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The Decorative Arts of the China Trade: Paintings, Furnishings and Exotic Curiosities

Categorie	Algemeen Kunst
Boeknummer	#364341-KG12
Titel	The Decorative Arts of the China Trade: Paintings, Furnishings and Exotic Curiosities
Auteur	Crossman, Carl L.
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Woodbridge : Antique Collectors Club Dist
Jaar van uitgave	1991
ISBN10	1851490965
ISBN13	9781851490967
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original gilt lettered grey cloth, dust jacket, illustrated endpapers, numerous illustrations in colour and b/w, 4to.
Samenvatting	From the late 1700s, an increasing number of British, American and continental European sailing ships brought back ship loads of exotic objects which found a ready market in America and Europe. The insatiable interest in the Orient resulted in a large range of painters depicting everyday life in China, as well as portraits of both Chinese and Westerners. Among other objects brought back were furniture, silver, silk embroideries, lacquerware, clay figures, fans and wallpaper. New research has resulted in a detailed study in which wrong attributions are corrected and, in some areas, such as furniture, our knowledge revolutionised. This is a fascinating account of Chinese artists and craftsmen and their techniques, and of the way of life encountered by Westerners in this most mysterious of tr... (Lees verder)ading countries. An admirable introduction which is both detailed and scholarly - World of Interiors
Pagina's	462
Conditie	Goed — 2 small light stains on cut.
Prijs	€ 30,00

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