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書畫高仿真精品
A Millennium of Monochromes
- Language： English
- ISBN: 978-88-7439-838-6
- Hardcover : HK$900.00
More than any other civilisation, China has won renown through its
long tradition of ceramic production, from its terracotta and stoneware
works in ancient times to the imperial porcelain manufactured at
Jingdezhen from the end of the fourteenth century. These refined works
have always been admired and collected for their outstanding quality.
Two hundred masterpieces from prominent private collections around the
world have been brought together for the first time in this book. The
Baur collections in Geneva, formed between 1928 and 1951, and the
Zhuyuetang collection (the Bamboo and Moon Pavilion in Hong Kong),
which has been built up since the late 1980s, reveal the elegance and
variety of imperial monochrome porcelain wares produced during the Ming
(1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) dynasties, which followed on from the
Tang (618–907) and Song (960–1279) periods. These apparently restrained
pieces, which partake of both the profane and the sacred, testify the
return to the values of simplicity and modesty advocated by classical
texts. With chapters dedicated to situating the works in their
historical, cultural and technical contexts, this book is an absolute
reference on Chinese monochrome ceramics for all lovers of the subject,
as well as students, researchers and connoisseurs.