The Porcelains of Jingdezhen: Colloquies on Art & Archaelogy in Asia No. 16

School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1993 Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. English text; Paperback; 22 x 27.5 cm; 0.836 kg; 256 pages with black-and-white illustrations.; Used with signs of wear, namely a previous owner sticker glued to the front free endpaper. Edgworn. As new, showing minor signs of shelf wear on the front, spine and back cover. Edgeworn. Spine slightly discouloured.; Catalogue from the exhibition held June 15 - 17 1992 in Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Sir Percival David and the 40th Anniversary of the Opening of the Percival David Foundation.; "In this year of anniversaries for the Percival David Foundation it seemed appropriate that the Percival David Colloquy on Art and Archaeology in Asia should be devoted to a topic of particular relevance to the Foundation's own collection. Since well over half the ceramics in the collection were made at China's main porcelain producing centre, Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province, the wares from these kilns provide the subject for this colloquy. The Jingdezhen in kilns themselves and their products have provided some of the most fascinating archaeological finds in the People's Republica of China in recent years, and we were fortunate to have two speakers from China with first-hand knowledge of this important excavated material. Other contributors pursued a range of topics including technological developments, the organization of the kilns, the significance of ceremonial wares, specific decorative motifs, their origins and evolution, archaism, trading networks, the wares made for particular markets, and the influence of missionaires." excerpt from the foreword by Rosemary E. Scott, Curator, March 1993..