The Chinese Potter: A practical history of Chinese ceramics: 0000 - Softcover

Hunters, P A Sykes; Medley, Margaret; Richter, Gisela M A

Softcover

ISBN 10: 071482593X ISBN 13: 9780714825939

Publisher: Phaidon Press, 1999

Synopsis

China has the longest and most highly developed ceramic tradition in the world, encompassing early Neolithic earthenwares, the finely glazed stoneware pieces of the Song period - widely regarded as among the greatest ceramics ever produced and years' worth of Imperial patronage and export ware for the new markets of the West.

Margaret Medley's classic groundbreaking study is the first to bring a practical approach to the study of Chinese pottery. She makes full use of archaeological reports to show how differing geographical areas, materials and developing technologies all shaped the evolution of Chinese ceramics. Her revolutionary insights, along with an astute critical judgement in the field of art history itself, combine to form a definitive but approachable account that has profoundly influenced the way in which Chinese pottery is studied.

Long out of print but always in demand, this work has now been reissued once again in paperback, making it easily accessible to a new generation of readers.

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Review:

"A brilliant synthesis of a complex field of studies...it displays a wonderful mastery of the subject."―The Times

"The Chinese Potter remains the best introduction to Chinese ceramics for students and collectors alike. It is one of those rare scholarly publications which is not only well-ordered and concise, but also very readable."―Rosemary Scott, Christie's

Synopsis:

China has the longest and most highly developed ceramic tradition in the world, encompassing early Neolithic earthenwares, the finely glazed stoneware pieces of the Song period, and the years of Imperial patronage and export ware for the new markets of the West. 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. The book's practical approach makes full use of archaeological reports to show how differing geographical areas, materials and developing technology all shaped the evolution of Chinese ceramics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 071482593X
• ISBN 13: 9780714825939
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 288