Global by design
Subtitle: Chinese ceramics from the R. Albuquerque Collection
By: introduction by Denise Patry Leidy ; catalogue entries by Maria Antónia Pinto de Matos
Contributors: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Published by Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing
Published: 2016
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9780993506802; 9780993506819
Subjects: Exhibitions; Art collections; Chinese Porcelain; Porcelain; Private collections; Art; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Other titles: Chinese ceramics from the R. Albuquerque Collection
Description: "Catalogue for the exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Global by Design: Chinese Ceramics from the R. Albuquerque Collection", focusing on Chinese ceramics of the late 16th to the 18th century, a period during which they became a global luxury, transforming both the European ceramic industry and also the styles of dining and drinking. The exhibition comprises 48 entries with 60 exquisite and unusual pieces from an important Brazilian private collection, never exhibited before, exploring the way in which 18th-century artists, when faced with the global idioms that had developed at the time, made artistic choices that allowed them to create an endless range of spectacular and visually imaginative works. Besides exploring the trade in Chinese ceramics within Asia, the exhibition focus on the development of shapes and designs that reflect the history of exchange between China and the Islamic world as well as the period - the late 16th century - when works reflecting both the Chinese and Islamic traditions were introduced and incorporated into Europe and the Americas." --Publisher's website.
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, April 25 - August 7, 2016.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-239).