【首任驻美大使手签本】《中国青铜时代》1980初版图录-附柴大使名片SIGNED by 1st Chinese Ambassador Chai Zemin w/ Calling Card - The Great Bronze Age of China 1980 1st Ed

"More than an art history catalogue, this is a museum-quality artifact of 20th-century geopolitical diplomacy, capturing a historic intersection of US-China normalization."

“此書不僅是一部頂級的藝術史文獻，更是一件見證1980年中美關係破冰、流傳有序的頂級外交歷史文物。”

书名：《中国伟大的青铜时代》（The Great Bronze Age of China）

主编：方闻（Wen Fong，纽约大都会艺术博物馆东方艺术部顾问、普林斯顿大学泰斗级教授）

出版机构：纽约大都会艺术博物馆（The Metropolitan Museum of Art） / Alfred A. Knopf 联合出版，1980年（精装初版）

售价：$180.00

图书与历史背景：

本书是1980年中国大批顶级出土青铜文物及秦始皇兵马俑首次赴美展出的官方学术图录。全书425页，由东方艺术史巨擘方闻教授领衔主编，收录了大量高精度彩色器物贴图、高清拓片以及极其详实的英文考古学术考证，至今仍是西方学术界研究中国青铜器与早期文明的必读经典。

传奇来历与多重流传（Provenance）：

本册藏书承载了极具份量的中美外交史与学术界流转记录，流传有序：

• 换届外交的珍贵手迹：扉页留有中华人民共和国首任驻美特命全权大使——柴泽民的亲笔手写签名，并完整保留了当年夹在其中的柴大使官方复古名片（以回形针原样固定）。

• 著名中国经济学者 Albert Keidle 教授旧藏及捐赠：本书后由美国乔治·华盛顿大学（GW）埃利奥特国际事务学院（Elliott School of International Affairs）著名中国经济问题专家 Albert Keidle 教授私人购藏并慷慨捐赠。

1980年的这场青铜器展是中美建交初期的重大文化外交里程碑。这本由柴泽民大使亲自签名赠予、后经美国权威中国学者 Albert Keidle 教授收藏并捐赠的珍贵文本，不仅是一部高规格的艺术史文献，更是中美关系破冰与早期学术外交的绝佳实物见证。

品相说明：

精装大开本，带有原装蓝色护封。护封边缘及书角有轻微的时代自然磨损与泛黄，整体布面书脊稳固，内页及所有插图拓片品相极佳、干净完整。

English Description

Title: The Great Bronze Age of China: An Exhibition from the People's Republic of China

Editor: Wen Fong (Distinguished Professor at Princeton University & Special Consultant for Far Eastern Affairs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1980 (First Edition, Hardcover)

Price: $180.00

About the Book:

This monumental 425-page volume serves as the official exhibition catalogue for the historic 1980 exhibition of ancient Chinese bronzes and Terracotta Warriors sent to the United States. Edited by the legendary art historian Wen Fong, this comprehensive work features exquisite color plates, high-resolution rubbings, and seminal archaeological essays, remaining an indispensable reference for scholars of early Chinese art.

Exceptional Provenance & Academic Lineage:

This particular copy is a remarkable cross-cultural artifact, capturing a historic intersection of Cold War diplomacy and American sinological scholarship:

• Signed by China's First Ambassador to the U.S.: The title page features the authentic handwritten signature of Chai Zemin, the first Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the United States, with his original diplomatic calling card still attached via a vintage paperclip.

• From the Private Collection & Donation of Professor Albert Keidle: This volume was later part of the personal research library of Dr. Albert Keidle, a prominent expert on the Chinese economy and professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University (GW), from whose generous donation this book originates.

Following the normalization of Sino-American relations in 1979, the 1980 bronze exhibition marked a monumental diplomatic milestone. Personally signed and presented by Ambassador Chai, and subsequently preserved and donated by Professor Keidle, this presentation copy transcends its academic value to stand as a rare, tangible piece of early US-China diplomatic and academic history.

Condition Report:

Clothbound quarto with original pictorial dust jacket. The dust jacket shows minor age-appropriate shelf wear and slight toning along the edges. The binding remains sturdy and tight; the interior pages, plates, and rubbings are clean, crisp, and completely intact.