PELPA1 Pelliot, Paul: LE PRETENDU ALBUM DE PORCELAINES DE HIANG YUAN-PIEN. (The Album Purportedly Showing Porcelains Belonging to Xiang Yuanbian). T'oung-Pao Vol. XXXII - Livr. 1. Leiden, 1940. pp. 15-58. 25x16 cm. Paper. GBP 30.00 A scarce and little-known contribution by the erudite French scholar and explorer, Paul Pelliot, most famous for his studies of Dunhuang and Chinese Central Asia. Examines and assesses the painted album of ceramics which emerged at the end of the 19th century and which supposedly showed the collection of ceramics belonging to the late Ming collector, Xiang Yuanbian. In French. Offprint from Vol. XXXII of the journal T'oung Pao. Vertical tear to bottom of front cover at join with spine, otherwise fine. Subjects: Ceramics Printing Item 511 in List 213. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?p/PELPA1.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. |