A Descriptive and Illustrative Catalogue of Chinese Bronzes Acquired During the Administration of John Ellerton Lodge
by: The Staff of the Freer Gallery of Art

Hardcover. Washington DC, Freer Gallery of Art, 1st, 1946, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, brown cloth with gilt decoration and titling. 108 pages, 50 bw plates. Includes a preface and introduction by A.G. Wenley, a chronology (from the Hsia up to 1766 BC to the Republic of China), various maps, bibliography, list of plates, list of bronzes in numerical order, the catalogue itself and the index. Each plate is described in great depth. Includes ceremonial vessels, mirrors, blades and swords. Particular attention is paid to designs on the bronzes. Oriental Studies No. 1 of the Freer Gallery of Art; Smithsonian Publication No. 2805. Minor bowing to rear cover otherwise clean, very good.

Record # 379628