Yixing Pottery The World of Chinese Tea Culture First Edition Book 2004

Description

This book in the "Arts of China" series is a "unique, fully illustrated volume (that is) an essential guide for collectors and admirers of Yixing pottery."
"Artists who possess a mastery of the Yixing style of pottery have demonstrated an uncanny eye for detail and the ability to give an inanimate, purely functional object a certain organic, lifelike quality.  Yixing ware elevates something as simple as a teapot or cup into a work of art accessible to all collectors.  Its history is rich and vigorous, offering something for just about everyone interested in pottery, tea or Chinese culture."
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