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9780847819737

Chinese Ceramics : A New Comprehensive Survey from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

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  • ISBN13:

    9780847819737

  • ISBN10:

    0847819736

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1996-11-15
  • Publisher: Rizzoli
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $95.00

Summary

For centuries Chinese ceramics have been the objects most coveted in the West by collectors with an interest in the arts of Asia. The extraordinary innovations of Chinese potters court among the most outstanding accomplishments in the cultural heritage of the world since the Neolithic era. Systematic study of Chinese ceramics, begun in the eighteenth century with the French Jesuit Pere d'Entrecolles, has been greatly enlarged in the twentieth century, and since the end of the Cultural Revolution in 1976, extensive excavations at kiln sites have yielded invaluable new insights into the chronological development of ceramic forms, glaze types and decorative styles. This remarkable book cites all the latest scientific and archaeological evidence, examining provenance, technique, archaeological and historical context, and ancient traditions of Chinese connoisseurship and patronage to provide an integrated and highly detailed approach to the subject.
In over 700 color photographs specially taken for this book, a wide range of imperial and regional, decorative and practical, export and domestic, ceremonial and funerary wares are fully represented.

Author Biography

He Li is a Research Associate at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. 7
Introductionp. 9
The Neolithic Period to the Five Dynasties
The Neolithic period (ca. 6000-2000 BC)p. 17
The Xia-Shang-Zhou period (ca. 21st century - 221 BC)p. 27
The Qin-Han period (221 BC - AD 220)p. 35
The Six Dynasties (220-589)p. 45
The Sui dynasty (589-618)p. 50
The Tang dynasty (618-906)p. 51
The Five Dynasties (906-960)p. 56
The Liao-Song-Jin-Yuan Periods (10th-14th centuries)
The Liao dynasty (947-1124)p. 127
The Northern and Southern Song dynasties (960-1279)p. 131
The Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)p. 140
The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)p. 207
The Qing Dynasty to the Republic (1644-early 20th century)p. 263
Chronology of Chinap. 334
Glossaryp. 335
Bibliographyp. 339
Museums with major collections of Chinese ceramicsp. 341
List of Chinese charactersp. 342
Indexp. 346
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