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The British Museum Press for the Trustees of the British Museum, 1991 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 20 x 25.5 cm; 0.962 Kg; 240 pages with 100 colour illustrations ad 80 black-and-white illustrations; Used book with minor signs of wear. Interior in very good condition apart from a previous owner sticker glued to the front free endpaper.; This book is a comprehensive, survey of the development of ceramics from the Neolithic period to the present day. Assessing the roles pottery has played in each dynasty throughout the history of China, the author also discusses its enormous impact on the ceramic industries of the rest of the world, where Chinese porcelain has been admired and collected for centuries. From the earliest earthenwares to the exotic burial figures of the Tang, from the classic forms and subtle glazes of the Song to the famous porcelains created especially for export or imperial tastes, the book draws upon the extensive collections of…
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Chinese Pottery and Porcelain: From Prehistory to the Present
by Vainker, S.J.
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Chinese Pottery and Porcelain: From Prehistory to the Present
by Vainker, S.J.
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The British Museum Press for the Trustees of the British Museum, 1991 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 20 x 25.5 cm; 0.962 Kg; 240 pages with 100 colour illustrations ad 80 black-and-white illustrations; Used book in good condition, with signs of wear namely on the interior with minor pen marks (dots near parts of the text) and also signs of previous pencil highlighting; This book is a comprehensive, survey of the development of ceramics from the Neolithic period to the present day. Assessing the roles pottery has played in each dynasty throughout the history of China, the author also discusses its enormous impact on the ceramic industries of the rest of the world, where Chinese porcelain has been admired and collected for centuries. From the earliest earthenwares to the exotic burial figures of the Tang, from the classic forms and subtle glazes of the Song to the famous porcelains created especially for export or imperial tastes, the book draws…
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The Philadelphia 1949 Exhibition of Ming Blue-and-White with the Oriental Ceramic Society 1954 Exhibition
by Valansot, Pierre
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H. F. Collins & Co. Ltd, London, 1985 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 21.5 x 27 cm; 0.6 Kg; 162 pages with black and white illustrations throughout.; Used with minor signs of wear on the exterior.; VERY HARD TO FIND.; Comprises the reproducing of two exhibition catalogues: Philadelphia Museum Bulletin, Vol XVLIV, No 223, Autumn 1949 regarding the Exhibition of Blue-Decorated Porcelain of the Ming Dynasty at the Philadelphia Museum of Art from October 19 through December 4 1949 also shown at The Art Institute of Chicago plus catalogue from an exhibition of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain, 14th to 19th centuries, held by the Oriental Ceramic Society from December 16th, 1953 to January 23rd 1954, The Arts Council Gallery in London.; "In the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) Chinese potters perfected the art of decorating porcelain with underglaze painting in cobalt blue. The products of the application of this happy accomplishment have come to be called…
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Ming Porcelains: A Retrospective
by Valenstein, Suzanne G.
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China House Gallery and The China Institute of America, New York, 1970 Book. Good. Soft cover. English text.; Paperback; 20.5 x 23.5 cm; 0.3 Kg; 104 pages with black-and-white and colour illustrations throughout.; Used book with signs of of wear on the exterior, namely wear marks on front cover, spine and back cover. Interior in good condition.; Catalogue from a loan exhibition from Museum and Private Collections in the United States, October 29, 1970 through January 31, 1971.; "In assembling an exhibition such as this, one is governed by many factors - the paramount being availability of objects. It is not suggested, therefore, that this is a definitive catalogue of Ming porcelains but, rather, a fairly comprehensive sampling of the development of Ming decorative technique. An attempt has been made to illustrate the broad scope of Ming wares, from superb pieces of what is considered 'Imperial' quality to relatively crude export ceramics. Particular effort was made to secure pieces which…
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