CHINESE ART — ARDENNE DE TIZAC - Lot 33

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CHINESE ART — ARDENNE DE TIZAC - Lot 33
CHINESE ART — ARDENNE DE TIZAC ARDENNE DE TIZAC (Henri d'). — Classical Chinese Art. Paris: Henri Laurens, publisher, 1926. Large and sturdy in-8, paperback, beige cover printed in black and red and adorned with a reproduction; 364 pp., 30 engravings in the text and 162 engravings as plates. Copy largely uncut. First edition of this important comprehensive work on ancient Chinese art, published by Henri d’Ardenne de Tizac (1877–1932), then curator of the Cernuschi Museum. The museum’s official bibliography confirms the 1926 Paris edition and its page count of 364 pages. The work covers the earliest major periods of Chinese art, from mythical times and Neolithic cultures through to the Han civilization. It examines, in particular, the early dynasties, the Zhou ritual bronzes, jades, ceramics, and the Qin and Han dynasties, drawing heavily on then-recent archaeological discoveries and European collections, notably those of the Cernuschi Museum. It features a wealth of illustrative material, with 30 figures integrated into the text and 162 reproductions in the appendix, depicting bronzes, jades, ceramics, sculptures, and archaeological artifacts. The Cernuschi Museum’s copy is itself cataloged under this title, and the work remains a seminal reference in early French historiography of Chinese art. Paperback copy in its original publisher’s cover, largely uncut—a condition that has become a point of interest for this nearly century-old work. Condition: a good copy overall. The cover is slightly faded and dusty, with minor scuffs and signs of wear; the spine is somewhat faded, and the cap ends are slightly scuffed. The paper is uniformly yellowed. The interior is well preserved. The copy is largely uncut.
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