Les compagnies des Indes
Ce livre sur les Compagnies des Indes constitue une première par son texte original et sa très riche iconographie. Avec le souci de faire comprendre l’organisation et le fonctionnement des compagnies qui avaient le monopole du commerce de l’océan Indien, les auteurs proposent aux lecteurs de découvrir toutes les étapes d’un voyage au long cours, […]
A CULTURE REVEALED: Kangxi-Era Chinese Porcelain from the Jie Rui Tang Collection
Kangxi era porcelains are vast in number and in range of style, reflecting the long and successful reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722). These high-quality porcelains of great visual appeal and hisKangxi era porcelains are vast in number and in range of style, reflecting the long and successful reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722). These […]
Linglong
Exhibition catalogue by Teresa Canepa; Sixty-six exceptional examples of ‘Linglong’ – porcelain decorated with fine openwork carving – are explored in this exhibition catalogue. These pieces of intricately reticulated porcelain are known in Chinese as linglong or guigong (devil’s work). This catalogue illustrates the technical developments of this type of porcelain, as well as the […]
Tobacco Leaf and Pseudo/Feuille de Tabac et Pseudo. A Tentative Inventory/Tentative d’inventaire
« Tobacco Leaf » and « Pseudo Tobacco Leaf » constitute a family of motifs that were created in China and, starting in 1765, were used for a century to decorate porcelains destined for export to Europe (mainly Portugal and probably England) and Brazil. The total number of Tobacco Leaf and Pseudo motifs in existence is unknown. This study, […]
Collecting Chinese Export Porcelain
The collecting of porcelains made by the Chinese for export to the West had become a major activity in the second half of the twentieth century. Millions of objects were shipped from such ports as Canton from the 1600s through the early 1800s, and, of those that have survived intact, a significant number are worthy […]
Chinese Porcelain in the Carmona e Costa Foundation
« Five years after the setting up of the Carmona e Costa Foundation, it gives me very great pleasure to see the publication of the first in a series of catalogues designed to accompany its collection. In this case, the Chinese porcelain section in the permanent exhibition of its most important pieces. My interest in Chinese […]
A Bowlful of Happiness
The little Chinese boy Kang, imprisoned in sadness on a Chinese porcelain vase for more than 350 years by a slip of the painter’s brush, is suddenly released by a magical wish, he sets out on an adventure trough Chinese culture history. He is joined along the way by auspicious animals: Dragon, Lion, Dog, Elephant, […]
A Porcelana Chinesa ao Tempo do Império / Chinese Porcelain at the Time of the Empire
Nuno de Castro offers his readers an extensive survey of Portuguese and Brazilian coat of arms painted on Chinese porcelain, dating from the 16th up to the 19th century. This book updates an earlier version, providing the reader with additional information and examples regarding Portuguese armorial porcelain. It was the first book to be written […]
Chinese Export Porcelain in North America
Extensively researched and well-illustrated reference to Chinese exports to the United States, Canada and Mexico from the late sixteenth to the early twentieth centuries. Sections include: The Nature and Variety of Chinese Porcelains; Manila Galleons to Mexico; Trade Triangles in the Atlantic; English Hegemony in the Eighteenth Century; A Shared Dutch and English Style; Trade […]
Made in China: Export Porcelain from the Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection at Winterthur
This sumptuous volume accompanies a traveling exhibition of the same name that opens at Winterthur in February 2005. The full-color volume highlights 117 exquisite export porcelain objects from the extensive Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection at Winterthur. Authors Ron Fuchs and David Howard ground their presentation with an introductory overview of the manufacture of porcelain, […]