GGMQD2 - NEW BOOK Gugong Museum ed: QINGDAI DAYUN CAICI. Dayun Painted Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty. 清代大運彩瓷. Beijing, 2024. 792 pp. Full page colour plates throughout both volumes. Colour text plates. 2 vols. 29x29 cm. Boards. GBP 250.00 Large and heavy two-volume work studying Qing dynasty ceramics made for court use during the Qing dynasty. The term now coined for these ceramics appears to be 'dayun' (mass production). Whilst thousands of such ceramics were produced, all were to an exceptionally high quality. They were viewed as distinct from the two other categories produced for the court - 'chuanban' (commissioned specifically by the Emperor) and 'gongci' (pieces presented as tribute to the Emperor). Dayun ceramics were produced from the Kangxi through to the Xuantong reigns and are of much use for the study of the characteristics and evolvement of firing techniques throughout the Qing dynasty and seeks to resolve a number of academic questions. Five essays accompany. This work also serves as a comprehensive survey of Qing dynasty imperial ceramic production. The illustrations are arranged by types of design - lotus, birds-and-flowers, phoenix etc. etc. - and chronologically within each section. Nearly 300 ceramics are illustrated, many in multiple views. It seems that a good number have not been previously published. Introductions, list of contents, brief abstracts to the essays, and captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese. Subjects: Ceramics Item 3 in List 212. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?g/GGMQD2.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. |