Chinese Pottery and porcelain

Author: Li Zhiyan and Cheng Wen
Language: English
ISBN/ISSN: 7119011677
Published on: 1984-01
Paperback

This book, written with the lay reader in mind, deals with the beginnings and development of Chinese pottery and porcelain , bringing out their national style and artistic features. It also assesses the contributions made by Chinese pottery and porcelain to world culture. At the same time it outlines recent findings in ceramic research

Introduction
Chapter 1 Pottery comes into People’s Lives; Neolithic Pottery
Chapter 2 Pottery from the Shang and Zhou to the Qin and Han Dynasties
Chapter 3 Invention and Refinement of Porcelain
Chapter 4 Ceramics Flourish in the Sui and Tang Dynasties and the Period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
Chapter 5 The Art of Porcelain in the Song and Yuan Dynasties
Chapter 6 Pottery and Porcelain of the Liao and Kin Dynasties
Chapter 7 Ceramic Craftsmanship Excels in the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Chapter 8 Decline of Chinese Porcelain in the One Hundred Years Before Liberation
Chapter 9 Blossoming of Ceramic Art in New China
Chapter 10 Chinese Pottery and Porcelain in World Culture
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