GGM054 Gugong Museum: RUIDIAN CANG ZHONGGUO TAOCI: HAISHANG SILU, GEDEBAOHAO, ANTESHENG YANGSHAO WENHUA. China and Sweden: Treasured Memories: Silk Road on the Sea, Gothenburg, Andersson, Yangshao Culture. Beijing, 2005. 429 pp. Colour plates throughout. 31x24 cm. Boards. GBP 110.00 Fine catalogue produced to accompany an exhibition at the Gugong Museum on contacts between Sweden and China. The focus is on Chinese porcelain exported to Sweden and the catalogue is illustrated with fullpage colour plates showing 152 fine examples from Swedish collections. There is also a section on the discovery of the Yangshao Culture by the Swedish archaeologist, Andersson. 13 fine Yangshao pots are illustrated. Essays in English: Li: Porcelain Exportation and Production in China; Lu: A Brief Introduction to Chinese Ceramics in Sweden; Vansvik: Exported Chinese Porcelain Collected in Sweden; Nilsson: The Kingdom of Sweden and the East Indiaman Gothenburg III; Behre: Gothenburg from Old Times to Gothenburg III; Myrdal: Andersson and the Discovery of the Stone Age Agricultural Past of China. The essays and catalogue contains much concerning the role of the Swedish East India Company. There is also a small section on 'West Meets East: The Western Style Porcelain in the Forbidden City' that shows three examples of Ming blue-and-white and one Kangxi piece using an imported cobalt known as Sumaliqing. Also a number of Qing dynasty examples (12) of ceramics made in the Forbidden City decorated with painted enamels that, at the time, were reserved for the exclusive use of the imperial court. A total of 181 fine objects are shown. Near dual text in Chinese and English including list of plates. Subjects: Ceramics Can be ordered in, as of: 03/07/2008 Was item 243 in printed List 146. Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com.