{"product_id":"ten-thousand-things-module-and-mass-production-in-chinese-art-paperback","title":"Ten Thousand Things: Module and Mass Production in Chinese Art - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLothar Ledderose\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn incomparable look at how Chinese artists have used mass production to assemble exquisite objects from standardized parts\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChinese workers in the third century BCE created seven thousand life-sized terracotta soldiers to guard the tomb of the First Emperor. In the eleventh century CE, Chinese builders constructed a pagoda from as many as thirty thousand separately carved wooden pieces. As these examples show, throughout history, Chinese artisans have produced works of art in astonishing quantities, and have done so without sacrificing quality, affordability, or speed of manufacture. In this book, Lothar Ledderose takes us on a remarkable tour of Chinese art and culture to explain how artists used complex systems of mass production to assemble extraordinary objects from standardized parts or modules. He reveals how these systems have deep roots in Chinese thought and reflect characteristically Chinese modes of social organization. Combining invaluable aesthetic and cultural insights with a rich variety of illustrations, \u003ci\u003eTen Thousand Things\u003c\/i\u003e make a profound statement about Chinese art and society.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLothar Ledderose\u003c\/b\u003e is senior professor at the Institute of East Asian Art History at Heidelberg University. An internationally renowned scholar of Chinese art and calligraphy, he has curated numerous exhibitions on Asian art, including \u003ci\u003eTreasures from the Forbidden City\u003c\/i\u003e (Berlin, Vienna 1985), \u003ci\u003eThe Terracotta Army\u003c\/i\u003e (Dortmund 1991), \u003ci\u003eJapan and Europe\u003c\/i\u003e (Berlin 1993), and an exhibition of Chinese painting of the Ming and Qing dynasties (Baden-Baden 1985). His books include \u003ci\u003eMi Fu and the Classical Tradition of Chinese Calligraphy\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 10.63 x 8.19 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52440978194739,"sku":"9780691252872","price":71.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/tLO2KrOimZ9780691252872.webp?v=1758876791","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/ten-thousand-things-module-and-mass-production-in-chinese-art-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}