An Illustrated Brief History of Chinese Porcelain
History - Culture - Aesthetics
$48.81
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2020
Summary
This book provides a condensed, comprehensible, but complete overview of the history of Chinese porcelain. By studying the most notable characteristics of porcelain in different periods throughout history, it explores the evolution of the great kilns, and describes the influence of factors such as social and economic development, political change, and foreign cultures. Each one of these affected porcelain’s shapes, uses, colors, styles, patterns, and other features in unique ways.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781602201736 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1602201730 |
| Author: | Yang Guimei, Alison Hardie |
| Publisher: | Shanghai Press |
| Imprint: | Shanghai Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2020 |
| Weight: | 478g |
| Dimensions: | 184mm x 260mm |
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Yang Guimei
Yang Guimei majored in archeology at Peking University, China’s leading institution for this subject, and now works as a senior researcher and exhibit developer at the National Museum of China. She was responsible for the planning and design of a major exhibit held there in 2012—”Passion for Porcelain: Masterpieces of Ceramics from the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum.”
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