Antique Chinese Export Porcelain - History Types Development / Scarce Book

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A WINTERTHUR GUIDE TO CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
by Arlene M. Palmer, Crown Publishers Inc., NY,  1976.
Profusely illustrated in color and mostly black and white, this early out-of-print  book  “illustrates the variety of forms and designs demanded by Western taste. More than 60 million pieces of Chinese porcelain were sent to the west before 1800.”   This book provides a pictorial sampling of these wares.
100 photo plates with complete in-depth descriptions provide a sampling of antique Chinese export porcelain.   The text is equally rich covering such items as the Chinese trade, American and Western tastes, and forms and designs.  Covered by chapter are Introduction; The China Trade; The Manufacture of Porcelain; Forms for the West; Painted Designs for the West; Personalized Porcelains; The American Trade; Notes; Bibliography; and Illustrations.  Whether a novice or advanced student in Chinese export porcelain, this book will prove to be an invaluable identification resource reference.
5.5” x 8” softback in good condition (front and back cover have several sticker abrasions.).  144 pages.
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