From a prehistoric jade bird 5000 years old to nineteenth-century scrolls, nearly 300 objects are illustrated in 140 large, full-colour photographs specially taken for this volume.
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From a prehistoric jade bird 5000 years old to nineteenth-century scrolls, nearly 300 objects are illustrated in 140 large, full-colour photographs specially taken for this volume.
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Seller's Description:
Near Fine in very good jacket. 1992. Hardcover, 4to., white cloth. 284 pp. Illustrated in color. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Minor shelfwear to DJ. Corners lightly bumped. Contents clean and unmarked. DJ now in mylar.
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Fine. 284pp. Quarto. Illustrated with black and white and coloured photos and maps. Original grey cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Illustrated dust jacket; unclipped; price sticker partially removed on front panel; minor rubbing to crown and foot. A tight copy; plates are particularly bright. fine Extensive catalogue of the Chinese art holdings at the Royal Ontario Museum; much of which originally belonged to the art wholesaler George Crofts. The collection documents both the 19th century European fascination with everything "exotic and oriental" and the cultural value of the collection itself. Beautifully photographed, with essays by leading scholars.
