Isbn: 9780977405404 - trade taste & transfomation: jingdezhen porcelain for japan 1620-1645 (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Clean, sharp corners with shiny decorative boards in as new condition. BP/Japanese Porcelain.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hard cover. 135 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Very good. Light cover wear. Pages appear clean and unmarked.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (without dust jacket); 22.5 x 29 cm; 1 kg; 135 pages with colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior, namely minor edge wear, scuffs and scracthes. Interior as new. Very good condition overall.; Catalogue from the exhibition Trade Taste and Transformation: Jingdezhen Porcelain for Japan, 1620-1645, held at China Institute Gallery, New York from February 2-June 10, 2006.; "It gives us great pleasure to open this special year with the spring exhibition Trade Taste and Transformation: Jingdezhen Porcelain for Japan, 1620-1645, which presents a special moment in Chinese trade history. These export ceramics tell us more than we expect about two different cultures and leave us with a new level of appreciation for the role of commerce in the transformation of mundane objects. In the declining decades of the Ming dynasty, the Japanese market provided much needed revenue for the kilns at Jingdezhen. The Chinese potters filled the orders from Japan with blue-and-white (kosometsuke) and enamel-decorated (ko'akae) wares made as efficiently and cheaply as possible, often with technical imperfections not tolerated among their domestic patrons. But these imper- fections suited the aesthetic taste of Japan's tea masters, and these wares, which were mainly used for the tea ceremony, are treasured to this day by Japanese collectors." excerpt from the introductory message by Virginia A. Kamsky Chair, Board of Trustees and Sara Judge McCalpin, President of China Institute. …