Author: MEDLEY, MARGARET (CURATOR)
Title: Illustrated Catalogue of Porcelains Decorated in Underglaze Blue and Copper Red in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
Description: School of Oriental and African Studies, Percival David Foundation of Chinese Ar, London. 1963. Soft cover. Book, English text.; Paperback.; 15,5 x 24,5 cm; 0.3 Kg; 102 pages plus addendum with 24 pages, with black and white illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the interior and exterior.; Section 3 of the catalogue series depicting the collection of the Percival David Collection.; "The publication of this third section of the Catalogue, the first to be prepared by Miss Margaret Medley, should be especially welcome. The blue-and-white wares comprise the largest single group in the Collection and are the class of Chinese Porcelain best known to the public in Europe and America. While Sections 1 and 2 were concerned mainly with the Sung and Ch'ing Dynasties, this is the first that includes a majority of Ming wares, and the first to cover a group permanently displayed in the Ming Gallery of the Foundation." excerpt from the foreword by S. Howard Hansford, Head of the Percival David Foundation, December, 1962. Good/No Jacket.

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