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A catalogue of Chinese porcelains collected by Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Taft, Cincinnati, Ohio, with notes and illustrations, comp. and described by John Getz (1904)

Getz, John, Taft, Charles Phelps, 1843-1929 · New York : Priv. print. · leaf 22

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ting and unobtrusive objects of art,have been destined to wander far, and from country to country, frommansion to mansion, always inspiring new delight, affording a field for thedisplay of cultivated taste, and furnishing a stimulating pastime, as well ascontributing by their presence to a quiet… … BRIEF outline of the early history of Chinese Porce-lain is deemed not out of place here, as an introduc-tory to the following pages. Documentary evidencesconcerning porcelains of remote epochs are ratherabstruse; either the specimens described cannot betraced, or they are now entirely lost through…

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