Illustrated Brief History of Chinese Porcelain

Author: Guimei Yang
Publisher: Shanghai Press
ISBN: 1938368800
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 337

Book Description
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. An Illustrated Brief History of Chinese Porcelain explains the cultural implications and the aesthetic and philosophical concepts which underlie the porcelain we know today.The origins of Chinese porcelain lie as far back as the Shang (1600&–1050BCE) and Zhou (1046&–256BCE) dynasties. One of the treasures of Chinese civilization, porcelain was first fashioned in the five great kiln-sites at the beginning of the second millennium, then evolved to form the splendid blue-and-white of the Yuan, before reaching its apogee in the Ming (1368&–1644AD) and Qing (1644&–1912AD) dynasties.An Illustrated Brief History of Chinese Porcelain makes extensive use of archeological material from excavations at historic kilns and grave sites undertaken since 1949, as well as the results of new research. It presents readers with images of outstanding examples of different types of porcelain—including celadon, blanc de Chine, famille rose, and blue-and-white ware.

An Illustrated Brief History of Chinese Decorative Arts

Author: Gang Shang
Publisher: Shanghai Press
ISBN: 1938368568
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 475

Book Description
The Chinese decorating art, in myriad media—bronze, ceramics, silk, embroidery, lacquer, jade, enamel, gold, and silver—and of carving and sculpture, is an ageless tradition of exquisite craftsmanship. Its evolution since ancient times was driven not only by the expanding use of materials available, but advances in technology. The understated elegance of Chinese aesthetics in arts and crafts, both functional and decorative, has in many ways influenced the development of the Chinese cultural identity, becoming emblematic of Chinese civilization in its worldwide dispersion. This concise history, complete and lucidly accessible, captures this millennia-old tradition, from the Neolithic Age to the late Qing when the last imperial reign unraveled, and the rise and evolution of its various forms, tracing the chronology of Chinese dynasties. Well researched and richly illustrated with more than 200 artefacts, it offers a fascinating journey through the evolution of Chinese aesthetics in the context of changing societies, reflecting the underlying qualities of the Chinese mind and a cultural heritage that endured uninterruptedly through millennia.

An Illustrated Brief History of China

Author: Wang Jian
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1602201692
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 254

Book Description
This illustrated Chinese history book takes the reader on a visual journey of the most brilliant and significant segments of Chinese civilization over the course of five thousand years. As a cradle of human civilization, China has maintained its cohesion and cultural identity for thousands of years. With China's historical evolution as a backdrop, each section focuses on the outstanding achievements of the period it covers and sets out the long-established and profound cultural development of the Chinese nation.

An Illustrated Brief History of Chinese Gardens

Author: Hardie Alison
Publisher: Shanghai Press
ISBN: 1938368886
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368

Book Description
There are many books published in English on Chinese gardens, but the majority are primarily picture books with little informative content. With a large number of illustrations of Chinese gardens, ancient paintings, block prints, and other artefacts, this book is a social history of Chinese gardens and focuses on how gardens have functioned and been used in Chinese society through the ages. Apart from the aesthetic or philosophical aspects of Chinese gardens, you may see how gardens functioned as real estate, how they gave opportunities of employment to skilled artisans, how they opened up outdoor space to both elite and lower-class women, how they allowed men of different social classes and of different ethnicities to interact and gain mutual benefit: in short, how the existence of gardens exerted an influence on society as a whole. At the same time, the reader can find how the wider society, and even socio-economic changes beyond China's own borders, had an impact on how gardens in China developed.

Blue & White

Author: John Carswell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780714124490
Category : Blue and white ware
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
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.

The City of Blue and White

Author: Anne Gerritsen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108499953
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 349

Book Description
A compelling examination of the ultimate global commodity, blue and white porcelain, from kiln to consumers across the globe.

Chinese Ceramics

Author: Rose Kerr
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781851772643
Category : China trade porcelain
Languages : en
Pages : 142

Book Description
This book describes the production of porcelain of the Qing Dynasty, setting it against a broad historical and political background. It covers pieces made for the imperial court, as well as those in wider use. Information on techniques and on kiln construction is linked with descriptions of the personalities behind the industry, and clear photographs of makers marks are included.

China for America

Author: Herbert F. Schiffer
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 232

Book Description
Porcelain dishes made in China for 18th- and 19th- century American families from Maine to South Carolina and west to Mississippi and California are presented with family crests, initials, names, and original decorations.

Peranakan Chinese Porcelain

Author: Kee Ming-Yuet
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462906931
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 716

Book Description
With over 800 unique photographs, this Chinese art book is a feast for the eyes. Produced exclusively for wealthy Chinese communities along the Strait of Malacca in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Peranakan Chinese porcelain is enjoying a resurgence of interest among collectors. Straits-born Chinese, or Peranakans, in Penang, Malacca and Singapore, used this ornate and colorful enamelware on festive occasions such as weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and Chinese New Year. Peranakan Chinese Porcelain is richly illustrated and includes key information on reign marks and factory marks. In-depth discussion of the motifs, colors, forms and functions of Peranakan Chinese ceramics makes this an invaluable reference. Supporting photographs and text introduce related aspects of Peranakan culture including architecture, dress, cuisine and customs, making Peranakan Chinese Porcelain a wonderful contribution to the history of the Straits Chinese.

Chinese Porcelain

Author: Chen Kelun
Publisher: LONG RIVER PRESS
ISBN: 9781592650125
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 108

Book Description
Illustrated guide to the major forms of Chinese porcelain art from prehistory to the Qing Dynasty.