GGM023 Gugong Museum: GUGONG BOWUYUAN CANG MINGCHU QINGHUACI. (An Exhibition of Early Ming Blue-and-White Porcelain in the Collection of the Gugong Museum, Beijing). 故宮博物院藏明初青花瓷. Beijing, 2002. 399 pp. Colour plates throughout. 2 vols. 29x22 cm. Cloth. GBP 150.00 Catalogue of an important exhibition held in the Forbidden City Gugong Museum in Beijing showing 213 superb examples of Hongwu (12) , Yongle (62) and Xuande (139) blue-and-white porcelains, along with some later imitations of these wares. This two volume work has fine colour plates throughout, with many of the porcelains being depicted in multiple shots, including bases, interiors and close-up detail. An excellent survey that demonstrates the depth of the Gugong Museum holdings, as many of these pieces have never previously been exhibited. Indeed, we were told that the pieces came from storerooms that had been unopened for decades. Text in Chinese. Now out-of-print and difficult to find. Subjects: Ceramics Item 96 in List 212. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?g/GGM023.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. |