Collecting Chinese and Japanese Porcelain in Pre-Revolutionary Paris roman and background notes that illuminate

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ISBN 978-1-60606-114-5

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Collecting Chinese and Japanese Porcelain in Pre-Revolutionary Paris roman and background notes that illuminateStphane Castelluccio This beautifully illustrated volume traces the changing market for Chinese and Japanese porcelain in Paris from the early years of the reign of Louis XIV (16431715) through the eighteenth century. The increase in the quantity and variety of East Asian wares imported during this period spurred efforts to record and analyze them, resulting in a profusion of inventories, sales catalogues, and treatises. These contemporary sourcesmany