Things Chinese. Antiques - Crafts - Collectibles - Knapp, Ronald G.
antiques, crafts, collectibles
KORTE INHOUD
"China has been a source of fascination for the West since the early days of the China trade, and the country's importance to the world grows with every passing day. China's renowned art objects and traditional manufactured products have long been sought by collectors--from porcelains and finely detailed paintings, silk fabrics, and furniture to the lacquered or ebony-and-bone chopsticks that are a distant relation to the ones you'll find in most Chinese restaurants. Things Chinese is the next book in the newly redesigned series that includes Things Japanese and Things Thai. Like them, it presents sixty distinctive items that are typical of Chinese culture and together present a very special window onto the people, the history, and the society of the world's largest nation. Each object is a collectible in its own right, and each has a different story to tell. The objects are grouped into six areas: household items, arts & crafts, personal possessions, eating & drinking, games & entertainment, and religious it...
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2011Uitgever: Periplus Editions143 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 080484187XISBN-13: 9780804841870Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Original red boards, dust jacket, numerous (full page) colour and b/w illustrations, (including photographs), 4to. [Auteur: Knapp, Ronald G. & Michael Freeman] [Pagina's: 143] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Tokyo/Rutland, VT/Singapore : Tuttle Publishing] [Jaar: 2011] [Titel: Things Chinese: Antiques, Crafts, Collectibles]
