China rediscovered: the benaki museum collection of chinese ceramics
Auteur :
Manginis, George
Éditeur :
Haus Publishing
ISBN :
9781910376584
Date de publication :
11 juil. 2016
Dimensions :
25,0 x 15,0 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
680 g
Format :
With flaps
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This richly illustrated book showcases a previously unseen collection of Chinese ceramics, formed in the early twentieth century by George Eumorfopoulos, a pivotal figure in the appreciate of Asian art. These artifacts build a rare time capsule of Western tastes and preoccupations with the East in the decades prior to World War II.