STRÖBER, EVA - Symbols on Chinese Porcelain: 10000 Happiness

Arnoldsche Art Publishers. 2011, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9783897903500). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover with dust jacket; 24 x 29 cm; 1.6 Kg; 240 pages with 175 colour illustrations.; Used with minor signs of wear. As new. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; The decorative details on Chinese porcelain are admired especially for their striking beauty, but the symbolic language hidden within them is less well-known in the West. From the very beginning until today Chinese culture has encompassed an enormous wealth of symbolic motifs, not only as ceramic decorations but also in painting, on textiles and varnished objects. Motifs bringing good luck like colours and numbers, mythical beings, animals and plants represent the striving for cosmic harmony, health and beauty, a long life, wealth, a happy marriage and numerous male descendents. In the 'reading' of the corresponding meaning there is a pro-cess of interaction between the viewer and the object. The intellectual playfulness and the pleasure of deciphering are traditionally an important element of the appreciation of art in China. This publication shows around 80 masterpieces spanning 1000 years. They belong to the internationally significant collection of Chinese ceramics at the Keramiekmuseum Princessehof, the Dutch National Museum of Ceramics. The 'hidden' meanings of these objects' symbols have been explained and interpreted for the first time. An indispensable reference book that not only presents the most important and interesting Chinese porcelain objects from the Princessehof collection, but also constitutes a 'handbook' of Chinese symbols and visual imagery. What is the meaning of Yin and Yang, dragons, the phoenix and the Peaches of Immortality? Why is the lotus a symbol of Buddhism and a couple of mandarin ducks a wish for a happy marriage? What is the meaning of bamboo, pine and plum, the 'Three Friends of Winter'? This publication reveals the secrets of the symbols of good luck and the visual imagery of Chinese decorative elements by means of around 80 masterpieces of Chinese porcelain spanning 1000 years. As New/Dust Jacket Included.

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