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| Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong was established in 1974, at which time the only requirement for membership was 'an interest in ceramics.' Over the intervening years, the Society has broadened the scope of its activities to cover the full range of study, travel and writing that can be spurred by an interest in collecting or appreciation of Oriental culture and arts. One of the distinctive roles of the Society is that it brings the resources of collectors to the public and encourages collectors to open up their treasures and their treasury of knowledge and experience, both to other members and to the general public. In the past twenty-five years, the OCS has provided a forum for the lively exchange of ideas and information, sponsored publications, held exhibitions, study sessions and travel programmes and has hosted an impressive array of distinguished speakers. In support of these objectives, the Society publishes catalogues of all major exhibitions as well as, from time to time, a Bulletin recording key papers presented to the membership. DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS: Southeast Asia Please note that OCSHK Bulletins Numbers 1 through 4 are out of print and no longer available. Bulletins 5 though 13 (covering the period 1980 through 2005) are available through Orchid Press. Download a complete list of contents of all OCSHK Bulletins, Volumes 5 to 13 here. 
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| Art & Imitation in China by George Fan et al 2006, 349 pp., over 320 colour and 14 b&w plates, hardbound, 31 x 24 cm. ISBN 962-7287-51-2 $65.00 Catalogue of a new and innovative exhibition held at the University Museum and Art Gallery of the University of Hong Kong and curated by Anthony Lin. The grand array of some 216 lots, all illustrated in the present catalogue in full colour, addresses the theme of imitation in Chinese art from three angles. Commencing with a foundation section of antiquity and classicism, the exhibition explores three forms of imitation, including archaism, inter-media exchange and trans-cultural influences. Objects presented range from the neolithic period to the present era, spanning some 5,000 years of China's artistic heritage, and include some of the finest examples of their genre drawn primarily from private collections in the region. The objects also represent a dazzling array of media, from bronze, ceramics and jades, to lacquer, stone sculpture, glass, cloisonne, wood, textile and works on paper and canvas. With accompanying essays by George Fan, Mayching Kao, Rosemary Scott, Paul Surfaty and Julian Thompson. Essays, captions and descriptions of objects in English, essays and captions in Chinese. [Download a review of the exhibition 'Art & Imitation in China'] |
| Passion of Collecting by M. R. Martin et al 2000, 224 pp., 257 colour and 24 b&w illustrations, softbound, 23 x 30 cm ISBN 962-8038-19-2 $39.00 Published in conjunction with an innovative exhibition at the Art Gallery of the University of Hong Kong in 2000, the essays, interviews and illustrated exhibits explore the motives and personalities engaged in the 'passion of collecting'. The fascinating and diverse group of collections discussed include (but are not limited to) ceramics and snuff bottles, to ancient textiles and coins, carvings, paintings and archery implements. Foreword by Yeung Chun-tong; preface by Nancy Ma Thompson; essays on collecting by Michael R. Martin, Anthony Lin, Rosemary E. Scott, Craig Clunas and Julian Thompson; interviews with Hu Shin-chang and an anonymous collector; discussions by 23 collectors accompanied by photographs of their collections. English with essays in bilingual English and Chinese. |
| Jingdezhen Wares: The Yuan Evolution by J. Addis et al 1984, 168 pages; 41 colour and 170 b&w illustrations, hardbound with dust jacket, 21 x 28 cm. $30.00 Catalogue of an important exhibition of the Chinese ceramics of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368 CE). Chinese ceramic technology during this brief period reached an unprecedented level of expertise particularly in underglaze decoration, resulting in some of the most spectacular examples of 'blue and white' porcelain ever made. Simultaneously, cultural influences from the Mongol invaders in China, as well as demands for trade ceramics from the Middle East introduced a wide variety of new forms and expressions to the genre. Introductory essays by Sir John Addis, Mary Tregear, Margaret Medley, Philip Wen-chee Mao, Duncan Macintosh and Adrian Joseph; descriptive captions of 163 exhibits. Bilingual English / Chinese. |
Chinese Blue-and-White Porcelain |
| The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong Bulletin No. 5 1980 - 1982. 1982. 61 pp., 47 colour and 44 b&w illustrations. $14.00 Essays on Chinese furniture, Chinese art in British collections, Kraak porcelain, the art of Auguste Borget, Chinese paintings of the Ming and Qing. |
| The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong Bulletin No. 6 1982 - 1984. 1982. 61 pp., 47 colour and 44 b&w illustrations. $10.00 Essays on Chinese jades, white ceramics of the Song dynasty, Jizhou wares, the influence of Islam on Chinese porcelains of the 14th and 15th centuries. |
| The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong Bulletin No. 7 1984 - 1986. 1982. 61 pp., 47 colour and 44 b&w illustrations. $12.00 Essays on Chinese neolithic pottery, bronzes of the Eastern Zhou, the Burrell Collection of Chinese art, the Hatcher cargo, Chinese literati works of art. |
| The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong Bulletin No. 8 1986 - 1988. 1982. 61 pp., 47 colour and 44 b&w illustrations. $15.00 Essays on Tang ceramics, the meiping in the Song period, the art of Wu Zhen, the cost of ceramics in the Ming period, Yixing ceramic teapots. |
| The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong Bulletin No. 9 1988 - 1992. 1982. 61 pp., 47 colour and 44 b&w illustrations. $15.00 Essays on Chinese jades, Vietnamese ceramics, Jaoapese teaware, Chinese Buddhist sculpture of the 6th century, the Percival David Foundation collection of ceramics, modern collecting. |
| The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong Bulletin No. 10 1992 - 1994. 1982. 61 pp., 47 colour and 44 b&w illustrations. $17.50 Essays on Chinese lacquerware, connoisseurship of the guqin, Chinese ceramics of the Yuan, ceramics of the early Qing, Korean influence on Japanese ceramics, Chinese furniture of the Qing. |
| The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong Bulletin No. 11 1994 - 1997. 1982. 61 pp., 47 colour and 44 b&w illustrations. $20.00 Essays on Ming material culture, Qing ceramics, Chinese motifs and rebuses, Chinese furniture, ancient bronze culture of Sanxingdui, Angkor Wat, Sawankalok ceramic wares. |
| The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong Bulletin No. 12 1998 - 2001. 2002. 91 pp., 148 colour and 33 b&w illustrations, map. $25.00 Essays on Vietnamese jades, authentication of later Chinese ceramics, Qing court jewellery, Chinese tea vessels, Ming trade ceramic wares, 20th century Chinese painting. |
| The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong Bulletin No. 13 2002 - mid 2005. 2005. 87 pp., 131 colour and 6 b&w illustrations, 2 maps. ISSN 1905-1158 $25.00 Essays on Daoist arts, Chinese Buddhist textiles, the Silk Road, Qing biscuit ceramic wares, Ming trade ceramics, Chinese monochrome ceramics, dragon iconography in Chinese textiles, Chinese brown and black glazed wares, the Bon religion of Tibet. |
| The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong Bulletin No. 14 mid 2005 - 2006. 2008. 94 pp., 123 colour and 4 b&w illustrations. ISSN 1905-1158 $25.00 Essays on Official Wares of the Southern Song; Tibetan Furniture and Chinese Textiles; Sultans, Lamas and the Yongle Emperor; Lustre of Qing Glassi; The Dating of Imperial Kangxi Ceramics; Pleasures of Beijing Fleamarkets: A Note on a Chinese Teapot with Zeng Houyi Inscription; Evolution and Innovation in the Conservation of Asia's Urban Heritage. |
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