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Art of the Chinese Potter 1923
From the Han Dynasty to the end of the Ming, illustrated in a series of 192 examples, selected and described. The object of this volume is to furnish the collector with a series of representations of some of the finest examples which are known to exist in this country.
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Chinese Ceramics
A new comprehensive survey from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
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Chinese Snuff Bottles
Illustrated with twenty-four full-color and sixteen black-and-white plates, this book serves as a useful and entertaining introduction to the collecting of snuff bottles. After tracing the history of snuff in Chinese culture, Robert Kleiner surveys the many styles of snuff bottles, dividing them by materials and methods of decoration used.
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Imperial Taste: Chinese Ceramics from the Percival David Foundation
Catalog of an exhibition organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in collaboration with the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art. Many of the porcelains in this volume were once owned by Chinese emperors: all are extraordinary specimens. Ranging from the ninth to the 18th centuries, they opitomize the sophistication of imperial Chinese taste. Five essays by scholars of Chinese art describe the significance of these ceramics and review recent archaeological developments contributing to their study. Fine color plates.
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Later Ceramics in South-East Asia: Sixteenth to Twentieth Centuries
This book, a sequel to John S. Guy's Oriental Trade Ceramics in South-East Asia: Ninth to Sixteenth Centuries (OUP 1986), describes ceramics made from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries in China, Japan, and Europe and brought to South-East Asia as a trade item by Chinese or European merchants.
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Mounted Oriental Porcelain in the J. Paul Getty Museum
Since the Middle Ages Europeans mounted oriental porcelain in settings of precious or semiprecious metal as a tribute to the value of the pieces. And beginning in the 18th century, it became increasingly fashionable in Parisian society to decorate the interiors of houses with Far Eastern materials such as lacquer and mounted porcelain. This revised catalog features thirty-two examples from the Gettys collection of lacquer and porcelain mounted in settings of silver, gold, and gilt bronze, ranging in date from 1665 to 1785.
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Oriental Antiques & Art: An Identification and Value Guide
The high quality and timeless tradition of Far Eastern treasures is brilliantly displayed in this new identification and price guide from Antique Trader. Capture the mystery, the power, and the intrigue of the Orient and the Asian culture with this expertly crafted guide providing a wealth of information collectors will need to catalog and evaluate their collection.
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