Author: Publisher: Kodansha
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Oriental Ceramics, the World's Great Collections: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Author: A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics
Author: Suzanne G. ValensteinPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0810911701
Category : Porcelain
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
How to Read Chinese Ceramics
Author: Denise Patry LeidyPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588395715
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
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.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Islamic pottery
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Japanese Ceramics from the Tanakamaru Collection
Author: Takeshi NagatakePublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 087992120X
Category : Porcelain, Japanese
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Chinese Ceramics from the Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art
Author: Baltimore Museum of ArtPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
The Craft and Art of Clay
Author: Susan PetersonPublisher: Laurence King Publishing
ISBN: 9781856693547
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Widely considered to be the most comprehensive introduction to ceramics available, this book contains numerous step-by-step illustrations of various ceramic techniques to guide the beginner as well as inspirational ceramic pieces from contemporary potters from around the world. For the more experienced ceramist, there is a wealth of technical detail on things like glaze formulas and temperature conversions which make the book an ideal reference. To quote one review: ...I am a studio potter and would not be without it. The fourth edition has been updated to include profiles of key ceramists who have influenced the field, new material on marketing ceramics including using the internet, more on the use of computers, added coverage of paperclays, using gold and alternative glazes.
The Great Chinese Art Transfer
Author: Michael St. ClairPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1611479118
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
This book tells the story of how and why millions of Chinese works of art got exported to collectors and institutions in the West, in particular to the United States. As China’s last dynasty was weakening and collapsing from 1860 into the early years of the twentieth century, China’s internal chaos allowed imperial and private Chinese collections to be scattered, looted and sold. A remarkable and varied group of Westerners entered the country, had their eyes opened to centuries of Chinese creativity and gathered up paintings, bronzes and ceramics, as well as sculptures, jades and bronzes. The migration to America and Europe of China’s art is one of the greatest outflows of a culture’s artistic heritage in human history. A good deal of the art procured by collectors and dealers, some famous and others little known but all remarkable in individual ways, eventually wound up in American and European museums. Today some of the art still in private hands is returning to China via international auctions and aggressive purchases by Chinese millionaires.
Treasures from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author: Laurance P. RobertsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Wisdom Embodied
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588393992
Category : Buddhist sculpture
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Chinese Buddhist and Daoist Sculpture in The Metropolitan Museum of Art --