Overview
- Introduces the features and types of Chinese Porcelain alongside a unique history of the Porcelain Road
- Written by leading Chinese scholar Yan Chongnian
- Examines the Porcelain road as a key element in China-Western cultural exchanges
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This book provides a unique history of the Porcelain Road against the backdrop of Chinese and Western cultural exchanges. Written by one of China’s most influential scholars, it introduces the history of Chinese Porcelain, especially the history of the imperial porcelain kiln, taking the most representative porcelain of each period as examples, and examining relevant historical background. Studying artifacts from well-known collections such as the Palace Museum, Taipei Palace Museum, Shenyang Palace Museum, Nanjing Museum, this text offers a unique discussion of China’s porcelain culture and history, and will be of relevance to all those interested in one of the key aspects of Chinese culture and cultural exchanges between East and West.
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr Chongnian Yan is a leading researcher in the Manchu Institute of Beijing Academy of Social Sciences, President of Beijing Manchu Research Foundation, Vice President of Chinese Society of the Forbidden City (CSFC), and a main Lecturer in the CCTV show Lecture Room. His lectures include “The mystery of 12 Qing Emperors”, ”Fall of Ming and Rise of Qing in 60 Years”, “The Great Emperor Kangxi” and “The Forbidden City” series.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Brief History of Chinese Imperial Porcelain
Book Subtitle: From Song Dynasty to Qing Dynasty
Authors: Chongnian Yan
Translated by: Yuan Zhang
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4145-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: SDX Joint Publishing 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-97-4144-1Published: 02 November 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-97-4147-2Due: 16 November 2025
eBook ISBN: 978-981-97-4145-8Published: 01 November 2024
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 414
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 105 illustrations in colour
Topics: History of China, Asian Culture, Cultural Heritage, Arts