Mounted Oriental Porcelain in the J. Paul Getty Museum

by Gillian Wilson and Francis Watson

Since the Middle Ages Europeans mounted oriental porcelain in settings of precious or semiprecious metal as a tribute to the value of the pieces. And beginning in the 18th century, it became increasingly fashionable in Parisian society to decorate the interiors of houses with Far Eastern materials such as lacquer and mounted porcelain. This revised catalog features thirty-two examples from the Getty's collection of lacquer and porcelain mounted in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892365625
• ISBN13: 9780892365623
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.1" x 12.3"

Customer Reviews

Attractive, engaging, informative, beautifully produced.

Gillian Wilson is the curator of decorative arts at the Getty Museum and draws upon her considerable expertise to provide an informative, authoritative commentary on each of thirty-two objects, ranging from 1665 to 1785, selected from the Getty Museum collection, and showcased in this beautiful survey including the marks, provenance, exhibitions, and publications of each piece. Superb color and b/w photography wonderfully illustrates each piece. Mounted Oriental Porcelain In The J. Paul Getty Museum is an attractive, engaging, and beautifully produced volume that would grace any personal, academic, or community library artbook collection.