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Reflexos: Símbolos e Imagens do Cristianismo na Porcelana Chinesa/Reflections: Symbols and Images of Christianity on Chinese Porcelain

1996 · Best.-Nr. 1562B — Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa 1996 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Portuguese and English text; Paperback; 23.7 x 28.2 cm; 1.47 kg; 139 pages with various colour images; Catalogue of an exhibition at Museu de Sao Roque Lisboa 1996 focusing on Symbols and Images of Christianity on Chinese Porcelain.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The exterior shows edge wear and scuffs and scratches on the front cover spine and back cover. Interior in very good condition apart from minor wear marks on the top of the first few pages.; "In addition to their value as collector's items the pieces on display encourage us to reflect upon various cross-cultural exchanges between eastern and western cultures. In effect they testify to divergent legacies and learnings. In technological terms the Chinese world is clearly autonomous although it must be acknowledge that some of the raw materials and colouring techniques were imported primarily from Central and Southwest China. Even here western taste contributed to the success of the polychrome decoration of Qing porcelain and with this to the technological study of new pigment techniques. But above all it is the functionality of the pieces and in the taste in forms designs and colours that the influence of the West with its customs symbols and aesthetic models proved to be the most emphatic." excerpt from the introduction by António Manuel Hespanha. Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa paperback