Chinese Ceramics: From the Paleolithic Period through the Qing Dynasty (The Culture & Civilization of China)

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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. All the way through China’s history there was 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 some of 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, Chinese Ceramics offers a new standpoint in interpreting the oldest and one of the crucial 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 in addition to a chapter about the authenticity of Chinese ceramics, discussing issues related to connoisseurship of this Chinese art.

As writer He Li writes, “Regardless of the rich variety of Chinese ceramics world wide, no fully illustrated, photographed survey of a whole history has been attempted in English. [This volume] will convey the excitement of encountering these specially chosen examples for the first time.”

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