{"product_id":"9780909952242","title":"Chinese Toggles","description":"Author: Shuxia Chen\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780909952242\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Power Publications\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Sep 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book introduces the understudied cultural artifact of the Chinese belt toggle, known as zhuizi (). Similar to their better-known Japanese counterparts netsuke, these small carved ornaments offer a rare glimpse into everyday life in early modern China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToggles were a feature of traditional Chinese garments from the 17th century but were scarcely collected. A collaboration between the Powerhouse Museum and Chau Chak Wing Museum at the University of Sydney, this publication reveals one of the world's largest collections of these extraordinary objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than personal accessories, toggles were wearable symbols, embodying Chinese folk traditions and cultural beliefs. Today, they can speak to 300 years of Chinese culture across various levels of society. These intricately carved miniatures display the finesse of traditional craft skills through a broad range of materials from jade, ivory and amber to wood, glass and seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoinciding with an exhibition of the same title at the University of Sydney's Chau Chak Wing Museum, \u003ci\u003eChinese Toggles: Culture in Miniature\u003c\/i\u003e, combines curatorial and scientific analysis of the objects' histories and materials by art historians, archaeologists, scientists, and curators.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited by the exhibition's curators, this book allows a larger audience to engage with these unique objects, pairing academic enquiry with detailed photographic documentation of both the exhibition itself, and the catalogue of 80 toggles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith contributions by Elizabeth Carter, Paul Donnelly, Gu Fang, Meredith Freeman, Therese Harrison, Lorraine Leung, Claire Roberts and Brad Swarbrick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47845876924574,"sku":"ADS-9780909952242","price":49.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780909952242.jpg?v=1781223700","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780909952242","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}