Download or read book How to Read Chinese Ceramics written by Denise Patry Leidy and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the most revered and beloved artworks in China are ceramics—sculptures and vessels that have been utilized to embellish tombs, homes, and studies, to drink tea and wine, and to convey social and cultural meanings such as good wishes and religious beliefs. Since the eighth century, Chinese ceramics, particularly porcelain, have played an influential role around the world as trade introduced their beauty and surpassing craft to countless artists in Europe, America, and elsewhere. Spanning five millennia, the Metropolitan Museum’s collection of Chinese ceramics represents a great diversity of materials, shapes, and subjects. The remarkable selections presented in this volume, which include both familiar examples and unusual ones, will acquaint readers with the prodigious accomplishments of Chinese ceramicists from Neolithic times to the modern era. As with previous books in the How to Read series, How to Read Chinese Ceramics elucidates the works to encourage deeper understanding and appreciation of the meaning of individual pieces and the culture in which they were created. From exquisite jars, bowls, bottles, and dishes to the elegantly sculpted Chan Patriarch Bodhidharma and the gorgeous Vase with Flowers of the Four Seasons, How to Read Chinese Ceramics is a captivating introduction to one of the greatest artistic traditions in Asian culture.

Download or read book A Manual of Marks on Pottery and Porcelain written by William Harcourt Hooper and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ceramics of Iran written by Oliver Watson and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated showcase of the rich and varied ceramic tradition of Iran Featuring a broad selection of objects from one of the most distinguished collections of Iranian art, this volume brings together over 1,000 years of Persian Islamic pottery. With more than 500 illustrations, authoritative technical treatises, and insightful commentary, Ceramics of Iran assembles a collection of rarely seen treasures from the Persian world and presents a collective history of its renowned ceramic tradition. Included among its comprehensive catalogue entries are numerous translations of the object’s inscriptions, providing readers with a richer and more detailed understanding of the cultural heritage from which these items are derived. In addition, the book contains new research and material from previously unknown sites. Featuring all new photography of nearly 250 objects, Ceramics of Iran brings the extraordinary contributions of Persian art into a wider historical context, along with a wealth of images to demonstrate the full scope of its intricate beauty.

Download or read book Illustrated Catalogue of Rare and Beautiful Collection of Ancient Chinese Palace Screen Chairs Bird Cages Jades Rock Crystal Agates Soapstones Painted Glass Panels Rugs Embroideries Porcelains and Korean Pottery written by Yamanaka & Company and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Wanli Shipwreck and Its Ceramic Cargo written by Sten Sjostrand and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains a report on the Wanli shipwreck excavation and a catalogue of the excavated artefacts. Details the process of onboard artefact recording, dive planning and artefact preservation and following research.

Download or read book Mounted Oriental Porcelain in the J Paul Getty Museum written by Gillian Wilson and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2000-03-16 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Getty Museum’s large and exceptional collection of oriental porcelain embellished with Parisian gilt bronze or silver is comprehensively illustrated in this revised catalogue. The European practice of mounting exotic objects such as oriental porcelain dates from the Middle Ages and found its height of expression during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, when Chinese and Japanese porcelains reached the West in considerable quantities. To meet the growing taste for such objects in fashionable Parisian society, marchands-merciers—guild members who combined the functions of the modern interior decorator, antique dealer, and picture dealer—devised ingenious settings in silver and gilt bronze for oriental porcelains, adapting their exotic character to the French interiors of the period. With the publication of this catalogue, the beauty and rarity with which buyers of these pieces were so enamored is vividly brought to life.

Download or read book Catalogue of the Artistic Valuable Collections of Mr William Henry Hurlbert written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-05 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Download or read book Ten Thousand Chinese Things Descriptive Catalogue of the Chinese Collection Now Exhibiting at St George s Place Hyde Park Corner with Condensed Accounts of the Genius Government History Literature Agriculture Arts Trade Manners Customs and Social Life of the People of the Celestial Empire written by William B. Langdon and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ten Thousand Chinese Things A Descriptive Catalogue of the Chinese Collection Now Exhibiting at St George s Place Hyde Park Corner Hundred and Tenth Thousand With Plates written by William B. LANGDON and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Blanc de Chine written by John Ayers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-03-21 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dehua porcelain, or Blanc de Chine as it is known in the West, is pure ivory-white porcelain made at the Dehua kilns in the southern Chinese province of Fujian. It rose to international significance in the 17th century and inspired aristocratic patronage in the development of European porcelain. Its popularity at home and abroad continued and the k

Download or read book Ten Thousand Chinese Things A Descriptive Catalogue of the Chinese Collection Now Exhibiting at St George s Place Hyde Park Corner London written by Nathan Dunn and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Blue White written by John Carswell and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lavishly illustrated book traces the variety of paths followed by Chinese blue and white porcelain as it has travelled around the world. The illustrations come from museums and private collections worldwide.

Download or read book A Descriptive Catalogue of the Chinese Collection in Philadelphia written by Nathan Dunn and published by . This book was released on 1839 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ten thousand Chinese Things A descriptive catalogue of the Chinese collection owned by Nathan Dunn Philadelphia With miscellaneous remarks etc By William B Langdon written by Nathan DUNN and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Descriptive Catalogue of the Chinese Collection Now Exhibiting at St George s Place Hyde Park Corner written by Langdon and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Chinese Ceramics written by British Museum and published by British Museum Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents 50 selected highlights of this world-renowned collection ... The accompanying text gives brief details and draws out their most significant features"--Cover flap.

Download or read book A Descriptive Catalogue of the Chinese Collection Now Exhibiting at St George s Place Hyde Park Corner London written by William B. Langdon and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: