Chinese Cloisonne: The Pierre Uldry Collection
Language: English
Published by The Asia Society Galleries / Bamboo Publishing, New York / London, 1989
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Edinburgh Books, Edinburgh, United KingdomEdinburgh Books
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Condition: Used - Near fine
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1989. 381pp. B&W and colour illustrations. Contents - Collector's Preface; Authors' Preface; Chronology; The History, Art, and Culture of the Ming and Qing Periods: Names, Dates, Facts; 1. Introduction; 2. Preliminary Stages of the Art of Enameling in China: Bronze and Glass; 3. Champlevé and Cloisonné in the Far East Before 1400; 4. Terminology and Foreign Influences; 5. Function, Form, and Decoration; 6. Technical Aspects; 7. Marks and Inscriptions; 8. The First Flowering of the Art of Enameling in the Xuande and Jingtai Periods; 9. The Second Half of the Fifteenth Century: Some Masterpieces from an Unknown and Poorly Documented Chapter of Chinese Cloisonné; 10. Tradition and Renewal of Decorative Forms During the Zhengde and Jiajing Periods; 11. Works of the Wanli Period as Milestones in the History of Chinese Cloisonné; 12. From Ming to Qing: Chinese Cloisonné of the Seventeenth Century; 13. Cloisonné of the Kangxi Period Under Imperial Patronage; 14. The Qianlong Period: In Search of Perfection and Originality in the Age of Industrial Mass Production; 15. The End of the Empire: Decline of Imperial Patronage, Rise in Export, and Rapid Deterioration of Quality; Complete Catalog of Pieces and Their Marks; Glossary of Decorative Motifs on Cloisonné. Both book and unclipped dust jacket are in excellent condition. All contents are tight and clean. There are no inscriptions. PLEASE NOTE: Heavy book so extra will be needed for shipping to non-UK customers.…
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- Title
- Chinese Cloisonne: The Pierre Uldry Collection
- Author
- Brinker, Helmut; Lutz, Albert
- Publisher
- The Asia Society Galleries / Bamboo Publishing, New York / London
- Publication year
- 1989
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1870076125
- ISBN 13
- 9781870076128
- Edition
- First Hardback Edition
- Dimensions
- 10" Tall
- Seller catalogs
- Art, China, Eastern Art, Archaeology & Carpets
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