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Traditional Chinese Toggles: Counterweights and Charms
Margaret Duda
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Description for Traditional Chinese Toggles: Counterweights and Charms
Hardback. A reference guide to the historical and cultural significance of Chinese toggles or zhuizi carved pieces of jade, ivory, bone, wood, shell and semi-precious stones used by the Chinese in ancient times as counterweights to secure personal effects like tobacco pipes and money pouches to their belts. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 247 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1864.
This volume is a much-needed reference guide to the historical and cultural significance of Chinese toggles or zhuizi – carved pieces of jade, ivory, bone, wood, shell and semi-precious stones used by the Chinese in ancient times as counterweights to secure personal effects like tobacco pipes and money pouches to their belts. Over time, toggles became treasured objects of identity and expression, believed to bring the bearer good luck, happiness, fertility, longevity and health. The book explains how toggles were used in daily and ceremonial life, and interprets the designs that are fundamental to understanding these artefacts. Accompanied by stunning ... Read more
This volume is a much-needed reference guide to the historical and cultural significance of Chinese toggles or zhuizi – carved pieces of jade, ivory, bone, wood, shell and semi-precious stones used by the Chinese in ancient times as counterweights to secure personal effects like tobacco pipes and money pouches to their belts. Over time, toggles became treasured objects of identity and expression, believed to bring the bearer good luck, happiness, fertility, longevity and health. The book explains how toggles were used in daily and ceremonial life, and interprets the designs that are fundamental to understanding these artefacts. Accompanied by stunning ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Editions Didier Millet Pte Ltd Singapore
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
1863g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789814260619
SKU
V9789814260619
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