gems, jewelry, ancient jewelry, China, Eurasia, gold, jade

This catalogue is published in conjunction with the exhibition Radiant Legacy: Ancient Chinese Gold from the Mengdiexuan Collection jointly organized by the Art Museum and the Department of Fine Arts, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The catalogue features about 300 ancient Eurasian and Chinese gold artifacts dating from ca.1500 BCE to 1700 CE in three volumes, namely, Gold in the Eurasian Steppes, Gold in the High Plateau and Gold in China. Edited by Jenny F. So, the catalogue includes 6 introductory essays contributed by Lin Meicun, Pieter Meyers, Chen Ling, Huo Wei, Yang Zhishui and Elaine Kwok. All the artifacts are fully illustrated with colour plates and detailed entries. In addition are maps, timelines, chronologies and selected bibliographies. This is an indispensable catalogue for the study and appreciation of ancient Chinese gold ornaments.