Antique Chinese Porcelain - Types Dynasties Dates Shapes / Illustrated Book

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CHINESE PORCELAIN
by Anthony du Boulay, Octopus Books, London, 1963.
Illustrated in color and black-and-white, this early out-of-print book is a pictorial survey of antique Chinese ceramics.
There’s a wealth of information in this scholarly review of Chinese porcelain wares.  The book covers by chapter:
The Early Wares
(The study of a non-porous glaze by the 3rd century B.C.;   The methods of manufacturing porcelain;  The Wares of the Wei dynasty; Ju and Kuan wares; Ting ware; Ying Ch’ing wares; Honan and Tz’u Chou wares; and more);
The Ming Dynasty 1368-1644
The ‘Baroque’ period of Chinese art; Imperial Kilns; The Reign of Ch’eng Hua; Beginning of exports to Europe, Ming Colored wares; Translucent and monochrome pieces; The color of yellow reserved for Imperial use; Enameled pieces; and more);
The Ch’ing Dynasty 1644-1912
(The independent artist-potters of Ching-te Chen; the
famille verte
enamels; The blue and white was the finest ever made by the Chinese; Egg-shell vases for the European market;  The reign of Ch’ien Lung;
famille rose
decoration; Birds and animals; Competition of the European china factories; and the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries);
Chinese export Porcelain
(Differences between domestic and export wares; Portuguese trade; Dutch and English East India Companies; American Trade with China; Copies of European originals; The European factories in Canton; and more).  Whether a novice or advanced collector, dealer, or historian of Chinese porcelain wares, one will want to add this text to their permanent reference library.
8.1” x 8.4” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  128 pages.
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