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Author:   Michael St. Clair
Publisher:   Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Imprint:   Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.10cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.376kg
ISBN:  

9781611479126

ISBN 10:   1611479126
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   27 July 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Illustrations Foreword Introduction Chapter One: China: Alluring and Mysterious to the West Chapter Two: China’s Tradition of Collecting Chapter Three: The Greatest Collection Ever Chapter Four: Foreigners in China’s Curios and Antiquities Shops Chapter Five: American Pioneers in China: Yankee Traders, Missionaries and Diplomats Chapter Six: Taste-Makers and Early Ceramics Collectors Chapter Seven: International Dealers in Chinese Art Chapter Eight: The Boston Orientalists and the Japanese Connection Chapter Nine: Americans Who Began to Collect Chinese Porcelain Chapter Ten: The Pace of American Collecting Increases Chapter Eleven: The Age of Giants Who Collected Chapter Twelve: The Great Public Collections of Chinese Art Chapter Thirteen: Forgeries, Fakes, and the Repatriation of Art Select Bibliography Index

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Drawing primarily on secondary sources and collection catalogues, the book comprises an engaging overview of collections formed largely by Americans during this extraordinary period. It is an invaluable guide for anyone who wants to discover more about key individuals, identifying as it does the sheer number of people collecting Chinese material, and providing almost dictionary-like entries. . . .[It will] be relevant for students of Chinese studies, museum studies, history, art history, as well as curators, collectors and dealers - and, indeed, anyone interested more generally in Chinese art and collecting. * China Quarterly * Enhanced with the inclusion of illustrations, and informative Foreword (Art Gives Pleasure), a four page Select Bibliography, and a twenty-nine page Index, The Great Chinese Art Transfer: How So Much of China's Art Came to America is extraordinarily and exceptionally well written, organized and presented from beginning to end. Of special note are the chapters on 'China's Tradition of Collecting' and 'Forgeries, Fakes, and the Repatriation of Art'... Very highly recommended as a core addition to community, college, and university library Art History collections. * Midwest Book Review *

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Michael St. Clair is professor emeritus at Emmanuel College, Boston.

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