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Symbols on Chinese porcelain : 10 000 times happiness / Eva Ströber ; [photogr. Johan van der Veer ; transl. Els Struiving].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ströber, Eva.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Porcelain, Chinese--Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912--Exhibitions.
- Porcelain, Chinese.
- Porcelain, Chinese--Song-Yuan dynasties, 960-1368--Exhibitions.
- Symbolism in art--China--Exhibitions.
- Symbolism in art.
- Porcelain, Chinese--Ming-Qing dynasties.
- Porcelain, Chinese--Song-Yuan dynasties.
- China.
- Genre:
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 238 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
- Other Title:
- 10 000 times happiness
- Ten thousand times happiness
- Place of Publication:
- Stuttgart : Arnoldsche Art Publishers ; Leeuwarden : Keramiekmuseum Princessehof, [2011]
- Contents:
- The principles of the cosmos
- The dragon : symbol of Chinese culture
- The four divine creatures : dragon, phoenix, qilin and black warrior
- The symbolism of Chinese animals
- The flowers of the four seasons : peony, lotus, chrysanthemum and prunus
- The quest for immortality
- The ideals of a Confucian society and wishes for individual happiness
- Freedom : the ideals of the literati.
- Notes:
- "Published on the occasion of the exhibition '10 000 X Happiness : Auspicious Motifs on Chinese Porcelain' April 29th to October 30th, 2011 at Keramiekmuseum Princessehof, Leeuwarden, Netherlands"--Colophon.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-238) and index.
- ISBN:
- 3897903504
- 9783897903500
- OCLC:
- 767524214
- Publisher Number:
- 99961236918
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