PDF011 DESIGNS AS SIGNS. Decoration and Chinese Ceramics. London, 2001. 96 pp. Colour illustrations throughout. 25x19 cm. Paper. GBP 20.00 Catalogue of an exhibition at the Percival David Foundation that explores the use of decorative motifs and designs on Chinese ceramics from the 3rd to the 18th centuries AD. 100 pieces from the David Collection illustrate and explain the meaning and use of such motifs as dragons, flowers, Buddhist emblems and fish. A useful work. Scarce. Subjects: Ceramics Item 253 in List 213. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?d/PDF011.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. |