Understand the Art of China

Understand the Art of China: A Collector's Guide for Antique Chinese Porcelain is a book written by Chinese porcelain expert Yuzhe Niu, Released on January 18, 2019. The book focuses on providing useful knowledge of Chinese porcelain and authentication of porcelain from ancient China.
Contents
* Preface
Part I. Essential Knowledge
* Basic knowledge of Porcelain
* Shape
* Decoration Method
* Motif Pattern
* Mark
Part II. Porcelain's History and Famous Kilns
* Proto-porcelain (Approx. 1600 BC-25AD)
* Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220): Celadon
* Three Kingdoms, Western Jin, Eastern Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties (220-589): Celadon and Black Glaze
* Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties (581-960):“Celadon South & White North”
* Song Dynasty (960-1279): The Six Kiln Systems and the Five Great Kilns
* Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368): Jingdezhen & Longquan Kilns
* Ming Dynasty (1368-1644): Dominating Jingdezhen Kilns
* Qing Dynasty (1644-1912): The Legendary Era
* Republican Period (1911-1949)
Part III. Appraisal and Valuation
* Valuation Criteria of Antique Chinese Porcelain
* Imitations and Counterfeits
* Contemporary Technology of Authentication
 
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