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Hirado Porcelain of Japan
Robert T. Singer and Hollis Goodall
Los
Angeles County Museum of Art (publisher), copyright 1997
edited by Matthew Stevens
Designed by Katherine Go
Photograph by Peter Brenner
Production coordinated by Rachel Ware
Published
in conjuction with the exhibition Hirado Porcelain of Japan from
the Kurtzman Family Collection , organized by the Los Angeles County
Museum
of Art and held there from November 16, 1997, through March 30, 1998.
55
pages, 85 illustrations
Soft bound
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Book Description
The first book in the Encyclopedia of Japanese Art series is devoted
to Hirado porcelain and is the only work devoted exclusively to the
subject in English. This much needed volume traces the origins of one
of Japan's great porcelain manufacturers from its first years in the
17th century to its closure early in the 20th century. Illustrated with
over 100 color plates, almost all of which are published for the first
time, it displays the extraordinary range of Hirado wares originally
made exclusively for the wealthy Matsura family. It conclusively demonstrates
that Hirado was an important kiln in the history of Japanese ceramics
and its widely varied wares rank among the finest made. Within the appendices
of this book is a unique and comprehensive section devoted to over 90
marks found on Hirado wares. The eccentric charm and superlative quality
of this rare porcelain is admirably displayed in this book by scholar
and dealer, Louis Lawrence with an introduction by the renowned collector
David Hyatt King.