Author: Chen Kelun
Publisher: LONG RIVER PRESS
ISBN: 9781592650125
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Illustrated guide to the major forms of Chinese porcelain art from prehistory to the Qing Dynasty.
Chinese Porcelain
Author: Chen Kelun
Publisher: LONG RIVER PRESS
ISBN: 9781592650125
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Illustrated guide to the major forms of Chinese porcelain art from prehistory to the Qing Dynasty.
Publisher: LONG RIVER PRESS
ISBN: 9781592650125
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Illustrated guide to the major forms of Chinese porcelain art from prehistory to the Qing Dynasty.
Chinese Ceramics
Author: Rose Kerr
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781851772643
Category : China trade porcelain
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
This book describes the production of porcelain of the Qing Dynasty, setting it against a broad historical and political background. It covers pieces made for the imperial court, as well as those in wider use. Information on techniques and on kiln construction is linked with descriptions of the personalities behind the industry, and clear photographs of makers marks are included.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781851772643
Category : China trade porcelain
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
This book describes the production of porcelain of the Qing Dynasty, setting it against a broad historical and political background. It covers pieces made for the imperial court, as well as those in wider use. Information on techniques and on kiln construction is linked with descriptions of the personalities behind the industry, and clear photographs of makers marks are included.
How to Read Chinese Ceramics
Author: Denise Patry Leidy
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588395715
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Among the most revered and beloved artworks in China are ceramics—sculptures and vessels that have been utilized to embellish tombs, homes, and studies, to drink tea and wine, and to convey social and cultural meanings such as good wishes and religious beliefs. Since the eighth century, Chinese ceramics, particularly porcelain, have played an influential role around the world as trade introduced their beauty and surpassing craft to countless artists in Europe, America, and elsewhere. Spanning five millennia, the Metropolitan Museum’s collection of Chinese ceramics represents a great diversity of materials, shapes, and subjects. The remarkable selections presented in this volume, which include both familiar examples and unusual ones, will acquaint readers with the prodigious accomplishments of Chinese ceramicists from Neolithic times to the modern era. As with previous books in the How to Read series, How to Read Chinese Ceramics elucidates the works to encourage deeper understanding and appreciation of the meaning of individual pieces and the culture in which they were created. From exquisite jars, bowls, bottles, and dishes to the elegantly sculpted Chan Patriarch Bodhidharma and the gorgeous Vase with Flowers of the Four Seasons, How to Read Chinese Ceramics is a captivating introduction to one of the greatest artistic traditions in Asian culture.
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588395715
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Among the most revered and beloved artworks in China are ceramics—sculptures and vessels that have been utilized to embellish tombs, homes, and studies, to drink tea and wine, and to convey social and cultural meanings such as good wishes and religious beliefs. Since the eighth century, Chinese ceramics, particularly porcelain, have played an influential role around the world as trade introduced their beauty and surpassing craft to countless artists in Europe, America, and elsewhere. Spanning five millennia, the Metropolitan Museum’s collection of Chinese ceramics represents a great diversity of materials, shapes, and subjects. The remarkable selections presented in this volume, which include both familiar examples and unusual ones, will acquaint readers with the prodigious accomplishments of Chinese ceramicists from Neolithic times to the modern era. As with previous books in the How to Read series, How to Read Chinese Ceramics elucidates the works to encourage deeper understanding and appreciation of the meaning of individual pieces and the culture in which they were created. From exquisite jars, bowls, bottles, and dishes to the elegantly sculpted Chan Patriarch Bodhidharma and the gorgeous Vase with Flowers of the Four Seasons, How to Read Chinese Ceramics is a captivating introduction to one of the greatest artistic traditions in Asian culture.
Peranakan Chinese Porcelain
Author: Kee Ming-Yuet
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462906931
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
With over 800 unique photographs, this Chinese art book is a feast for the eyes. Produced exclusively for wealthy Chinese communities along the Strait of Malacca in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Peranakan Chinese porcelain is enjoying a resurgence of interest among collectors. Straits-born Chinese, or Peranakans, in Penang, Malacca and Singapore, used this ornate and colorful enamelware on festive occasions such as weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and Chinese New Year. Peranakan Chinese Porcelain is richly illustrated and includes key information on reign marks and factory marks. In-depth discussion of the motifs, colors, forms and functions of Peranakan Chinese ceramics makes this an invaluable reference. Supporting photographs and text introduce related aspects of Peranakan culture including architecture, dress, cuisine and customs, making Peranakan Chinese Porcelain a wonderful contribution to the history of the Straits Chinese.
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462906931
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
With over 800 unique photographs, this Chinese art book is a feast for the eyes. Produced exclusively for wealthy Chinese communities along the Strait of Malacca in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Peranakan Chinese porcelain is enjoying a resurgence of interest among collectors. Straits-born Chinese, or Peranakans, in Penang, Malacca and Singapore, used this ornate and colorful enamelware on festive occasions such as weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and Chinese New Year. Peranakan Chinese Porcelain is richly illustrated and includes key information on reign marks and factory marks. In-depth discussion of the motifs, colors, forms and functions of Peranakan Chinese ceramics makes this an invaluable reference. Supporting photographs and text introduce related aspects of Peranakan culture including architecture, dress, cuisine and customs, making Peranakan Chinese Porcelain a wonderful contribution to the history of the Straits Chinese.
The Handbook of Marks on Chinese Ceramics
Author: Gerald Davison
Publisher: Han-Shan Tang
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Information on "origins and development of the Chinese written language" precedes the extensive catalog of marks, including marks in regular kaishu script, marks in zhuanshu seal scripts, symbols used as marks, directory of marks, and list of potters.
Publisher: Han-Shan Tang
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Information on "origins and development of the Chinese written language" precedes the extensive catalog of marks, including marks in regular kaishu script, marks in zhuanshu seal scripts, symbols used as marks, directory of marks, and list of potters.
Shapely Bodies
Author: Christine A. Jones
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 1644530740
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
Shapely Bodies: The Image of Porcelain in Eighteenth-Century France constructs the first cultural history of porcelain making in France. It takes its title from two types of “bodies” treated in this study: the craft of porcelain making shaped clods of earth into a clay body to produce high-end commodities and the French elite shaped human bodies into social subjects with the help of makeup, stylish patterns, and accessories. These practices crossed paths in the work of artisans, whose luxury objects reflected and also influenced the curves of fashion in the eighteenth century. French artisans began trials to reproduce fine Chinese porcelain in the 1660s. The challenge proved impossible until they found an essential ingredient, kaolin, in French soil in the 1760s. Shapely Bodies differs from other studies of French porcelain in that it does not begin in the 1760s at the Sèvres manufactory when it became technically possible to produce fine porcelain in France, but instead ends there. Without the secret of Chinese porcelain, artisans in France turned to radical forms of experimentation. Over the first half of the eighteenth century, they invented artificial alternatives to Chinese porcelain, decorated them with French style, and, with equal determination, shaped an identity for their new trade that distanced it from traditional guild-crafts and aligned it with scientific invention. The back story of porcelain making before kaolin provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of artisanal innovation and cultural mythmaking. To write artificial porcelain into a history of “real” porcelain dominated by China, Japan, and Meissen in Saxony, French porcelainiers learned to describe their new commodity in language that tapped into national pride and the mythic power of French savoir faire. Artificial porcelain cut such a fashionable image that by the mid-eighteenth century, Louis XV appropriated it for the glory of the crown. When the monarchy ended, revolutionaries reclaimed French porcelain, the fruit of a century of artisanal labor, for the Republic. Tracking how the porcelain arts were depicted in documents and visual arts during one hundred years of experimentation, Shapely Bodies reveals the politics behind the making of French porcelain’s image. Published by University of Delaware Press. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 1644530740
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
Shapely Bodies: The Image of Porcelain in Eighteenth-Century France constructs the first cultural history of porcelain making in France. It takes its title from two types of “bodies” treated in this study: the craft of porcelain making shaped clods of earth into a clay body to produce high-end commodities and the French elite shaped human bodies into social subjects with the help of makeup, stylish patterns, and accessories. These practices crossed paths in the work of artisans, whose luxury objects reflected and also influenced the curves of fashion in the eighteenth century. French artisans began trials to reproduce fine Chinese porcelain in the 1660s. The challenge proved impossible until they found an essential ingredient, kaolin, in French soil in the 1760s. Shapely Bodies differs from other studies of French porcelain in that it does not begin in the 1760s at the Sèvres manufactory when it became technically possible to produce fine porcelain in France, but instead ends there. Without the secret of Chinese porcelain, artisans in France turned to radical forms of experimentation. Over the first half of the eighteenth century, they invented artificial alternatives to Chinese porcelain, decorated them with French style, and, with equal determination, shaped an identity for their new trade that distanced it from traditional guild-crafts and aligned it with scientific invention. The back story of porcelain making before kaolin provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of artisanal innovation and cultural mythmaking. To write artificial porcelain into a history of “real” porcelain dominated by China, Japan, and Meissen in Saxony, French porcelainiers learned to describe their new commodity in language that tapped into national pride and the mythic power of French savoir faire. Artificial porcelain cut such a fashionable image that by the mid-eighteenth century, Louis XV appropriated it for the glory of the crown. When the monarchy ended, revolutionaries reclaimed French porcelain, the fruit of a century of artisanal labor, for the Republic. Tracking how the porcelain arts were depicted in documents and visual arts during one hundred years of experimentation, Shapely Bodies reveals the politics behind the making of French porcelain’s image. Published by University of Delaware Press. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.
Fine Chinese Decorative Works of Art
Author: Sotheby's (Firm)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics
Author: Suzanne G. Valenstein
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0810911701
Category : Porcelain
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0810911701
Category : Porcelain
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
Chinese Export Ceramics
Author: Rose Kerr
Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
ISBN: 9781851776320
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Features Chinese porcelains exported to Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East between the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries, with color photographs, item descriptions, and information about the original owners for each item"--OCLC
Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
ISBN: 9781851776320
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Features Chinese porcelains exported to Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East between the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries, with color photographs, item descriptions, and information about the original owners for each item"--OCLC
The Ceramics of China
Author: Gloria Mascarelli
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
ISBN: 9780764318436
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Over 7000 years of Chinese pottery and porcelain in text and pictures, from Neolithic times through the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1911. Illustrations follow the evolution from the earliest pottery tomb figures to the fine porcelains created by edicts of nineteenth century Chinese Emperors. The book features over 400 color photographs, a Time Line of selected historical events, and values in today's marketplace for each pictured item.
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
ISBN: 9780764318436
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Over 7000 years of Chinese pottery and porcelain in text and pictures, from Neolithic times through the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1911. Illustrations follow the evolution from the earliest pottery tomb figures to the fine porcelains created by edicts of nineteenth century Chinese Emperors. The book features over 400 color photographs, a Time Line of selected historical events, and values in today's marketplace for each pictured item.