The hollow line in dating Chinese porcelains (Occasional publications - Chinese Art Appraisers Association) by Calvin Chou - 1978-01-01

Chinese Art Appraisers Association, 1978-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Signed by author Limited and numbered edition 325/850. No DJ

San Francisco, CA: Chinese Art Appraisers Association, 1978, first edition, Limited Hardcover 212/850 copies ISBN 0-930940-03-2 Quarto (11.25 in. by 7.5 in.); 118pp.; signed by author to title page; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; lightly torn, chipped dust jacket edges; book opens freely at sections; crisp; clean; bright..

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

San Francisco: Chinese Art Appraisers Association, 1978. First Edition. Original Cloth. Fine/very good. 8vo (25.5cm). Copy No. 504 of 840 copies issued. Black cloth, Chinese gilt blocked characters to upper board, gilt titles to spine. pp. 120. w/ 65 b&w photographic plates, many in close up. 3 page bibliography to rear, followed by index with Chinese calligraphy details. In unclipped dust jacket, with minor rubs to folds, edges.

Chinese Art Appraisers Association, San Francisco, 1978 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 19 x 26.5 cm; 0.7 Kg; 120 pages with black and white illustrations throughout.; Used with signs of wear on the dust jackect. Interior in very good condition.; This publication is a study of late Ch'ing Dynasty porcelain. The hollow line is the author's discovery and terminology for an outstanding peculiarity of underglaze blue that is seen with increasing frequency during the late 19th and early 20th century. The question arises: If a good quality porcelain with a 17th century reign mark has hollow lines, how should the piece be dated? This volume is an introduction to a larger and more comprehensive comparision of prototypes and later products in the forthcoming book Dating Chinese Ceramics. This presentation is not a interpretation of porcelain characteristics but is a record of the observations through many years of Calvin Chou. Illustrated specimens… Read More