Yixing Purple Clay Ware, Liang Baiquan, 1991, Chinese Pottery, Very Good w/DJ

Liang Baiquan, Yixing Purple Clay Ware (宜興紫砂)
Cultural Relics Publishing House; Liangmu Publishing House (文物出版社; 兩木出版社)

A Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket, 4to, 11 1/2" x 8 1/2." Bilingual text in Chinese and English. Brown full leather binding in a brown paper dust jacket. Gilt lettering on front cover and book spine. Gilt lettering front panel and dust jacket spine. Considerable sunning to spine, some bumping to tips, gift inscription to front right endpaper. Clean and intact, binding tight. Dust jacket protected in a paper-backed mylar sleeve. Replete with illustrations in black-and-white and full color. 382 pp. A beautiful catalog of Yixing ware, also known as purple clay ware. Yixing ware uniquely originates from the Jiangsu Province in China, producing many variations in color, and the perfect consistency for pottery in a tradition that stretches back to the Song Dynasty. A striking collection of detailed images and descriptions.