Ming and Qing Porcelain Pattern Identification---Volume on Human Figure Patterns

Author: Tie Yuan
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Publishing Date: 2001-08-01
Features: Character themes are an important part of Chinese ceramic patterns and have a long history. Take the human fish pattern on the Banpo painted pottery from Xi'an, which is already well-known to the world and can be considered an outstanding representative of early character motifs. This book collects over 650 pieces of ceramic objects from the Ming and Qing dynasties, depicting various patterns such as historical figures, mythological figures, landscape figures, symbolic figures, dramatic and literary figures, scholars, elegant ladies, and children at play. It provides detailed discussions, comparisons, analyses, and appraisals of character patterns from each dynasty. This includes comparisons of authenticity, contrasts between earlier and later periods, and distinctions between official kilns and civilian kilns. At the same time, it vividly and naturally presents historical stories related to the patterns on the objects to readers, enabling them to comprehensively grasp the relevant knowledge of the patterns and appreciate their historical connotations. This helps a broad audience improve their overall appraisal skills.