Published by Asia House Gallery, The Asia Society, New York in association with John Weathermill, Inc., 1977
ISBN 10: 0878480498 ISBN 13: 9780878480494
Seller: Jorge Welsh Books, Lisboa, Portugal
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 23.2 x 25.7 cm; 0.797 Kg; 136 pages with more than 100 illustrations, 15 in colour, are accompanied by detailed notes on the pieces. Also included are two maps showing kiln and excavation sites, a glossary, and extensive bibliography.; Used with signs of wear, namely on the dust jacket front cover, spine and back cover. The interior is in very good condition.; Exhibition of Chinese ceramics from public and private collections in Japan organized under the joint sponsorship of the agency for cultural affairs of the Japanese government and the participating institutions in the United States. Held at Asia House Gallery New York; Seattle Art Museum Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth; and Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, The Avery Brundage Collection.; Chinese ceramics have been treasured in Japan for over 1200 years. This volume, which focuses on excavated pieces and heirlooms (densei-hin) brought to Japan between the eight and seventeenth centuries, provides a new perspective on China's ceramic art. Assembled here are some of the finest examples of Chinese ceramics acquired by Japanese connoisseurs over the centuries. They range from bold T'ang three-colour wares to luminous Sung celadons and delicate Ming porcelains decorated in vivid polychrome overglazed enamels. The prized possessions of courtiers, warlords, tea masters, and merchants, many of these pieces became so well-known that they were given evocative nicknames. Several, made to order for Japanese customers, have no counterpart in Western collections. In their introductory essays, Seizo Hayashiya, Curator of Applied Arts at the Tokyo National Museum, and Henry Trubner, Associate Director of the Seattle Art Museum, outline the history of Chinese ceramics in Japan and discuss the cultural relationship that has long linked these two countries.
Published by Seattle Art Museum, 1972
Seller: Jorge Welsh Books, Lisboa, Portugal
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. English text; Paperback; 22.3 x 26.7 cm; 0.720 kg; 172 pages with black and white illustrations and a few in colour.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior.; Catalogue from an exhibition of Japanese ceramics from public and private collections in Japan arranged under the joint sponsorship of the Agency for Cultural Affairs of the Japanese Government and the Participating Museums in the United States of America. Exhibitions held at: The Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, September 7, 1972-October 22, 1972; William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art-Atkins Museum of Fine Arts, Kansas City, Missouri, November 8, 1972-December 20, 1972; Asia House Gallery, New York City, January 18, 1973-March 4, 1973; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, March 27, 1973-May 13, 1973.