The pilgrim art: cultures of porcelain in world history

Inhoud

1. The Porcelain City: Jingdezhen in the Eighteenth Century -- 2. The Secrets of Porcelain: China and the West in the Eighteenth Century -- 3. The Creation of Porcelain: China and Eurasia, 2000 B.C.E.-1000 C.E. -- 4. The Culture of Porcelain in China: Commerce, Confucians, and Connoisseurs 1000-1400 -- 5. The Creation of Blue-and-White Porcelain: Muslims, Mongols, and Eurasian Cultural Exchange, 1000-1400 -- 6. The Primacy of Chinese Porcelain: Korea, Japan, and Continental Southeast Asia, 1400-1700 -- 7. The Triumph of Chinese Porcelain: Maritime Southeast Asia, the Indian Ocean, and Southwest Asia, 1400-1700 -- 8. The Decline and Fall of Chinese Porcelain: The West and the World, 1500-1850 -- Epilogue: The Pilgrim Art.