The Freer Chinese bronzes.
Contributors: State University College at Buffalo. Dept. of Art Conservation
Series: Smithsonian publication -- 4706; Freer Gallery of Art. Oriental studies -- no. 7, vol. 2.; Publication (Smithsonian Institution) -- 4706.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Published: 1969
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
Subjects: Bronzes, Chinese.; Bronzes, Ancient -- China.
Other titles: Art Conservation Department Library
Description: A detailed scientific analysis of a major collection of Chinese ceremonial bronzes.
Notes: Art Conservation Department Library.
Table of contents: value: Bronze: constituents and beginnings; value: Bronze in ancient China; value: Composition; value: Fabrication; value: Metallographic structure; value: Inscriptions; value: Radiography; value: Patina and corrosion; value: Fillings, inlays and incised decor; value: False patina and repairs.