Author: Sigisbert Chrétien Bosch Reitz
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bronzes, Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Catalogue of an Exhibition of Early Chinese Pottery and Sculpture
Author: Sigisbert Chrétien Bosch Reitz
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bronzes, Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bronzes, Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
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.
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 Ceramics
Author: British Museum
Publisher: British Museum Press
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Presents 50 selected highlights of this world-renowned collection ... The accompanying text gives brief details and draws out their most significant features"--Cover flap.
Publisher: British Museum Press
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Presents 50 selected highlights of this world-renowned collection ... The accompanying text gives brief details and draws out their most significant features"--Cover flap.
Ten Thousand Things
Author: Lothar Ledderose
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691252882
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
An incomparable look at how Chinese artists have used mass production to assemble exquisite objects from standardized parts Chinese workers in the third century BC created seven thousand life-sized terracotta soldiers to guard the tomb of the First Emperor. In the eleventh century AD, Chinese builders constructed a pagoda from as many as thirty thousand separately carved wooden pieces. As these examples show, throughout history, Chinese artisans have produced works of art in astonishing quantities, and have done so without sacrificing quality, affordability, or speed of manufacture. In this book, Lothar Ledderose takes us on a remarkable tour of Chinese art and culture to explain how artists used complex systems of mass production to assemble extraordinary objects from standardized parts or modules. He reveals how these systems have deep roots in Chinese thought and reflect characteristically Chinese modes of social organization. Combining invaluable aesthetic and cultural insights with a rich variety of illustrations, Ten Thousand Things make a profound statement about Chinese art and society.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691252882
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
An incomparable look at how Chinese artists have used mass production to assemble exquisite objects from standardized parts Chinese workers in the third century BC created seven thousand life-sized terracotta soldiers to guard the tomb of the First Emperor. In the eleventh century AD, Chinese builders constructed a pagoda from as many as thirty thousand separately carved wooden pieces. As these examples show, throughout history, Chinese artisans have produced works of art in astonishing quantities, and have done so without sacrificing quality, affordability, or speed of manufacture. In this book, Lothar Ledderose takes us on a remarkable tour of Chinese art and culture to explain how artists used complex systems of mass production to assemble extraordinary objects from standardized parts or modules. He reveals how these systems have deep roots in Chinese thought and reflect characteristically Chinese modes of social organization. Combining invaluable aesthetic and cultural insights with a rich variety of illustrations, Ten Thousand Things make a profound statement about Chinese art and society.
Ancient Chinese Art
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870994832
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870994832
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
Catalogue of an Exhibition of Early Chinese Pottery and Sculpture
Author: Sigisbert Chrétien Bosch Reitz
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pottery, Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pottery, Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Nishapur: Pottery of the Early Islamic Period
Author: Charles Kyrle Wilkinson
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870990764
Category : Islamic pottery
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
The city of Nishapur, located in eastern Iran, was a place of political importance in medieval times and a flourishing center of art, crafts, and trade. This publication studies the pottery found at the site at Nishapur excavated by the Iranian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum in 1935–40 and again in 1947. -- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870990764
Category : Islamic pottery
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
The city of Nishapur, located in eastern Iran, was a place of political importance in medieval times and a flourishing center of art, crafts, and trade. This publication studies the pottery found at the site at Nishapur excavated by the Iranian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum in 1935–40 and again in 1947. -- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
Bulletin
Author: Östasiatiska museet
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Catalogue of an Exhibition of Early Chinese, Pottery and Sculpture (Classic Reprint)
Author: S. C. Bosch Reitz
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781528163675
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Excerpt from Catalogue of an Exhibition of Early Chinese, Pottery and Sculpture As our object is now, as it was then, to bring before the public the best works of art and the best information available, I could not do better. The Japan Society has generously given its permission, and Mrs. Rose Sickler Williams has allowed us to reprint her exhaustive and very able report on early Chinese potteries. The identifications and descriptions then made by R. L. Hobson have been used for those numbers which were exhibited then, and new ones were made after his example. For that reason we have reproduced his Pref atory Note, which contains a great deal of valuable infor mation. In expressing our sincere thanks for this valuable assistance, we must also mention Mr. Charles L. Freer and Mr. Samuel T. Peters, who by their substantial help and advice have done so much toward the success of this exhibition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781528163675
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Excerpt from Catalogue of an Exhibition of Early Chinese, Pottery and Sculpture As our object is now, as it was then, to bring before the public the best works of art and the best information available, I could not do better. The Japan Society has generously given its permission, and Mrs. Rose Sickler Williams has allowed us to reprint her exhaustive and very able report on early Chinese potteries. The identifications and descriptions then made by R. L. Hobson have been used for those numbers which were exhibited then, and new ones were made after his example. For that reason we have reproduced his Pref atory Note, which contains a great deal of valuable infor mation. In expressing our sincere thanks for this valuable assistance, we must also mention Mr. Charles L. Freer and Mr. Samuel T. Peters, who by their substantial help and advice have done so much toward the success of this exhibition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.