GGM234 - NEW BOOK Gugong Palace Museum ed: SHENGSHI LINLANG: GUGONG BOWUYUAN CANG QINGDAI GONGTING YUQI ZHAN. (Glorious and Beautiful Jades: Exhibition of Qing Dynasty Court Jades in the Collection of the Forbidden City Palace Museum). 盛世琳琅:故宮博物院藏清代宮廷玉器展. Beijing, 2023. 255 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 31x24 cm. Wrappers. GBP 130.00 Catalogue of a stunning exhibition showing 98 exhibits of superb Qing dynasty jades of the highest quality and workmanship made for the Chinese imperial court. Imperial seals, jade books and tablets, Buddhist ritual implements, an extensive and varied array of exquisite small objects, bowls, teapots and vases. All illustrated in colour and often in multiple views including close-up detail. An additional feature of this marvellous catalogue is that as many of the items as possible are illustrated life-size. Illustrated throughout in colour. Text in Chinese. Recommended without hesitation. Apparently already going out-of-print. Subjects: Jade Connoisseurship Item 6 in List 210. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?g/GGM234.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. |