• Every Treasure Tells a Story: Season 4 (English Edition) – 25 Chinese Artifacts from Song to Qing
  • Every Treasure Tells a Story: Season 4 (English Edition) – 25 Chinese Artifacts from Song to Qing
  • Every Treasure Tells a Story: Season 4 (English Edition) – 25 Chinese Artifacts from Song to Qing
  • Every Treasure Tells a Story: Season 4 (English Edition) – 25 Chinese Artifacts from Song to Qing
  • Every Treasure Tells a Story: Season 4 (English Edition) – 25 Chinese Artifacts from Song to Qing
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Every Treasure Tells a Story: Season 4 (English Edition) – 25 Chinese Artifacts from Song to Qing

Every Treasure Tells a Story: Season 4 (English Edition) – 25 Chinese Artifacts from Song to Qing

From “Early Spring,” “Cold Food Observance in Huangzhou” and “Auspicious Cranes” to the Yuan Blue-and-White Meiping, the Golden Mask of the Princess of Chen and the “Nine Dragons” — 25 Treasures Told in Vivid Detail
This book brings together the stories of 25 Chinese treasures from the fourth season of the CCTV documentary—this time from the Song dynasty through the Qing. You meet a misty spring landscape that has been copied and debated for a thousand years, a calligraphy scroll written in exile, a painting of cranes circling a palace roof, a blue-and-white vase that tells a story of loyalty and escape, a golden funeral mask from a distant princess, and a nine-dragon scroll that unrolls like a storm. Along the way, you learn how they were made, what they meant to the people who made and kept them, and how they connect to the larger story of Chinese culture. The book also adds background on craft, history, and cross-cultural comparison that goes beyond the documentary. If you want to encounter these objects through their stories rather than through an academic catalogue or a dry museum guide—this is it.
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About the Book

If Treasures Could Talk: Season 4 is the official English edition of the acclaimed documentary series produced by CCTV. This beautifully illustrated book brings together 25 fascinating stories of China’s most significant cultural relics, spanning thousands of years of Chinese civilization -1-2.

What‘s Inside

Each chapter presents a treasure with vivid storytelling, revealing the rarely-known legends and remarkable journeys behind these cultural artifacts. The book goes beyond the documentary to include additional essays on craftsmanship, Chinese culture, and cross-cultural comparisons, making it both an entertaining read and a valuable educational resource -1-2.

Featured Treasures Include:

  • Jingdezhen Kiln Qingbai Glazed Bowl — A Song Dynasty masterpiece depicting children at play

  • Ding Kiln White-glazed Pillow — Shaped as a recumbent child, a sleeping companion

  • Auspicious Cranes — An imperial painting that reveals an emperor’s concerns

  • Golden Mask of the Princess of Chen State — Face to face with a thousand-year-old mystery

  • Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains — A timeless river of ink and spirit

  • Miao People‘s Hundred-Bird Costume — A mother’s festive attire woven with love

  • And 19 more treasures waiting to share their stories

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