ISBN: 9780714114651 - chinese snuff bottles: in the collection of mary and george bloch (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket).; 23 x 29,5 cm; 3.4 kg.; 665 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The dust jacket is shows minor edge wear, scuffs and scratches. Interior with minor signs of wear.; Published to accompany an exhibition at the British Museum, June 20th - October 15th 1995.; Chinese snuff bottles rank amongst the finest examples of the decorative arts of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). During the late 17tt and 18th Centuries snuff-taking was one of the more popular court indulgences with the Emperors themselves being documented as keen adherents. The finest craftsmen from all over China and within the Palace workshops in Beijing were charged with producing small snuff-containers of the most exquisite quality in every conceivable material. This catalogue illustrates and discusses more than 400 snuff bottles, including many of the very rare examples enamelled on glass and copper within the Palace workshops. There are complete sections illustrating almost all the varieties of snuff bottle, including those made of jade, hardstone, semi-precious materials such as coral, porcelain and metal. The author discusses these within the context of Chinese decorative arts as a whole and finishes with a section describing a remarkable group of snuff bottles with scenes painted on the interior. Robert Kleiner is a leading authority on Chinese snuff bottles. He has written several books and articles on the subject, curated and organised many important exhibitions and lectured world-wide, both on snuff bottles and on other areas of Chinese art. After ten years in the Chinese Department at Sotheby's he set up his own consultancy in Chinese art and snuff bottles in 1989, based in Old Bond Street, London.…

350pp with 450 colour illustrations. Cloth. Cloth 27.6x21.9cms.cms. ISBN: 0714114650. Fully illustrated catalogue of over 400 Chinese snuff bottles from this outstanding collection, grouped as follows: enamels; jades; glass; porcelain; chalcedony, rock crystal & other hardstones; metal; organic materials; inside-painted. With select bibliography, index.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Small 4to , i-xxxix, 665 pp, 435 items illustrated in colour usually with two or three illustrations for each item, 10 coloured figures in the Introduction, a near fine copy in a similar dust wrapper. A magnificent book published to accompany an exhibition held at The British Museum June-Oct 1995 . A heavy book for which extra charges will be requested for shipping an order overseas.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Chinese snuff botles rank among the finest examples of the decorative arts of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) This book illustrates and discusses more than 400 snuff botles, including many of the rare examples enamelled on glass and copper withion the Palace workshops. There are complete sections on those made of jade, hardstone, semi precious materials such as coral, porcelain and metal. A superb production of 665pp on coated stock illustrated in colour throughout.…

Cloth. Zustand: Fine Condition. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 665 pages. Mammoth hardcover, bound in forest green cloth covered boards and wrapped in an illustrated paper dustjacket. Inscribed in ink on the title page by the collectors Mary and George Bloch to the previous owner. Otherwise, there is some handling wear to the dustjacket, now encased in a Mylar sleeve. The binding is tight and solid, the edges and corners of the boards are sharp, and the interior is (aside from the aforementioned inscriptions) clean and unmarked. Texts in English. Illustrated. Inscribed by the Collectors. …