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PROF Stacey Pierson's Outputs (13)

The OCS council Makes (Art)History. The International Exhibition of Chinese Art at the Royal Academy, 1935-1936 and its Organisers: Percival David, George Eumorfopoulos, R. L. Hobson, Oscar Raphael (2021)
Book Chapter
Pierson, S. (2021). The OCS council Makes (Art)History. The International Exhibition of Chinese Art at the Royal Academy, 1935-1936 and its Organisers: Percival David, George Eumorfopoulos, R. L. Hobson, Oscar Raphael. In S. Wong, & S. Pierson (Eds.), Collectors, Curators and Connoisseurs: 100 Years of the Oriental Ceramic Society (20-29). Oriental Ceramic Society London

"True Beauty of Form and Chaste Embellishment": Summer Palace Loot and Chinese Porcelain Collecting in Nineteenth-century Britain (2018)
Book Chapter
Pierson, S. (2018). "True Beauty of Form and Chaste Embellishment": Summer Palace Loot and Chinese Porcelain Collecting in Nineteenth-century Britain. In L. Tythacott (Ed.), Collecting and Displaying China's "Summer Palace" in the West. The Yuanmingyuan in Britain and France (72-86). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315113395-5

This chapter considers how the novelty of the Yuanmingyuan objects was received and conceived of by collectors shortly after the 1860 aggression. It explores how these new objects were incorporated into a developing canon of "Chinese" things, particu... Read More about "True Beauty of Form and Chaste Embellishment": Summer Palace Loot and Chinese Porcelain Collecting in Nineteenth-century Britain.

Historical and Cultural Contexts for Ceramics in China (2010)
Book Chapter
Pierson, S. (2010). Historical and Cultural Contexts for Ceramics in China. In R. Torchia (Ed.), Ai Weiwei: Dropping the Urn: ceramic works, 5000 BCE -- 2010 CE (96-103). Arcardia University Art Gallery

Regional Specialization in Ceramic Production of the Northern Sung Period (2008)
Book Chapter
Pierson, S. (2008). Regional Specialization in Ceramic Production of the Northern Sung Period. In Conference on Founding Paradigms: Papers on the Art and Culture of the Northern Sung Dynasty (759-776). National Palace Museum

In studies of Chinese ceramics of designated periods, it is generally assumed that the forms and decoration produced were universal, that is, they were made by most kilns in most types of wares. In fact, as this study of Northern Sung ceramics will d... Read More about Regional Specialization in Ceramic Production of the Northern Sung Period.

Porcelain (2007)
Book Chapter
Pierson, S. (2007). Porcelain. In J. Fenby (Ed.), The Seventy Wonders of China (217-221). Thames and Hudson

Ceramics (2000)
Book Chapter
Pierson, S. (2000). Ceramics. In L. Trench (Ed.), Materials and Techniques in the Decorative Arts: an Illustrated Dictionary. The University of Chicago Press