art book cologne GmbH & Co. KG
Deutzer Freiheit 107
50679 Köln
Germany
Opening hours (office and showroom):
Monday to Friday 8 – 17
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Phone: +49 221 800 80 80
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art book cologne, founded by Bernd Detsch in 1997, is a wholesale company and specializes in buying and selling high quality publications in art, art theory, architecture, design, photography, illustrated cultural history and all related subjects internationally. Our team includes specialists in art, culture, music, book trade and media but in spite of our diversity we have one common ground: the enthusiasm for unique art books.
We purchase remaining stocks from museums, publishers and art institutions. We sell these remainders to bookstores, museum shops, and art dealers all over the world.
Publisher | Arnoldsche |
Year | 2021 |
Cover | Hardcover with dust jacket |
Language | English |
ISBN | 978-3-89790-631-0 |
Pages | 304 |
Weight | 1930 g |
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Author(s) | Koos de Jong |
Article ID | art-61598 |
Small China presents Chinese miniatures from 5,000 BCE up to the fifteenth century. The pocketsize representations of supernatural beings, people, animals, or everyday objects are virtually uncharted in East Asian crafts—even in China, these objects in jade, bronze, ivory, and porcelain are little known.
Koos de Jong explores their arcane meanings and traces their production and the market for such treasures, which, contrary to official secular and religious art, include those devoted to taboo subjects such as erotica or humor. The miniatures had many different functions, from insignia, fetishes and devotional objects to burial gifts or toys. They could express good wishes or even serve as bribes.
A rare glimpse into the everyday life of ordinary people and into Chinese handicrafts from thousands of years ago!