BOOK LOVE – three recommended reads on Chinese art

Book Love

SMALL CHINA: EARLY CHINESE MINIATURES KOOS DE JONG

This book covers Chinese miniatures from 5,000 BCE till the 15th century. The pocketsize representations of supernatural beings, people, animals, or everyday objects are virtually uncharted, even in China. It explores their meaning and traces their production and the market for such treasures, covering the secular, religious, erotic and humour. Miniatures had many different functions, from insignia, fetishes and devotional objects to burial gifts or toys.

◆ Hardback € 58

LEAPING THE DRAGON GATE, THE SIR MICHAEL BUTLER COLLECTION OF SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY CHINESE PORCELAIN TERESA CANEPA & KATHARINE BUTLER

This impressive book is more than a catalogue raisonné of the world famous collection assembled by British diplomat Sir Michael Butler; it is the history of 17th century Chinese porcelain told and illustrated by his comprehensive collection. It includes a vast amount of new research into the iconography, production dates and markets of the www.routledge.com Routledge titles are available as eBook editions in a range of digital formats porcelain. In 576 pages, it includes the story of how the collection was made, a chronological study of the porcelain as well as maps and tables showing the kiln sites, important shipwrecks and all known dated porcelain from the period.

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

THE HISTORIES OF MATERIAL CULTURE AND COLLECTING, 1700–1950

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

HELEN GLAISTER CHINESE ART OBJECTS, COLLECTING, AND INTERIOR DESIGN IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY BRITAIN HELEN GLAISTER

A scholarly study which explores the relationship between collecting Chinese ceramics, interior design and display in Britain through the eyes of collectors, designers and tastemakers in the early 20th century. The Ionides Collection of Chinese export porcelain forms the nucleus of this study. The book maps the networks involved in collecting, linking the patrons to agents and dealers, auctioneers, and museum specialists. It brings into focus the dynamics of collecting during this period and the taste of the enthusiastic collectors.

◆ Hardback £ 175 / € 200 ◆ Hardback £ 120

EIGHT MAGAZINE

Living with Chinese Art No. 2 - November 2022

PUBLISHED BY

Vanderven Oriental Art Nachtegaalslaantje 1 ‘s-Hertogenbosch 5211 LE The Netherlands www.vanderven.com info@vanderven.com Tel: +31-(0)736146251 @vandervenorientalart

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EDITORIAL TEAM

Nynke Martens Floris van der Ven

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Margreet Borgman oranjeboven.nl

PHOTOGRAPHY

Maarten Albrecht Sanna Argus Tiren Leon van den Broek Roel Marius Brouwer Sylvain Deleu Sjoerd Eickmans Angelique van den Eerenbeemd Jens Mohr Harold Pereira Marc van Praag Lisa Raihle Rehbäck Maarten Schuth Space Content Studio Igor Swinkels

IMAGES COURTESY OF

Adrian Sassoon Gallery Black Heath Society The British Museum, London The Butler Collection, United Kingdom Fondation Custodia, Collection Frits Lugt, Paris Hallwyl Museum, Stockholm Museum Paulina Bisdom van Vliet, The Netherlands Paleis Het Loo, The Netherlands Royal Collections of The Netherlands Royal Court, Sweden Statens Historiska Museer, Stockholm Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten, Berlin Victoria & Albert Museum, London

OUR THANKS GO OUT TO ALL THE ENTHUSIASTIC PEOPLE WHO HELPED US WITH THIS EDITION:

Reineke Antvelink Aldous Bertram Anita Bos Mark Broch Roel Marius Brouwer Katharine Butler Ine Castelijns Kristin Duysters Mariëlla Erkens René & Liselot Frencken Helen Glaister Babs Haenen Alexander Holme Maykel Janssen Koos de Jong Christiaan Jörg Urban Larson Ger Luijten Huon Mallaieu Kate Malone Theo Meijer Moniek Molenaar Susan Moore Wytske Rijkers Natasja Sadi Elien Voerman Annika Williams Samuel Wittwer

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