SANTOS, A. VARELA

Portugal Na Porcelana Da China: 500 Anos de Comércio/Portugal in Porcelain from China: 500 Years of Trade (Volume I, II, III and IV)

artemágica, Lisboa. 0, 1st Edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, Portuguese and English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket).; 25 x 32 cm.; 9 Kg; 1312 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; 4 VOLUMES, VOL I-ISBN 978-989-605-034-4, Lisbon 2007, 263 pages; VOL II-ISBN 978-989-605-052-8, Lisbon 2008, pages 264 to 712; VOL III-ISBN 978-989-605-058-0, Lisbon 2009, pages 713 to 1000; VOL IV-ISBN 978-989-605-062-7, Lisbon 2010, pages 1001 to 1312; Used with signs of wear on the dust jackets. Interior with minor signs of wear. Bottom of first pages on volume 3 slightly bent.; Portugal in Porcelain from China: 500 Years of Trade, a multi-volume publication, is the long-awaited, comprehensive study of Chinese porcelain made specifically for the Portuguese market. Encompassing five centuries and first in its scope, this bilingual work, written in Portuguese and English, relates the history of Portugal's trade with China, through a complete documentation of the pieces of porcelain that were specially ordered by the Portuguese. VOLUME I, including 110 illustrations, focuses on the first pieces of blue and white porcelain made mainly for Portugal during the Ming reign (1500-1650). Three informative essays by leading scholars compliment the study of these earliest orders; "1488-1497: Nine Years that Changed the World. De Bartolomeu Dias a Vasco da Gama. A Política Ultramarina de D. João II" by Dr. Bruno Gonçalves Neves; "The Portuguese and the Trade in Chinese Porcelain. From the Beginning until the End of the Ming Dynasty." by Prof. Dr. Christian Jorg and "A Brief Introduction to Heraldry" by Master José Bénard Guedes Salgado. VOLUME II, with more than 400 pages and 330 illustrations, focus on orders from Kings and Queens of Portugal, Religious Orders and the Clergy, from the second half of the 17th until the end of the 19th centuries. The following eight informative essays by leading scholars precede the catalogue: Preface, by Prof. Dr. Joaquim Veríssimo Serrão; Carreira da Índia, by Dr. Bruno Gonçalves Neves; The Crown and Military Orders in Portugal, by Dom Vasco Xavier Teles da Gama; From private luxury to the public ostentation of wealth and power (Royal carriages at the National Carriage Museum) by Dr. Silvana Bessone; The Royal Galliotts in the Maritime Museum, by Portuguese-Navy-Captain José António Rodrigues Pereira: Royal Super-libros from the Braganza dynasty, by António Tavares de Carvalho; Ecclesiastical Heraldry on Chinese Porcelain Imported by the Portuguese, by Dr. Miguel Metelo de Seixas; and António Vieira and his defence of the People of the Nation, by Prof. Célia da Silva Tavares. VOLUME III, with more than 288 pages and 155 illustrations, focus on orders by the Portuguese aristocracy from the late seventeenth century until the mid-18th century, presenting also a summary of all the published information in the 20th century. The following three informative essays by leading scholars precede the catalogue: News about porcelana in a 1590's letter from Jesuit Duarte Sande, by Professor Joaquim Veríssimo Serrão; Trade with the Orient: forms of operation and commercial participation on the India Route in the 16th century, by Dr. Bruno Gonçalves Neves and also "E entre gente remota edificaram novo Reino, que tanto sublimaram" Portuguese Society in the Orient - 16th and 17th Century, by Professor Célia Cristina da Silva Tavares. VOLUME IV, with more than 310 pages and 199 illustrations, focus on the orders made by the Portuguese aristocracy from the mid-18th century until 1800, together with a summary of all the published information in the 20th century. The following three informative essays by leading scholars precede the catalogue: TERRA BRASILIS: A sketch of the society established in Portuguese America from the 16th to the 18th centuries, by Professor Célia Cristina Tavares; Chinese Porcelain ordered by Portuguese Jews in the Diaspora, by Robert Bachmann and Alternative proposal for the classification of chinese porcelain according to its decoration, by A. Varela Santos. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 722B

Catalogue: Chinese Ceramics

Keywords: chinese porcelain,chinese ceramics,chinese export porcelain for the portuguese market,ming dynasty,heraldry,first orders Asian Art Collections and exhibitions

SARGENT, WILLIAM

Chinese Porcelain in the Conde Collection

Ediciones El Viso. 2015, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9786078310081). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 25.4 x 31 cm; 2.378 Kg; 302 Pages, 180 colour photographs and 4 in black and white; STILL WRAPPED IN PLASTIC.; The Chinese porcelain objects collected by Álvaro Conde constitute one of the finest private collections worldwide. This publication includes texts by leading experts in this area: an introduction by Christie's Becky MacGuire, a main essay by porcelain specialist William Sargent and an essay about the business relationship between China and New Spain by Maria Bonta de La Pezuela.;“ "To visit the magnificent collection of Álvaro Conde is to step into a world many fear no longer exists: a world of cultivated connoisseurship, elegant living and courtly hospitality. Álvaro greets you at the door of his discretely chic, vine-covered house tucked away in a quiet corner of central Mexico City, embracing you with an enveloping warmth. Entering the small lobby you are already surrounded by charming porcelain treasures, but as you step into the grand, high-ceilinged main salon your breath is simply taken away. Packs of eighteen century Chinese Porcelain dogs cover French marquetry tables while other tables hold pairs of tall porcelain birds; massive jars with the finest famille rose enamelling flank wide doorways while rare armorial dishes arch across the wall above. (.) I know I am only one among many whose understanding and appreciation of Chinese export porcelain have been enhanced by knowing Álvaro Conde and his collection. Now with the publication of this book, the greater world of Chinese export collectors and connoisseurs can also enjoy and learn from the magnificence of the Álvaro Conde Collection." excerpt from the introduction by Becky MacGuire. New/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: ABE20

Catalogue: Chinese Ceramics

Keywords: 9786078310081 chinese ceramics,chinese porcelain,alvaro conde,china,becky macguire,william sargent,maria bonta de la pezuela Chinese Art Collections and exhibitions

SARGENT, WILLIAM R.; KERR, ROSE (ESSAY)

Treasures of Chinese Export Ceramics - from the Peabody Essex Museum

Yale University Press. 2012, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9780300169751). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English Text; Hardcover (with Dust Jacket); 568 Pages with 428 colour ilustrations; 31. 4 x 25 cm; 3.62 Kg; Beginning in the sixteenth century when Portuguese traders started importing blue and white porcelain to Europe, Chinese ceramics manufacturers produced goods specifically for export to the West. The industry flourished through the early twentieth century as the market for fine porcelain expanded in Europe and the Americas. Among the Peabody Essex Museum's founders in 1799 were sea captains and supercargoes involved in extensive trade with Asia, and many of the remarkable examples of export wares they brought back provided a foundation for the Museum's world renowned collection of Chinese export ceramics. Written by William R. Sargent, a leading expert in the field, Treasures of Chinese Export Ceramics is one of the most authoritative sources on this topic. Its scholarly entries on 287 representative objects that date from the fifteenth to the twentieth century are divided into sections by type of ware. Although these examples only hint at the Museum's vast holding, together they encompass its broad range of Chinese export ceramics. An essay on Jingdezhen, the "Porcelain City," by Rose Kerr, a glossary of ceramics terminology, and appendix on armorials, and an extensive bibliography all contribute to making this an invaluable resource.; Out of print. New/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 2B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: 9780300169751 porcelain,chinese ceramics,ceramics,china,out of print,rose kerr,peabody essex museum,pem,william sargent

SENJU, SATOU AND TAKESHI, MURAYAMA

Kosometsuke

Kyuryudo, Japan. 1969. Hardcover. Book, Japanese text; Hardcover (without dust jacket in slipcase); 29.5 x 30.5 cm; 1.890 Kg; 161 pages with colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear. The slipcase shows edgewear. Signs of wear on the interior.; A catalogue of fine examples of those Chinese porcelain wares known as Ko-sometsuke or literally 'old blue and white', destined to the Japanese market. In 161 pages, the book comprises 33 colour plates and a number of black and white images throughout the rest of the book, along with explanatory articles and captions. Showing pieces with a variety of shapes and decorative themes, this catalogue is a reference book for those who are interested in this intriguing and distinctive group of blue and white tea ceremony porcelain wares produced at the kilns of Kigndezhen, Jiangxi, during the declining decades of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 751B

Catalogue: Japanese Art

Keywords: kosometsuke,ko-sometsuke,japanese porcelain,japanese ceramics,japan,japanese art Asian Art

SAVAGE, GEORGE

18th-Century English Porcelain

Rockliff, Salisbury Square, London. 1952. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 15 x 22.5 cm; 1 Kg; 435 pages with 250 black and white illustrations.; Used book with signs of wear on the exterior. The dust jacket has a tear on the top of the front cover and is now protected with a permanent clearcover. The interior is in very good condition. The outside text block shows some yellowing.; The wares, history and techniques of the great English porcelain factories of the 18th century are here described by a llife-long collector and student of ceramics, Chapiers are devoted to scienfific aids to attribution, including the latest developments in the use of the ultra violet lamp, and to expertise. The special characteristics, style and texture of the products of this golden age of English porcelain manufacture are discussed with authority and in detail. There is a special chapter on the enigmatic factory "X". The dramatis persona of the industy - Sprimont, Duesbury, Little, Frye, etc. - are fully considered, and there are many short biographies of the lesser painters, craftsmen, and modellers. There are over 250 illustrations, and the appendices include the Chelsea Catalogue of 1756 reprinted in full, and analysis of the illustrations, and index to the porcelain marks used in the book and many other notes of interest to the collector. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 582B

Catalogue: European Ceramics

Keywords: english porcelain,porcelain,ceramics

SCHEURLEER, LUNSINGH D.F.

Japans Porselein Met Blauwe Decoraties Uit de Tweede Helft Van de Zeventiende En de Eerste Helft Van de Achttiende Eeuw

Mededelingenblad Nederlandse Vereniging van Vrienden van de Ceramiek. 1971. Soft cover. Book, Dutch text with English summary.; 19 cm x 26 cm.; 0.4 Kg.; 116 pages including 197 black and white illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior.; Article from D.F. Lunsingh Scheurleer focusing on Japanese porcelain with blue decorations from the second half of the seventeenth and the first half of the eighteenth centuries made for export. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 692B

Catalogue: Japanese Art

Keywords: japanese blue and white porcelain,japanese decoration,jugs,bottles,tankards,plates,japanese export porcelain Asian Art

JIRKA-SCHMITZ, PATRIZIA

Netsuke: 112 Meisterwerke the Trumpf Collection / Netsuke: 112 Masterpieces the Trumpf Collection

Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt, Germany. 2000, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 3925369880). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English and German text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 22.8 x 30.4 cm; 1.722 Kg; 288 pages with 325 colour illustrations; Minor signs of wear on the cover, spine and back cover.; Dust jacket now protected with a clearcover.; Volume 1.; Netsuke, decorative sash toggles worn by Japanese men, attracted the attention of the Europeans already in the 19th century. Today these delightful art objects are coveted by collectors throughout the world. Netsuke motifs encompass mythical beings, vernacular deities, characters from legends and everyday life, foreigners, animals and plants. Consummate mastery of the carver's craft in a great variety of materials, among them wood, ivory, horn, coral, tortoiseshell and lacquer, distinguishes these miniature works of art. The masterpieces created by famous carvers like Yoshimura Shûzan (1700-1773) and Ohara Mitsuhiro (1810-1878) shaped aesthetic developments in this art medium. In this book, 112 selected objects from the Trumpf collection, one of the major netsuke collections in Europe and exhibited at the Linden-Museum Stuttgart from the 13th of April to the 19th of November 2000, are presented. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 155ABE

Catalogue: Japanese Art

Keywords: 3925369880 japan,netsuke,japanese art Asian Art Collections and exhibitions

SCHNEEBERGER, PIERRE F.

The Baur Collection, Geneva: Japanese Lacquer (Selected Pieces)

Collections Baur, Genève. 1984, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 2880310059). Hardcover. Book, English and French text.; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket in slipcase); 24 x 30 cm; 1.8 Kg; 200 pages with colour and black and white illustrations throughout.; ISBN: 2-88031-004-X.; Limited edition of 1600 copies, of which this is 565.; Used book in very good condition. Looks as new. Minor signs of wear on the slipcase and the dust jacket.;"This volume is the ninth in the General Catalogue of the Baur Collection, and the fourth to be devoted to Japanese objects. It groups various series of lacquers, leaving aside pipe-cases. This catalogue, which only presents about a third of the objects in the inventory will I hope reflect as faithfully as possibly the totality of the collection: the numerical ratio of the different kinds of boxes (tea caddies, incense holders, writing boxes, inro, etc.) and of signed and unsigned pieces." excerpt from the introduction by Pierre F.Schneeberger (keeper of the Baur Collection). Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 762B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: 2880310059 baur collection,japanese art,japan,japanese lacquer,writting boxes,tea caddies,incense boxes,medicine boxes Asian Art Japanese Art

SCOTT, ROSEMARY E.

Elegant Form and Harmonious Decoration: Four Dynasties of Jingdezhen Porcelain

Co-published by Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art and School of Oriental & African Studies. 1992, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 981003721X). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardover (with dust jacket); 24.2 x 31.4 cm; 1.253 Kg; 176 pages with various colour illustrations; Used book with sign of wear on the dust jacket and interior. Previous owner sticker glued to the front free endpaper, that also show a wear mark at the middle of the page. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover. ; Joint exhibition from the Collections of the Percival David Foundation and CP Lin; “The year 1992 is very significant for the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art. Not only does it mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sir Percival David, but it was also 40 years ago on 10th June 1952 that the Foundation opened to the public. We are celebrating these anniversaries in two ways. In view of all recent archaeological discoveries made at the site of the Imperial kiln at Jingdezhen, we are holding a colloquy on the subject of the Porcelains of Jingdezhen. We are also mounting the current exhibition Elegant Form and Harmonious Decoration – Four Dynasties of Jingdezhen Porcelains, in the Foundation’s Lady David Gallery. We are particularly grateful to Mr C P Lin for his great generosity in lending so many of his own beautiful and rare pieces to this exhibition. It seems entirely fitting in this anniversary year that the Foundation should be mounting a joint exhibition with Mr C P Lin whose collecting is marked by a deep appreciation not only of the outstanding aesthetic qualities of Chinese porcelains, but also their great scholarly interest. This too was the approach taken by Sir Percival David, who taught himself to read the Chinese language specifically to facilitate his study of the vast body of literature written by Chinese scholars. It is significant too that the ceramic collections of both Mr C P Lin and Sir Percival David predominantly contain fine Imperial wares, and it is these porcelains reflecting as they do the tastes and interests of the Chinese court that form the major part of the current exhibition.” excerpt from the preface by M D MacWilliam, Director, School of Oriental Studies University of London, June, 1992. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 805B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: 981003721X porcelain,jingdezhen,percival david,china,chinese porcelain,chinese ceramics Asian Art Chinese Ceramics

SCOTT, ROSEMARY E. (EDITOR); MCWILLIAM, MICHAEL D.; BAIQUAN, CHEN; XINYUAN, LIU; WOOD, NIGEL; MEDLEY, MARGARET; LAU, CHRSITINE; CHING-KUANG, CHEN; CURTIS, JULIA B.; KERR, ROSE; SHEAF, COLIN D.; JORG, CHRISTIAN J.A.; SARGENT, WILLIAM R.

The Porcelains of Jingdezhen: Colloquies on Art & Archaelogy in Asia No. 16

School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 1993, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0728602164). Soft cover. Book, English text; Paperback; 22 x 27.5 cm; 0.836 kg; 256 pages with black-and-white illustrations.; Used with signs of wear, namely a previous owner sticker glued to the front free endpaper. Edgworn. As new, showing minor signs of shelf wear on the front, spine and back cover. Edgeworn. Spine slightly discouloured.; Catalogue from the exhibition held June 15 - 17 1992 in Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Sir Percival David and the 40th Anniversary of the Opening of the Percival David Foundation.; "In this year of anniversaries for the Percival David Foundation it seemed appropriate that the Percival David Colloquy on Art and Archaeology in Asia should be devoted to a topic of particular relevance to the Foundation's own collection. Since well over half the ceramics in the collection were made at China's main porcelain producing centre, Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province, the wares from these kilns provide the subject for this colloquy. The Jingdezhen in kilns themselves and their products have provided some of the most fascinating archaeological finds in the People's Republica of China in recent years, and we were fortunate to have two speakers from China with first-hand knowledge of this important excavated material. Other contributors pursued a range of topics including technological developments, the organization of the kilns, the significance of ceremonial wares, specific decorative motifs, their origins and evolution, archaism, trading networks, the wares made for particular markets, and the influence of missionaires." excerpt from the foreword by Rosemary E. Scott, Curator, March 1993. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 793B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: 0728602164 quingbai wares,song dynasty,copper red wares,ming dynasty,ming imperial porcelains,chinese porcelain,china,jesuit missionaires Chinese Ceramics Chinese Art

HAYASHIYA, SEIZO; AND TRUBNER, HENRY; IN COLLABORATION WITH HASEBE, GAKUJI; YABE, YOSHIAKI; NISHIDA, HIROKO; RATHBUN, WILLIAM J.; AND KAPUTA, CATHERINE A.

Chinese Ceramics from Japanese Collections: T'Ang Through Ming Dynasties

Asia House Gallery, The Asia Society, New York in association with John Weathermill, Inc. 1977, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0878480498). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 23.2 x 25.7 cm; 0.797 Kg; 136 pages with more than 100 illustrations, 15 in colour, are accompanied by detailed notes on the pieces. Also included are two maps showing kiln and excavation sites, a glossary, and extensive bibliography.; Used with signs of wear, namely on the dust jacket front cover, spine and back cover. The interior is in very good condition.; Exhibition of Chinese ceramics from public and private collections in Japan organized under the joint sponsorship of the agency for cultural affairs of the Japanese government and the participating institutions in the United States. Held at Asia House Gallery New York; Seattle Art Museum Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth; and Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, The Avery Brundage Collection.; Chinese ceramics have been treasured in Japan for over 1200 years. This volume, which focuses on excavated pieces and heirlooms (densei-hin) brought to Japan between the eight and seventeenth centuries, provides a new perspective on China's ceramic art. Assembled here are some of the finest examples of Chinese ceramics acquired by Japanese connoisseurs over the centuries. They range from bold T'ang three-colour wares to luminous Sung celadons and delicate Ming porcelains decorated in vivid polychrome overglazed enamels. The prized possessions of courtiers, warlords, tea masters, and merchants, many of these pieces became so well-known that they were given evocative nicknames. Several, made to order for Japanese customers, have no counterpart in Western collections. In their introductory essays, Seizo Hayashiya, Curator of Applied Arts at the Tokyo National Museum, and Henry Trubner, Associate Director of the Seattle Art Museum, outline the history of Chinese ceramics in Japan and discuss the cultural relationship that has long linked these two countries. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 326ABE

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: 0878480498 POTTERY,PORCELAIN,EXHIBITIONS,JAPAN,CHINA,PORCELAIN,CERAMICS Chinese Ceramics Asian Art

BARRETT, DOUGLAS (INTRODUCTION); SELECTION AND NOTES: SMITH, LAWRENCE; RAWSON, JESSICA; WHITFIELD, RODERICK; PINDER-WILSON, RALPH

Oriental Ceramics: The World's Great Collections. Vol. 5. The British Museum, London

Kodansha International Ltd, Tokyo. 1981. (ISBN: 0870114441). Hardcover. Book, English text; Hardcover (cloth without dust jacket - as issued. In splicase.); 171 pages with colour and black-and-white illustrations throughout.; 27 x 38 cm; 2.89 kg; Used book in very good condition with minor scuffs and signs of wear in the slipcase and hardcover cloth. The spine is slightly faded as usual. Interior as new.; This volume was originally published by Kodansha as part of a limited deluxe 12 volume set in 1974, this critically acclaimed and now scarce masterpiece has been issued in a standard edition with no compromise in the quality of scholarship or production, handsomely cloth-bound with an attractive slipcase.; "In 1974 the display of Chinese ceramics of all types covering all periods from the second century B.C. to the nineteenth century A.D. is not only as representative of this great art as any other museum, but it also contains each class at least one, often several, of the acknowledge masterpieces. The same applies to the Japanese porcelain. The Islamic pottery is also fully representative, while the Turkish pottery of the Isnik kilns is one of the three finest collections in the world. Only in the field of Korean porcelain, where the collection is no more than fair, is it still necessary to acquire a fuller range of outstanding pieces." excerpt from the introductory text by Douglas Barrett, Keeper of the Department of Oriental Antiquities, 1981. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 474B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: 0870114441 ceramics,porcelain,british museum london,chinese porcelain,collections and exhibitions Chinese Ceramics Asian Art

SHAW, J.C.

Introducing Thai Ceramics Also Burmese and Khmer

Duangphorn Kemasingki, Thailand. 1987, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9747315041). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 19.5 x 26.5 cm; 0.519 kg; 111 pages with colour and black and white illustrations.; Used book with signs of wear, namely on the dust jacket that has tears and wear marks. The interior shows also signs of wear, with some pages showings some wrinkles.; This publication focuses on Thai ceramics since prehistoric pottery to the discovery of Tak hilltop burial sites.; "The Tak finds have given a tremendous boost to our knowledge of Thai ceramics. Hundreds of Sukothai and Lan Na wares of an undreamed quality have been dug up by the hilltribe people. It is now established beyond doubt that Thai ceramics rank among the finest in the world. They are not poor provincial Chinese wares produced by potters who could not afford cobalt to make real blue and white decoration. They are an indigenous art form that reveals the genius and glory of the Thai people in the Golden Age of Ayuthya and Lan Na more surely even than do the Buddhist sculptures. An art form that originated many centuries before and which died out by the end of the C16th probably as a result of the Burmese invasions." excerpt from the introduction. Fair/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 464B

Catalogue: Asian Art

Keywords: 9747315041 prehistoric pottery,mon pottery,sathing phra pottery,khmer ceramics,sukothai kingdom kilns,later wares of singburi and ayuthya,benjarong and other chinese export wares,northern thai or lan na kilns,laos and pipes,later northern wares,burmese ce

STAFF OF THE FAR EASTERN DEPARTMENT; SHIH, HSIO-YEN (INTRODUCTION)

Chinese Art in the Royal Ontario Museum

The Royal Ontario Museum, Canada. 1972, 1st Edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket).; 25.5 x 21 cm.; 1.1 Kg.; 243 pages with black and white and a few colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear, namely on the dust jacket that has scuffs and tears. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; "The present publication does not attempt to offer an archaeological or art historical survey of China. Rather it is arranged to convey the major strengths of our holdings. Ceramics are pre-eminent and include the greatest number of examples. Bronzes, though less numerous, are among the most ancient and rarest of Chinese artifacts. The Museum's examples are distinguished by virtue of having come almost directly from their sites of discovery, for the most part. Tomb figurines are now prized by Western collectors for their immediacy of representational effect, and by Chinese for their vivid expression of historical mores. At the time the Museum acquired most of its collection in this category, few Westerners even knew what these small sculptures were, while Chinese looked askance at their collection as a result of the desecration of ancestral burials. Other categories are well represented, though with less numerical and, sometimes, aesthetic strengh." excerpt from the introduction by Hsio-Yen Shih, Curator, Royal Ontario Museum, June 1972. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 663B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: royal ontario museum,ceramics,bronze,tomb figurines,sculpures,painting,jade,lacquer,gold and silver Asian Art Chinese Art

SHIRASAKI, HIDEO

Works of Rosanjin Kitaoji

Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co. Tokyo, Japan. 1972, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, English and Japanese text.; Hardcover cloth (with slipcase with two clasps.); Includes publisher carton box with wear marks.; book (26.5 x 35.5 cm; 3.7 Kg); book inside slipcase (27.5 x 37 cm x 5.5; 4.8 Kg); book inside slipcase in carton box (31.5 x 40.5 cm x 7; 5.3 Kg).; 49 pages with English text including list of plates plus 395 pages in Japanese, including 324 plates and 81 seal marks with English captions.; LIMITED EDITION OF 1500 COPIES OF WHICH THIS IS NUMBER 920.; The hardcover cloth is in near fine condition. The slipcase shows minor signs of wear. The carton box has signs of wear throughout, namely a minor stain and some wear marks on the outside.; "The art of Rosanjin Kitaoji is in a sort of chaos even today. Rosanjin Kitaoji often said "Nothing should be discussed in a generalized manner". And, this is true of his art more than anything else. As a matter of fact, he among his contemporaries, is the one whose art is the most difficult to define. He was a versatile artist who mastered calligraphy, letter engraving, painting, pottery, cooking and architectural design. He achieved a high level and established his own artistic style in each field. His pottery was the greatest in number among his productions and is the most widely known. However the idea that he was just a potter is not right. He was originally a calligrapher and seal-engraver. Here in this book I am trying to trace his artistic life as faithfully as possible in the perspective of history. For that purpose, the first half of this volume is occupied by photographs illustrating his art. In the following sections, I add my criticism and comment." excerpt from the 1972 preface. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 851B

Catalogue: Asian Art

Keywords: japanese art,calligraphy,letter engraving,painting,pottery Japanese Art