Author: JORG, CHRISTIAN; IN CO-OPERATION WITH BORSTLAP, ALESSANDRA; CAMPEN, JAN VAN AND ELIENS, TITUS M.
Title: Oriental Porcelain in the Netherlands: Four Museum Collections
Description: Groningen Museum. 2003, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9789071691591). Soft cover. Book, English text; Paperback; 21 x 27 cm; 0.5 Kg; 107 pages with colour illustrations.; Used with minor signs of wear on the exterior, namely edge wear and some scuffs and wear signs on the front cover, spine and back cover. Interior with minor signs of wear.; Catalogue from the exhibition Two Hundred Treasures. Oriental Porcelain in The Netherlands, held at the Groninger Museum from November 2003 to May 2004.; In The Netherlands, it is not unusual to display an old Chinese dish against a wall or to have Oriental teaware in a cupboard, but this is nonetheless exceptional. Nowhere else in the West is Chinese and Japanese porcelain so clearly a part of daily life. Asian porcelain has graced interiors in The Netherlands for centuries, largely due to the enormous quantities imported during the 17th and 18th centuries by the VOC (Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, Dutch East India Company). Many Dutch museums thus include splendid examples of Chinese and Japanese export porcelain in their collections. This book introduces some of the most beauti- ful and interesting pieces from the following four museums: Haags Gemeentemuseum, the Groninger Museum, the Princessehof Leeuwarden and the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. Besides an overview of Oriental export porcelain since the 14th century, this combined presentation by these museums also emphasises The Netherlands' remarkable wealth in this area. A brief introduction to each museum's collec- tion of Oriental porcelain and its provenance is followed by a selection of fifteen excellent examples from their collections. The detailed descriptions of these 60 pieces of Chinese and Japanese porcelain are accompanied by commentaries by the each of the four curators. This catalogue is edited by Professor Dr Christiaan Jörg, an internationally recognised expert in this field. Very Good/No Jacket.

Keywords: 9789071691591 oriental porcelain,porcelain,ceramics,chinese porcelain,chinese ceramics,japanese porcelain,japanese ceramics Chinese Ceramics Japanese Art


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