JORGE WELSH (ED.)

The Vases of the 'Hundred Treasures'

Jorge Welsh Research and Publishing. 2019, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9780993506871). Hardcover. Book, English text.; Hardcover (without dust jacket).; 23.5 x 29.7 cm.; 0.8 Kg.; 70 pages with 72 colour illustrations.; The Vases of the 'Hundred Treasures' accompanies the 20th annual exhibition of export art at Jorge Welsh Works of Art. This catalogue is part of the three-volume box set Treasures, alongside Pocket Treasures: Snuff Boxes from Past Times and Timeless Treasure: The Runic Calendar Staff. A pair of vases decorated with the Chinese subject of the 'hundred treasures' adapted to suit foreign tastes is the focus of the catalogue of the same name. Dating to the Yongzheng period (1723-1735) and depicting a continuous composition of antiques, flowers and animals, these famille rose vases are among the best export wares produced in the 18th century. Western designations for the 'hundred treasures' subject derive in a literal sense from the Chinese expression baibao, in which bai or 'hundred' stands for 'many', although the subject itself is historically known in China as 'antique objects' or bogu. Visually similar to the European 'still life' genre, bogu is more specific in that the objects depicted have a high value because of their age, quality and provenance. The Vases of the 'Hundred Treasures' brings to light the multiple auspicious designs that decorate these extraordinary vases. New/No Jacket.

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Book number: CAT21

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: 9780993506871 porcelain,china,vases Our publications

JORGE WELSH (ED.)

The 'West Lake' Garniture

Jorge Welsh Books. 2007, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0955099277). Soft cover. Book, English text; Paperback; 28 pages with 21 colour illustrations.; 23.7 x 29.8 cm; 0.3 kg; May show signs of shelf wear.; This catalogue focuses on a monumental blue-and-white garniture of the Kangxi period comprising five pieces, including three baluster vases with domed covers and two beaker vases. There are only two similar garnitures known to exist in the world, one in the collection of the Zwinger Museum in Dresden and the other in a country house collection in the United Kingdom. Porcelain of this massive size was some of the most complicated and challenging ever manufactured by the Chinese for export. New.

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Book number: BOOK2

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Keywords: 0955099277 KANGXI, PORCELAIN, JORGE WELSH

JORGE WELSH (ED.)

Western Orders of Chinese Porcelain

Jorge Welsh Oriental Porcelain and Works of Art. 2001, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9780957354777). Soft cover. Book, Bilingual text: English and Portuguese; Paperback; 88 pages, 42 colour illustrations; 21 x 29.6 cm; 0.5 Kg; May show signs of shelf wear.; Exhibition catalogue; This exhibition catalogue comprises 33 fine pieces of Chinese export porcelain, ordered by Western clients, including armorial dinner services, bowls, cups, tureens, jugs, teapots and figures of foreign shape and decoration. Among the pieces researched in this scholarly catalogue are a Wanli period (1573-1620) flask with the arms of King Philip II of Spain, a set of three graduated famille rose tankards and an impressive Qing dynasty nodding head figure. New.

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Book number: CAT3

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Keywords: 9780957354777 chinese export porcelain,china,jorge welsh,chinese porcelain,chinese ceramics Chinese Ceramics

JORGE WELSH (ED.)

Zhangzhou Export Ceramics: The So-Called Swatow Wares

Jorge Welsh Books. 2006, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0955099242). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 200 pages, 113 colour illustrations, 3 black and white illustrations; 21 x 30 cm; 1.2 Kg; May show signs of shelf wear.; Exhibition catalogue.; Zhangzhou export porcelain (the so-called Swatow wares), discussed in this beautifully illustrated catalogue, was produced at the Zhangzhou kilns in Fujian Province from approximately the second half of the 16th century to the first half of the 17th. These wares were exported in large quantities to Japan and Southeast Asian countries. This exhibition catalogue is one of the first serious academic studies of this group of export ceramics. New/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: CAT9ENG

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Keywords: 0955099242 fujian province,zhangzhou,swatow wares,jorge welsh,japan,export ceramics Chinese Ceramics

WERNER, EDWARD T.C.

Ancient Tales and Folklore of China

Bracken Books. 1986. (ISBN: 1851700218). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 16,5 x 22,4 cm; 1,174 Kg; 454 pages with 32 colour illustrations. ; Facsmile of the original edition.; Used book with signs of wear. Minor signs of wear on the dust jacket, which is price clipped. Previous owner dedication and stamp on front free endpaper. The interior is in very good condition.; To the majority of the western world the land of China and its people remain a mystery: vast, unknown, incomprehensible. But China contains one of the finest civilisations of the world and has its own heroes, folk, tales and traditions as the western world has the legends of the Nibelungs and King Arthur.This wonderful book of China and her people was written in 1922 by Edward Werner. He spent many years as British Consul in Foochow and made a profound study of the Chinese. At the start of the book he gives a brief description of the Chinese people setting the tales in their social context. Then he narrates the creation myth according to the Chinese and goes on to explain the Chinese gods, how they came to power and how they rule. After that he tells all the main Chinese myths, those of the elements, the myths of the stars, the myths of thunder, lightning, wind and rain, the myths of water and fire. Then he tells the stories of the eight immortals, the Guardian of the Gates of heaven, the battle of the gods and how the monkey became a god. One of the main features of the tales of China is their purity. This is beautifully illustrated in the story of Shen I, the divine archer, whose wife, Heng O, stole his pill of immortality and was transformed into the toad who appears upon the face of the moon. Not only was Heng O spared but Shen I himself was granted immortality by the Gods and was sent to dwell in the solar palace and from that time onwards the sun and the moon each had their own ruling sovereign. It would be true to say that if the real test of greatness is purity and justice, then Chinese myth must be placed among the greatest of them all; for it is not obscene and it is invariably just. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 574B

Catalogue: Asian Art

Keywords: 1851700218 china,tales,myths Chinese Art

WILLETTS, WILLIAM

Ceramic Art of Southeast Asia

The Southeast Asian Ceramic Society, Singapore. 1976, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 19.5 x 25.5 cm; 0.646 kg; 194 pages with black and white illustrations.; Used book with signs of wear on the exterior. The interior is in good condition, apart from the rear of the front and back cover that show signs of wear.; 3rd reprint of the 1st edition.; Catalogue from the first annual exhibition at The Southeast Asian Ceramic Society, June-July 1971, focusing on Southeast Asian wares exclusively, i.e. pottery of continental Southeast Asia exclusive of South China and Laos and of peninsular Thailand and Malaysia with Singapore.; "Most of the pots seen on the museum shelves were made either at the Sukhotai or Sawankoloke kilns of Thailand, or at the kilns in the northern part of the old kingdom of Annam (today is part of North Vietnam). The majority of pieces in both these groups belong to either the 14th or 15th centuries. The earliest wares on display, on the other hand are undoubtedly those here called 'Khmer', which date from the 10th to the 13th centuries, and which were made either in Cambodia or in Thai territory under Cambodian control. The latest are wares from the northern Thai kilns at Sankampaeng and Kalong dating from the 15th to the 16th centuries." excerpt from the introduction. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 463B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: khmer,annamese,sukhotai and sawankoloke,sankampaeng and kalong Asian Art

WILLETTS, WILLIAM

Foundations of Chinese Art: From Neolithic Pottery to Modern Architecture

Thames & Hudson Ltd, London. 1965. Hardcover. Book, English text; Hardcover (cloth, lacking the dust jacket); 23 x 28.5 cm; 2.89 Kg; 456 pages with 322 illustrations in colour and black and white, 91 maps and line drawings.; Used book with signs of wear and marks on the cover, spine and back cover. There is also some stains on the back cover. The hinge is loose but not shaken. Some yellowing on the front and back free end paper. The outside text block shows also some yellowing. Good readable copy.; New and revised version of "Chinese Art" published by Penguin Books in 1958 in two volumes, by the author William Willets.; "In preparing this version, I have tried to make the text more readable for the ordinary reader by cutting out much of the "medieval disputation" that kept invading the pages of Chinese Art, and perhaps also by lightening the style somewhat. I have incorporated some of the new archaeological discoveries of the past two decades, and particularly those which push the history of Chinese bronze art back two centuries ot the beginning of the Shang dynasty, about 1500 BC, and whoch show us its primitive autochthonous beginnings on Chinese soil; a fact previously discredited by so many Western scholars." excerpt from the foreword by the author in 1965. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 257ABE

Catalogue: Asian Art

Keywords: CHINA,JADE,BRONZE,LACQUER,SCULPTURE,POTTERY,PAINTING,CALLYGRAPHY,ARCHITECTURE Chinese Art

WILLIAMS, S. WELLS

The Middle Kingdom. A Survey of the Geography, Government, Literature, Social Life, Arts, and History of the Chinese Empire and Its Inhabitants (Two Volumes)

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 0. Hardcover. Book, English text; Hardcover (cloth bound); 2.886 Kg; Two volumes, not bound equally. Volume I in blue cloth bound: 16 x 23.3 cm and Volume II in green cloth bound: 17 x 24 cm.; Volume I: Revised edition, 1901. 836 pages with black-and-white images. Used with signs of wear. Cracked hinge, but the binding is firmly attached. Pencil writing throughout. Minor crayon writing. Two loose pages with images. Previous owner writing on front free endpaper. Edgeworn.; Volume I: 775 pages with black-and-white images. Revised edition, 1907. Used book with signs on wear on the front, spine and back cover. Minor tear on the top of the first pages. Previous owner writing on front free endpaper. Incudes loose map: The Chinese Empire, compiled from Native and Foreign Authorities by S. Wells William, revised and compared with the most recent surveys by Jacob Wells.; Good readable copies.; This two-volume book is among the most important books by Samuel Wells Williams, surveying the vast empire that was China in 1901, and covering almost every aspect of Chinese life, its people and its customs, such as geography, foreign relations, literature, education, cultural habits, religion, trade, artistic productions, architecture and history. The author, who was a missionary in China for forty-three years, provides an invaluable 19th century insight into the Chinese empire, which contributes immensely to the understanding of the importance of the Middle Kingdom not only in the turn of the century, but also as of today. This compelling and informative book also includes a large number of engravings, illustrating the customs of China, its people, its animals, its places, and ends with an index, which always helps those readers who look for specific themes. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 387B

Catalogue: Asian Art

Keywords: china,missionaries,chinese empire,middle kingdom,chinese life,religion

WILSON, MING

Rare Marks on Chinese Ceramics: A Joint Exhibition from the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art and the Victoria and Albert Museum, 19 November 1998 to 28 May 1999

School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum. 1998, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0728602903). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 22 x 29 cm; 1.1 Kg; 182 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; Used with minor sings of wear. Interior as new. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; Catalogue from the joint exhibition from the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art and the Victoria and Albert Museum, 19 November 1998 to 28 May 1999.; Rare Marks on Chinese Ceramics is the first exhibition in Europe to concentrate on a special category of ceramic inscriptions which are known as owner's marks. From the 16th century people ordering ceramics from Jingdezhen and other kilns had the possibility of inscribing the wares with their own names. Such marks can tell us much about a ceramic's history including: who owned it and when, for which purpose it was ordered and why certain shape or colour was required. The exbition brings tothether important complementary objects from two of the finest collections of Chinese Ceramics in Europe, in the Percival David Foundation and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Together these objects help to present the first complete chronological overview of this fascinating yet little-researched subject. As New/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 875B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: 0728602903 jingdezhen,kiln,chinese ceramics,chinese porcelain,china,marks,rare marks Chinese Art Chinese Ceramics

WIRGIN, JAN

Sung Ceramic Designs

Han-Shan Tang Ltd, London. 1979, 2nd Edition. (ISBN: 090661001X). Hardcover. Book, English text; Hardcover (cloth without dust jacket); 19.2 x 27.6 cm; 1.791 Kg; 278 pages with text, followed by 43 pages with drawings plus 104 pages with black and white plates; Used book in good condition with signs of wear on the cover, spine and back cover. Small bump on top of the spine. Edgeworn.; Important study and research on various Sung wares - in particular Northern Celadon. Ch'ing-pai, Lung-ch'uan yao, Tz'u-chou yao and Ting yao. The author, Dr. Jan Wirgin, Head Curator of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm at the time of this publication, has worked on this subject, his doctoral thesis, for many years, assembling material from private and museum collections throughout the world. This publication contains 570 illustrations and its wide scope had made it an indispensable source of reference for all those seriously interested in Chinese ceramics in general and the Sung Dynasty in particular. Originally published as the Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, No. 42, 1970, in a very limited edition quickly out of print. This reprint of the original, in a limited edition of 1000 copies has been augmented by an errata list and an index to plates by the author. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 431B

Catalogue: Chinese Ceramics

Keywords: 090661001X song dinasty ceramics,china,reference,celadon Chinese Art

WOODWARD, C.S.

Oriental Ceramics at the Cape of Good Hope 1652-1795, an Account of the Porcelain Trade of the Dutch East India Company with Particular Reference to Ceramics with V.O. C. Monogram, the Cape Market and South African Collections

A. A. Balkema, Cape Town, Rotterdam. 1974. (ISBN: 0869610562). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 20.5 x 28 cm; 1.1 Kg; 228 pages with black and white and a few colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear, namely on the dust jacket that has scuffs and a a minor tear and chip on the top of the spine. Interior in very good condition. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; This is the first book on its field, and fills a gap which all collectors of Africana, as well as those interested in ceramics for their own sake, have long been aware. The book contains a summary of the ceramic trade of the Dutch East India Company with particular reference to the Cape; a description of the kinds of ceramic trade of the Dutch East India Company with particular reference to the Cape; a description of the kinds of ceramics sent there from Batavia in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; and, through a study of the inventories of deceased estates in the Cape Archives, an account of their surprisingly early importance in the social life of the Colony. A thought-provoking chapter surveys the strengths and weaknesses of South African collections and discusses the role of museum, auctioneers and dealer in the life of the collector. In addition there is a major section on all the various ceramics with the V.O.C. monogram, which includes material from museums in other countries, particularly Holland, and takes account of the continued use of the monogram in the nineteenth century on the well-known Delft tobacco (more correctly snuff) jars. Oriental martavans, and Chinese porcelain enamelled at Canton with subjects of special interest to South Africans - the arms of Cape families and the Dutch fleet in Table Bay - are also examined in detail. This book is fully illustrated with photographs from South African public and private collections and, in the case of the V.O.C. section, overseas museums as well; there are a number of line-drawings and text figures done by the author. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 744B

Catalogue: Chinese Ceramics

Keywords: 0869610562 china,porcelain,ceramics,chinese ceramics,porcelain trade,rare blue and white japanese porcelain Asian Art Japanese Art

YAMADA, CHISABUROH F. (GENERAL EDITOR); SACKHEIM, ERIC (ASSOCIATE EDITOR); KOYAMA, FUJIO (EDITOR CERAMICS); KURATA, OSAMU (EDITOR METAL WORK); OKADA, YUZURU (EDITOR LACQUER WARE); YAMANOBE, TOMOYUKI (EDITOR TEXTILES)

Decorative Arts of Japan

Kodansha International Ltd, Tokyo. 1964, 1st Edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dustjacket); 262 pages with tipped in colour plates: 29 (ceramics), 27 (metal works), 25 (lacquer ware) and 26 textiles; 27 x 35 cm; 3.078 kg; Used book with signs of wear, namely a small stain on the hardcover cloth (only seem if the dust jacket is removed). Minor signs of wear on the interior. The hinge is slightly loose, but the binding remains firm. The dust jacket has tears and minor chips and is now protected with a clearcover.; For us in the West, the category "Fine Arts" refers almost exclusively to painting and sculpture. The rest we relegate to the status of 'minor arts', crafts and curiosities. In China and Japan this has not been the case, and a famous Oriental painter has also been a calligrapher, a potter, a maker of lacquered objects, etc. And well-known Japanese potters occupy an exalted position in the history of Japanese arts as do the most important painters and sculptors. The book presents a full account of these often neglected, but by no means minor, Japanese arts - ceramics, lacquer ware, metal work, textiles. The plates have been selected to give a coherent account of those arts, and to illustrate in full colour the best available examples of all important types or styles in their proper historical context. The full explanations of all the plates have been prepared by outstanding authorities in their respective fields. The general introduction, by Professor Chisaburoh F. Yamada, a recognized scholar of both Western and Far Eastern arts, has been designed to bring Japanese and Western aesthetics principles to bear on the subject, and thus render it meaningful in terms of world art as a whole. Decorative Arts of Japan is a necessary addition to any collection of books on Japanese art. Fair/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 472B

Catalogue: Japanese Art

Keywords: japan,japanese art,ceramics,metal work,lacquer ware,textiles Asian Art

MING-YUET, DATIN SERI KEE

Straits Chinese Porcelain: A Celebration of a Unique Malaysian Heritage Showcasing the Datin Seri Kee Ming-Yuet Collection

Kee Ming-Yuet SDN BHD and Cross Time Matrix SDN BHD. 2004, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9833214029). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 27.3 x 30.4 cm; 1.6 Kg; 228 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; Used with signs of wear on the dust jacket. Interior in very good condtion. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; This elegant publishing initiative celebrates the uniqueness, breadth and diversity of Straits Chinese porcelain as showcased by the author's private collection. Datin Seri Kee is sharing her collection with the public for the first time, continuing the tremendous public interest in local culture generated by Malaysia's First Lady, Yang Amat Berbahagia Datin Paduka Seri Endon Mahmood's recent book ""he Nyonya Kebaya". Straits Chinese Porcelain: A celebration of a Unique Malaysian Heritage contains exquisite photographs and detailed descriptions of Datin Seri Kee's collection that includes plates, tea sets, wine warmers, jugs, teapots and bedroom sets, meticulously collected over a span of forty years. As Datin Seri Kee explains: "I fell in love with Straits Chinese porcelain not only because of its exclusivity and the splendid vibrancy of its colour palette, but also because it reflects the indomitable spirit and distinctive lifestyle of the Straits-born Chinese". Datin Seri Kee's significant collection is curated and authenticated by the internationally aclaimed ceramic artist, president and professor of Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Professor Qin Xi Lin, as well as the recognised expert on Qing dynasty porcelain, Professor Cao Jian Wen. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 824B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: 9833214029 malaysia,collections,straits chinese porcelain,heritage Chinese Ceramics Chinese Art

YURIKO, IWAKIRI (EDITED BY)

Hokusai

Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. 2005, 1st Edition. Soft cover. Book, Japanese text with English captions.; Paperback.; 23 x 30 cm; 1.85 Kg.; 400 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; Catalogue from the exhibition held at the Tokyo National Museum from the 25th of October until the 4th of December 2005.; "This exhibition displays approximately 500 works dating from Hokusai's earliest period until he put down his brish and took to his final sickbed in the spring of his 90th year. This selection introduces the audience to Hokusai's unwavering creativity and the diversity of his unique artistic world." excerpt from the October 2005 Preface by Nihon Keizan Shimbun, Inc.; "Unquestionably the most thoroughly instructive study of the work of Katsushika Hokusai ever presented. How fitting that the prints, paintings, and drawings of this master gathered from around the world are assembled in Ueno, not far from the neighborhood where Hokusai crafted the humane yet haunting images that have seduced international audiences for nearly a century-and-a-half." excerpt from the introductory message by Julian Raby, Director, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. October 2005. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 759B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: japanese prints,japan,floating world,ukiyoe,hokusai Asian Art Japanese Art

YUTANG, LIN (TEXT); SWANN, PETER C. (ESSAY ON CHINESE ART)

Imperial Chinese Art Seven Centuries of Peking's Ancient Glory

Omega Books Limited, United Kingdom. 1983. (ISBN: 0907853617). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 21 x 27.5 cm; 1 Kg; 227 pages with 119 illustrations, 52 in colour; Used with minor signs of wear on the dust jacket. Interior as new.; Peking, the famous ancient capital of China, is without doubt one of the most fascinating places on earth. Imperial grandeur has here harnessed the finely attuned Chinese sense for colour and form. Over the course of a thousand years a city has grown up in which breath-taking vistas alternate with delicate corners of intimacy and elegance. Here temples of the great religions of Asia - Confucionism, Buddhism, Taoism - intermingle with the palaces, pagodas and pavillions of imperial pleasure and fantasy. Peking is indeed a unique city, and through this book the reader will gain a broad view of the history, art and architecture of one of the oldest existing centres of civilisation. With the aid of a wealth of illustrations, Lin Yutang conveys, in an intimate and personal matter, the sense of historical achievement which Peking represents. He also acquaints us with the people of Peking and takes us through the various periods which contributed towards making this city what it is today. Here one may find the key to Peking's fascination, a charm which is as elusive as it is inescapable. Imperial Chinese Art is illustrated not only with fine views of buildings, people and landscapes, but also with many reproductions of rare art objects, paintings, sculptures, porcelain, jade and lacquer. These are arranged in chronological order, starting with an eight-century painting and bringing the story up the eighteenth century. Lin Yutang's text is supplemented by an essay on Chinese art, with particular reference to Peking, and a discussion of the reproductions included in the book, by Peter C, Swann, former Keeper of the Department of Eastern Art in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 523B

Catalogue: Asian Art

Keywords: 0907853617 china,chinese art,peking,art objects,paintings,sculpures,porcelain,jade and lacquer Chinese Ceramics Chinese Art