Research Catalog

Title

Kakiemon porcelain : a handbook / Menno Fitski ; [translation and editing Harriet Impey].

Author

Fitski, Menno.

Publication

Leiden : Leiden University Press ; Amsterdam : Rijksmuseum, c2011.

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Additional Authors

• Impey, Harriet.
• Keramiekmuseum Princessehof.

Description

175 p. : col. ill.; 26 cm.

Summary

The book provides a comprehensive overview of Japanese and European sources and collections, giving a fresh perspective on Kakiemon to anyone interested in studying pieces in collections worldwide. The book contains over 300 colour images, many from the extensive collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, and offers a wealth of detail to illustrate stylistic points. 'Kakiemon porcelain. A handbook' presents all the practical tools necessary for the attribution and dating of Kakiemon porcelain. The Kakiemon style and characteristics are exhaustively analyzed against the background of trade and reception developments.0A must for Kakiemon collectors, professionals and enthusiasts alike, and for anyone interested in Japanese ceramics.

Alternative Title

Kakiemon, finest porcelain art from Japan.

Subjects

• Porcelain, Japanese > 1868- > Exhibitions
• Porcelain, Japanese > Edo period, 1600-1868 > Exhibitions
• Kakiemon porcelain > Exhibitions

Note

• Published in connection with the exhibition "Kakiemon: Finest porcelain art from Japan" held at Keramiekmuseum Princessehof, Leeuwarden, Dec. 13, 2010-Apr. 3, 2011.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-171) and index.

Contents

1. The trade in porcelain -- 2. Kakiemon in Europe -- 3. Kakiemon in Japan -- 4. A chronological overview -- 5. Kakiemon porcelain manufacture -- 6. Designs and motifs.

ISBN

• 9789087281267 (pbk.)
• 9087281269 (pbk.)
• 9789400600454 (e-book)
• 9400600453 (e-book)

OCLC

• ocn754711836
• SCSB-1689521

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library