GODOY, SOLANGE (RESEARCH AND TEXT); MONTEIRO, SALVADOR (EDITOR)

Museu Carlos Costa Pinto

Fundação Museu Carlos Costa Pinto, Salvador, Bahia, Brasil. 1997. (ISBN: 858501007X). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, Portuguese and English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 28 x 32 cm; 1.4 Kg; 176 pages with 132 colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. Good condition overall.; "A synthesis f the events that shaped our civil and political society is represented by the Carlos Costa Pinto Museum - part of our cultural heritage. The museums' collection has contributed immensely to the interpretation of our true history, including the period of slavery, and of the harmonious relationship that exists between the dominant classes and other segments of society that make up the heart and mind of Brazil today. Through elegant pieces of jewelry, porcelain, crystal, ivory and silver, our museum exhibits a rich picture of the past, for Brazil and the world to see. This treasures should not be overlooked; it should be regarded mainly as a wealth of information that will confirm or remake the events of history." excerpt from the foreword by António Carlos Magalhães. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 707B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: 858501007X collections,porcelain,jewelry,crystal,ivory,silver

LION-GOLDSCHMIDT, DAISY

Céramique Chinoise

Éditions Charles Massin, Paris. 0. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, French text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 22 x 28.5 cm; 0,811 kg; 16 pages of text plus 38 pages with black-and-white and colour plates.; Undated. ca. 1900.; Used. The dust jacket is chipped and has tears. The interior is in good condition apart one loose page. Good readable copy.; Chinese porcelain catalogue covering the periods from the Western Han to the Song Dynasty with text and illustrated images focusing on the periods: Western Han (206 BC - AD 8), Eastern Han (25-220), Six Dynasties period (220 - 589), Tang dynasty (618-907) and Song Dynasty (960 - 1279). Fair/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 299ABE

Catalogue: Chinese Ceramics

Keywords: CHINA,CERAMIQUE CHINOISE,CERAMICS,PORCELAIN Chinese Art Asian Art

LION-GOLDSCHMIDT, DAISY

Ming Porcelain

Rizolli International Publications, Inc. New York. 1978. (ISBN: 0847801810). Hardcover. Book, English text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket in slipcase); 29 x 33.5 cm; 2.9 Kg; 292 pages with 324 black and white and colour illustrations.; Used book in very good condition with minor signs of wear. The interior is in very good condition. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; Translated from the French by Katherine Watson.; A magnificent book by the chargée de mission at the Guimet Museum in Paris on the most exquisite form of pottery: Ming porcelain. Highlighted by hundreds of first-rate reproductions, drawings of emblems, symbols and potter's marks, it traces the origins of this art from 1368, the year the Ming Dynasty was founded, and the great Imperial porcelain factory of Ching-tê Chên was built. For almost three centuries Ching-tê Chên remained the prestigious pottery center in China, causing the decline of the celadon green ceramics of the Sung Dynasty. The new master potters developed a distinct style that was once colorful and severe, meticulous and extraordinarily inventive. They excelled in both under-glazed and over-glaze patterns and designs that became legendary in their own time. But perhaps the most precious of all Ming porcelain art was the 'eggshell" wares which the Chinese called "bodiless" because of their almost ethereal thinness. A chronological table, a bibliography, a glossary of Chinese terms and an index complete this brilliant survey of a major Chinese art form, and a triumph of modern bookmaking. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 746B

Catalogue: Chinese Ceramics

Keywords: 0847801810 ming porcelain,china,ceramics,reference,ming ceramics Chinese Art Asian Art

HARTMAN-GOLDSMITH, JOAN

Chinese Jade (Images of Asia Series)

Oxford University Press, Hong Kong. 1986, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 019584047X). Hardcover. Book, English text; Hardcover; 14 x 20.5 cm; 0.238 kg; 81 pages with black-and-white and colour illustrations.; Used book with signs of wear. The hinge is slightly loose but the binding is still firm.; Contrary to popular believe the term 'jade' does not refer to a single stone. Rather 'jade' is an umbrella term for the two semi-precious stones, nephrite and jadeite. The identification of the stone is one of the major problems in collecting jade, the other being the determination of the approximate date when an object was carved. In this slim but comprehensive volume Joan Hartman-Goldsmith helps to enlighten the reader on these and other problems. Her discussion of jade, jade carving, and the development of Chinese jade through the ages, and a short section on Indian jades, serve as a concise introduction to the subject for the collector, as well as for those who are contemplating collecting. Over 40 pieces, ranging from the neolithic period to the Qing dynasty, and selected from public and private collections in North America, Europe, Hong Kong, and China, are illustrated and described in detail to assist the reader in his or her recognition of the many aspects of this stone which held such fascination for the Chinese lapidary. Joan Hartman-Goldsmith is Director of the institute for Asian studies in New York and has written and lectured extensively on the subject of jade.; 'Images of Asia' offers a range of titles covering aspects of life and culture in East Asia. Each book in the series combines an introductory text, written for the non-specialist reader by an authority on the subject, with extensive illustrations both in colour and black-and-white. 'Images of Asia' therefore provides a means of acquiring a deeper understanding and appreciation of the region in all its diversity. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 442B

Catalogue: Asian Art

Keywords: 019584047X china,jade art objects,carving jade,chinese jades,indian jades Chinese Art

GOLDSMITH, RAYMOND W.

The Financial Development of Japan, 1868-1977

Yale University Press, New Haven and London. 1983, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0300029330). Hardcover. Book, English text.; Hardcover (without dust jacket); 16 x 24.5 cm.; 0.6 Kg.; 231 pages.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior, namely on the front cover and on the exterior test block. Interior as new.; "This survey of Japanese monetary history has been written by a specialist in financial economics who felt that an illustration of his thinking in Asian case studies would be valuable. The study is based on materials supplied to the author in Japan and on English secondary sources. The history gets under way in the Meiji period and takes the story up to 1975. At the conclusion of each historical chapter the author presents a national balance sheet. The analysis throughout is fairly technical which limits the value of the book in the classroom. But for economists interested in the financial background to Japanese economic growth, and to recent developments in Japanese public and private financial markets, this book will be very useful." review by C. Howe published on the Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Volume 48, Issue 2, June 1985. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 710B

Catalogue: Asian History

Keywords: 0300029330 finance,japan,history

GOMPERTZ, G.ST.G.M.

Chinese Celadon Wares

Faber and Faber Limited, London. 1980, 2nd Edition. (ISBN: 0571180035). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dustjacket); 216 pages with black and white and also some colour illustrations; 16.4 x 25.6 cm; 0.592 Kg; Used book in good condition. The dust jacket is price clipped and protected with a clearcover. The rear of the dust jacket front cover has some pen marks.; Celadon is the name given to ceramic wares of a distinctive green or blue-green colour. Such wares have been made in China for about two thousand years and include some of the most admired and famous types. They have been described as the "backbone" of Oriental ceramics and were exported from China in vast quantities from the twelfth century onwards, relics of this trade being found in many Eastern countries, especially India, Persia, Turkey, and Egypt. Godfrey Gompertz's widely acclaimed book broke much fresh ground when it originally appeared, in particular in its use of contemporary Chinese and Japanese studies. He has now brought it completely up to date for this new edition, and has incorporated the results of many years' researches and of recent archaeological excavations in China. Several chapters have been rewritten, forty-six new black and white illustrations and six new colour plates have been added, and the bibliography has been expanded.; "..A much needed survey of the subject as a whole - scholarly yet readable, and the first of its kind in the West, which will be welcomed by collectors and students alike..an uncommonly valuable synthesis of up-to-date opinion and research. No less to be recommended are its excellent illustrations among which are pieces drawn from collections in every part of the world.." John Ayers in Apollo (review of the first edition). Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 130B

Catalogue: Chinese Ceramics

Keywords: 0571180035 chinese porcelain,chinese celadon Chinese Art

GOMPERTZ, G. ST. G. M.; LEDDEROSE, LOTHAR; IMPEY, OLIVER

Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society 1978-1979 Volume 43

The Oriental Ceramic Society. 1980, 1st Edition. Soft cover. Book, English text; Paperback; 21.7 x 28.1 cm; 0.330 Kg; 17 pages (Members of the Council, List of Members, Transactions and obituaries) plus 65 pages (articles) and 6 plates; one of 1500 limited copies; Used book with signs of shelf wear and edgeworn. The interior is in good condition apart some minor marks throughout and the pages slightly bent on the top right corner. Protected with a clearcover.; Includes the following articles: Korean Indian Lacquer of the Koryo Period by G. St. G. M. Gompertz; Some observations on the Imperial Art Collection in China by Dr. Lothar Ledderose; and Soba-Cups and other Folk Porcelains of Japan by Dr. Oliver Impey. Good.

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Book number: ABE55

Catalogue: Periodicals and Magazines

Keywords: ceramics,porcelain,asian art,korean lacquer,imperial art,folk porcelains of japan Asian Art

GORDON, ELINOR; HYDE, J.A. LLOYD (FOREWORD)

Collecting Chinese Export Porcelain

John Murray, London. 1978, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0719534607). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 21.2 x 26.2 cm; 0.750 Kg; 160 pages with black-and-white and colour illustrations; Used book in good condition. Unclipped dust jacket. Signs of wear. Small tears on the top of the back cover. The outside text block shows minor yellowing.; The collecting of porcelains made by the Chinese for export to the West had become a major activity in the second half of the twentieth century. Millions of objects were shipped from such ports as Canton from the 1600s through the early 1800s, and, of those that have survived intact, a significant number are worthy of the serious attention of the connoisseur. Collecting Chinese Export Porcelain highlights the important areas for North American and European collectors to consider and provides an authoritative and useful context within which to evaluate such antique objects. The 170 black and white and 20 colour illustrations are of pieces drawn from the collection of Elinor and Horace Gordon and represented only a small proportion of the thousands of objects they have assembled over the past 35 years. In the words of J.A. Lloyd Hyde, "The remarkable collection formed over a long period by Elinor and Horace Gordon covers in the most comprehensive way the whole fascinating spectrum of porcelain made in China solely for export." It is a representative collection of extraordinary usefulness to the beginning or the advanced collector. The earliest rare blue and white objects of the K'ang Hsi period are included along with the much more common tea sets and dinner services made for notable American families at the end of the eighteenth century. Objects from British and European armorial services are particularly well represented, and among these are some, such as the van Goudriaan and von Herzeele services, which rightfully belong only in museum collections. Similarly valuable are porcelains which display in their decoration special religious and mythological motifs as well as European and Oriental genre scenes. Some were produced in fairly large quantities; others are practically one-of-a-kind objects. The vast majority of the wares illustrated and explained in Collecting Chinese Export Porcelain were specifically made for European and American customers from the 1730s to the beginning of the nineteenth century when export ware began to decline in quality. The justly-acclaimed famille rose enamel colours predominate in the decoration of the wares illustrated. The variety of objects is extensive - from dinner plates to soup tureens to animal figures to various sorts of bowls and accessories. Those made for the American market account for only a small proportion of the illustrated examples since trade between the United States and China did not commence until after the Revolution. Included, however, among the American pieces are such rare items as Cincinnati china, objects bearing ship and eagle designs, and true armorial objects. Not included are pieces decorated in Rose Medallion, Canton, Nanking, and Mandarin patterns which, for the most part, were shipped to North America in the nineteenth century. The Gordons have never collected this later ware, although there are fine examples to be found in all these decorative categories. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 348B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: 0719534607 china,porcelain,armorial services,floral decoration,blanc de chine,blue and white,fitzhugh decoration Chinese Ceramics Chinese Art

GORHAM, HAZEL H.

Japanese and Oriental Ceramics

Charles E. Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan. 1971, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0804809275). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 16 x 22 cm; 0.955 Kg; 256 pages with 286 illustrations; Used book with signs of wear. The dust jacket is protected with a clearcover.; Of all the forms of art in Japan, that of pottery is perhaps the best illustration of the Japanese feeling for individuality. Japanese porcelains do not show this as pottery does; porcelains often follow stereotyped shapes and patterns. But the two together go far in sustaining Japan's reputation as the cultural melting pot of the Orient. Through her love for simplicity and naturalness, Japan has contributed much to the world's ceramic art. The nation, however, owes a great debt to older cultures, as this attractive and authoritative book points out. Four great culture waves swept over Japan's little islands, deeply influencing her ceramic art. The first was that of the T'ang dynasty (618-907) and the Sung dynasty (960-1126) of China, which brought with it the beautiful celadons, known as seiji in Japan, and three-color pottery (sansai). The Chinese were the greatest pottery makers in the world. From their glazed, hard-fired pottery there emerged the marvelous, white translucent porcelain, one of the wonders of the medieval world. From Korea, in the 16th century, came a crude form of porcelain, whitewares (hakuji), and under-glaze blue wares (sometsuke). The third cultural wave, about the middle of the 17th century, brought the Chinese art of the overglaze decoration on pottery. The fourth great influence was undoubtedly cultural, but was of doubtful artistic value, exerted by the demand for wares pleasing to the peoples of other countries. This was first felt early in the 17th century, spearheaded by Dutch traders, and then in the 20th century, following the demand by American merchants. This comprehensive and profusely illustrated work tells how to distinguish Japanese porcelains from Chinese, and how to recognize modern reproductions of genuine old wares. It is completely indexed, contains a lenghly bibliography, and lists Chinese dates important in any discussion of Oriental ceramics. Crammed with information on the history, aesthetics, and technical aspects of the ceramics of Japan and the Orient, the book is an invaluable guide to scholars, collectors, and dealers. It is, in fact, a work of art in itself.;"So much misinformation has been bruited about concerning Oriental ceramics that an authoritative volume of this sort is indeed a welcome one.This book represents a work of fine scholarship." review by the Antiques Journal. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 477B

Catalogue: Japanese Art

Keywords: 0804809275 JAPAN,CERAMICS,PORCELAIN,EIRAKU,SOMETSUKE,KARATSU,SATSUMA,IMARY,KAKIYEMON,NABESHIMA,SETO,BIZEN,KUTANI,RAKU,KAGA,AWATA,KIYOMIZU,AKAHADA,MAKUZU,AWAJI,BANKO,HIRADO Asian Art

GOUVEIA, MADALENA LACERDA (EDITOR)

Colecção Da Fundação Abel de Lacerda

Museu do Caramulo - Fundação Abel Lacerda, Portugal. 2003, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9729523223). Soft cover. Book, Portuguese text.; Paperback.; 23 x 28 cm; 1.3 kg.; 283 pages with colour illustrations.; As new. With signs of shelf wear, namely edgewear.; Catalogue depicting the pieces in the collection of the Museu do Caramulo - Fundação Abel de Lacerda, Portugal, covering archaeology and egyptology, sculptures, european ceramics, chinese ceramics, paintings and drawings, furniture, japanese art, tapestry, textiles, jewelery, glass, contemporary art and automobiles.; Text and catalogue entries by: Adelino Dinis, Alexandra Curvelo, Alexandre Pais, Ana Rita Horta e Costa, Anísio Franco, Celina Bastos, Fernando António Baptista Pereira, João de Lacerda, João Pedro Monteiro, Luís Manuel de Araújo, Luísa Penalva, Madalena Lacerda Gouveia, Maria Antónia Gentil Quina, Maria Antónia Pinto Matos, Maria Conceição Borges de Sousa, Maria João Vilhena de Carvalho, Paulo Martins Barata, Pedro Corrêa de Barros, Ricardo Baeta, Rui Afonso Santos, Salvador Patrício Gouveia, Sérgio Antunes. As New/No Jacket.

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Book number: 684B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: 9729523223 archaeology,sculpture,european ceramics,chinese ceramics,paintings,drawings,furniture,japanese art,tapestry,embroidery,glass Chinese Ceramics European Ceramics

GRAY, BASIL (INTRODUCTION)

Hokusai 1760-1849 the Work of Hokusai; Woodcuts, Illustrated Books, Drawings and Paintings: A Catalogue of an Exhibition Held on the Occasion of the Centenary of His Death

The Trustees of the British Museum, United Kingdom. 1948, 1st Edition. Soft cover. Book, English Text; Paperback; 15.4 x 25.5 cm; 0.4 Kg; 32 pages with black and white images and one colour tiped in image. Includes introductory text by Basil Gray, plus 208 catalogue entries all with caption.; Used with sings on wear. The front and rear cover were glued to the text block.; Catalogue from an exhibition held at the British Museum marking the centenary of Hokusai's death on May 10, 1849. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 862B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: hokusai,japan,exhibition,woodblock print Japanese Art Asian Art

GREENSTED, MARY; HARDIE, PETER

Chinese Ceramics the Indian Connection

City of Bristol Musuem and Art Gallery in conjuntion with the Oriental Ceramic Society. 1982. (ISBN: 0900199180). Soft cover. Book, English text.; Paperback (stapled).; 21 x 20 cm; 0.2 kg.; 48 pages with black and white illustrations.; Used with minor signs of wear. Minor writing on the bottom of the last page.; Good condition overall.; Catalogue from the exhibition at the City of Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, 16th October to 20 November 1982 in conjunction with the Oriental Ceramic Society.; "This booklet is divided into two main parts: the Introduction, comprising background material, accompanied by Mary Greensted's note on the provenance of the S. Berkeley Smith Collection; and the Catalogue proper, describing the exhibits. The exhibits are arranged according to their categories: celadon stonewares, subdivided by decoration whether appliqué, incised or impressed; then porcelain, first monochromes from Shantou ('Swatow') and Dehua, then those painted under-glaze blue and those with enamels on the glaze; in the last two categories a chronological arrangement is attempted." excerpt from the Preface by Peter Hardie, 9 July 1982. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 605B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: 0900199180 china,chinese ceramics,exhibition,celadon,swatow,dehua Chinese Art Chinese Ceramics

GULLAND, W. G.; LARKIN, T. J. (NOTES)

Chinese Porcelain (2 Volumes)

London, Chapman & Hall, LD. 0. Hardcover. Book, English text; Hardcover (green cloth with gilt lettering to front cover and spine); Volume 1: 15.5 x 22.5 cm, 0.928 Kg, 270 pages with 425 illustrations, second edition, 1902. Signs of wear on the front cover, spine and back cover. Some yellowing throughout. Minor signs of wear in the interior. One page shows signs of having been bent in the past; Volume 2: 15.5 x 22.5 cm, 1.072 Kg, 506 pages with 411 illustrations arranged chronologically, third edition, 1911.Signs of wear on the front cover, spine and back cover. The spine has a crack of around 4cm on the top right side. Hinges cracked. Some yellowing throughout. Some of the first pages are untrimmed; "The aim of this little work is simply to try and place at the service of amateurs a handbook such as the writer felt the want of when first interested in Chinese porcelain, explaining the technical terms, and giving other information likely to be useful or interesting in connection with the subject, in as simple a way as possible.(.) Under the headings "Symbols", "Animals", and elsewhere, when the information given has been obtained from books, it is simply reproduced with the name of the work quoted from, thus enabling readers to turn to it for themselves should they wish to follow the subject further." excerpt from the preface by W.G. Gulland (volume 1).; "The attempt to squeeze into moderate sized handbook a comprehensive account of Chinese porcelain naturally resulted in the crowding out of much that is interesting, so in this volume the opportunity has been availed of to simplify some points that received but cursory notice in the first." excerpt from the preface by W.G. Gulland (volume 2). Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 171ABE

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: CHINESE PORCELAIN, CHINA,CHINESE ART Chinese Art Asian Art

GUY, JOHN S.

Oriental Trade Ceramics in South-East Asia Ninth to Sixteenth Centuries: With a Catalogue of Chinese, Vietnamese and Thai Wares in Australian Collections

Oxford University Press, Singapore. 1986. (ISBN: 0195825934). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 21 x 28 cm; 0.907 kg; 161 pages with 123 black-and-white illustrations, 49 in colour, 41 figures and 3 maps.; Used book in very good condition with minor signs of wear on the front cover, spine and back cover. The spine is slightly faded. Interior as new.; This book is a revised and updated version of the catalogue published by the National Gallery of Victoria in conjunction with its exhibition of oriental trade ceramics in South East Asia held in Melbourne and other Australian cities during the course of 1980. The exhibition was a "feast for the senses" whose outstanding features have been preserved in the pages of this book along with of the fabulous trade in ceramics from China and from within South-East Asia itself. As professor Wang Gungwu has said, "the traditional trade in oriental ceramics may not be as well-known as that in silk, spices or tea, but is certainly no less significant in advancing Western understanding of Asia.". John Guy was the Assistant Keeper in the Indian Department at the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 427B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: 0195825934 china,ceramics,thai ceramics,chinese ceramics,vietnamese ceramics Chinese Ceramics

GYLLENSVARD, BO

Chinese Art from the Collection of H.M. King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden

The British Museum. 1972. Soft cover. Book, English text; Paperback; 14.5 x 21 cm; 0.3 kg; 127 pages with black and illustrations.; Used book with signs of wear. Overall in good condition.; Catalogue from the exhibition held at The British Museum from January 21 to March 5 1972. "The King of Sweden, a scholar and historian, has collected for over sixty years the objects which express the enduring and richly varied personality of China. His Majesty's long and continuing patronage of scholarship and the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities has made Stockholm for several decades the centre of Chinese studies in Europe. His close ties with this country both in his private life as scholar are equally well-known. It is therefore especially gratifying that he has now granted the British Museum the privilege of exhibiting in the newly remodeled Oriental Gallery II 200 pieces from the 2,600 in his collection. They have been carefully chosen to show the development of Chinese art from about 1,000 BC to the 18 century AD and include masterpieces in bronze, pottery and porcelain, jade, lacquer, ivory, silver, bamboo and rhinoceros horn." excerpt from the foreword by Doulgas Barrett. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 670B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: ceramics,bronzes,jades,lacquer,carvings Asian Art Chinese Art