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2012 · 001694 — <p>Hong Kong: Chinese University of HK 2012. Catalogue of a selection of Chinese jades from the incomparable collection of Dr. Siu Yee Kwan. Centenarian Dr. Kwan is one of the most prominent scholars and connoisseurs of Chinese art in Asia; a core member and one-time president of the illustrious Min Chiu Society he has spent a lifetime collecting and promoting the understanding of Chinese art. In all 388 jade artifacts are described and illustrated in colour ranging in date from the Neolithic to the late Qing Dynasty and grouped into categories of ceremonial jades naturalistic animal sculptures secular ornaments such as pendants etc. objects for the scholar's desk auspicious rebuses and archaistic objects. Includes a scholarly essay on the collection by Chan Lai Pik and a biographical sketch of the collector; all text in bilingual English and Chinese. 243 pp. colour photographs throughout map chronology bibliography of Chinese and English sources. First Edition. Hard bound in decorative board. New. 29 x 22 cm. .</p> Chinese University of HK hardcover