Tomb Treasures: New Discoveries from China's Han Dynasty

This stunning Chinese art book presents almost a hundred recently unearthed objects that offer a glimpse into the extraordinary wealth and artistic accomplishments of elite society during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BCE - 9 CE). These exquisite treasures are from newly discovered sites in the Jiangsu region of China and are made of gold, silver, jade, bronze, pottery, lacquer, and other refined materials. Masterworks include a full-length jade suit sewn with gold threads, an oversized coffin shrouded in jade, and a complete set of functional bronze bells. The book's texts explore a number of ideas about the lives and deaths of Western Han royalty.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0939117789
• ISBN13: 9780939117789
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.8" x 10.9"