Antique Trader Oriental Antiques & Art: An Identification and Price Guide (Paperback)

~ Mark Moran (Author) "Early Chinese apparel was characterized by upturned slippers, flowing robes, full sleeves, unshaped shoulders, and a center front opening..." (more)
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Product Description

The high quality and timeless tradition of Far Eastern treasures is brilliantly displayed in this new identification and price guide from Antique Trader. Capture the mystery, the power, and the intrigue of the Orient and the Asian culture with this expertly crafted guide providing a wealth of information collectors will need to catalog and evaluate their collection.

Historical backgrounds, current values, and detailed descriptions are included for unique treasures ranging from apparel and textiles, jewelry, rugs and carpets, Chinese porcelain and pottery, to furniture, paintings, and Japanese porcelain and pottery. More than 650 photographs make identification of these truly exquisite treasures quick and easy.

* Explore the Far East with more than 650 photographs * Each section includes historical backgrounds and detailed descriptions * Current market values for Asian treasures

About the Author

Mark F. Moran is an antiques dealer and author specializing in vintage folk art, Americana, prints, and paintings. In addition to compiling reference books on antique American and European furniture, metalwares, clocks, and sterling silver flatware, he has written for numerous national antiques magazines covering shows and auctions. Mark is also author of Warman's Sterling Silver Flatware: Value & Identification Guide and Warman's Tobacco Collectibles and contributing editor to Antique Trader? Clocks Price Guide and Antique Trader? Metalwares Price Guide. He resides in Rochester, Minnesota.

Product Details

• Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications; 2 edition (September 2, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873496981
• ISBN-13: 978-0873496988
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #199,245 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars lots there, but few color pics, some identification guides needed, December 5, 2005

By	Christopher Knight "claud9999" (Santa Clara, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Lots of example values of pieces. Few have pictures, and even fewer have color pics. The listings are organized by category, but beyond that the details are buried in text and could have been better-separated. (I.e. having date and location of manufacture called out would be helpful.)

I have a particular example--Chinese cloisonne pieces of particular ages have hand-written "China" on the bottom, while others have stamped "China" instead. This book does not clarify which mark identifies which era.

This sort of thing definitely could use digitization. I would *love* to be able to search the entire text with keywords. I am a collector of Chinese pieces with bats. These pieces range from cloisonne to porcelains.

I do appreciate identification guides for "signatures" and makers marks. I would have appreciated a guide to identifying fakes, as many of these items are faked on a regular basis.

4.0 out of 5 stars very informative but lack of colored photos, June 12, 2009

By	Josephine Zeromski "amazon fan" (San Marcos, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It is a comprehensive guide to Asian antiques. The only drawback is that
there is no colored pictures. The book is divided into many organized chapters and make it easy to use as reference materials.