The Decorative Arts of The China Trade: Paintings, Furnishings and Exotic Curiosities

by Carl L. Crossman
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Antique Collectors Club Dist (1991-07)
ISBN: 1851490965
EAN: 9781851490967
Binding/Media: Hardcover - 464 pages
Edition: Rep Sub
SKU: AT - I80
Condition: New
Comments: 2004 Printing of 1991 book, 462 pages, 8.5 x 11 in size, Hardcover with dustjacket in protected mylar cover (removable). Book and Dustjacket are in Unused Condition. Book is completely intact with inside pages in Excellent Condition with no tears and with no notations (no pencil marks, no underlining, no highlighting, etc.)

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From the late 1700s, an increasing number of British, American and continental European sailing ships brought back ship loads of exotic objects which found a ready market in America and Europe. The insatiable interest in the Orient resulted in a large range of painters depicting everyday life in China, as well as portraits of both Chinese and Westerners. Among other objects brought back were furniture, silver, silk embroideries, lacquerware, clay figures, fans and wallpaper. New research has resulted in a detailed study in which wrong attributions are corrected and, in some areas, such as furniture, our knowledge revolutionised. This is a fascinating account of Chinese artists and craftsmen and their techniques, and of the way of life encountered by Westerners in this most mysterious of trading countries. An admirable introduction which is both detailed and scholarly - World of Interiors

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