Chinese Art Objects, Collecting, and Interior Design in Twentieth-Century Britain

This book explores the relationship between collecting Chinese ceramics, interior design and display in Britain through the eyes of collectors, designers and taste makers during the years leading to, during and following World War II.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Chinese Porcelain in European Style: Visuality, Connectivity and Otherness 2. Basil Ionides: Collecting, Interior Design and Museums 3. Fashioning the Collector: Nellie Ionides and Chinese Porcelain 4. Chinese Art and the English Country House: Elite Fashion, Taste and Display 5. The Impact of War: Collecting Chinese Art 1940-1950 Conclusion

About the author

Helen Glaister, PhD, is the Course Director of the Arts of Asia Programme, Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), London, UK.

Summary

This book explores the relationship between collecting Chinese ceramics, interior design and display in Britain through the eyes of collectors, designers and taste makers during the years leading to, during and following World War II.

Product details

• Authors: Helen Glaister
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032137827
• ISBN: 978-1-032-13782-7
• No. of pages: 162
• Weight: 420 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Series: The Histories of Material Culture and Collecting, 1700-1950
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; China, ART / History / General, HISTORY / Asia / China, ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, ART / Asian / Chinese, History of Art, Exhibition catalogues & specific collections, Asian History, Exhibition catalogues and specific collections, Oriental art