BLUE AND WHITE: CHINESE PORCELAIN AROUND THE WORLD BY JOHNS CARSWELL, PRINTED IN SPAIN 2005

This illustrated book traces the history and evolution of blue and white in China, first during the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368), when the Mongols ruled not only China but all Asia, creating an environment in which blue and white could travel swiftly as far as the Mediterranean. In the fifteenth century the Chinese became enamoured of their own product, but at the same time the Ming potters were susceptible to ideas and influences from the Islamic world, and during the colonial period of the Portuguese, Dutch and British expansion they responded to other commercial and aesthetic pressures.

Blue & White Chinese Porcelain Around the World", by John Carswell, Britis Museum Press, 2005.
Book in very good condition
26.5 by 26.5 cm.