Collecting Chinese Japanese Korean Oriental Antiques / Scarce Book

Description

Beautifully illustrated throughout, including over 90 black and white and 30 full color photographs, this book is a definitive guide to collecting Oriental antiques.
COLLECTING ORIENTAL ANTIQUES
by Judith Moorhouse, Chartwell Books, NJ, 1976/1990.
For would-be collectors who have been discouraged by the high prices and extreme rarity of many Oriental antiques, here is a book explaining “what is easily obtainable, where to get advice and how to begin a collection, with advice on dealers, auction houses, reproductions, fakes and much else that often puzzles or alarms the beginner.  The book deals with the six main areas of interest to collectors.  A long first chapter on ceramics by a specialist in the field leads the reader gently through the maze of styles and reigns.  The rest of the book, by Judith Moorhouse, covers the superb bronzes, jade carving, enamels, lacquer and small ivory and wood carvings, including Japanese
netsuke
.  There is a map, a date chart and a long illustrated appendix of condensed information on such things as reign marks, decorative motifs, bronze and jade shapes, and the complex subject of Buddhist iconography.” If you have been looking for a readable, highly accessible introduction to Oriental antiques, you will want to add this book to your reference library.
8.5” x 11.5” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  128 pages.
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