The RA collection of Chinese ceramics : a collector's vision /

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Author / Creator:Matos, Maria Ant�nia Pinto de
Imprint:London : Jorge Welsh Books, 2011.
Description:3 v. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 36 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
Local Note:University of Chicago Library's copy is number 181 of 500 in English.
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8864653
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ISBN:9780955743238 (set)
0955743230 (set)
Notes:"Edition of 500 copies in English and 400 copies in Portuguese numbered and signed by the author. English edition numbered from I to XX and from 21 to 500. Portuguese edition numbered from I to XX and from 21 to 400"--Vol. 1, prelim. page.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:This important new reference book on Chinese export porcelains reveals for the first time comprehensive details of what is probably the world's best private collection of pieces intended primarily for the European market. "The RA collection of Chinese ceramics. A collector's vision" by Maria Antónia Pinto de Matos, a museum director and distinguished specialist, also contains much new research into the entire subject of Chinese export porcelain. Published by Jorge Welsh Books, this limited edition three-volume boxed set is a work of art in its own right. The RA Collection has been assembled over the past 30 years by a sharpeyed connoisseur who has combined a passion for Chinese export porcelain with a rigorous insistence on quality, beauty, rarity and historical relevance. Exhibition: London Gallery, Lisbon Gallery.