THE WARES OF THE MING DYNASTY

Hobson, R. L.

ISBN 10: 0486236528 / ISBN 13: 9780486236520

Published by Dover Publications, NY, 1923

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Preface; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introductory: Ming, What is it and What it is not; Ming Technique; Hung Wu and Yung Lo; Hsuan Te; Ch'eng Hua to Cheng Te; Chia Ching; Wan Li; Fukien Wares; Survivors of the Sung Potteries; Kwangtung and Yi-Hsing Potteries; Miscellaneous Potteries; Marks, Inscriptions and Chinese Characters; Selected Bibliography; Index. ; 108 b&w; 9 full color; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 240 pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE WARES OF THE MING DYNASTY
• Publisher: Dover Publications, NY
• Publication Date: 1923
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486236528
• ISBN 13: 9780486236520
• Binding: Wraps
• Condition: VG+

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Synopsis

This book explains and illustrates as many varieties of Ming ceramics as possible. The text is based primarily on information obtained from Chinese sources and the occasional notes made by Europeans who visited China in Ming times. To these, Mr. Hobson has added his own penetrating deductions, made after careful study of well-authenticated specimens and of observation by earlier scholars. His presentation is not only clear and precise but also incontestably authoritative and at the same time highly readable. The first twelve chapters of the book deal almost exclusively with the porcelain produced at Ching-te Chen; the next four, with the porcelain and pottery made at other centers. The bulk of the 129 pieces illustrated (12 in color) are drawn from private collections, but references is also made to important examples in museums. Of particular interest are Mr. Hobson's comments on collecting and on the identification of genuine Ming wares. A special chapter on marks, inscriptions, and Chinese characters is included, together with a selected bibliography.