Author: HAY, Jonathan
Title: Sensuous Surfaces - The Decorative Object in Early Modern China.
Description: London, Reaktion Books, 2010. 25.5 x 20 cm. 440 pp. Hardcover with dustjacket. With 229 illustrations of which 213 in colour. - Sensuous Surfaces is a richly illustrated and in-depth introduction to the decorative arts in Ming and Qing dynasty China. Jonathan Hay explores materials and techniques, as well as issues of patronage and taste, which together formed a loose system of informal rules that affected every level of decoration in early modern China [...] - [Flap] - Fine copy

Keywords: china 9781861894083


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