Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection Volume 1 and 2

Azymuth Editions, 1994 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text. Title and captions in English and Chinese; Hardcover (cloth in slipcase); Limited edition of 1000 copies, 2 volumes (343 pages volume 1 plus 319 pages volume 2), 957 color illustrations, cloth.; 27 x 37 cm; 6.5 Kg; Signs of wear on the slipcase, namely wear marks. The first Chinese character on the slipcase is slightly faded. Minor signs of wear on the exterior of the two volumes hardcover cloth. The interior of both volumes is in good condition. However on volume 2: the top of the first pages have minor untrimmed edges, and one page a tiny tear and also two of the pages have signs of have been glued to each other.; CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. VERY HARD TO FIND.; "The first volume of this catalogue contains mainly earthenwares and stonewares from the Neolithic period to the Song dynasty (AD 960-1279), the second porcelains from the Yuan (AD1279-1368) to the Qing dynasty. Although the two volumes belong together, they are conceived as individual books, each with its own working bibliography. Volume One contains small maps of China, highlighting the most important, if not the only, regions of ceramic manufacture in different periods; these were not necessary in Volume Two, where most pieces come from kiln centre, Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province. In Volume One attributions to the places of manufacture are given as precisely as possible, distinctions being made between a definitely identified kiln, a province, and a more general area of manufacture. The reference illustrations in Volume One show objects in other materials, also from the Meiyintang collection. In Volume Two all reign marks not illustrated in colour are included in an appendix; only those distinct enough for clear reproduction are repeated under the catalogue entry itself." excerpt from the introduction by Regina Krahl..