Author: JORG, DR. C.J.A.
Title: Chinese Export Porcelain: Chine de Commande from the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels
Description: Urban Council, Hong Kong. 1989, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, English and Chinese text; Hardcover (without dust jacket - as issued); 303 pages with colour and black-and-white illustrations throughout.; 22.5 x 29.5 cm; 1.501 kg; Used book with signs of wear on the exterior. Wear mark on the bottom of the front cover and also a few wear marks on the back cover. The interior is in very good condition apart the title page that looks like it has been bent in the past.; HARD TO FIND.; Catalogue from the exhibition held at the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, a branch museum of the Hong Kong Museum of Art jointly presented by the Urban Council, Hong Kong and the Belgium-Hong Kong Society with the assistance of the Belgium Consulate General in Hong Kong and the Commissariat General for the International Cooperation of the Flemish Community from 30.11.89 to 27.02.90. Organized by the Royal Museum of Art in Brussels.; "This exhibition offers a valuable opportunity to view a collection of 124 items of Chinese export porcelain from the Royal Museum of Art and History in Brussels. Their rich and varied forms and styles of decorations enable viewers to understand and appreciate a very important chapter in the history of Chinese ceramics and the role of ceramic trade in the cultural history of China and Europe." excerpt from the preface by Christina Chu, Curator, September 1989. Very Good/No Jacket.

Keywords: china,porcelain,european shapes,european designs,chinese export porcelain Chinese Art Chinese Ceramics


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