This is the story of the great outflows of art from China into the collections and museums of the West. Western collectors and international dealers gathered paintings, ceramics, and other art objects from 1860 into the early years of the twentieth century, resulting in a reverse flow as Chinese collectors purchase back their treasures.
This is the story of the great outflows of art from China into the collections and museums of the West. Western collectors and international dealers gathered paintings, ceramics, and other art objects from 1860 into the early years of the twentieth century, resulting in a reverse flow as Chinese collectors purchase back their treasures.
Michael St. Clair is professor emeritus at Emmanuel College, Boston.
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Acknowledgements Illustrations Foreword Introduction Chapter One: China: Alluring and Mysterious to the West Chapter Two: China's Tradition of Collecting Chapter Three: The Greatest Collection Ever Chapter Four: Foreigners in China's Curios and Antiquities Shops Chapter Five: American Pioneers in China: Yankee Traders, Missionaries and Diplomats Chapter Six: Taste-Makers and Early Ceramics Collectors Chapter Seven: International Dealers in Chinese Art Chapter Eight: The Boston Orientalists and the Japanese Connection Chapter Nine: Americans Who Began to Collect Chinese Porcelain Chapter Ten: The Pace of American Collecting Increases Chapter Eleven: The Age of Giants Who Collected Chapter Twelve: The Great Public Collections of Chinese Art Chapter Thirteen: Forgeries, Fakes, and the Repatriation of Art Select Bibliography Index
Acknowledgements Illustrations Foreword Introduction Chapter One: China: Alluring and Mysterious to the West Chapter Two: China's Tradition of Collecting Chapter Three: The Greatest Collection Ever Chapter Four: Foreigners in China's Curios and Antiquities Shops Chapter Five: American Pioneers in China: Yankee Traders, Missionaries and Diplomats Chapter Six: Taste-Makers and Early Ceramics Collectors Chapter Seven: International Dealers in Chinese Art Chapter Eight: The Boston Orientalists and the Japanese Connection Chapter Nine: Americans Who Began to Collect Chinese Porcelain Chapter Ten: The Pace of American Collecting Increases Chapter Eleven: The Age of Giants Who Collected Chapter Twelve: The Great Public Collections of Chinese Art Chapter Thirteen: Forgeries, Fakes, and the Repatriation of Art Select Bibliography Index
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