Description |
250 pages : colour illustrations ; 31 x 25 cm |
Contents |
Chinoiserie: a brief history -- A passion for porcelain -- Palette & pattern -- Pagodas & pavilions -- A mythical menagerie -- The flowery land -- Citizens of Cathay -- Tropical temptations. |
Summary |
Art historian and artist Aldous Bertram has long been captivated by chinoiserie, the term for Western art and design inspired by a largely invented vision of China. Marco Polo's sensational account of his visit to the exotic east in the 13th century sparked a fascination with China that reached a fever pitch in the 18th century and continues to this day. Bertram has organized Dragons & Pagodas by theme, including porcelain, color and pattern, flora, fauna, people, architecture, and tropical exoticism. Each chapter is bursting with images ranging from grand European summer palaces and whimsical pagoda follies to charming details of screens, porcelain figurines, and ornate plasterwork, from modern rooms swathed in floral wallpaper to paintings, tapestries, fearsome dragons, and palm-topped columns. Complete with Bertram's own chinoiserie-inspired watercolors and collages, Dragons & Pagodas is an irresistable confection and an example of chinoiserie in its own right. -- Publisher description. |
Subject |
Chinoiserie (Art)
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Chinoiserie (Art) -- Pictorial works.
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Decorative arts -- Chinese influences.
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Decorative arts -- Chinese influences -- Pictorial works.
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Chinoiserie (Art) (OCoLC)fst01748188
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Indexed Term |
Decorative arts |
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Interior decoration & furnishings |
Added Title |
Dragons and pagodas |
ISBN |
9780865653849 (hardcover) |
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0865653844 (hardcover) |
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