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Chinese and Japanese works of art in the collection of Her Majesty the Queen

Chinese and Japanese works of art in the collection of Her Majesty the Queen
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ISBN 1905686498 (set : hbk.)
9781905686490 (set : hbk.)
Author Ayers, John
Title Chinese and Japanese works of art in the collection of Her Majesty the Queen / John Ayers
Publisher London : Royal Collection Trust, 2016
Physical desc. 3 v. (xi, 1144 pages) ; ill. ; 33 cm.
Note Reprinted 2017.
In slip case.
Bibliography etc. Includes bibliographical references (1113-1124) and index.
Contents V. 1: Chinese and Japanese ceramics. Foreword / Jonathan Marsden -- Preface / John Ayers -- Introduction: the history of the collection / John Ayers -- The catalogue. Pt. 1: China: wares of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and earlier -- Pt. 2: Wares from southern China kilns: late Ming and early Qing dynasties (c.1570-1690) -- Pt. 3: Chinese and Japanese porcelains at Hampton Court Palace. The collection of Mary II -- China: wares of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties -- Japanese wares -- Pt. 4: China: wares of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) -- v. 2: Chinese and Japanese ceramics (cont.). Introduction: European mounts on Chinese and Japanese porcelain / Rufus Bird -- The catalogue. Pt. 4: China: wares of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) (cont.). Painted in enamels of the famille rose (cont.) -- Wares with monochrome glazes -- Wares with blue glazes -- Wares with copper-red glazes -- Wares with other high-temperature glazes -- Wares with turquoise glazes -- Pt. 5: Japanese wares. Wares with plain glaze or painted in underglaze blue -- Wares painted in Kakiemon-style enamels -- Wares painted in Imari style with underglaze blue and enamels, late seventeenth to early eighteenth century -- Other Japanese porcelain and pottery wares -- v. 3: Other Chinese and Japanese works of art. Introduction, incorporating a study of Queen Mary's collection of Asiatic art / Kathryn Jones and John Ayers -- The catalogue. Pt. 6: Non-ceramic works of art from China. Painted scrolls -- Textiles -- Jade and hardstones -- Snuff bottles -- Glass -- Lacquer -- Ivory carvings -- Miscellaneous carvings -- Painted clay figures -- Metalwork -- Pt. 7: Non-ceramic works of art from Japan. Lacquer -- Metalwork: bronzes -- Pt. 8: Musical instruments -- Concordance -- Appendices. 1: Late addition to catalogue -- 2: The Macartney gift list of 1793 -- 3: Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee gifts, 1897 -- 4: Reign-marks and other marks and labels -- 5: The Vulliamy accounts -- 6: XRF reports.
Person as subject Elizabeth -- II -- Queen of Great Britain -- 1926- -- Art collections -- Catalogs
Corporate name Royal Collection (Great Britain) -- Catalogs
Subject Pottery, Chinese -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs
Pottery, Japanese -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs
Art objects, Chinese -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs
Art objects, Japanese -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs
Art, Chinese -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs
Art, Japanese -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs
Added name(s) - Corporate Royal Collection (Great Britain)
Royal Collection Trust
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Barcode Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Status Due Date
10012457 709.5 AYE
RLL 1 . *, Permanent Loan .  
10012458 709.5 AYE
RLL 2 . *, Permanent Loan .  
10012459 709.5 AYE
RLL 3 . *, Permanent Loan .  
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