Kraak Porcelain - A Moment in the History of Trade

Very good large-format hardcover copy with an exceptionally clean and well-preserved interior and sound binding. The original cloth-covered boards show only very minor wear to the corners. Original illustrated dust jacket also in very good condition, with normal signs of handling and light surface wear. Please see photographs. An important and extensively illustrated scholarly monograph on Chinese Kraak porcelain and its role in international trade during the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Maura Rinaldi examines the historical development of Kraak porcelain, the Chinese ceramic industry, maritime trade routes, decorative motifs, forms, classification and imitations. The study is particularly relevant to the history of Chinese export porcelain and its reception in the Netherlands and Europe. With a foreword by Christiaan J.A. Jörg. Includes 298 colour and black-and-white illustrations, plates, maps and drawings, together with bibliography and index. First edition, published by Bamboo Publishing, London, in 1989. English-language hardcover edition, 256 pages. ISBN 9781870076098. …