WATSON, WILLIAM

Ancient Chinese Bronzes

Faber and Faber Limited, London. 1977, 2nd Edition. (ISBN: 0571049176). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 16.5 x 25.5 cm; 0.7 Kg; 128 pages plus appendix with black and white illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the dust jacket. The dust jacket is slightly loose due to use. Interior in very good condition with minor signs of wear except for a previous owner stamp on front free endpaper.; Since it appeared in 1962, Professor Watson's masterly account of the bronzes of ancient China from the earliest times down to the Han Dynasty has come to be regarded as the standard work on the subject. For this new edition, he has added a long preface incorporating the results of the latest research - in particular the substantial research carried out by Chinese field archaeologists in the past few years - and seven new colour plates. He has also made a number of corrections and amplifications in the main text and expanded the bibliography.;"This is a book for careful study and as such it will take its place as one of the most important books on Chinese art to be produced in recent years. An excellent book which has laid down sound foundations for the future." review of the first edition by Sir Harry Garner in Apollo. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 521B

Catalogue: Asian Art

Keywords: 0571049176 china,chinese bronzes,bronze technique,ritual vessels,vessels inscriptions Chinese Art

WATSON, WILLIAM

The Genius of China: An Exhibition of Archaeological Finds of the People's Republic of China

Times Newspapers Ltd. United Kingdom. 1973. (ISBN: 0723001073). Soft cover. Book, English text; Paperback.; 21 x 24 cm; 1 Kg.; 159 pages with black and white and colour illustrations throughout.; Used with signs of wear, namely on the front cover. Good readable copy.; Foreword by Lord Trevelyan.; Catalogue from an exhibition of archaeological finds of the People's Republic of China held at the Royal Academy, London from the 29th of September 1973 to the 23rd of January 1974.; Includes: chronology, historical summary, chapter on China in the Asian context, maps and selected bibliography. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 541B

Catalogue: Asian Art

Keywords: 0723001073 china,history,archaeology Chinese Art

WATSON, WENDY M.

Italian Renaissance Maiolica from the William A. Clark Collection

Scala Books Ltd, London. 1986, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0935748687). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 21 x 28 cm; 0.950 Kg; 192 pages with colour and black-and-white illustrations.; Used in very good condition with minor signs of wear on the exterior.; Catalogue of a travelling exhibition organized by The Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum.; "At its best, Italian maiolica seems as it were to concentrate the quintessence of all the qualities which go to make up the greatness and abiding charm of Italian art. Herein lies, I think, its unique fascination.". These words by the great art historian Tancred Borenius open the introduction to this catalogue, and the magnificent full colour illustration which follow reinforce this view. The exhibition here represented is the product of a collaboration between the Corcoran Gallery of Art, which possesses, in the Wiilliam A. Clark Collection, one of the richest and most comprehensive assemblages of Italian Renaissance maiolica in America, and the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, whose curator, Wendy M. Watson, is a leading expert in this field and undertook to organize the project and produce the catalogue. The resulting exhibition is to travel, over a period of three years from Mount Holyoke to the museums of Northwestern University, the University of Wisconsin, Bowdoin College, and the University of Minnesota, as well as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Saint Louis Art Museum, the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, The Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), and the Dayton Art Institute, before ending its tour at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington DC. The author's twenty-page introduction to the catalogue is a serious and thoughtful contribution to the history of this fascinating, and too little known, branch of Italian art. She also provides, for each of the seventy exhibits, a detailed individual description and commentary with provenances and bibliographical notes, often accompanied by one or more black and white illustrations as well as the full colour plate. The main entries are followed by a checklist of the remaining fifty works on the collection, each with a condensed descriptive note and a small black and white print for identification, and the critical apparatus is completed by a full bibliography at the end of the book. The result is a volume which will not only act as a catalogue to this outstandingly attractive and unusual exhibition, but should also hold its place as a reference work for scholars and students for many years to come. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 439B

Catalogue: European Ceramics

Keywords: 0935748687 maiolica,italy,porcelain

WATSON, WILLIAM

Pre-Tang Ceramics of China: Chinese Pottery from 4000 Bc to 600 Ad

Faber and Faber Limited, London. 1991, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0571154336). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 20 x 25.5 cm; 1.062 Kg; 237 pages with black-and-white and colour illustrations; Used book with minor signs of wear, namely on the dust jacket.; China has the richest and most continuous tradition of ceramic production in the world. At their best, the early Chinese wares rival those of the Tang and Song periods for boldness and imagination, and for mastery of the technique in decoration, the shaping of forms and the use of materials, especially the wares of the powerful Han dynasty (206BC-221AD). Remarkable pieces from the two Zhou dynasties (1027-256BC) and from the Yangshao and Longshan neolithic periods (6th - 2nd millennium BC) also survive. Professor Watson's book, which makes extensive use of recent excavations and research in China, where many discoveries are being made, is the first comprehensive and authoritative book to have been written on this wide-ranging and important subject. In the six main chapters, attention is focused on the local evolution of the shapes and ornament of vessels in the main regions of China, that is, the north-central, north-east, north-west, central, south-east, south-west and southern regions. At the same time each chapter is divided into similar chronological sub-sections so that, for instance, the wares of the Eastern Zhou in the different regions can be compared. A strikingly unified historical development emerges, revealing how distinct early Chinese ceramics are from ceramics in other parts of Asia and in Europe. The book, which is illustrated with over 170 photographs and 260 line drawings, concludes with chapters on kilns and on shapes, models and figures. William Watson was Professor of Chinese art and archaeology at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, from 1966 to 1983, and also head of the Percival David Foundation, and he is a scholar of international standing with many important books to his credit. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 478B

Catalogue: Chinese Ceramics

Keywords: 0571154336 china,porcelain,ceramics,kilns,vessels shapes and models,earthenware,stoneware,celadon Chinese Art

WATSON, WILLIAM

Tang and Liao Ceramics

Rizolli International Publications, Inc. New York. 1984. (ISBN: 0847805263). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 29 x 32.8 cm; 2,690 kg; 283 pages. Includes 319 illustrations, of which 40 are in colour; Used book with minor signs of wear namely some small bumps on the hardcover cloth. The spine of the dust jacket is slightly faded. The interior is in very good condition.; Chinese ceramics of the Tang and Liao periods receive the most comprehensive examination in Western literature in this new study by one of the world's foremost scholars on Far Eastern art. William Watson describes and analyses all aspects of these extraordinary wares wholly from the evidence of the most recent excavations and Chinese archaeological studies appearing since 1949. No other history of the ceramics of this era has attempted so detailed a survey based on the latest findings. The ceramics of the Tang dynasty (618-907), through its lead-glazed pottery and its figurines, dramatically reflect the exchange of ideas that accompanied the expansion of Chinese influence into Central Asia. The mid-Tang period marked the beginning of a huge increase in trade - tea, salt and pottery were the main goods traded within China, and gradually the exchange of pottery came to assume an importance comparable to that of silk in the external trade with India and the Near East. There is nothing in earlier ceramics that compares with the fortuitous beauty of the splashed decoration on the Tang lead-glazed pieces or with the unpredictable ornament afforded by the suffused glazes on stoneware. At no other time in their history have Chinese potters played more boldly on their themes than during the Tang dynasty, and none of their heirs since has treated extravagance so lightly or has so well delivered the freshness that is expressed through such technical perfection. Against a background of native Chinese tradition, William Watson treats the exotic influences that give Tang art its distinctive character. The historical and technical aspects of Tang ceramics are thoroughly discussed with special attention to the types of wares and figurines with additional observation of works from the Sui and Five Dynasties periods. The author also devotes a special chapter to the ceramics of the Liao dynasty (947-1125), a Qidan empire bounded on the south by the Great Wall in northern Shanxi, on the east by northern Hebei and including the province of Liaoning and, broadly speaking, the whole of Inner Mongolia. Although the period of Liao rule overlaps with the Song government in China, Liao pottery is not a provincial manifestation of Song methods and styles, but in essential aspects shows the survival through the Liao period of types and techniques that prolong Tang-dynasty standards. William Watson was formerly head of the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art in London and is the author of many standard works on Chinese Art. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 316ABE

Catalogue: Chinese Ceramics

Keywords: 0847805263 CHINA,CERAMICS,PORCELAIN,TECHNIQUES,CERAMIC ORNAMENT AND DATING,FIGURINES,LIAO CERAMICS,TANG AND FIVE DYNASTIES CERAMICS OUTSIDE CHINA Chinese Art Asian Art

WATSON, WILLIAM; SHEAF, COLIN; SWEETMAN, JOHN; KERR, ROSE; CLUNAS, CRAIG

Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society 1981-1982 Volume 46

The Oriental Ceramic Society in association with Sotheby Publications. 1983, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0856671754). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (cloth) with dust jacket; 22 x 29 cm; 0.658 Kg; 94 pages with various black-and-white illustrations; Used book with signs of shelf wear in the dust jacket; the dust is slightly faded in the front cover and spine. The interior is in very good condition apart some minor markings on last page. Protected with a clearcover.; Includes the following articles: Categories of Post-Yuan Decorative Bronzes by William Watson; America and the China Trade 1770-1870 by Colin Sheaf; Chinese Ceramics in the Leeds Art Galleries by John Sweetman; Kiln Sites of Ancient China by Rose Kerr; and The West Chamber: a Literary Theme in Chinese Porcelain Decoration by Craig Clunas. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: ABE58

Catalogue: Periodicals and Magazines

Keywords: 0856671754 ceramics,porcelain,asian Asian Art

WELCH, STUART CARY

Persian Painting: Five Royal Safavid Manuscripts of the Sixteenth Century

George Blazier, New York. 1996. (ISBN: 0807608130). Soft cover. Book, English text.; Paperback.; 20.5 x 28 cm; 0.5 Kg.; 127 pages with colour illustrations.; Used book with signs of wear on the exterior, namely some scuffs. Interior in very good condition.; Classical painting flourished in Iran during the sixteenth century under the aegis of the Safavid Shahs. The forty-eight colour plates reproduced here represent the most unusual and dazzling miniatures painted during this period. A semi-nomadic people of luxuriant taste, the Iranian nobility created a life-style of world within magical world: brocade tents in which the Shah and his man feasted mid-battle were ptiched in the desert; palaces opened onto fountains and gardens; lovers, bathers, game-players, and warriors all had their place within a single panorama. The artists captured it all, often spending months filling in their small paintings with minute detail to render the whole world on a single page. With their unique techniques, they applied lapis lazuli, malachite, silver, and gold throughout their art. In these exquisitely portrayed settings, a world of great luxury and delicacy unfolds on every folio - each realized in the shimmering, jewel-like paintings that delight the eye and please the mind. The author traces the historical developments of Safavid Rule, provides commentaries on each painting, and clarifies the fine points. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 611B

Catalogue: Generic Books

Keywords: 0807608130 art,iran,iranian painting,history

JORGE WELSH (ED.)

After the Barbarians II: Namban Works of Art for the Japanese, Portuguese and Dutch Markets

Jorge Welsh Books. 2008, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9780955743207). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English Edition; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 352 pages, 250 colour illustrations, 25 black and white illustrations; 23.5 x 30 cm; 2.5 kg; May show signs of shelf wear.; Exhibition catalogue, introduction and entries by Teresa Canepa, articles by Alexandra Curvelo, Christian J.A.Jörg, Pedro Cancela de Abreu, Miho Kitagawa; This impressive catalogue explores 48 exceptional pieces of namban art made for Western markets. Many of the namban objects discussed are of important historical relevance. They illustrate the short, but eventful period of the Western presence in Japan. Several objects are previously unrecorded. This catalogue won the ArtWorldDealers 2008 Award in the category of ‘Antiques & Works of Art’ at the European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) Maastricht in 2008. New/Dust Jacket Included.

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Keywords: 9780955743207 jaoan,namban,portugal,dutch,jorge welsh,alexandra curvelo, christiaan j.a. jorg,,pedro cancela de abreu,miho kitagawa,teresa canepa Japanese Art Asian Art

JORGE WELSH (ED.)

After the Barbarians: An Exceptional Group of Namban Works of Art

Jorge Welsh Oriental Porcelain and Works of Art. 2003, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9729904502). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, Bilingual text: English and Portuguese; Hardcover (with dust jacket), 120 pages, 63 colour illustrations; 21.8 x 30.6 cm; 0.8 Kg; May show signs of shelf wear.; Exhibition catalogue with introduction by Oliver Impey and catalogue entries by Teresa Canepa; Twenty impressive pieces of namban art are explored in this catalogue from a rare pair of stirrups to an exceptional folding table and backgammon board. The so-called namban style of Japanese lacquer was made particularly for the European market. There are only a limited number of examples of namban art existing today and this catalogue illustrates an exciting and diverse range of objects that took years to collect. New/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: CAT5

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Keywords: 9729904502 japan,namban,namban art,jorge welsh,oliver impey ,japanese art Japanese Art

JORGE WELSH (ED.)

After the Barbarians I and II

Jorge Welsh Oriental Porcelain and Works of Art (volume I) and Jorge Welsh Books (volume II). 0, 1st Edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, Bilingual text: English and Portuguese (volume I); Hardcover (with dust jacket); 2003; ISBN: 9729904502; 120 pages, 63 colour illustrations; 21.8 x 30.6 cm; 0.8 Kg; May show signs of shelf wear.; Exhibition catalogue with introduction by Oliver Impey and catalogue entries by Teresa Canepa; 20 impressive pieces of namban art are explored in this catalogue from a rare pair of stirrups to an exceptional folding table and backgammon board. The so-called namban style of Japanese lacquer was made particularly for the European Market. There are only a limited number of examples of namban art existing today and this catalogue illustrates an exciting and diverse range of objects that took years to collect.; English Edition (volume II); Hardcover (with dust jacket); 2008; ISBN: 9780955743207; 352 pages, 250 colour illustrations, 25 black and white illustrations; 23.5 x 30 cm; 2,5 kg; May show signs of shelf wear.; Exhibition catalogue, introduction and entries by Teresa Canepa, articles by Alexandra Curvelo, Christian J.A. Jörg, Pedro Cancela de Abreu, Miho Kitagawa; This impressive catalogue explores 48 exceptional pieces of namban art made for Western markets. Many of the namban objects discussed are of important historical relevance. They illustrate the short, but eventful period of the Western presence in Japan. Several objects are previously unrecorded. This catalogue won the ArtWorldDealers 2008 Award in the category of "Antiques & Works of Art" at the European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) Maastricht in 2008. New/Dust Jacket Included.

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Keywords: japan,namban,namban art,jorge welsh,oliver impey,japanese art,japan,nanbam,portugal,ducth,alexandra curvelo,christian j.a. jorg,pedro cancela de abreu,miho kitagawa Japanese Art

JORGE WELSH (ED.)

Art of the Expansion and Beyond

Jorge Welsh Books. 2009, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9780955743252). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 188 pages, 122 colour illustrations, 2 black and white illustrations; 23.9 x 29.5 cm; 1.5 kg; May show signs of shelf wear.; Exhibition catalogue with introduction by Alexandra Curvelo.; An academic catalogue exploring porcelain and works of art from Africa, India, China and Japan from the 16th to 18th centuries. These objects, that embody the Age of Discovery, were made by local craftsmen in various materials and decorative techniques. They serve to illustrate this great epoch of early contact and trade relations and show how European, particularly Portuguese, culture and art influenced the world from the 15th century onwards. The works of art include a brass plaque from the Kingdom of Benin; a tortoiseshell casket and two black mastic and mother-of-pearl overlaid objects from Gujarat; a group of rare export porcelains and a six-fold lacquer screen from China; and three namban objects from Japan. New/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: CAT12ENGHC

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Keywords: 9780955743252 africa,portugal,asia,kingdom of benin,gujarat,chinese export porcelain,jorge welsh,alexandra curvelo African Art Asian Art

JORGE WELSH (ED.)

Art of the Expansion and Beyond

Jorge Welsh Books. 2009, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9780955743252). Soft cover. Book, English text; Paperback; available, 188 pages, 122 colour illustrations, 2 black and white illustrations; 23.9 x 29.5 cm; 1.3 kg; May show signs of shelf wear.; Exhibition catalogue with introduction by Alexandra Curvelo and catalogue entries by Teresa Canepa; An academic catalogue exploring porcelain and works of art from Africa, India, China and Japan from the 16th to 18th centuries. These objects, that embody the Age of Discovery, were made by local craftsmen in various materials and decorative techniques. They serve to illustrate this great epoch of early contact and trade relations and show how European, particularly Portuguese, culture and art influenced the world from the 15th century onwards. The works of art include a brass plaque from the Kingdom of Benin; a tortoiseshell casket and two black mastic and mother-of-pearl overlaid objects from Gujarat; a group of rare export porcelains and a six-fold lacquer screen from China; and three namban objects from Japan. New.

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Keywords: 9780955743252 africa,portugal,asia,kingdom of benin,gujarat,chinese export porcelain,jorge welsh,alexandra curvelo African Art Asian Art

JORGE WELSH (ED.)

A Arte Expansionista, Objectos Contemporâneos E Posteriores

Jorge Welsh Books. 2009, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9780955743269). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, Portuguese text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 188 pages, 122 colour illustrations, 2 black and white illustrations; 23.9 x 29.5 cm; 1.5 kg; May show signs of shelf wear.; Exhibition catalogue with introduction by Alexandra Curvelo.; An academic catalogue exploring porcelain and works of art from Africa, India, China and Japan from the 16th to 18th centuries. These objects, that embody the Age of Discovery, were made by local craftsmen in various materials and decorative techniques. They serve to illustrate this great epoch of early contact and trade relations and show how European, particularly Portuguese, culture and art influenced the world from the 15th century onwards. The works of art include a brass plaque from the Kingdom of Benin; a tortoiseshell casket and two black mastic and mother-of-pearl overlaid objects from Gujarat; a group of rare export porcelains and a six-fold lacquer screen from China; and three namban objects from Japan. New/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: CAT12PT

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Keywords: 9780955743269 JORGE WELSH, PORCELANA, AFRICA, CHINA, ÍNDIA, JAPÃO African Art Asian Art

JORGE WELSH (ED.)

Biscuit: Refined Chinese Famille Verte Wares

Jorge Welsh Books. 2012, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9780955743290). Hardcover. Book, English text; Hardcover; 240 pages, 197 colour illustrations, 7 black and white illustrations; 23.5 x 29.7 cm; 1,8 kg; May show signs of shelf wear.; Exhibition catalogue; Famille verte biscuit wares are an important but so far little-studied group of refined Chinese porcelain made at the imperial kilns of Jingdezhen primarily during the Kangxi period (1662-1722). This group is defined by both the method of decoration and the colour palette, which is frequently dominated by green enamel. Presenting an extremely diverse range of shapes, including figurines and animals, small practical items for use within the Chinese domestic environment and religious icons, this group is as complicated as it is fascinating. Together they open a window on Chinese culture and society, through which the production and consumption of Chinese ceramics can also be studied. Famille verte biscuit wares became increasingly fashionable for the European market at this time; while most were collected as curiosities, others were made directly for this market. Indeed, the production of famille verte biscuit wares reflects the particular circumstances of trade between East and West during this period. New.

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Keywords: 9780955743290 biscuit wares,famille verte,chinese porcelain,chinese export porcelain,jorge welsh,biscuit porcelain,china Chinese Art Asian Art

JORGE WELSH (ED.)

Cenas Europeias Na Arte Chinesa

Jorge Welsh Books. 2005, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0955099226). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, Portuguese text; Hardcover (with dust jacket), 256 pages, 168 colour illustrations, 28 black and white illustrations; 21 x 30 cm; 1.5 Kg; May show signs of shelf wear.; Exhibition catalogue.; Featuring 70 examples of Chinese works of art that bear European scenes, some previously unrecorded, this exhibition catalogue traces the beginnings and the development of the representation of European scenes on Chinese works of art produced between the Kangxi (1662-1722) and the Jiaqing (1796-1820) periods. In many instances, this catalogue offers a fascinating comparison of a particular European Scene depicted on a piece of porcelain or work of art alongside the original source copied by the Chinese Artists. New/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: CAT8PT

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Keywords: 0955099226 CENAS EUROPEIAS,PORCELANA CHINESA,JORGE WELSH Asian Art Chinese Art