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LOT 212:
THE FIRST EMPEROR OF CHINA & COLLECTING ORIENTAL ANTIQUES BOOKS
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THE FIRST EMPEROR OF CHINA & COLLECTING ORIENTAL ANTIQUES BOOKS
THE FIRST EMPEROR OF CHINA & COLLECTING ORIENTAL ANTIQUES BOOKS
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Image 1:
COLLECTING
ORIENTAL
THE FIRST
EMPEROR OF CHINA
ANTIQUES
THE GREATEST ARCHEOLOGICAL FIND
OF OUR TIME
ARTHUR COTTERELL
JUDITH MOORHOUSE
COLLECTING
ORIENTAL
THE
FIRST
EMPEROR
OF
CHINA
ANTIQUES
THE
GREATEST
ARCHEOLOGICAL
FIND
OF
OUR
TIME
ARTHUR
COTTERELL
JUDITH
MOORHOUSE
Image 2:
Text copyright © 1981 by Arthur Cotterell
All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce
this book or portions thereof in any form.
Published in the United States by Holt, Rinehart and Winston,
383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10017.
Designed and produced by The Rainbird Publishing Group Ltd.,
36 Park Street, London WIY 4DE.
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Cotterell, Arthur.
The first emperor of China.
I. Ch 'in Shih-huang-ti, Emperor of China, 259-210BC
I. Title.
DS747.9.C47C67 1981
AACR2
ISBN 0-03-059889-3
First
Text
copyright
©
1981
by
Arthur
Cotterell
All
rights
reserved,
including
the
right
to
reproduce
this
book
or
portions
thereof
in
any
form.
Published
in
the
United
States
by
Holt,
Rinehart
and
Winston,
383
Madison
Avenue,
New
York,
New
York
Designed
and
produced
by
The
Rainbird
Publishing
Group
Ltd.,
36
Park
Street,
London
WIY
4DE.
Library
of
Congress
Cataloging
in
Publication
Data
Cotterell,
Arthur.
The
first
emperor
of
China.
I.
Ch
'in
Shih-huang-ti,
Emperor
of
China,
2.
and
3.
dynasty,
I.
Title.
1981
931'.04'0924
AACR2
ISBN
0-03-059889-3
First
Image 3:
A magnificent
arche
even
amaz
gover
with
East
photo
splen
show
views
thems
weap
Chin
A magnificent
second pit
chariot
in
the
from
museum
Mount
arche
even
by
amaz
he
gover
with
East
photo
splen
show
views
thems
weap
Chin
Image 4:
HSIENYANG AND THE WEI RIVER VALLEY
THE FIRST EMPEROR OF CHINA
exhibits short, points of a warlike halberds, character- crossbow rings bronze so swords, Ch'in Here daggers, is spear example heads,
arms. always on with the Officers the beating intricate struck top. would Chinese of a from cloud have drum. the patterns indicated bells This outside, do particular not that like have an sides advance the bronze an and gong. internal bell tiger was Near necessary is clapper; standing beautifully by are they through fiercely other cast, are
Drawing of a Ch'in palace
or its
arrow handle wide-bladed and carried triggers soldiers. an
HSIENYANG
AND
THE
WEI
RIVER
VALLEY
THE
FIRST
EMPEROR
OF
CHINA
exhibits
short,
of a
warlike
halberds,
crossbow
rings
bronze
swords,
Ch'in
Here
daggers,
is
spear
example
always
on
with
the
Officers
the
beating
intricate
struck
top.
would
Chinese
of a
from
cloud
have
the
patterns
indicated
bells
This
outside,
do
particular
not
that
like
have
an
sides
advance
the
bronze
an
and
gong.
internal
bell
tiger
was
Near
necessary
is
clapper;
standing
beautifully
by
are
they
through
fiercely
other
cast,
are
of a
Ch'in
palace
its
arrow
handle
wide-bladed
and
carried
triggers
soldiers.
an
Image 5:
First published in 1976 by
The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited,
A division of the Octopus Publishing Group
Michelin House, 81 Fulham Road, London SW3 6RB
This 1990 edition
Published by
Chartwell Books, Inc.,
A division of Book Sales, Inc.,
Secaucus,
New Jersey 07094
© Copyright The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited 1976
All rights reserved.
ISBN 1-55521-611-0
Produced by Mandarin Offset
Printed and bound in Hong Kong
First
published
in
1976
by
The
Hamlyn
Publishing
Group
Limited,
A
division
of
the
Octopus
Publishing
Group
Michelin
House,
81
Fulham
Road,
London
SW3
6RB
This
1990
edition
Published
by
Chartwell
Books,
Inc.,
A
division
of
Book
Sales,
Inc.,
Secaucus,
New
Jersey
07094
Copyright
The
Hamlyn
Publishing
Group
Limited
1976
All
rights
reserved.
ISBN
1-55521-611-0
Produced
by
Mandarin
Offset
Printed
and
bound
in
Hong
Kong
Image 6:
period fisherman
brush
K'ang
straight-sided
grove
bamboo
period
COI
OR
Oriental works
elderly and, ab
the very finest
lesser piece
iconography. and such in things illustr. sha covered flared among baluster-shaped sides clouds. and made, These brown design are rims. heavily wu-ts'ai popular and potted all covers. have the curious with base large executed viduals at only fascinating d'Entrecolles, division They In the view was were early by of labour different the of descriptions more the 18th the material Jesuit products many than stages-often century, applied itself
fisherman
Early
brush
K'ang
straight-sided
grove
bamboo
25
period
COI
OR
Oriental
works
elderly
ab
collected
the
very
finest
but it is
lesser
piece
iconography.
and
such
in
things
illustr.
sha
covered
flared
among
baluster-shaped
sides
clouds.
and
made,
These
brown
design
are
heavily
wu-ts'ai
popular
and
potted
all
covers.
have
the
curious
with
base
large
executed
viduals at
only
fascinating
d'Entrecolles,
division
They
In
the
view
was
were
early
by
of labour
different
the
of
descriptions
more
the
18th
the
material
Jesuit
products
many
than
stages-often
century,
applied
itself
Image 7:
right
into
dish
earthenware
stamped Sassanian T'ang dynasty
by
26
The
right
into
tripod
Earthenware
27
left
Earthenware
horse
The
of this
covered
saddle is
horse
were
group
added
covered
is
the
with
pale
straw
dish
earthenware
stamped
Sassanian
T'ang
dynasty
by
26
feet
The
opalescent
28
dynasty
left
pale
bottle
covered
blue glaze
stoneware
with pale-
pieces
right
with an
Small
dish
Sung
blue
with
opalescent
stoneware
glaze
upturned
and
centre
purplish splashes
pale
Pear-shaped
blue
dish
glaze
with
with an
Sung
29
surrounded
Shallow
porcelain dish
by
flowers
with
Image 8:
with
ring
handles
cover
18th century
and
vase
Albert
house
ndon
nasty.
glazes
88
89
with
ring
handles
cover
18th century
and
vase
Albert
form
house
ndon
the
nasty.
glazes
88
89
