ASIAN ART
With the arts of China, we offer you through the ages of ceramics dating from the Tang dynasties, earthenware engobed or leaded glazes and particularly Sancai, Song stoneware covered celadon, ru, ge, ding, guan, qingbai, productions of Cizhou ovens, Yuan blue and white porcelain, Longquan celadons, Ming blue and white porcelain, first doucai and wucai, from the Transition period (blue and white porcelain, wucai and first Green Family decors), from the Qing dynasty blue porcelain and white, monochrome, Famille Verte, Famille Rose, porcelain for export or from the Republic of China (1912-1949).
Jade objects and ornaments dating from the archaic period or later dynasties, including the Ming and Qing, paintings and albums of the Tang dynasty, including the Ming and Qing, terracotta sculptures, wood, amber, ivory, coral, stone, patinated, golden or lacquered metal,
metal arts tableware archaic from the Shang and Zhou periods or archaic, partitioned or painted enamels, jewelry and goldsmith's work, objects of scholarly seals, brush washers, brush pots, water vases, metal screens, porcelain, rhinoceros horn, wood or bamboo, lacquer objects with gilded decor,
carved or inlaid boxes, trays or furniture
With the arts of Japan, We will offer you different objects, furniture and objects in lacquer cabinets, Nanban chests, kogo, kobako, fubako, tebako, natsume, kodansu, kagamibako, suzuribako , bunko, prints in sheet or in album, makemono, okimono, armor ,Kakiemon ceramics, Nabeshima, Kutani, masks noh theater, kyogen, gigaku,
porcelain and the expertise required to create it began to spread to other parts of East Asia. During the Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD), art and production had reached new heights. The manufacture of porcelain became very organized, and the kilns with dragons excavated from this period could draw up to 25,000 pieces at a time and more than 100,000 at the end of the period. While Xing items are considered to be among the largest of the Tang Dynasty porcelain, the Ding items became the first porcelain in the Song Dynasty. During the Ming Dynasty, the production of the best court goods was concentrated in one city, and Jingdezhen porcelain, originally owned by the imperial government, remained the center of Chinese porcelain production.
At the time of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644 AD), porcelain goods were exported to Asia and Europe. Some of the most famous styles of Chinese porcelain art arrived in Europe around this time, such as the coveted "blue and white". The Ming Dynasty controlled much of the porcelain trade, which was extended to Asia, Africa and Europe via the Silk Road. In 1517, Portuguese merchants began direct trade by sea with the Ming dynasty, and in 1598, Dutch merchants followed.
Certain porcelains were more appreciated than others in imperial China. The most popular types can be identified by their association with the court, either as tribute offerings, or as products of ovens under imperial control. Jingdezhen. During the Ming Dynasty, Jingdezhen porcelain became a source of imperial pride. The fame of Jingdezhen porcelain reached its peak during the Qing Dynasty.
Although the Japanese elite were passionate importers of Chinese porcelain from the start, they could not make their own until the arrival of Korean potters who were taken prisoner during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592- 1598). They brought an improved type of oven. At first, their wares were similar to the cheaper and coarser Chinese porcelain with blue underglaze decoration which were already widely sold in Japan; this style was to continue for cheaper everyday goods until the twentieth century.
Exports to Europe started around 1660, through China and the Dutch East India Company, the only Europeans allowed a commercial presence. Chinese exports have been seriously disrupted by civil wars, the Ming dynasty collapsing and Japanese exports increasing rapidly to fill the void. In the beginning, the goods used European forms and mainly Chinese decorations, as the Chinese had done, but original Japanese styles gradually developed.
Nabeshima items were produced in ovens belonging to the families of feudal lords and were decorated in the Japanese tradition, largely related to textile design. It was not originally exported, but used for gifts to other aristocratic families. Imari and Kakiemon are general terms for styles of export porcelain with "glazed" overglaze decoration begun at the start of the period, both with many subtypes.
A wide variety of styles and manufacturing centers were used in the early 19th century, and with the opening of Japan to trade in the second half, exports expanded considerably and quality generally declined. Much of traditional porcelain continues to reproduce ancient production methods and styles, and there are several modern industrial manufacturers.
Jade objects and ornaments dating from the archaic period or later dynasties, including the Ming and Qing, paintings and albums of the Tang dynasty, including the Ming and Qing, terracotta sculptures, wood, amber, ivory, coral, stone, patinated, golden or lacquered metal,
metal arts tableware archaic from the Shang and Zhou periods or archaic, partitioned or painted enamels, jewelry and goldsmith's work, objects of scholarly seals, brush washers, brush pots, water vases, metal screens, porcelain, rhinoceros horn, wood or bamboo, lacquer objects with gilded decor,
carved or inlaid boxes, trays or furniture
With the arts of Japan, We will offer you different objects, furniture and objects in lacquer cabinets, Nanban chests, kogo, kobako, fubako, tebako, natsume, kodansu, kagamibako, suzuribako , bunko, prints in sheet or in album, makemono, okimono, armor ,Kakiemon ceramics, Nabeshima, Kutani, masks noh theater, kyogen, gigaku,
porcelain and the expertise required to create it began to spread to other parts of East Asia. During the Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD), art and production had reached new heights. The manufacture of porcelain became very organized, and the kilns with dragons excavated from this period could draw up to 25,000 pieces at a time and more than 100,000 at the end of the period. While Xing items are considered to be among the largest of the Tang Dynasty porcelain, the Ding items became the first porcelain in the Song Dynasty. During the Ming Dynasty, the production of the best court goods was concentrated in one city, and Jingdezhen porcelain, originally owned by the imperial government, remained the center of Chinese porcelain production.
At the time of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644 AD), porcelain goods were exported to Asia and Europe. Some of the most famous styles of Chinese porcelain art arrived in Europe around this time, such as the coveted "blue and white". The Ming Dynasty controlled much of the porcelain trade, which was extended to Asia, Africa and Europe via the Silk Road. In 1517, Portuguese merchants began direct trade by sea with the Ming dynasty, and in 1598, Dutch merchants followed.
Certain porcelains were more appreciated than others in imperial China. The most popular types can be identified by their association with the court, either as tribute offerings, or as products of ovens under imperial control. Jingdezhen. During the Ming Dynasty, Jingdezhen porcelain became a source of imperial pride. The fame of Jingdezhen porcelain reached its peak during the Qing Dynasty.
Although the Japanese elite were passionate importers of Chinese porcelain from the start, they could not make their own until the arrival of Korean potters who were taken prisoner during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592- 1598). They brought an improved type of oven. At first, their wares were similar to the cheaper and coarser Chinese porcelain with blue underglaze decoration which were already widely sold in Japan; this style was to continue for cheaper everyday goods until the twentieth century.
Exports to Europe started around 1660, through China and the Dutch East India Company, the only Europeans allowed a commercial presence. Chinese exports have been seriously disrupted by civil wars, the Ming dynasty collapsing and Japanese exports increasing rapidly to fill the void. In the beginning, the goods used European forms and mainly Chinese decorations, as the Chinese had done, but original Japanese styles gradually developed.
Nabeshima items were produced in ovens belonging to the families of feudal lords and were decorated in the Japanese tradition, largely related to textile design. It was not originally exported, but used for gifts to other aristocratic families. Imari and Kakiemon are general terms for styles of export porcelain with "glazed" overglaze decoration begun at the start of the period, both with many subtypes.
A wide variety of styles and manufacturing centers were used in the early 19th century, and with the opening of Japan to trade in the second half, exports expanded considerably and quality generally declined. Much of traditional porcelain continues to reproduce ancient production methods and styles, and there are several modern industrial manufacturers.
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