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48: 713: 468:. Chen himself, however, did not choose the title, and indeed his name is not written on the cover. The book had been considered important to publish, even though its author was a "Rightist", who were not allowed to publish. Among the " 445:. His study, with descriptions of over 850 bronze vessels, was turned into a draft for a book, possibly to be published in the United States. In 1947 Chen returned to China (his wife the following year), and he sent the manuscript to 569:, declaring his intent to donate the furniture to the museum. However, after the deaths of the couple, Chao's brother-in-law Zhao Jingxin refused to donate the collection, instead selling it to the museum. 803: 678: 584:(the first book about Chinese classical furniture written by a Chinese author) is dedicated to Chen Mengjia, who was his good friend, and a fellow collector of Chinese classical furniture. 518:
Chen Mengjia's work has long been well known to Shang scholars worldwide. His life and achievements became known to wider audience outside China with the publication in 2006 of
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Chen Mengjia and his wife Lucy Chao collected Chinese antiques, especially furniture. Before his suicide, Chen wrote a letter to
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that followed it, and argued that the (legendary) Xia were just a "duplication" of the (real) Shang. He also argued that the
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broke out, Chen was disconnected with Harvard. However, the book remained unpublished in the United States. According to
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studying both private and public collections of ancient Chinese bronzes. He completed the project with the support of
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Before his problems with the Chinese authorities Chen published in 1956 the work
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In 1936, Chen published an influential article on the religion and magic of the
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and religion, before turning to the study of Chinese writing and archaeology at
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poets during the early 20th century. In 1932 he joined the resistance against
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A comprehensive study of the divination inscriptions from the Ruins of Yin
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Character reformers set off a brush fire of controversy, and retreat.
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Our country’s Shang and Zhou Bronzes Looted by American Imperialists
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in the United States. Chen also received financial support from the
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The book was eventually published in China in 1962 under the title
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In the 1950s, Chen opposed the Communist government's proposal to
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Academic staff of the National Southwestern Associated University
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The Shape of the Turtle: Myth, Art, and Cosmos in Early China
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Classic Chinese Furniture: Ming and Early Qing Dynasties
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See e.g. the index and the bibliography section of:
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In his youth Chen had been a poet, under the pen name
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Chinese name
family name
Chen
portrait of Chen Mengjia
Nanjing
China
Beijing
China
Chinese
Yenching University
archaeologist
oracle bones
Zhao Luorui
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Wade–Giles
simplified Chinese
traditional Chinese
paleographer
archaeologist
oracle bones
Tsinghua University
Beijing
Zhao Luorui
Cultural Revolution
capitalist
Rightist
Nanjing

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