明清金银首饰

Ming is a vigorous period for gold and silver manufacturing . The emperor set a special bureau to take charge of it. Master from all over the country were converged to the bureau, they synchronized each technique, make ornament for the emperors and their wives, they made a lot priceless elaborate works at that time. During the Qing period, gold and silver working technology was further developed on the basis of Ming achievements. This book collects 36 ornaments of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, illustrated these ornament with Chinese and English description. Soft cover, 20x15 cm , 105pages