This volume contains the proceedings of the 18th Percival David Foundation Colloquy on Art and Archaeology in Asia, held in 1995. The essays were written by a range of international scholars and jade experts, providing a broad overview of the place of Chinese jades in the ancient and modern worlds.
First published as a catalog for an exhibition of Qing porcelain held in the United States by the Percival David Foundation and the American Federation of Arts, this book presents Qing dynasty porcelain created for the Chinese imperial court. Lavishly illustrated, this book presents only items made for and appreciated by Chinese royalty, rather ...
The Forbidden City in Beijing with its Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties has been the political centre of the Chinese Empire for over 500 years. Remarkably, many of the elements of everyday life in the Forbidden City have been preserved over the centuries - furniture, artifacts, costumes, paintings, implements and documents, and from ...
For over a century ceramics have been found and collected from various sites in the Philippines. The presence and distribution of these wares throughout the archipelago testify to the country's strategic location on the ancient maritime trade route and to its interaction with its southern Chinese as well as Southeast Asian neighbors. Of particular ...
Recent archaeological excavations in the People's Republic of China have brought to light a wealth of early textiles, many in remarkably good condition, causing scholars to reassess the history of Chinese textile technology and design. Some of the most important of these designs are illustrated in this volume in which the author discusses all the ...
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