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Chinese Art: Textiles, glass and painting on glass, carvings in ivory and rhinoceros horn, carvings in hardstones, snuff bottles, inkcakes and inkstones by R. Soame Jenyns, William Watson is a art available to read on EtoBox.
What is Chinese Art: Textiles, glass and painting on glass, carvings in ivory and rhinoceros horn, carvings in hardstones, snuff bottles, inkcakes and inkstones about?
"This book is devoted to gold and silver, the later bronzes and metalwork, the colorful cloisonné and painted enamels, lacquer from its beginnings in pre-Han times to the thrones of the eighteenth-century emperor Ch'ien Lung, and the Coromandel screen, whose very name is redolent of precarious It discusses woodcarving of all kinds, including the furniture which inspired the designs of Thomas Chippendale. All these objects and many others featured here have fascinated collectors throughout the centuries."
Who reads Chinese Art: Textiles, glass and painting on glass, carvings in ivory and rhinoceros horn, carvings in hardstones, snuff bottles, inkcakes and inkstones?
It is typically read by collectors seeking rare, out-of-print or specialist editions.
Common subject areas: rare and out-of-print works.
- Author
- R. Soame Jenyns, William Watson
- Publisher
- Rizzoli, 1980, c1966-1982, c1981.
- Published
- 1980
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780847803217
- Category
- art
- Subjects
- Crafts & Hobbies, Art, Design
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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