La Porcelaine des Compagnie des Indes a Décor Occidental
by Hervouet, Francois; Hervouet, Nicole; and Bruneau, Yves
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Dust Jacket Included
- ISBN 10
- 2080109901
- ISBN 13
- 9782080109903
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About This Item
Flammarion, Paris, 1986 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. French text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 25 x 33.9 cm; 2.76 Kg; 432 pages with 1206 illustrations, 100 in colour.; Minor signs of wear on the front cover, spine and back cover of the dust jacket.; This reference book almost functions as an encyclopaedia, identifying and providing possible dates to a very large range of western scenes painted on Chinese porcelain, commissioned through the East India Companies and that arrived in Europe, and later in the United States, during the 18th century. The idea of asking craftsmen of the Middle Kingdom to paint porcelain according to their own taste emerged very early in the minds of those Europeans who travelled to the Far East. For example, to paint a boat on which they had been sailing for six months on a bowl, or to reproduce an engraving, the portrait of a loved one, among others. In short, Westerners asked for anything that, for one reason or another (and the diversity of orders is incredible), was important to perpetuate through time in an original way. As they returned to their homelands, bringing with them these beautiful objects that had been specially ordered to Chinese artists and that were very much cherished, these began to be used or functioned as memory tokens. Although several books have been written about Chinese export porcelain, particularly since the Second World War, it should be noted that no book had aimed at functioning as an 'inventory' of western decoration on Chinese porcelain destined to the western market. This book intends to serve as a catalogue of all the decorations ordered to be painted on porcelain by the East India Companies of all of the countries. With a short margin of error, we estimate that there should be no more than 1.300 different representations around the world and this book assembles about nine-tenths..
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- Bookseller
- Jorge Welsh Books (PT)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 180ABE
- Title
- La Porcelaine des Compagnie des Indes a Décor Occidental
- Author
- Hervouet, Francois; Hervouet, Nicole; and Bruneau, Yves
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 2080109901
- ISBN 13
- 9782080109903
- Publisher
- Flammarion, Paris
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN,PORCELAIN,CHINA,EAST INDIA COMPANY,PORCELAINE,CERAMICS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Chinese Ceramics; Chinese Art;
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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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