Title: China: 5,000 Years : Innovation and Transformation in the Arts
• Author(s) Helmut Brinker, et al.
• Publisher: Harry N Abrams Inc (January 1, 1998); eBook (Internet Archive Edition)
• Paperback: 503 pages
• eBook: PDF and ePub
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810969084
• ISBN-13: 978-0810969087
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Book Description

Archaeology is constantly rewriting the story of China's artistic development as yet more magnificent objects are dug from its soil. This huge book, the catalog of a blockbuster exhibition held at the Guggenheim Museum in New York in 1998, covers many recently discovered artifacts that have revolutionized the study of Chinese art.

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