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    Chinese ceramics : from the Paleolithic period through the Qing dynasty / edited by Li Zhiyan, Virginia L. Bower, and He Li ; foreword by David Ake Sensabaugh ; introductions by Li Zhiyan and Virginia L. Bower ; translations by Tony Fairbank [and others].

    • Title:Chinese ceramics : from the Paleolithic period through the Qing dynasty / edited by Li Zhiyan, Virginia L. Bower, and He Li ; foreword by David Ake Sensabaugh ; introductions by Li Zhiyan and Virginia L. Bower ; translations by Tony Fairbank [and others].
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    • Other Contributors/Collections:Li, Zhiyan, 1937-
      Bower, Virginia, 1950-
      He, Li, 1950-
    • Published/Created:New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press ; Beijing : Foreign Languages Press, ©2010.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Pottery, Chinese.
      Porcelain, Chinese.
    • Description:687 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (chiefly color) ; 32 cm.
    • Series:Culture & civilization of China.
    • Summary:"This lavishly illustrated catalogue is a comprehensive historical review of Chinese ceramics covering newly excavated discoveries from the Paleolithic era thousands of years ago to the end of the Qing dynasty in 1911. Throughout China's history there has been an ongoing practice of invention and innovation in the forms, materials, decorations, and functions of ceramics made in China, both for the domestic market and for its ever-growing trade with foreign markets. The creation of ceramic ware holds a special and very important place among the many arts and inventions that characterize Chinese culture, society, and civilization.
      The product of a ten-year collaboration among eminent American, Chinese, and Japanese scholars, Chinese Ceramics offers a new perspective in interpreting the oldest and one of the most admired Chinese art forms, from its technological aspects to its aesthetic value. The volume includes a chapter on Chinese export ceramics that delves into Chinese trade activities and ceramic wares made for export as well as a chapter about the authenticity of Chinese ceramics, discussing issues related to connoisseurship of this Chinese art."--Pub. desc.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9780300112788 (alk. paper)
      0300112785 (alk. paper)
    • Contents:Chronology
      Emperors of the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties
      Map of China
      Foreword / David Ake Sensabaugh
      Introduction : Part I / Li Zhiyan ; Part II / Virginia L. Bower
      1. Prehistoric earthenware / Li Zhiyan
      2. Ceramics of the Xia, Shang, and Western Zhou dynasties and the Spring and Autumn period / Quan Kuishan, Ding Pengbo, and Li Zhiyan
      3. Ceramics of the Warring States period and the Qin and Han dynasties / Li Zhiyan
      4. Ceramics of the Period of Division / Quan Kuishan
      5. Ceramics of the Sui, Tang, and Five dynasties / Li Zhiyan
      6. Ceramics of the Song, Liao, Western Xia, and Jin dynasties / He Li
      7. Yuan dynasty ceramics / Laurie E. Barnes
      8. Ming dynasty ceramics / Li Zhiyan
      9. Qing dynasty ceramics / Li Jixian
      10. The export and trade of Chinese ceramics : An overview of the history and scholarship to date / Kanazawa Yoh ; Historical aspects of later Chinese export and trade ceramics / He Li ; The significance of exports and trade during the later dynasties / William R. Sargent
      11. Ten lectures on the authentication of Chinese ceramics / Li Zhiyan
      Appendix : maps
      Further readings.
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