Treasures of Chinese Export Ceramics Book

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Treasures of Chinese Import Ceramics from the Peabody Essex Museum. By William R. Sargent with an essay by Rose Kerr. … more Treasures of Chinese Import Ceramics from the Peabody Essex Museum. By William R. Sargent with an essay by Rose Kerr. New Haven: Peabody Essex Museum, Yale University Press, 2012. Over-sized hardcover with dust jacket. Like new, pristine, tiny bit of shelf wear on DJ. 608 pages. Full color plates throughout. Publisher's description: "This lavishly illustrated catalogue is a comprehensive historical review of Chinese ceramics covering newly excavated discoveries from the Paleolithic era thousands of years ago to the end of the Qing dynasty in 1911. Throughout China's history there has been an ongoing practice of invention and innovation in the forms, materials, decorations, and functions of ceramics made in China, both for the domestic market and for its ever-growing trade with foreign markets. The creation of ceramic ware holds a special and very important place among the many arts and inventions that characterize Chinese culture, society, and civilization. The product of a ten-year collaboration among eminent American, Chinese, and Japanese scholars, the volume offers a new perspective in interpreting the oldest and one of the most admired Chinese art forms, from its technological aspects to its aesthetic value. The volume includes a chapter on Chinese export ceramics that delves into Chinese trade activities and ceramic wares made for export as well as a chapter about the authenticity of Chinese ceramics, discussing issues related to connoisseurship of this Chinese art. less