The Freer Chinese Bronzes: Volume II, Technical Studies

Description:

This volume of Technical Studies supplements the brief paragraphs headed Technical Observations that appear under each bronze in Volume I, The Catalogue. Together they embody the results of the sustained and intensive research program carried on by Rutherford John Gettens, Head Curator of the Freer Technical Laboratory, and his staff. This is the first time a volume has been devoted to the detailed scientific analysis of a major collection of Chinese ceremonial bronzes.