Companhia das Indias. Porcelanas
Le goût pour les porcelaines de Chine et du Japon à Paris aux XVIIe-XVIIIe siècle
Based on previously unseen archives, this book tells the commercial tours and the evolution of the taste and uses of porcelain from China and Japan in the XVIIth and the XVIIIth century in Paris. The subject has never been studied in France. The contemporaries favoured the effect of the set and not the individual quality of […]
Porcelanas e Vidros
Porcelanas e Vidros (porcelain and glass) is one of a series of books, each one about a certain nuclei or art collection from the Museu-Escola de Artes Decorativas Portuguesas in Lisbon. It is divided into three distinct sections, each with an article and the respective catalogue entries. The first section is dedicated to the production of […]
Chinese Ceramics: A Design History
Chinese ceramics are among the most widely admired and collected in the world. From elegant Song celadons to decorative Ming vases and colorful Qing famille rose, ceramics produced in China have influenced taste and daily life globally. This new design history draws on the V&A’s comprehensive collection to look at the production, consumption, aesthetics, and […]
Global by Design: Chinese Ceramics from the R. Albuquerque Collection
Catalogue for the exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, « Global by Design: Chinese Ceramics from the R. Albuquerque Collection », focusing on Chinese ceramics of the late 16th to the 18th century, a period during which they became a global luxury, transforming both the European ceramic industry and also the styles of dining and […]
Christian Images in Chinese Porcelain / Images do Cristianismo na Porcelain da China
Exhibition catalogue by Teresa Canepa; This exhibition catalogue features a distinct group of 44 pieces that are decorated with Christian iconography illustrating how the expansion of the Christian mission had profound influence on the design and decoration of Chinese export porcelain. From the late 16th century onwards the Portuguese Jesuits and other religious congregations placed […]
A Time and A Place: Views and Perspectives on Chinese Export Art
Exhibition catalogue; The 18th century saw the rise of ‘views and perspectives’ as a theme in European arts. The increasing popularity of this subject was not only influenced by the idea of the Picturesque, but also by a fashion for Antiquarianism. The appearance of ‘views and perspectives’ on Chinese works of art for Western markets […]
Turn of the Sea: Art from the Eastern Trade Routes
This catalogue includes works of art from Africa, India, Sri Lanka, China, and Japan, which travelled to the West via maritime trade routes opened and operated by Europeans, and focuses on the quintessential examples of their time. Totalling 69 entries, this selection ranges from brass works from the Kingdom of Benin to Indian silver filigree, Sinhalese […]
Collecting Chinese and Japanese Porcelain in Pre-Revolutionary Paris
This beautifully illustrated volume traces the changing market for Chinese and Japanese porcelain in Paris from the early years of the reign of Louis XIV (1643–1715) through the eighteenth century. The increase in the quantity and variety of East Asian wares imported during this period spurred efforts to record and analyze them, resulting in a […]
Porcelain for Palaces: The Fashion for Japan in Europe 1650-1750
Between the mid-17th and mid-18th centuries Japanese and Chinese porcelains were a notable sight in the great houses of Europe; amid the general enthusiasm for things oriental, princes had become major collectors of porcelain, and decoration was adapted for its display. Japanese porcelain was sought by collectors during its period of production, for instance by Augustus […]