The Romance of Chinese Art

The Romance of Chinese Art by R L Hobson etal. Published by Garden City Publishing Inc, Garden City, NY, 1936. 4th Copyright. Hardbound, no DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Good. Edge wear to boards. Pages 3 - 6 cut out and removed from book. Balance of content excellent. 192 Pgs. Periods of Art by Warren E Cox, Art Director of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Textiles and Embroideries by A F Kendrick, FRSA, Keeper of Textiles in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. 'sthetic Development of China by Carl W Bishop, Associate Curator of the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Architecture and Chinese Sculpture by Oswald Siren, Director, National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden. Chinese Painting by Laurence Binyon, Hon. LL.D., Deputy-Keeper of Oriental Prints, British Museum, London. Wood Carving and Ivory Carving by Jiro Harada, Imperial Household Museums, Japan. Screen by Kojiro Tomita, Keeper of Japanese Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Pottery and Porcelain by R L Hobson, Keeper of the Dept of Ceramics, British Museum, London. Jewellery by Anonymous. Enamel and Lacquer by Lt Col EF Strange, CBE, Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Jade and Other Hard Stone Carvings by Geo F Kunz, Gem Expert, Tiffany & Co, New York. Iron in Art by Benjamin March, Curator of Asiatic Art, Detroit Institute of Arts. Bronze and Brass Ornamental Work by Charles F Kelley, Curator of Oriental Art, Art Institute, Chicago. Illustrated with black and white, halftone plates and colour plates. Description text copyright 2006 www.BooksForComfort.net. Item ID 11325.