CASDI1 Casazza, Ornella ed: DALLE INDIE ORIENTALI ALLA CORTE DE TOSCANA. Collezioni de Arte Cinese e Giapponese a Palazzo Pitti. Firenze Musei. Florence, 2005. 479 pp. Over 750 illustrations, a few in colour, the vast majority b/w. 27x23 cm. Paper. GBP 50.00 Splendid and important catalogue of the little-known collections of Chinese and Japanese art in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence. 450 items, the majority dating from the 17th to 19th centuries, are illustrated and described. The author's research in the Medici Family archives is combined with identification of Oriental objects, 90 per cent of which are Chinese and Japanese porcelains. Many of the pieces are important, some unique. A prime reference. Illustrated throughout, primarily in black-and-white. Text in Italian. Subjects: Ceramics Export Art Available, as of: 11/05/2008 Was item 97 in printed List 145. Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com.