How to Read Chinese Ceramics

"Among the most revered and beloved artworks in China are ceramics-sculptures and vessels that have been utilized to embellish tombs, homes, and studies, to drink tea and wine, and to convey social and cultural meanings such as good wishes and religious beliefs. Since the eighth century, Chinese ceramics, particularly porcelain, have played an influential role around the world as trade introduced their beauty and surpassing craft to countless artists in Europe, America, and elsewhere. Spanning five millennia, the Metropolitan Museum's collection of Chinese ceramics represents a great diversity of materials, shapes, and subjects. The remarkable selections presented in this volume, which include both familiar examples and unusual ones, will acquaint readers with the prodigious accomplishments of Chinese ceramicists from Neolithic times to the modern era."--Museum's website.

About the author

Denise Patry Leidy is curator in the Department of Asian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Product details

• Authors: Denise P. Leidy, Denise Patry Leidy
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.11.2015
• EAN: 9781588395719
• ISBN: 978-1-58839-571-9
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 205 mm x 269 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 661 g
• Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art - H; The Metropolitan Museum of Art - How to Read; Fashion Studies; The Metropolitan Museum of Art - How to Read; Metropolitan Museum of Art Series; Metropolitan Museum of Art - H; Metropolitan Museum of Art (MAA) (YUP)
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history