Metalworking in bronze age China the lost-wax process Peng, Peng 1987- creator author. text bibliography History. nyu 2020 monographic eng print xxxiv, 477 pages, 220 numbered pages of plates ; 24 cm. "This is the first study that adopts a comprehensive, thorough, and interdisciplinary approach toward early Chinese lost-wax castings. With more than 80 images, this book provides a study on the "norms," which are seldom questioned. By examining the reasons why Chinese founders often chose not to use the lost-wax process they had clearly mastered, the book refutes the idea that lost-wax technology is the only "right way" to cast bronzes. This study demonstrates that a "norm" is in many ways an illusion that twists our comprehension of art, technology, civilization, and history"-- What is lost-wax casting? -- Metalworking in Bronze age China -- Was lost-wax casting used in Bronze age China? -- Further confirmed lost-wax castings I: the Xiasi Jin -- Further confirmed lost-wax castings II: certain "diatrete" vessels and mirrors -- Further confirmed lost-wax castings III: objects with "interpenetrating" openwork appendages -- Design as the driving force -- The origin of the lost-wax technique in Bronze age China -- Coda: additional issues and comments. Peng Peng. Includes bibliographical references and index. a-cc--- Bronzes, Chinese To 221 B.C Precision casting China History Bronze founding Technological innovations China History Bronzes, Chinese Precision casting China To 221 B.C. fast NK7983.22 .P445 2020 739.5/120951 Metalworking in Bronze age China Peng, Peng, 1987- Amherst, New York : Cambria Press, 2019. (DLC) 2019031640 Cambria sinophone world series 9781604979626 1604979623 9781621964803 2019031639 pda,print DLC 190725 20250318222125.0 in00004167710 eng