The Chinese Potter: A Practical History of Chinese Ceramics - Softcover

Hunters, P A Sykes; Medley, Margaret; Richter, Gisela M A

Softcover

ISBN 10: 071482593X ISBN 13: 9780714825939

Publisher: Phaidon Press, 1999

Synopsis

China has the longest and most highly developed ceramic tradition in the world, encompassing early Neolithic earthenwares, the finely glazed stoneware pieces of the Song period, and the years of Imperial patronage and export ware for the new markets of the West.

About this title

From the Publisher:

China has the longest and most highly developed ceramic tradition in the world, encompassing early Neolithic earthenwares, the finely glazed stoneware pieces of the Song period, and the years of Imperial patronage and export ware for the new markets of the West. Most studies of Chinese art deal with types, period or styles, but this historical examination of Chinese ceramics, which uses recent research, explains how the evolution of pottery depended upon the technological developments of the Chinese culture. The book's practical approach makes full use of archaeological reports to show how differing geographical areas, materials and developing technology all shaped the evolution of Chinese ceramics.

About the Author:

Margaret Medley was formerly Curator of the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, the University of London, and a distinguished authority on Chinese ceramics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 071482593X
• ISBN 13: 9780714825939
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 288