The Arts

A Picked History of Chinaware

by TU Ruiming

Description

How did Jingdezhen become the 'Porcelain Capital'?

From the perspective of the history of crafts, this book discusses the aesthetics and culture behind porcelains.

A Picked History of Chinaware selects ten important nodes in the development of Chinese porcelain. This book inspects the 'picked' porcelain pieces and illustrates not only a history of crafts, but also of culture, aesthetics, technology and trade. It focuses on the important role of Jingdezhen being the 'Porcelain Capital', and the porcelain industry revolution brought by the development of technology in Jingdezhen.

一本书回答“景德镇何以成为瓷都”。

从工艺史出发,畅谈瓷器背后的美学与文化。

选取了中国瓷器发展历史上十个重要的节点,通过一块块并不引人注目的、所谓拣来的破碎瓷片引出,以小小瓷片切入,从工艺史的发展出发,兼及文化、美学、技术与贸易的历史,并着重梳理了景德镇作为瓷都在制瓷史上的重要地位,以及景德镇的工艺技术发展引发的瓷业变革。

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Author Biography

TU Ruiming is a porcelain expert, ceramic culture researcher, writer and the founder of Jingdezhen Changwuju. He is committed to the revival of Jingdezhen Porcelain culture, inheriting and spreading traditional ceramic culture and aesthetics, and promoting the contemporary transformation of traditional ceramic art. The "Ceramic Notes" has been published. 


涂睿明,著名瓷人、陶瓷文化研究者、作家、景德镇长物居创始人。致力于景德镇瓷艺复兴,传承传播传统陶瓷文化、美学,推动传统陶瓷艺术的当代转化。已出版《制瓷笔记》。

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Shanghai Insight Media

Shanghai Insight Media Co., Ltd is headquartered in Shanghai with a branch in Beijing. It was founded in 2011 by publisher Kevin Chen and one of the largest listed publishing and media groups - China South Publishing & Media Group Co., Ltd (CNS).

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher Shanghai Insight Media Co., Ltd
  • Publication Date January 2018
  • Orginal LanguageChinese simplified
  • ISBN/Identifier 9787556118502
  • Publication Country or regionChina
  • FormatPaperback
  • Pages280
  • ReadershipGeneral
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Original Language Title捡来的瓷器史
  • Original Language Authors涂睿明
  • Copyright Year2018

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