Kraak Porcelain : The Rise of a Global Trade in the Late 16th and Early 17th Centuries – Hardcover

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 332 pages, 193 colour illustrations; 24.6 x 30.8 cm; 2.4 kg; May show signs of shelf wear.; Exhibition catalogue with introduction and catalogue entries by Teresa Canepa and article by Christine van der Pejl-Ketel; A scholarly overview of kraak porcelain, the distinctive blue and white porcelain that became the largest and most varied group of export porcelain wares manufactured throughout the reigns of Wanli (1573-1620), Tianqi (1621-1627) and Chongzhen (1628-1644). Kraak porcelain is of particular historical importance because it is the first Jingdezhen blue and white export porcelain that was mass-produced and shipped in large quantities around the world. 59 porcelains are comprehensively studied. Seller Inventory # CAT11ENG