Search Results: Titles starting with G from Jorge Welsh Books

V&A Publishing, United Kingdom, 2016 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (without dust jacket - as issued); 16.5 x 16.5 cm; 0.274 Kg; 64 pages.; STILL WRAPPED IN PLASTIC.; This exquisite gift book explores the phenomenon of 'garnitures', or matching sets of ceramic vases. From the 1650s such sets were used in elite European interiors as an integral part of the decorative scheme; displayed on chimney-pieces, cupboards, tables or over doors, they 'garnished' the interior and so enhanced the status of the owner. The fashion began in Europe using mismatched Chinese porcelain beakers and jars. As imports of Chinese porcelain ceased between 1657 and 1683, European potters at Nevers and Delft copied the originally exotic forms, unifying the sets with matching patterns, or with metal mounts. The fashion continued throughout the 1700s, with almost every ceramic manufactory producing examples, but came to its conclusion during the Arts and Crafts period, when the… Read More

Dauphin Publishing Limited, London, 1993 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (without dust jacket).; 25 x 32 cm; 2.4 Kg; 325 pages with colour and black and white illustrations throughout.; Used book. Interior as new. Signs of wear on the hardcover cloth. Lacks the dust jacket.; "The Garrett Collection of Japanese Lacquer, inrõ, and netsuke offers an unusual research opportunity. As a virtually undisturbed first-generation collection, one of the few in the United States, one gains valuable insights into the collecting habits of one family. Also, light is shed on the availability of certain objects in the late nineteenth century, contemporary opinions and attributions to both the authorship and date of manufacture, as well as sense of the general level of knowledge held by Westerners about the Orient. The extensive holdings of mask netsuke alone afford one not only the opportunity to compare the nuances of the masks to one another, but also to their models, the… Read More

Koehler & Amelang, Germany, 2010 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 18 x 25.6 cm; 0,7 Kg; 176 pages with colour illustrations.; Used book with signs of wear on the exterior. Interior with minor signs of wear.; Between 1723 and 1730 August the Strong - Elector of Saxony and King of Polland - had the "Green Vault", a unique collection of European arts and crafts, established in the rooms of his residential palace in Dresden. A major portion of these art treasures is today displayed in the Albertinum Museum. The select representative objects, shown primarily in new photographs in this pictorial volume, reflect the opulent splendor of exquisite exotic materials and the sensuous charm of each individual artwork. Some masterpieces are published here for the first time; others are represented from a unique viewpoint which results in surprising new insights. Noble boxes were opened by the photographer so that the viewer could catch a glimpse of their… Read More

Times Newspapers Ltd., United Kingdom, 1973 Book. Fair. Soft cover. English text; Paperback.; 21 x 24 cm; 1 Kg.; 159 pages with black and white and colour illustrations throughout.; Used with signs of wear, namely on the front cover. Good readable copy.; Foreword by Lord Trevelyan.; Catalogue from an exhibition of archaeological finds of the People's Republic of China held at the Royal Academy, London from the 29th of September 1973 to the 23rd of January 1974.; Includes: chronology, historical summary, chapter on China in the Asian context, maps and selected bibliography..

Unban Council, Hong Kong, 1992 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English and Chinese text.; Hardcover (silk cloth without dust jacket - as issued. Two volumes in slipcase.); 28 x 37 cm x 6.5 cm; 5.4 Kg; Volume I, 412 pages with colours illustrations and a few fold outs, including text by Christina Chu, and Painting and Callygraphy images; Volume II, 122 pages with the catalogue entries, each with a caption in English and Chinese.; Used with signs of wear, namely on the exterior of the slipcase, which is faded on the top and bottom of the front. The hardcover volumes have minor signs of wear. Interior as new. Both volumes include a stamp stating "Complementary" on the rear of the front cover.; "In view of Hong Kong's geographical and cultural affinity to the Guangdong province, more works of art of Guandgond origin are available here for acquisition than those of other provinces. As a result, the Museum has succeeded in building up one of the most representative collections of… Read More

British Museum Press, London, 1999 Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. English text.; Paperback; 22.5 x 28 cm; 0.858 Kg; With 180 colour and 25 black and white illustrations.; Used book with minor signs of wear on the exterior. The interior is in good condition with minor signs of wear. Some pages are slightly bent on the bottom side..; INCLUDES LOOSE FLYER FROM THE EXHIBITION HELD AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM IN 2000.; Some of the most striking and evocative artistic and archaeological objects ever found in China date from the Tang dynasty, which spanned three centuries from AD 618 to 906. Regarded by the Chinese as one of their most glorious golden ages, when their empire was the richest and most powerful political unit in the world, it was characterized by cultural brilliance, territorial expansion and great prosperity. The Tang capital at Chang'an (present-day Xi'an), marking the eastern end of the Silk Routes, was a wealthy cosmopolitan city, benefiting from the flourishing trade in exotic… Read More

Routledge, Oxon, 2016 Book. New. Soft cover. English text; Paperback; 16 x 23.5 cm; 0.480 Kg; 266 pages with 4 black-and-white illustrations; New book. May show signs of shelf wear.; The Global Lives of Things considers the ways in which 'things', ranging from commodities to works of art and precious materials, participated in the shaping of global connections in the period 1400-1800. By focusing on the material exchange between Asia, Europe, the Americas and Australia, this volume traces the movements of objects through human networks of commerce, colonialism and consumption. It argues that material objects mediated between the forces of global economic exchange and the constantly changing identities of individuals, as they were drawn into global circuits. It proposes a reconceptualization of early modern global history in the light of its material culture by asking the question: what can we learn about the early modern world by studying its objects? This exciting new collection draws… Read More

Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing, London and Lisbon, 2016 Book. New. Soft cover. 1st Edition. English text; Paperback; 240 pages with 220 colour illustrations; 23.8 x 29.9 cm; 1.5 kg; Catalogue for the exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Global by Design: Chinese Ceramics from the R. Albuquerque Collection", focusing on Chinese ceramics of the late 16th to the 18th century, a period during which they became a global luxury, transforming both the European ceramic industry and also the styles of dining and drinking. The exhibition comprises 48 entries with 60 exquisite and unusual pieces from an important Brazilian private collection, never exhibited before, exploring the way in which 18th-century artists, when faced with the global idioms that had developed at the time, made artistic choices that allowed them to create an endless range of spectacular and visually imaginative works. This presentation will challenge the tradition of cataloguing Chinese ceramics as domestic… Read More

Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing, London and Lisbon, 2016 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover; 240 pages with 220 colour illustrations; 24.1 x 30.6 cm; 1.8 kg; Catalogue for the exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Global by Design: Chinese Ceramics from the R. Albuquerque Collection", focusing on Chinese ceramics of the late 16th to the 18th century, a period during which they became a global luxury, transforming both the European ceramic industry and also the styles of dining and drinking. The exhibition comprises 48 entries with 60 exquisite and unusual pieces from an important Brazilian private collection, never exhibited before, exploring the way in which 18th-century artists, when faced with the global idioms that had developed at the time, made artistic choices that allowed them to create an endless range of spectacular and visually imaginative works. This presentation will challenge the tradition of cataloguing Chinese ceramics as domestic… Read More

The China Society, London, 1972 Book. Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 16.5 x 23 cm; 0.416 Kg; 104 pages illustrated by 112 drawings.; Used with signs of wear. The dust jacket shows sign of a removed label on the bottom of the spine. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover. Good readable copy.; "The plan of this handbook, which it is hoped and believed will meet a need of students and collectors, was conceived by me in China many years ago at a time when I would have welcomed aid of such a kind. The glossary is addressed both to readers of Chinese who require precise definitions of technical and conventional terms met with in current writings on art and archeology, and also to those, already familiar with Chinese arts, crafts and antiquities, who have embarked on the study of the written language.The arrangement of entries under subject headings, according to the categories into which the Chinese divide their art and antiquities, will help the… Read More

Studio Editions, London, 1989 Ex-Library. Fair. Hardcover. English text; Hardcover (lacks the dust jacket); 24 x 34 cm; 1.981 Kg; 248 pages plus 37 plates. Including many illustrated images, namely of ceramics, lacquer, textiles, paintings.; Ex-library book showing signs of wear on the cover, spine and back cover. The spine is cracked. The front free endpaper has a bar code glued on the bottom of the page and also part of an old sticker on the top of the page. Ex-library stamp on copyright page. Good readable copy.; ISBN: 0851702180; "In England the two works which attempted the most comprehensive survey of Japanese art were Thomas Cutler's: A Grammar of Japanese Ornament and Design, 1879-1880 and George Audsley's: The Ornamental Arts of Japan, 1882-1885. Extracts and reproductions have been selected from these publications to form the major part of this present book. Also included (.) are some plates reproduced from the portfolio published by Henry Ernst: Etoffes de Soie du Japan,… Read More