Chinese Art Objects, Collecting, and Interior Design in Twentieth-Century Britain

ISBN-13: 9781032135403 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 200 str.

Helen Glaister

Opis

This book explores the relationship between collecting Chinese ceramics, interior design and display in Britain through the eyes of collectors, designers and taste makers during the years leading to, during and following World War II.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. Chinese Porcelain in European Style: Visuality, Connectivity and Otherness 2. Basil Ionides: Collecting, Interior Design and Museums 3. Fashioning the Collector: Nellie Ionides and Chinese Porcelain 4. Chinese Art and the English Country House: Elite Fashion, Taste and Display 5. The Impact of War: Collecting Chinese Art 1940-1950 Conclusion