The Birth of Form
Early Chinese Ceramics at the Museum of Applied Arts, Frankfurt
by Stephan Graf von der Schulenburg and Rainald Simon
Although the Museum of Applied Arts, Frankfurt (mak.frankfurt) holds one of the finest collections of Chinese ceramics in Europe, its early wares have remained mostly unpublished. This catalogue introduces a total 419 early Chinese ceramics, described in 374 catalogue entries cover-ing a time span of more than 6000 years. Because of the large number of non-Germans among museum visitors (some 30%) and the international community of collectors, the catalogue is published in a bilin-gual edition (German and English) with brief entries and glossary in Chinese. Some 80 of the ceramics appear in color plates, while all 374 entries are included in an accom-panying CD-ROM that provides detailed descriptions of all exhibits, including a brief Chinese description. The CD further includes details of designs and inscriptions when-ever useful, and inter-active information on the geographical setting, historical se-quence of cultures, and production centers in ancient China.
Dr. Stephan von der Schulenberg is curator for East Asian art at the mak.frankfurt; Dr. Rainald Simon is a Frankfurt-based sinologist.
518 pp, 6.5 x 7, Hard
78 color and numerous b&w photos
374 color images on CD-ROM
Appendixes, maps, chronology, bibliography, Chinese word list
1-891640-21-6
$50.00