Colored Journey:: Chinese Lacquerware and the Silk Road

Tianbo, Pan; Tan, Yongli

The “Silk Road” is also known as the “Road of Lacquerware”. This book starts with the liquid called "big lacquer" that flows out of the oriental lacquer tree. Focusing on the splendid Chinese lacquerware culture, this book explores cultural issues related to the lacquer civilization of the Silk Road. It specifically describes the origin, development, and global dissemination of Chinese lacquer culture, showing the infinite charm of Chinese lacquer civilization and its global identity. It also indicates the spillover effect and coupling mechanism of lacquerware culture on the ancient Silk Road.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2025-11-16

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9789819510535

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-95-1054-2

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 353