{"product_id":"glorious-qing-claudia-brown-9780295751917","title":"Glorious Qing: Decorative Arts in China, 1644-1911","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA guided tour through centuries of exquisitely crafted objects\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWith over 250 color illustrations, this companion volume to Claudia Brown's \u003ci\u003eGreat Qing: Painting in China, 1644-1911\u003c\/i\u003e covers an array of superbly crafted objects of art produced during China's last dynasty. It features ceramics, metalwork, textiles, lacquer, glass, jade, and works of bamboo selected from collections in North America, Europe, China, and Taiwan. Art historian Brown probes the materials, motivations, technologies, and skills of Qing period artists, along with trends in art patronage and collecting. She considers objects of private patronage, including snuff bottles and instruments for the scholar's desk, alongside imperial commissions, palace furnishings, and pieces made for export in the flourishing East-West trade market. Moving chronologically from one emperor's reign to the next, \u003ci\u003eGlorious Qing\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive survey of Qing decorative arts that will delight experts and novices alike, from collectors to students of art history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Claudia Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0295751916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780295751917\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 6.90w x 1.20d","brand":"Claudia Brown","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44966092636415,"sku":"9780295751917","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0a7885cb-2e40-4edd-a09a-0eed625f9802.jpg?v=1711158836","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/glorious-qing-claudia-brown-9780295751917","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}