Turquoise Ornaments and Inlay Technology in Ancient China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18957423 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Qin Xiaoli (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 208-239 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0066-8435 • E-ISSN: 1535-8283 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/asi.2016.0019 |
| OpenAlex | W2571509628 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Most turquoise objects from early Neolithic sites in China are pendants made of a single material. From the later Neolithic period, however, people started to create turquoise ornaments with two or more composite materials. Ornaments were inlaid with turquoise and other materials using new techniques. In the Early Bronze Age, the turquoise production process reached its peak. At the Erlitou site, archaeologists found a large dragon-shaped turquoise mosaic, a variety of animal-shaped turquoise decorations, and turquoise workshops. The purpose of this paper is to understand the importance of turquoise products in the formation process of early state formation in China by analyzing the following topics: the technological evolution of turquoise manufacture, the combination of composite materials, the use of adhesive in turquoise inlay, and the associated production processes as they developed from the Neolithic to Early Bronze Age. © 2016 by the University of Hawai‘i Press
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Bronze · Bronze Age · China · Inlay · Ornaments · Style (visual arts) · Visual arts · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Japanese History and Culture
| Citations per year | 0.43 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2023 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |