Cloisonne: Chinese Enamels from the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties by Quette, Béatrice [Editor] - 2011

Bard Graduate Center. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2011. Hardcover. 0300167202 . Fine hardcover in Fine Dust Jacket; Quarto ** Large and/or Heavy Item which may require additional posting for priority & international orders, please enquire before placing order **; 11.76 X 9.1 X 1.24 inches; 368 pages .

New York, NY: Bard Graduate Center, 2011. Book. Illus. by Photographs/Artwork. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed By Editor. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Lengthy inscription by Editor on half title page. Book is otherwise clean, tight and unmarked in DJ. .

Bard Center, 2011. Hardcover. Like New. 11x9x1. BRAND NEW. Still Sealed in Publishers Shrinkwrap.

Yale University Press. New. 2011. Hardcover. 0300167202 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- 368 pages. Publisher description: "The technique of applying brilliant enamel ornament to metalwork, known as cloisonné, reached its peak in China from the fourteenth century on. This sumptuously illustrated survey, which accompanies an exhibition at the Bard Graduate Center, situates these remarkable pieces in their context with a survey of the historical, political and sociological milieu in China during the period. Research recently undertaken in China and published here for the first time has resulted in the redating of a number of objects with significant implications for the overview of Chinese cloisonné production. Shapes, functions, pattern, and symbolism in cloisonné objects are all examined and explored. And the final… Read More