Earth Transformed: Chinese Ceramics In The Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston

Beautifully Done And Well Illustrated Directed Energy A very nice text for a scholar of Chinese ceramics, and or cultured individual. Covers examples from Neolithic to Qing Dynasty. All of the photos are extremely well rendered, and scaled when appropriate to show close up details of the more important technical aspects of style. Many of the pieces are shown from various angles so as not . a major work of beauty i love this book as a reference for my own pottery work. Most of all I love leafing through the pages slowly and thoughtfully no different than relishing a spoonful of delicious desert.. "From decorative pottery to Buddhist sculpture" according to Midwest Book Review. Earth Transformed: Chinese Ceramics In The Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston by Wu Tung (Matsutaro Shoriki Curator of Asian Art and Head of the Department of the Art of Asia, Oceania, and Africa) is a gorgeous, coffee-table art book filled cover to cover with more than two hundred beautiful color photographs of seventy-nine smooth, elegant,

This book remedies that omission. Featuring an essay on the history of the collection of Chinese ceramics, the book also includes brief sketches on the principal types as well as short texts about the archaeology of the tombs and kiln sites. An illustrated time line and a kiln map fill in the historical and geographical settings for nearly 5,000 years of Chinese ceramic art.. Designed for the general reader, it offers a selection of 78 objects, beautifully photographed in full color, with indivi

About the Author Wu Tung, Matsutaro Shoriki Curator of Asian Art and Head of the Department of Art of Asia, Oceania, and Africa, has written extensively about Chinese art. His previous works include "Masterpieces of Chinese Painting" and "Tales from the Land of Dragons."

His previous works include "Masterpieces of Chinese Painting" and "Tales from the Land of Dragons." . Wu Tung, Matsutaro Shoriki Curator of Asian Art and Head of the Department of Art of Asia, Oceania, and Africa, has written extensively about Chinese art