SOULIÉ DE MORANT (George). — History of Chinese Art: From An - Lot 283

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SOULIÉ DE MORANT (George). — History of Chinese Art: From An - Lot 283
SOULIÉ DE MORANT (George). — History of Chinese Art: From Antiquity to the Present Day. Paris: Payot, 1928. "L'Art et le Goût" series. Large square 8vo, paperback, original illustrated cover, 300 pp., 77 illustrations in the text and 149 phototype reproductions in the appendix. First edition. A major study by George Soulié de Morant devoted to the history of Chinese art from the earliest civilizations to the modern era. A diplomat and sinologist who served for many years in China, Soulié de Morant examines, in turn, the major periods of Chinese art and their artistic productions: archaic bronzes, sculpture, ceramics, architecture, and the decorative arts. Extensive iconography comprising 77 in-text illustrations and 149 phototyped reproductions in the appendix, providing a broad overview of Chinese works and collections known at the beginning of the 20th century. The original illustrated cover is slightly faded, with some scuffing and minor signs of wear; the interior is in good condition, with a few rare foxing spots.
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