China's Porcelain Capital: The Rise, Fall and Reinvention of Ceramics in Jingdezhen

Gillette, Maris Boyd

ISBN 10: 1350044822 / ISBN 13: 9781350044821

Published by Bloomsbury Academic, London, 2018

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Solid copy with stain to last page, wrinkle/creases to about ten pages near rear pages. BP/Porcelain/Chinese.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1736486445953

Bibliographic Details

• Title: China's Porcelain Capital: The Rise, Fall and Reinvention of Ceramics in Jingdezhen
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, London
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350044822
• ISBN 13: 9781350044821
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Porcelain

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Synopsis

Maris Boyd Gillette's groundbreaking study tells the story of Jingdezhen, China's porcelain capital, from its origins in 1004 in Song dynasty China to the present day.

Gillette explores how Jingdezhen has been affected by state involvement in porcelain production, particularly during the long 20th century. She considers how the Chinese government has consumed, invested in, taxed and managed the local ceramics industry, and the effects of this state intervention on ceramists' lives, their local environment and the nature of the goods they produce. Gillette traces how Jingdezhen experienced the transition from imperial rule to state ownership under communism, the changing fortunes of the ceramics industry in the early 21st century, the decay and decline that accompanied privatisation, and a revival brought about by an entrepreneurial culture focusing on the manufacture of highly-prized 'art porcelain'.

About the Author

Maris Boyd Gillette is E. Desmond Lee Professor of Museum Studies and Community History, University of Missouri, St Louis, USA