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The monochrome principle : lacquerware and ceramics of the Song and Qing dynasties / edited by Monika Kopplin ; essays by Monique Crick ... [et al.] ; [revision and editing John Nicholson].

Contributor(s): Kopplin, Monika | Crick, Monique | Frick, Patricia | Jung, Soon-Chim | Kuhn. Dieter | Nicholson, John | Museum für Lackkunst (Münster, Germany) | Musée des arts d'Extrême-Orient. Fondation Baur
Language: English Original language: German Publisher: Munich : Hirmer Verlag, 2008.Description: 187 p : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 31 cm.ISBN: 9783777420615; 3777420611Subject(s): Pottery, Chinese -- Song-Yuan dynasties, 960-1368 | Pottery, Chinese -- Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912 | Lacquer and lacquering -- China -- History -- Song-Yuan dynasties, 960-1368 | Lacquer and lacquering -- China -- History -- Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912
Contents:
The social background to the rise of monochrome wares in Song civilization (960-1279) / Dieter Kuhn -- Gentle forms and quiet colours : the perfection of Song lacquerware / Patricia Frick -- The art of the Song potters : simplicity, elegance, and technical perfection / Monique Crick -- An abundance of forms : discovering the beauty of nature / Patricia Frick -- The significance and influence of the tea culture of the Song dynasty / Soon-Chim Jung -- Imperial chrysanthemums : a group of monochrome red lacquers and their porcelain imitations from the Qianlong era / Monika Kopplin -- Cold beauties : the monochrome ceramics of the Qing dynasty / Monique Crick.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Book British Museum Asia China NK4165.4 .M66 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 103667
Total holds: 0

The publication "was made possible by the Museum für Lackkunst and the Fondation Baur"--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references.

The social background to the rise of monochrome wares in Song civilization (960-1279) / Dieter Kuhn -- Gentle forms and quiet colours : the perfection of Song lacquerware / Patricia Frick -- The art of the Song potters : simplicity, elegance, and technical perfection / Monique Crick -- An abundance of forms : discovering the beauty of nature / Patricia Frick -- The significance and influence of the tea culture of the Song dynasty / Soon-Chim Jung -- Imperial chrysanthemums : a group of monochrome red lacquers and their porcelain imitations from the Qianlong era / Monika Kopplin -- Cold beauties : the monochrome ceramics of the Qing dynasty / Monique Crick.