Oriental ceramic art : illustrated by examples from the collection of W.T. Walters : with one hundred and sixteen plates in colors and over four hundred reproductions in black and white (1897)
Bushell, Stephen W. (Stephen Wootton), 1844-1908, author, Laffan, William M., writer of preface, L. Prang & Co., lithographer, D. Appleton and Company, publisher · leaf 12
t. The color of Oriental porcelain is more akin to the color of some brilliant mineral than to the familiar pigments of an artist's palette ; and as truth of color was the first requirement, many and serious difficulties had to be overcome. Mr. Prang, how¬ ever, was equal to the task, and during… … Fig. 2. — Octagonal Lantern of K’ang-hsi egg-shell porcelain, decorated in colors. The opposite side
Walters, W. T. (William Thompson), 1819-1894 · Pottery, Chinese · Pottery, Japanese · Pottery, Korean · Pottery
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