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Oliver Impey and Malcolm Fairley with contributions by
Clare Pollard and Vibeke Woldbye
This volume is published in two parts dealing with the development
of, respectively, porcelain and earthenware. The first part concentrates
on Miyagawa (Makuzu) Kozan (1842-1916), illustrating more than 80
examples of his virtuoso work in porcelain.
Kozan brought the medium to heights of technical perfection not
seen before and, ever responsive to market forces, produced wares
with shapes and decoration in Japanese, Chinese, and European styles.
An essay by Dr Oliver Impey and Malcolm Fairley traces the part
played by Japanese porcelain in the international exhibitions of
the period, while Clare Pollard contributes an artistic biography
based on documentary research in Japan.
By assembling such an outstanding group of ceramics and presenting
them in the light of ground-breaking new research this volume makes
a major contribution to the study and appreciation of Meiji art.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
The late Dr Oliver Impey was formerly Senior Curator at the Ashmolean
Museum, and Reader in Japanese Art, University of Oxford. Co-editor
of 'Meiji No Takara - The Khalili Collection of Japanese Art' and
the author of many books.
Malcolm Fairley is formerly of Sotheby's and Barry Davies Oriental
Art; he is now owner of Malcolm Fairley Ltd. - Japanese Works of
Art in London. Co-editor of 'Meiji No Takara - The Khalili Collection
of Japanese Art' and an expert on all aspects of Meiji period art.
Clare Pollard is curator of the East Asian Collections at the Chester
Beatty Library in Dublin, author of "'Master Potter of Meiji Japan'
Mazuku Kozan (1842 - 1916) and his Workshop" and writer on Japanese
ceramics.
Vibeke Woldbye is curator at the Danish Museum of Decorative Arts
in Copenhagen; she is the author of papers on decorative arts, especially
textiles and ceramics.
DETAILS
248 pages; fully illustrated in colour
40 x 30 cm
hardback with slipcase
1995
1-874780-05-6
£150 (including Selected Essays)
$300 (including Selected Essays)
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