Author: JORGE WELSH (ED.)
Title: Important Collection of Chinese Porcelain and Works of Art, from the 16th to the 19th Century
Description: Jorge Welsh Oriental Porcelain and Works of Art. 2000, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9780957354760). Soft cover. Book, Bilingual text: English and Portuguese; Paperback; 96 pages, 51 colour illustrations; 21 x 29.6 cm; 0.6 kg; May show signs of shelf wear.; Exhibition catalogue; 40 fine pieces of Chinese porcelain and works of art from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries are described in full detail. These pieces include an unusual kraak bowl with a Persian inscription on the interior rim, a rare pear-shaped bottle with the inscription “Jorge Alvares had this made in the year 1552”, and a circular box painted in the famille verte palette with a continuous landscape of fortified buildings, sailing ships and European figures – the only other known example is in the Victoria and Albert Museum. New.

Keywords: 9780957354760 chinese porcelain, jorge welsh, export porcelain Chinese Ceramics


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