Hippisley's work is an essential reference for anyone interested in the history of Chinese ceramic art. This volume traces the development of porcelain-making in China, from the Sung dynasty to the Ch'ing dynasty. Illustrated with over 100 plates, this work is a valuable resource for collectors, scholars, and historians. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from A Sketch of the History of Ceramic Art in China: With a Catalogue of the Hippisley Collection of Chinese Porcelains Is. W. Bushell, Chinese Porcelain before the Present Dynasty, Nos. 33, 80, 18, With the sole exception of the Nanfeng ware, and a portion of that from Linch'uan, produced during the Yilan dynasty, none of which seems to have survived to the present day, but which is described as having been decorated with owers coarsely painted under the glaze, 1 can find nothing in the works of Chinese writers on this subject to justify the concession of a greater antiquity than the early part of the Ming dynasty that is, the first half of the fifteenth century - to the ornamentation of vases with arabesques and scroll work, with land scapes, historical scenes, or genre paintings in several colors. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

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This beautifully illustrated catalogue provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of Chinese porcelains. Alfred Edward Hippisley's detailed descriptions of the various objects in his collection are accompanied by full-color photographs, making this a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of ceramics and the art of collecting. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.