Tobacco Leaf and Pseudo/Feuille de Tabac et Pseudo. A Tentative Inventory/Tentative d'inventaire Tapa blanda - 2013

La Société des Amis du Musée national de Céramique Sèvres, France, 2013 Book. New. Soft cover. 1st Edition. English and French text; Paperback; 21.6 x 22.7 cm; 0.99 Kg; 290 pages with various colour images.; STILL WRAPPED IN PLASTIC.; "Tobacco Leaf" and "Pseudo Tobacco Leaf" constitute a family of motifs that were created in China and, starting in 1765, were used for a century to decorate porcelains destined for export to Europe (mainly Portugal and probably England) and Brazil. The total number of Tobacco Leaf and Pseudo motifs in existence is unknown. This study, the only one on this subject currently in existence, looks at 38 of these motifs (10 Tobacco Leaf and Pseudo) as well as 21 variations on them (12 Tobacco Leaf and 9 Pseudo). After describing the various elements that make up the different families of motifs, the motifs themselves are then studied one by one with the aid of the 400 color photographs that illustrate the the work. To make… Leer más