China Art Ceramics Porcelain

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Li Xueqin: The Great Treasury of Chines Fine Arts: Arts & Crafts 4: Bronzes I. Hardcover

Great Treasury of Chines Fine Arts: Arts & Crafts 4: Bronzes I. Hardcover by Li  Xueqin 240 plates, with 240 black-and-white figures with a description, and 15 pages with origin and development of Chinese bronzes. 1987, cover slightly damaged, see picture at end of word Chinese, reduced price

7102003463 Liu Yushan: The Great Treasury of Chines Fine Arts: Sculpture 2. Sculpture of the Qin and Han Dynasties. Hardcover

Great Treasury of Chines Fine Arts: Sculpture 2: Sculpture of the Qin and Han Dynasties. Hardcover Liu Yushan, editor 148 plates, with 148 black-white figures with a description, text pages 1-17 with "Sculpture during the Qin and Western Han Dynasties", by Tang Chi, text pages 18-34 with "Sculpture during the Eastern Han Dynasty", by Liu Xingzhen, text pages 35-44 with "Sculpture during the Qin and Han Dynasties", by Fu Tiangchou. A translation of Zhongguo Meishu Quanji: Diaosu volume 2.

9780500237342 Lee: History of Far Eastern Art. Fifth edition. Cloth

History of Far Eastern Art. Fifth edition. 22x30 cm. Cloth by Sherman E. Lee, edited by Naomi N. Richard 576 pages, 66 colour and 735 bw-illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. 1994. This is an account of the visual arts of Asia, from the Indus River to Japan and Java, between the fifth millennium BC and AD 1850. Each chapter begins with a concise historical introduction and the discussions are structured chronologically, examining many archaeological discoveries.

9780500237274 / He Li: Chinese Ceramics. The New Standard Guide. Cloth

Chinese Ceramics. The New Standard Guide. Cloth, ca. 25x32 cm He Li. 352 pages, 850 illustrations, including 704 plates in colour, 6 maps, chronology, bibliography, list of Chinese characters, index. A guide to Chinese ceramics which cites the latest scientific and archaeological evidence, as well as ancient traditions of Chinese connoisseurship and patronage. The book draws on the holding of Chinese ceramics in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.

1903942195 Litzenburg: Chinese Export Porcelain: In the Reeves Center Collection at Washington and Lee University. Cloth

Chinese Export Porcelain In the Reeves Center Collection at Washington and Lee University. Cloth, 23x30cm Thomas V. Litzenburg in collaboration with Ann T. Bailey and with a preface by David S. Howard 288 pages, 310 colour and 25 mono illustrations. 2003

7119001485 Wang Shixiang: Ancient Chinese Lacquerware. Cloth

Ancient Chinese Lacquerware. Cloth ca.27x32 cm Wang Shixiang 225 pages, including 106 colour and 48 black-white plates, illustration captions with description of all these subjects, a brief Chinese chronology, selected bibliography and commentaries, map, table of plates, many text figures. 1987

9780300107357 Watson, Ho: The Arts of China After 1620. Hardcover

Arts of China After 1620. Hardcover by  William Watson and Chuimei Ho vi, 274 pages, 150 black-white and 200 colour illustrations. 2007. The Arts of China after 1620 concludes a major three-volume survey that examines China's huge wealth of art, architecture and artefacts from prehistoric times to the present. .. Click here for more product information

Taipei: Catalogue of a Special Exhibition of Hindustan Jade in the National Palace Museum, Taipei. Paperback

Catalogue of a Special Exhibition of Hindustan Jade in the National Palace Museum, Taipei. Paperback, ca. 24x25 cm bilingual text Chinese and English 289 pages, with map, 46 figures, 82 color plates Taipei: 1983

7503200766 Wang Chaowen: The First Emperor's Terracotta Legion. Hardcover

First Emperor's Terracotta Legion. Hardcover. 26x36 cm preface by Wang Chaowen 206 pages, with full-colour photographs, many times full-size. With 'The Pottery Soldiers and Horses at Qin Shi Huang's Tomb', 'An Archaeological Site at Lishan Mountain', 'The Qin Tomb Figures in Military Formation' and so on. 1988

0834805030-50 Hu: Scholars' Rocks in Ancient China: The Suyuan Stone Catalogue. Hardcover

Scholars Rocks in Ancient China: The Suyuan Stone Catalogue. Hardcover by Kemin Hu 164 pages, 188 figures, most of them in colour. 2002

9781851772643 Kerr: Chinese Ceramics: Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty: 1644-1911. Hardback

Chinese Ceramics: Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty: 1644-1911. Hardback. ca. 22x26cm by Kerr 142 pages, with over 115 illustrations, bibliography, index. 1998, reprint of the 1986 edition. This text describes the production of porcelain of the Qing Dynasty, setting it against a wider historical and political background. Information on techniques and on kiln construction is linked with descriptions of the personalities behind the industry.

Welck, von: Die Verbotene Stadt. Aus dem Leben der Letzten Kaiser von China. Leinen

Verbotene Stadt. Aus dem Leben der Letzten Kaiser von China. Katalog der Ausstellung Mannheim 9/97 bis 2/98. Leinen. Ca. 22x25 cm Herausgegeben von Karin von Welck & Alfried Wieczoreck xvi, 336 Seiten, mit 180 Farb- und 148 schwarz-weiss Abbildungen. 1997

9780300098358 Watson: The Arts of China AD 900-1620. Paperback

Arts of China AD 900-1620. Paperback. 22x30cm William Watson 293 pages, with 1 map and 391 illustrations. 2003. An examination of the most prolific and broad-ranging period of Chinese art history, from the Song Dynasty with its spectacular landscape paintings to the Ming Dynasty with its lovely pottery. William Watson covers architecture, painting, sculpture and decorative arts

9780300082845 Watson: The Arts of China to AD 900. Paperback

Arts of China to AD 900. Paperback William Watson 282 pages, 1 map, 396 illustrations, many in colour, bibliography, index. 2000. This is a survey of China's wealth of art, architecture and artefacts from prehistoric times to the 20th century. It discusses in detail a wide range of art forms and techniques from porcelain and pottery to secular painting and sculpture

9780520218772 / Sullivan: The Arts of China. Fourth Edition. Paperback

Arts of China. Fourth Edition. Paperback by Michael Sullivan xx, 322 pages, with 380 illustrations, many in colour, 14 maps, index

0892369531 Buonanni: Techniques of Chinese Lacquer: The Classic Eighteenth-Century Treastise on Asian Varnish. Paperback

Techniques of Chinese Lacquer: The Classic Eighteenth-Century Treastise on Asian Varnish. Paperback by Buonanni, Filippo / Perugini, Flavia (TRN) xii, 72 pages, some line drawings. 2009

0804800391 Munsterberg: Arts of China. Hardcover

Arts of China. Hardcover by Hugo Munsterberg 234 pages, with 115 black-white and color illustrations, bibliography and index. 1972, reduced price

Coleman Brawer: Chinese Export Porcelain from the Liebman Collection. Paperback

Chinese Export Porcelain from the Liebman Collection. Paperback by Catherine Coleman Brawer. Elvehjem Museum of Art 160 pages, with 11 figures, 7 color plates, 124 black-white plates

0931394244 Birmingham Museum of Art: Handbook of the Oriental Collection. Paperback

Handbook of the Oriental Collection: Birmingham Museum of Art. Paperback by John H. Seto 223 pages, with 143 black and white plates and 20 color plates. 1988

9575620259 Chiang Fu-tsung: Catalogue of a Special Exhibition of Early Ming Period Porcelain. Paperback

Catalogue of a Special Exhibition of Early Ming Period Porcelain. Paperback Preface by Chiang Fu-tsung 38 pages with text in Chinese and English, 72 black-white and 20 colour plates. 1990

978071482593925 Medley: The Chinese Potter: A practical history of Chinese ceramics

Chinese Potter: A practical history of Chinese ceramics. Third revised edition Margaret Medley 288 pages, with 215 figures, 8 colour plates. 1989, 3rd revised edition. Most studies of Chinese art deal with types, period or styles, but this historical examination of Chinese ceramics, which uses recent research, explains how the evolution of pottery depended upon the technological developments of the Chinese culture.

Hong Kong Arts Festival: Treasures of Asian Art: Selections from the John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection. Paperback

Treasures of Asian Art. Selections from the John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection. The Asia Society, New York. Paperback. Ca. 21x28cm 192 pages with text, 69 full-size color plates, select bibliography. Catalogue of the Exhibition Hong Kong 1993

9780714114538 / Rawson: The British Museum Book of Chinese Art. Paperback

British Museum Book of Chinese Art. Paperback. Ca. 25x19 cm by Jessica Rawson, editor 394 pages, 133 black-white and 122 colour illustrations, chronologies, tombs, painters, biographies, index. 1999. For more than 1000 years Chinese silks and porcelain have been coveted and sought by peoples around the world. This survey describes the origins of these achievements and sets them in context alongside the other arts of China, including lacquer, cloisonne and glass.

Wang Tianyi: Underground Art Gallery. China's Brick Paintings 1,700 Years Old. Cloth

Underground Art Gallery: China's Brick Paintings 1,700 Years Old. Cloth, ca. 23x26 cm Paintings reproduced by Wang Tianyi 131 pages with text, 70 colour plates, many other illustrations. 1989. It was only a dozen or so years ago that a number of brick paintings in attractive colors were discovered in the ancient tombs at jiayuguan in Gansu Province of China. These paintings are around four hundred years older than the paintings discovered before 1949 by archaeologists in the famous Dunhuang grottoes, also in Gansu Province, and date back to the late Han or Wei and Jin dynasties seventeen hundred years ago

9789575625061 National Palace Museum: Grand View. Hardback

Grand View. National Palace Museum. Hardback, ca.24x31cm 216 pages, colour throughout. 2007. In English and Chinese. A catalogue of Ju ceramic wares from the Northern Sung Dynasty in the National Palace Museum, including surviving pieces and archaeological excavations, tools and shards from kiln sites, and microscopic images of Ju ceramics.

Watt: The Sumpteous Basket. Chinese Lacquer with Basketry Panels. Paperback

Sumptuous Basket. Chinese Lacquer with Basketry Panels: Exhibition 1985. Paperback by James C.Y Watt 103 pages, with 33 plates, map, bibliography, chronology, 4 color plates. 1985. In 1985 the China Institute in America launched an exhibition in The China House Gallery of bamboo lacquer baskets. Lenders sent items from across the country creating a comprehensive retrospective. An introduction is provided by James C. Y. Watt whose erudite text also accompanies the photos (black and white). The items range from the Xia Period to the end of the Qing (1911). List of characters

9780903421195 Hughes-Stanton, Kerr: Kiln Sites of Ancient China: Recent Finds of Pottery & Porcelain. Paperback

Kiln Sites of Ancient China: Recent Finds of Pottery & Porcelain. Paperback Penelope Hughes-Stanton, Rose Kerr 166 pages, illustrations throughout. 1981. Divided by province, this catalogue of recent Chinese pottery and porcelain finds provides a detailed description of each piece displayed, with a brief chronology of Chinese history and map of the provinces listed.

9780728603462 Pierson: Percival David Foundation Of Chinese Art. Illustrated Guide to the Collection. Hardback

Percival David Foundation Of Chinese Art. Illustrated Guide to the Collection. Hardback ca. 20x25cm Stacey Pierson 112 pages, colour throughout. 2002. A survey of the museum founded by ceramics collector Percival David which serves as a teaching institution and important resource for collectors and dealers, with pieces acquired from 1914 over a period of about 50 years including wares from the Chinese imperial collection.

9780728602656 Pierson: Earth, fire and water: Chinese ceramic technology: A handbook for non-specialists. Paperback

Earth, fire and water: Chinese ceramic technology: A handbook for non-specialists. Paperback Stacey Pierson. Percival David Foundation  of Chinese Art 64 pages, colour throughout. 1996. A handbook on Chinese ceramics looking at clays and their origins; glazes; decorative techniques and forming methods; kilns and kiln furniture; and drying and firing, with a map of kiln sites in China and photographs of relevant examples.

9780728601871 Scott: Chinese Copper Red Wares. Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art. Paperback

Chinese Copper Red Wares. Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art. Paperback Rosemary E Scott 96 pages, 34 colour plates, 1992. A study of red glazes in Chinese copper and pottery with sections on the evolution of copper red, a scientific study of sacrificial glazes, the development of the colour with reference to a Qing Dynasty saucer dish, and its microstructure.

9780728603271 Pierson: Designs as Signs: Decoration and Chinese Ceramics. Paperback

Designs as Signs: Decoration and Chinese Ceramics. Paperback, 19x24cm Stacey Pierson 96 pages, colour throughout . 2001. A catalogue of Chinese ceramic artwork as a sign system, divided into chapters representing nature, language, mythology, religion, literature and painting, with an introductory essay on the study of motifs and a brief chronology of China.

9780728601550 Catalogue of Ming and QingMonochrome Wares. Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art Illustrated Guide. Paperback

Catalogue of Ming and QingMonochrome Wares. Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art Illustrated Guide. Paperback 63 pages, colour throughout. 1989. Section 6 of the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art catalogue with images of ceramic wares from the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1912) accompanied by brief written descriptions and details on their time of origin and dates of exhibition.

9780728601789 Scott: Catalogue of Qing Enamelled Wares. Illustrated Guide. Paperback

Catalogue of Qing Enamelled Wares. Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art Illustrated Guide. Paperback R. Scott 60 pages, 4 colour plates. 1991. Pamphlet. Section 2 of the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art catalogue with images of ceramic wares from the Qing Dynasty (1644- 1912)accompanied by brief written descriptions and details on their time of origin and dates of exhibition.

9780728602809 Illustrated Catalogue of Celadon Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art. Paperback

Illustrated Catalogue of Celadon Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art. Paperback 60 pages, colour throughout. 1997. Section 7 of the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art catalogue with images of celadon ceramics, also known as greenwares, dating from AD 300 to modern times, accompanied by written descriptions and details on their time of origin and dates of exhibition.

9780728600751 Medley: Illustrated Catalogue of Underglaze Blue and Copper Red Decorated Procelains. Paperback

Illustrated Catalogue of Underglaze Blue and Copper Red Decorated Procelains. Paperback Margaret Medley 86 pages, 16 plates. 1976. An illustrated stapled catalogue of blue and red Chinese ceramic wares throughout ancient Chinese history, with an introductory essay on various types of wares and research associated with them and descriptions of each example, along with historical information such as where the pieces have been exhibited.

Zhu Yuchao: Zhang Runzi's Color Modelling. Zhang Runzi and Her Clay Figurines. Paperback

Zhang Runzi's Color Modelling. Zhang Runzi and Her Clay Figurines. Paperback edited by Zhu Yuchao and Liu Chen with 96 colour illustrations. First edition 1986

Tam: Cheung Yee: Sculptures, Prints, Drawings. Paperback

Cheung Yee: Sculptures, Prints, Drawings. Paperback Laurence C.S. Tam, curator 32 pages, many colour and bw illustrations. Hong Kong 1978

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