The Copeland Collection: Chinese and Japanese Ceramic Figures

Sargent, William R.

ISBN 10: 0875771580 / ISBN 13: 9780875771588

Edité par The Peabody Museum of Salem, Salem, Massachusetts, 1991

Presumed first edition. Author inscription and signature in a neat ink hand to the title page. Printed in the USA. 11 x 8.5 inches. Bound in glossy pictorial wrappers, with crisp white and black lettering. Unbumped spine head and tail, and with lightly bumped corners. The spine with creasing. Some rubbing and light surface scratching to the wrappers; else very presentable binding. Text block firmly bound in; wrappers fan somewhat. With 287 numbered pages of text and illustration, including 136 color plates, several full-page, and 35 B&W illustrations. Bibliography and index. Detailed commentary accompanies the photographed ceramic figures. A very clean copy, inside and out. Deemed gently read. A Very Good copy. Scarce in any condition. 2 lbs. 12 oz. The 154 Chinese and Japanese ceramic figures presented within were assembled over the course of fifty years by Mrs. Lamont du Pont Copeland. Mrs. Copeland's fine appreciation of this genre of the decorative arts and her careful choice of each individual object have resulted in a collection known internationally for the superb quality of its many rare forms. The Copeland Collection is an extraordinary group of rare Chinese and Japanese figures, produced chiefly from the late 17th to the late 18th centuries and generally intended for export to the West. Principally of porcelain, these human and animal figures, aesthetically pleasing in themselves, are also historically significant as products of that unique period in history when the world was being transformed into a global trading community. Many of them represent a fascinating interplay between East and West. N° de réf. du vendeur 008584

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Book by Sargent William R

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Copeland Collection: Chinese and ...
Éditeur : The Peabody Museum of Salem, Salem, Massachusetts
Date d'édition : 1991
Reliure : Soft cover
Etat : Very Good
Signé : Signed by Author(s)
Edition : 1st Edition