MORLEY-FLETCHER, HUGO

Meissen Porcelain in Colour

Ferndale Editions, London. 1979. (ISBN: 0905746031). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 119 pages with colour illustrations; 22 x 30.5 cm cm; 0.950 Kg; Used book with signs of wear and tears in the dustjacket. The interior shows also signs of wear, with some pages slightly yellowed, but no writing or highlighting.; Starting with the experiments that led to the discovery of porcelain in Saxony, Hugo Morley-Fletcher traces the history of the Meissen factory from its foundation in 1710. He examines in detail the early porcelain and stoneware produced by Böttger und Tschirnhaus, the development of a decorative style by the Horold and Löwenfinck. The great Baroque services modelled by Kändler in 1730s are the subject of a special chapter, while another discusses the figure and animal modelling for which he was equally famous. A further chapter is devoted to the snuff boxes and other small objects which the factory produced with such skill and profusion. The factory’s greatest period, from 1710 to 1760, is naturally treated in greatest depth, but the story is continued through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and a special section discusses the early wares decorated by outside enamellers, on Hausmaler. The colour plates mainly illustrate pieces from private collections, many of which have never been reproduced before. A fine book which will appeal not only to every lover of Meissen, but to everyone with an interest in European porcelain. The author is a director of Christie’s, and is a specialist in European pottery in a European pottery and porcelain. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: ABE82

Catalogue: European Ceramics

Keywords: 0905746031 PORCELAIN,MEISSEN,SNUFF BOXES,ENAMEL,POTTERY

FORRER, MATTHI

The Baur Collection, Geneva: Japanese Prints (2 Volumes)

Collections Baur, Genève. 1994, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 2880310075). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English and French text.; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket in slipcase).; Two volumes in slipcase; 23.5 x 29.5 x 8 cm; 5.2 Kg; With colour and black and white illustrations throughout.; Limited edition of 3100 copies, of which this is 448.; Used book in very good condition. Looks as new. Minor signs of wear on the slipcase.; "These two volumes include the Japanese prints collected by Alfred Baur over the forty or so years from 1909 to 1949. This art form, is known to have exerted a decisive influence on the development of Western painting, offering first to Impressionist painters and then to the Nabil (to mention only France) an example of a new type of compositions that can serve as an alternative to the grand tradition inherited from the Renaissance. Van Gogh and Monet had assembled collections of prints that are still very carefully preserved and the writer Edmond de Goncourt, himself a well-informed collector, had published two major studies with the help of the Japanese merchant Tadamasa Hayashi, one on Utamaro, the other on Hokusai. Matthi Forrer, the author of the present catalogue, deals exhaustively with the "floating world" and with the various aspects of the production of these pictures carved on wood, a good knowledge of which is so important for an appreciation of the Japanese print." excerpt from the introduction by Frank Dunand (keeper of the Baur Collection), 1994. As New/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 763B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: 2880310075 baur collection,japanese prints,japan,floating world,ukiyoe Asian Art Japanese Art

FORSYTH, ANGUS; MCELNEY, BRIAN S.

Jades from China

Museum of East Asian Art. 1994, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 1897734034). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English and Chinese text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 22 x 29 cm; 2.023 Kg; 423 pages with 430 colour illustrations; small signs of wear on the dust jacket.The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover; The Museum of East Asia in Bath is the only museum devoted solely to East Asian Art to open in the U.K. in the last decades. Its major exhibition for 1994, entitled "Jades from China", features over 350 Chinese Jades, including more than 200 pieces from the Peony Collection, from neolithic times right up to the early 19th century, spanning a period of approximately 7000 years. The exhibition is certainly the most comprehensive exhibition of Chinese jade anywhere outside China for many years. It conveys a global portrayal of the amazing artistry and technical achievement of the jade carvers of China from neolithic times onwards, and has examples of many of the types of jade object that were produced by the Chinese through the ages. Many of the jades have never before been exhibited, either in Great Britain or elsewhere. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 146ABE

Catalogue: Asian Art

Keywords: 1897734034 jade,china,asian art,exhibition catalogue Collections and exhibitions Chinese Art

FRANK, ANN

Chinese Blue and White (Collector's Blue Books)

Studio Vista, London. 1970, 1st Edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 15.5 x 22 cm; 0.3 kg; 100 pages with black and white and one colour illustrations.; Used book with signs of wear namely scuffs on the dust jacket which is now protected with a clearcover. Interior with signs of wear but in in good condition; SBN 289797357.; This introduction to Chinese blue and white porcelain traces its development from the Yuan through the Ming and Ch'ing dynasties to the present day. Nineteen varieties of wares are discussed, including related porcelains from Japan and Korea, and each ware is illustrated by characteristic examples; several of these illustrations have not previously been published. This very collectible Chinese porcelain has long been university popular. Chinese Blue and White examines the successive reign periods in detail and describes the methods of manufacture; it also provides sufficient historical background for the reader to understand more fully just how important a place porcelain has held in the culture of China. Ann Frank, a young scholar and connoisseur of Oriental porcelain, has provided an authoritative handbook for anyone who is interested in this particular aspect of the rich and remarkable decorative arts of China. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 669B

Catalogue: Chinese Ceramics

Keywords: reigns and reign marks of the ming and ch'ing dynasties,the manufacture of blue and white,the history of blue and white,styles of blue and white,related wares Asian Art Chinese Art

ALTHAUS, FRANK AND SUTCLIFFE, MARK (EDITOR)

The Road to Byzantium: Luxury Arts of Antiquity

Fontanka, London. 2006, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0954309561). Soft cover. Book, English text.; Paperback.; 25 x 29,5 cm; 1.1 kg.; 191 pages with colour illustrations.; Used with signs on wear on the exterior. Interior in very good condition.; Catalogue from an exhibition held at Hermitage Rooms at Somerset House, London, from 30 March to 6 Setember 2006.; An eastern perspective on the Greek and Byzantine worlds; objects made for wealthy patrons between 500 BC and 1000 AD discovered in tombs and burial sites in Russia and the Crimea. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 681B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: 0954309561 greece,byzantium,ancient greek vase-painting,greco-scythian antiquities,classicism roman portrait,silver,ancient classicism

FREITAS, MARIA DO CARMO TELLES DE; OLIVEIRA, SUSANA MADALENA (EDITORS)

Os Espacos de Um Imperio: Catalogo

Comissão para as Comemorações dos Descobrimentos Portugueses. 1999, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9728325797). Hardcover. Book, Portuguese text, Hardcover, 23.7 x 30.7 cm, 1.712 Kg, 271 pages with colour illustrations throughout; Used with minor signs of wear. As new.; Exhibition catalogue.; Magnificent exhibition held in Oporto and organised by the Commission for the commemoration of the Portuguese discoveries. This catalogue shows the flow of exotic products, which arrived in Europe from the most diverse locations in Asia, not only fascinated the reigning houses, but also contributed to an increase in knowledge. As New/No Jacket.

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Book number: 775B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: 9728325797 portuguese,expansion,empire Asian Art

FREYER, BRYNA

Royal Benin Art in the Collection of the National Museum of African Art

Smithsonian Institution, U. S. A. 1997. (ISBN: 0874744458). Soft cover. Book, English text; Paperback; 20.5 x 30.5 cm; 0.372 Kg; 63 pages.; Used, some wear to cover otherwise in good condition; Exhibition catalogue, depicting 21 objects from the permanent collection, ranging in date from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Objects, executed by the lost wax casting technique, include wall plaques, altar pieces, and regalia. The majority of these works were a gift of Joseph Hirshhorn to the Smithsonian. Included are a royal commemorative head and a pendant with a triadic figure group from the 16th to 17th century cast in the court style by the Edo people. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 536B

Catalogue: African Art

Keywords: 0874744458 africa,african art,benin art Collections and exhibitions

GARNER, HARRY M. (FOREWORD); GRAY, BASIL (INTRODUCTION)

The Ceramic Art of China

The Oriental Ceramic Society, London. 1971, 2nd Edition. Soft cover. Book, English text; Paperback; 18.2 x 24.5 cm; 0.366 Kg; not paginated with black and white and colour illustrations.; Used book in good condition with minor signs of wear in the cover, spine and back cover. Minor signs of wear in the interior.; Catalogue of an exhibition of The Ceramic Art of China organized by the Arts Council of Great Britain and the Oriental Ceramic Society to commemorate the founding of the Society in 1921, held at the Victoria and Albert Museum from the 9th June to the 25th July 1971. Selection Committee for the Exhibition: Basil Gray, Esq. C.B. C.B.E. (chairman); John Ayers Esq.; Sir Harry Garner, K.B.E. C.B.; Miss Margaret Medley; Lt. Colonel W.B.R. Neave-Hill; Dr Hugh Shire; Professor William Watson.; Exhibition catalogue to celebrate the Jubilee Year of the Oriental Ceramic Society, London limited to Chinese Ceramics, covering the whole field from Neolithic times down to the Ch'ing dynasty. The Committee divided the area of its selection into four sections chronologically but, when appropriate, overlapping so as to follow through each major ware across the dynastic boundaries. The four sections demarcated cover the following periods: (a) from neolithic to the T'ang and Liao dynasties; (b) Sung and Yuan dynasties; (c) Yuan and Ming dynasties; and (d) Ch'ing dynasty. The overlapping is particularly noticeable in the two middle sections. In Section (b), the Yuan wares which follow the Sung tradition, such as the celadons, are included; while in Section (c) the Yuan wares included are the shu fu, blue and white and allied wares of Ching-tê Chên, which form the basis of most of the Ming porcelains. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 141ABE

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: china,chinese ceramics,oriental ceramic society,exhibition catalogue Chinese Ceramics Chinese Art

GARNER, HENRY

Chinese and Japanese Cloisonné Enamels

Charles E. Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vermont. 1962, 1st Edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 16.5 x 25.5 cm; 0.706 Kg; 120 pages plus appendix with black-and-white plates; Ex-library with minor writing on the interior. The dust jacket shows wear marks, namely signs of a removed sticker on the bottom of the spine. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover. Good readable copy.; The manufacture of cloisonné enamels was introduced into China from the west in the fourteenth century onwards, an important industry, particularly devoted to the manufacture of ceremonial vessels for Buddhist temples. These became more imposing as time went on, and we find that in the Ch'ing dynasty it was practice of the emperors to present large sets of ritual vessels to temples under their patronage. But it is the early vessels of the fifteenth century that, like the porcelain and lacquer of the period, represent the highest achievements of the Ming and Ch'ing decorative arts. This is the first book to be entirely devoted to this subject, starts with introductory chapters on the history of enamel decoration in the west and then goes on to discuss Chinese developments up to the end of the Ch'ing dynasty, with a final chapter on the less extensive manufacturers of Japan. The book breaks entirely new ground and clears away many misconceptions that have befogged the subject in the past. For the firsts time a logical system, by which pieces can be identified from a study of their basic properties is laid down. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 481B

Catalogue: Japanese Art

Keywords: china,japan,enamels,transitional period,japanese cloisonne enamels Chinese Ceramics Chinese Art

GARNER, HARRY

Oriental Blue and White

Faber and Faber Limited, London. 1970, 3rd Edition. (ISBN: 0571047025). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 16 x 25.5 cm; 0.641 kg; 86 pages plus appendix with plates. With black and white and colour illustrations.; Used in good condition. Signs of wear on the front cover, spine and back cover. The word Shonzui is written on the rear of the front cover dust jacket. Interior as new. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; This third edition contains a new preface which summarizes the advances in knowledge that have taken place since the first and second editions were printed. Reviews from previous editions: "The book is written carefully and readably, with ample references for statements and quotations, and the hundred plates show examples of all periods, including productions from Japanese, Korean and Chinese provincial factories. Whoever has a collection of Oriental blue-and-white porcelain, or contemplates the formation of one, can have no better guide than this volume". from Apollo.; "Packed with information. The treatment is historical but special sections deal with the provincial or export types, and with the evidence for dating to be obtained on one hand from inscriptions and on the other hand from technical characteristics. Indeed, the work is to be specially commended for the clarity and precision of the remarks on the materials and processes used in the manufacture of the porcelains discussed, and of the effects visible in the different wares." from Connoisseur.; From a review of the third edition: "No student of the applied arts of China can afford to let this edition pass by; it stands in as important a position now as did the first edition 17 years ago. Would that all specialists in this controversial field could view their work so dispassionately and comment with such profit." Margaret Medley in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 767B

Catalogue: Chinese Ceramics

Keywords: 0571047025 blue and white porcelain,china,japan,korea Chinese Art Asian Art

GEN, YANG; XIQIU, ZHANG; WENGU, SHAO (COMPILED BY)

The Ceramics of China: The Yangshao Culture - the Song Dynasty

Science Press, Beijing, and Methuen London Ltd. London. 1985, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 041354740X). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 175 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; 24 x 29.5 cm; 1.1 kg; Used book in very good condition. Minor yellowing on the outside text block. Minor signs of wear on the dust jacket that is now protected with a clearcover.; 'The Ceramics of China', an illustrated album in two volumes made up by photographs, diagrams and explanatory text, deals with the development of the art of ceramics in China and contains nearly 400 pictures of priceless ancient ceramics selected from among both time-honoured collections and archaeological discoveries, as well as those of modern ceramics made by famous producers. Each caption gives the name of object, the place of excavation or the name of the collector. Short explanations are given for each category of ceramics according to its scientific, technical and artistic merit in different periods, with technical data included. All the 171 photographs in volume one are in colour and their sources include the country's major museums of history, research institutes and collectors. About fifteen per cent of the photographs are published for the first time, those previously published in black and white appear in colour here for the first time. This first volume is devoted to the pottery of 7,000 years ago as well as painted pottery, glazed pottery, celadon, three coloured Tang ware and porcelain of the Song dynasty. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 467B

Catalogue: Chinese Ceramics

Keywords: 041354740X china,ceramics,porcelain,neolithic age,porcelain evolution,sui dynasty,tang dynasty,five dynasties,song dynasty Chinese Art

TSANG, GERALD AND MOSS, HUGH

Arts from the Scholar's Studio: Catalogue of an Exhibition Presented by the Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong and the Fung Ping Shan Museum, University of Hong Kong, 24 October to 13 December 1986

Oriental Ceramic Society. 2011, 2nd Edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text with captions also in Chinese; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 36 x 26 cm 2.4 Kg; , 287 pages with black and white and colour illustrations throughout.; New. May show signs of shelf wear.The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; The book includes an introductory essay and descriptive captions of 277 exhibits by Gerald Tsang and Hugh Moss.; The first edition was published in Hong Kong, in 1986, and is now very hard to find. This is the second edition, published in 2011. Limited and numbered edition of 1,500 copies. of which this is number 1209.; The book "Arts from the Scholar's Studio" has long been out-of-print. In light of increasing demands from collectors, and in the hope of stimulating further interest and scholarship in the field, the book was reprinted and now available for sale. It is the catalogue of an exhibition jointly presented by the Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong and the Fung Ping Shan Museum, University of Hong Kong held from 24 October to 13 December 1986. The exhibition illustrated the life of the Chinese scholar as seen through their arts, and, through the medium of certain objects, to demonstrate their attitude to life and connoisseurship.; "Over the twenty-five years since the publications of Arts from the Scholar's Studio, there have been a number of notable publications and exhibitions that have furthered knowledge of this unique and broad field of study. Yet demand for this ambitious landmark publication, formed around the collections of members of The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong and Hong Kong's museums has long outstripped its availability. Benefiting from the scholarship and enthusiasm of Mr. Gerald Tsang and Mr. Hugh Moss, its findings remain as relevant today as they were when they first appeared." excerpt from the introductory text by Chris Hall, President of The Oriental Ceramic Society, October 2011. New/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 845B

Catalogue: Asian Art

Keywords: reference,exhibtion catalogue,hong kong,chinese art,scholar,sage,monk,chinese art,china Chinese Art

GODDEN, GEOFFREY A.

British Porcelain: An Illustrated Guide

Barrie & Jenkins Ltd. 1980. (ISBN: 0214668517). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dustjacket); 451 pages with black and white and some colour illustrations; 19.8 x 25.5 cm; 1.389 Kg; Dust jacket wrapped in a permanent adhesive cover. Some wear marks on the dust jacket, namely yellow marks on the spine. Signed and inscribed by the author to a previous owner on front free endpaper; The interior is in very good condition.; Those who have read Geoffrey Godden's popular one-volume Illustrated Encyclopaedia of British Pottery and Porcelain will welcome this new book to extend and enrich their appreciation of British ceramics. The detailed text, arranged alphabetic by factories, is sumptuously illustrated with nearly 600 plates in colour and black and white. The author is justifiably famous for his original discoveries in the history of porcelain and in this illustrated guide yet more recent has enabled the author to identify many previously undocumented pieces, especially of the 1800-1840 period. In addition, the widened scope of the book includes products of the major porcelain manufacturers from the 1740s to the present day. Products of the lesser-known factories are also discussed and illustrated, together with typical examples of the more famous porcelain producers. Over forty factories are dealt with, with a short history of each firm and details of the major artists employed and the influence of their styles on the work of others. Much help is offered to the collector - the characteristic shapes of the different porcelains and the range of pattern-numbers are given in each case, with illustrations of manufacturers' symbols and registrations marks. Detailed captions support the main text, with a guide to the distinguishing features of each example. References to specialist works are given in each section and there is an extensive bibliography to aid further study. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: ABE127

Catalogue: European Ceramics

Keywords: 0214668517 British Porcelain

GODDEN, GEOFFREY A.

Encyclopaedia of British Pottery and Porcelain Marks

Barrie & Jenkins, Communica-Europa. 1977. (ISBN: 0257657827). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dustjacket); 765 pages with illustrations; 18.7 x 25.5 cm; 1.879 Kg; Signed by the author on front free endpaper; The dust jacket is price clipped and is slightly faded on the spine; Dust jacket wrapped in a permanent adhesive cover.; Used book in good condition.; This authoritative work lists over four thousand British ceramic marks. The main section is on alphabetic order of potters with address, date of establishment, working period, type of wares, a brief history, the location of typical specimens and specialized reference books. Then follows reproductions of the marks used by each potter, in chronological order, with their period.; "The most efficient, comprehensive and well-arranged collection of English ceramic marks yet published..exceed by nearly three thousand the number of marks in any comparable work of reference." The Connoisseur; "Of a scale and comprehensive not previously existing..admirable in layout, legibility of type-faces and reproduction of illustration." The Antique Collector; "The result of years of brilliant, joyful and laborious study." The Observer; Geoffrey A. Godden is the author of many authoritative works on ceramics. Director of a leading British firm of wholesale dealers in antiques, supplying firms and museums all over the world, and also a consultant to numerous museums and private collections. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: ABE124

Catalogue: European Ceramics

Keywords: 0257657827 British Pottery and Porcelain

GODDEN, GEOFFREY A.

Oriental Export Market Porcelain and Its Influence on European Wares

Granada Publishing Limited, London. 1979, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0246110570). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 22.2 x 24.2 cm, 1.462 Kg; 384 pages with colour and black and white illustrations; Dust jacket wrapped in a permanent adhesive cover, showing signs of wear. The dust jacket is price clipped. Signed by the author on front free endpaper. The interior of the book is in good condition.; Geoffrey Godden is widely celebrated for his knowledge of English ceramics but in the course of his distinguished career he has handled as much Chinese porcelain as English. He is therefore ideally qualified to present this definitive account of the wares made by eighteen-century Chinese potters for the European market, particularly as he stresses the close interplay between Oriental and European ceramics. His research on the subject has been exceptionally wide-ranging, and the majority of resources quoted in this volume are published here for the first time. They include extracts from the English East India Company records, ship's logs of the "East Indiamen" who carried on the trade and the results of the many china-wares sales held in London. There is a chapter on Japanese wares, for in the early eighteen century, nearly as much Japanese as Chinese porcelain was imported. There is also a section on the American trade in Oriental export porcelain. The extensive and carefully chosen illustrations combined with the authoritative and sometimes challenging text make this an invaluable book for collectors and students of porcelain. Good/Dust Jacket Included. Signed by Author(s).

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Book number: ABE109

Catalogue: Chinese Ceramics

Keywords: 0246110570 porcelain,china,ceramics,blanc de chine,east india company,blue and white porcelain,japanese porcelain,european porcelain European Ceramics