How to Read Chinese Ceramics

by Denise Patry Leidy

Book Overview

Chinese ceramics are among the most significant and widely collected decorative arts produced anywhere in the world, with a history that spans millennia. Despite the saturation of Chinese ceramics in global culture--in English, the word "china" has become synonymous with "porcelain"--the function of these works and the meaning of their often richly decorated surfaces are not always readily apparent.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588395715
• ISBN13: 9781588395719
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.1" x 10.5"