The Emergence and Development of Brass-smelting Techniques in China.
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Accession number;01A0425152
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| Title;The Emergence and Development of Brass-smelting Techniques in China. |
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ZHOU W
(China Numismatic Museum, Beijing, Chn)
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Journal Title;Bulletin of the Metals Museum
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Journal Code:S0859B
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ISSN:0285-8452
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VOL.;NO.34;PAGE.87-98(2001)
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| Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.9, TBL.1, REF.45 |
| Pub. Country;Japan |
| Language;English |
| Abstract;Brass is the first metal material that was taken in ancient China. It, however, went through a tortuous way differing from that of bronze. No traces of brass were found in the Three Dynasties (the Xia, Shang and Zhou), Qin and Han dynasties. After the Eastern Han, brass, named toushi (tutty), was been introduced to China from the Western Regions following the Buddhist culture and the trade between China and the West. In the Five Dynasties, China re-found brass-smelting techniques, but it developed very slowly in a relatively long time. From the Jiajing period (1522-1566) onwards, brass was used to cast coinage issues, which greatly promoted the development of techniques of brass smelting and founding. In the late Wanli period (1573-1619) brass smelting and casting techniques went matured; in the Tianqi period (1621-1627) speltering brass commenced to be used; by the Qianlong period (1736-1795) China had known and deliberately applied polybasic brass. (author abst.) |
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