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Designs as signs : decoration and Chinese ceramics / by Stacey Pierson.

Title
Designs as signs : decoration and Chinese ceramics / by Stacey Pierson.
Author
Pierson, Stacey.
Publication
London : Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art : School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, c2001.

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Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art.
Description
96 p. : col. ill.; 25 cm.
Summary
The defination of motifs on Chinese art is one of the most frequently cited ways of defining Chinese culture in Western writing. It is also the primary subject which fascinates visitors to a Chinese art museum. 'What does it mean' is the question which most visitors ask, apart from 'how much is it worth'. This book was written in response to these visitors and the many requests for a 'handbook' of symbols or motifs on Chinese ceramics.--pg. 5.
Subject
  • Porcelain, Chinese > History > Exhibitions
  • Decoration and ornament > China > Exhibitions
  • Symbolism in art > China > Exhibitions
  • Art, Chinese > Themes, motives > Exhibitions
Genre/Form
Exhibition catalogs
Note
  • Catalog of an exhibition at the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, 2001.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 9)
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Bibliography -- Chronology -- Catalogue: nature, language, literature and painting, mythology, religion -- Index of motifs
ISBN
0728603276 (pbk)
OCLC
  • 47794810
  • SCSB-9881917
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library