Puntogf Antiques.

Japan has long had a thriving tradition of high-quality handcrafted ceramics, including some of the world's most sophisticated porcelains. This highly informative volume written by a leading authority describes the origin and development of the elegant Imari and Kakiemon porcelain wares which were in great demand in Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries...

A RARE OUT OF PRINT CHRISTIES AUCTION CATALOG, TITLED CHINESE CERAMICS AND CHINESE EXPORT CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, DATED NOVEMBER 12, 2002, LOT SIZE 140 162 PAGES SOME OF THE HIGHER PRICED ITEMS FEATURED IN THIS SALE INCLUDE LOT 54 AN EXQUISITE IMPERIAL INSCRIBED MUGHAL WHITE JADE JAR, GUAN QIANLONG GUIMAO CYCLICAL DATE CORRESPONDING TO 1783 AND OF THE PERIOD , LOT 77 A VERY RARE BLUE AND WHITE, YELLOW AND GREEN-ENAMELLED VASE, HU Underglaze-blue Qianlong seal mark, Qing Dynasty, LOT 79 A VERY RARE ENAMELLED BLUE AND WHITE 'FISH' JAR AND COVER Underglaze-blue Jiajing six-character mark within a double circle and of the period (1522-66), LOT 140 A RARE LATE MING BLUE AND WHITE ARMORIAL FLASK FOR THE IBERIAN MARKET Early 17th Century, LOT 78 A FAMILLE ROSE PUCE-GROUND BOTTLE VASE Iron-red Jiaqing seal mark and of the period (1796-1820), LOT 4 A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, ZUN Late Shang/Early Western Zhou Dynasty, 12th-11th century BC, LOT 44 A RARE ENAMELLED WHITE GLASS DOUBLE-GOURD SNUFF BOTTLE Blue-enamel Qianlong four-character mark and of the period (1736-95), LOT 105 A FINE AND RARE IRON-RED AND GILT DOUBLE-GOURD VASE Kangxi (1662-1722), LOT 119 A FINE AND RARE PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE TIBETAN-STYLE EWERS AND COVERS, DUOMUHU late 18th Century, ALSO INCLUDES A COMMEMORATIVE RED, BLACK AND BROWN LACQUER RECTANGULAR PANEL QIANLONG (1736-95), A RARE LARGE HEXAGONAL FAMILLE VERTE JARDINIÈRE BLACK-ENAMELLED KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK, A RARE FAMILLE ROSE 'QUAIL' TUREEN AND COVERCIRCA 1760-70, A RARE LARGE EXPORT BOWL AND COVER FOR THE TURKISH MARKET SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY, A VERY RARE BLUE AND WHITE BELL Incised daming Xuande zhongxia yue nian zao, Tianqi (1621-1627), A SET OF SIX CHINESE IMARI 'LA DAME AU PARASOL' PLATES CIRCA 1736-38, A FINE BRONZE TRIPOD VESSEL AND COVER, LIDING SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD (770-476 BC), A LARGE POLYCHROME FIGURE OF BUDDHA EARLY MING DYNASTY, 14TH CENTURY, AND MUCH MORE