Chinese Porcelains of the Seventeenth Century: Landscapes, Scholars' Motifs and Narratives Tapa blanda - 1995

China Institute Gallery, New York, 1995 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. English text; Paperback; 21.5 x 28 cm; 0.745 kg; 168 pages with black-and-white and colour illustrations.; Used in very good condition. Minor signs of wear on the front and back cover. Interior as new.; Exhibition catalogue.; "According to Dr. Curtis, with the decline of the imperial court of the Ming dynasty in the early years of the seventeenth century, patronage of the kilns at Jingdezhen shifted to the scholar-official and merchant classes. Then, at the end of the century, as the Manchu established control over the country under a new dynasty, the Qing (1644-1911), patronage of the kilns was returned again to the imperial court. As a result, during much of the seventeenth century, the decorative schemes which appeared on the pots reflected the interests and concerns of non-imperial patronage groups - the scholar-officials and merchants. Taken in combination with the evidence of the painting on the pots themselves, the… Leer más

New York: China Institute in America, 1995. First edition, 1995. Softcover, 168 pages, illustrated in both color and in black and white. Light edge rubbing, very minor scuff to front cover, firm binding, clean pages, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: China Institute in America, 1995. First edition, 1995. Softcover, 168 pages, illustrated in both color and in black and white. Light edge rubbing, very minor scuff to front cover, firm binding, clean pages, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.