[Rarebooks] FS: Antique Vietnamese Ceramics

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

TITLE: “Vietnamese Ceramics: A Separate Tradition”

By John Stevenson & John Guy & Louise Allison Cort.
Published in Chicago by Art Media Resources in 1997.

DISCUSSION: "Vietnamese potters combined their own native genius with 
elements derived from neighboring cultures, including Cambodia, Champa, 
India, and especially China. Yet their decorative motifs, glaze types, 
production methods, and perhaps even attitudes toward potting differed 
distinctly from those of China. Using the excellent clay of the Red 
River valley--smooth, homogeneous, gray-white--they created the most 
sophisticated ceramic tradition of Southeast Asia. The most definitive 
study on Vietnamese ceramics to date, this volume is the collaborative 
effort of experts from around the world, including Vietnam, Japan, 
England, France, and the United States. They discuss the history and 
development of Vietnamese ceramics, kiln sites discovered in Vietnam, 
and technical questions. John Guy (Victoria & Albert Museum, London) 
contributes essays on Vietnamese ceramics and cultural identity, and 
Vietnamese Ceramics in international trade. John Stevenson (Seattle Art 
Museum) explains the historical context and examines the glazed wares of 
the Ly and Tran dynasties. Louise Cort (Smithsonian Institution) 
analyzes Vietnamese ceramics in Japanese contexts, while Regina Krahl 
(British Museum) shares her expertise on Vietnamese blue-and-white and 
polychrome traditions. Asako Morimoto (Fukuoka Museum) describes the 
kilns of northern Vietnam. The book contains additional essays by 
Philippe Truong of the Louvre, Trian Nguyen of UC Berkeley, and Peter 
Lam of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Lastly, Nguyen Dinh Chien of 
the Hanoi Historical Museum and John Guy address chronological issues 
and list dated and datable ancient Vietnamese ceramics."

DESCRIPTION: Hardcover. 9"x11.5", 422 pages, color and black & white 
illustrations, dust jacket.

CONDITION NOTES: In fine, clean condition.

PRICE: $100 -

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