Jades from the Tianjin Municipal Museum
This catalogue compiles more than two hundred jade objects from the Tianjin Municipal Museum collection. Many of them are the typical and extant masterpieces from different periods. With reference to the materials from the recent archaeological excavation, the dating, authenticity, grading and explanation of these objects were carried out by the specialists. The treatise ' A Brief Discussion on the Culture and Aesthetics of Ancient Chinese Jades',. by Mr. You Rende, is included. The readers can understand the development and the achievement of ancient Chinese jade carving through his catalogue.