Tang and Liao Ceramics
by Watson, William
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Dust Jacket Included
- ISBN 10
- 0847805263
- ISBN 13
- 9780847805266
- Seller
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About This Item
Rizolli International Publications, Inc., New York, 1984 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. English text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 29 x 32.8 cm; 2,690 kg; 283 pages. Includes 319 illustrations, of which 40 are in colour; Used book with minor signs of wear namely some small bumps on the hardcover cloth. The spine of the dust jacket is slightly faded. The interior is in very good condition.; Chinese ceramics of the Tang and Liao periods receive the most comprehensive examination in Western literature in this new study by one of the world's foremost scholars on Far Eastern art. William Watson describes and analyses all aspects of these extraordinary wares wholly from the evidence of the most recent excavations and Chinese archaeological studies appearing since 1949. No other history of the ceramics of this era has attempted so detailed a survey based on the latest findings. The ceramics of the Tang dynasty (618-907), through its lead-glazed pottery and its figurines, dramatically reflect the exchange of ideas that accompanied the expansion of Chinese influence into Central Asia. The mid-Tang period marked the beginning of a huge increase in trade - tea, salt and pottery were the main goods traded within China, and gradually the exchange of pottery came to assume an importance comparable to that of silk in the external trade with India and the Near East. There is nothing in earlier ceramics that compares with the fortuitous beauty of the splashed decoration on the Tang lead-glazed pieces or with the unpredictable ornament afforded by the suffused glazes on stoneware. At no other time in their history have Chinese potters played more boldly on their themes than during the Tang dynasty, and none of their heirs since has treated extravagance so lightly or has so well delivered the freshness that is expressed through such technical perfection. Against a background of native Chinese tradition, William Watson treats the exotic influences that give Tang art its distinctive character. The historical and technical aspects of Tang ceramics are thoroughly discussed with special attention to the types of wares and figurines with additional observation of works from the Sui and Five Dynasties periods. The author also devotes a special chapter to the ceramics of the Liao dynasty (947-1125), a Qidan empire bounded on the south by the Great Wall in northern Shanxi, on the east by northern Hebei and including the province of Liaoning and, broadly speaking, the whole of Inner Mongolia. Although the period of Liao rule overlaps with the Song government in China, Liao pottery is not a provincial manifestation of Song methods and styles, but in essential aspects shows the survival through the Liao period of types and techniques that prolong Tang-dynasty standards. William Watson was formerly head of the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art in London and is the author of many standard works on Chinese Art..
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- Bookseller
- Jorge Welsh Books (PT)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 316ABE
- Title
- Tang and Liao Ceramics
- Author
- Watson, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- ISBN 10
- 0847805263
- ISBN 13
- 9780847805266
- Publisher
- Rizolli International Publications, Inc., New York
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- CHINA,CERAMICS,PORCELAIN,TECHNIQUES,CERAMIC ORNAMENT AND DATING,FIGURINES,LIAO CERAMICS,TANG AND FIVE DYNASTIES CERAMICS OUTSIDE CHINA
- Bookseller catalogs
- Asian Art; 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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