Product Description
Chinese Arts and Crafts.
Peking (Beijing): Light Industry Publishing House; Foreign Languages Press, 1973.
First edition, first printing.
Multilingual export edition with title page in English, French, Spanish, German, and Chinese.
This large-format volume was produced during the Cultural Revolution era for international audiences and presents a wide survey of traditional Chinese decorative arts, including jade carving, cloisonné, lacquerware, stone carving, and other craft traditions.
Profusely illustrated throughout with high-quality color plates, the book reflects both aesthetic documentation and the period's cultural presentation of craftsmanship.
Square quarto in original heavily textured beige cloth with gilt titling to the front board, in the original pictorial dust jacket.
The book is Near Fine, with a clean, bright interior, no markings observed, and a tight, sound binding.
Boards are well-preserved with only light handling, retaining strong visual appeal.
A small original laid-in Chinese inspection slip is present, reading 'Shanghai Xinhua Printing Factory - Printing Quality Inspection Certificate - Inspector No.
32,' an ephemeral production insert that is often absent and adds a modest completeness factor.
The dust jacket is Near Fine, fully intact with strong color and no significant chips or tears.
It is housed in a removable Demco mylar cover; any visible abrasions, surface wear, or reflections in photographs are confined to the protective cover and not the jacket itself.
Overall, this is a well-preserved and attractive example of a visually rich PRC art book, desirable both for its content and for its distinctive period design and production qualities.
This volume was compiled under the auspices of state publishing houses rather than a single named author, reflecting the People's Republic of China's effort in the 1960s-70s to present traditional arts and crafts to an international audience.
Such works were designed both as cultural documentation and as instruments of soft diplomacy, showcasing craftsmanship traditions like jade carving, lacquer, and metalwork within a modern socialist framework.
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