CAOHC1 Cao Wei ed: HANZHONG CHUTU SHANGDAI QINGTONGQI. Shang Bronzes from Hanzhong. Chengdu, 2006. 6, 22, 86, 611 pp. text. c. 600 pp. colour plates. B/w text drawings. 3 vols. 29x22 cm. Cloth. GBP 250.00 Excellent three volume study on the major finds of superb Shang dynasty bronzes from sites in the Hanzhong basin in the south of China's Shaanxi province where it meets Sichuan province. In particular, the bronzes shown here were found at sites in the adjoining counties of Chenggu and Yangxian. Bronzes have been excavated in this since the 1950s. A huge selection are shown in excellent colour plates, many in multiple views and with close-up detail. Includes ritual vessels, implements, arrowheads, knives, daggers, masks, animal bronzes and many other forms and shapes. Dual language Chinese and English texts. Subjects: Bronzes Can be ordered in, as of: 16/01/2010 Was item 191 in printed List 142. Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com.