Asian Art: Including the Arts of Islam
by Mason, Lark E
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Dust Jacket Included
- ISBN 10
- 1851494154
- ISBN 13
- 9781851494156
- Seller
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Lisbon, Portugal
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About This Item
Antique Collector's Club Ltd., 2003 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 335 pages with colour illustrations; 24 x 28.3 cm; 1.920 Kg; Used book in good condition, showing signs of shelf wear on the dust jacket. The hardcover is scuffed on the top right front cover, however this is only seem if the dust jacket is removed. Protected with a clearcover.; Lark E. Mason Jr. Offers a clear and concise guide to understating the fine and decorative arts of Asia including the arts of the Islamic world. He addresses this complex subject in an easy to follow format beginning with an overview of the tumultuous history of the continent, leading into chapters on ceramics, metalwork, furniture and lacquer, the arts of the craftsman, textiles, prints and paintings. Each chapter includes a summary of the minor and major art forms with expert advice for judging quality and identifying fakes and over-restored objects. A comprehensive glossary, useful chronological tables, appendices on religions and major marks on Chinese and Japanese works of art are followed by a generous bibliography..
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- Bookseller
- Jorge Welsh Books (PT)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ABE80
- Title
- Asian Art: Including the Arts of Islam
- Author
- Mason, Lark E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1851494154
- ISBN 13
- 9781851494156
- Publisher
- Antique Collector's Club Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Woodbridge, Suffolk, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- CHINA,JAPAN,CERAMICS,METALWORK,FURNITURE,LACQUER
- Bookseller catalogs
- Asian Art;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Jorge Welsh Books
Biblio member since 2016
Lisbon
About Jorge Welsh Books
Jorge Welsh Books has been dealing in art reference books since 1999. What started as a platform for the distribution of publications by Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing has now evolved into an established bookselling division. We focus in our fields of expertise, specifically cross-cultural works of art from Africa, India, China and Japan, with an emphasis on Chinese porcelain. Our aim is to source and deliver relevant publications in the best possible condition to collectors and academics alike, while providing a high-quality, personalised service.
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