Studies in Chinese and Islamic Art, Volume II: Chinese Ceramics and Islamic Art

This second volume of Basil Gray's studies covers his work on Chinese ceramics and on Islamic art. Appropriately, Chinese ceramics proved the most potent medium in introducing Islamic artists to the motifs of Chinese painting, in view of their wide popularity in the Middle East. The articles on Islamic art were written over a period of forty years. Early studies on Persian manuscript painting of the Mongol period are followed by papers on Turkish and Indian manuscript illumination, and general studies on Chinese influence in Persian painting, and on textiles and glass.

Contents:
Preface
The Influence of Near Eastern Metalwork on Chinese Ceramics
Persian Influence on Chinese Art from the 8th to the 15th Centuries
Blue and White Vessels in Persian Miniatures of the 14th and 15th Centuries Re-examined
Chinese Porcelain of the Fourteenth Century: I. Blue and White. II. With Copper-red Decoration or Celadon Glaze.
III. Ch'ang-pai
The Export of Chinese Porcelain to India
The Export of Chinese Porcelain to the Islamic World
Chinese Porcelain of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Century and the John Addis Gift
Chinese Pottery and Porcelain in the Collection of Mrs. Alfred Clark
The Sedgwick Bequest: Pottery and Porcelain
Liao Pottery
An Islamic Charm from Fostat
A Fatimid Drawing
Die 'Kalila wa Dimna' der Universitat Istanbul
Fourteenth-century illustrations of the Kalilah wa Dimnah
An Unknown Fragment of the Jami' al-Tawarikh in the Asiatic Society of Bengal: An Album of Designs for Persian Textiles
Some Chinoiserie Drawings and their origin
Chinese Influence in Persian Painting, 14th and 15th Centuries
Two Portraits of Mehmet II
Portraits of Mehmet II, Fatih
Deccani Painting of the School of Bijapur
Western Indian Painting in the Sixteenth Century: The origin of the Rajput School
The Laur Chanda Manuscript after 30 Years
The Man in the Panther Skin
Gold-painted Glass under the Seljuks
Thoughts on the origin of Hedwig Glasses: The Essence of Islamic Art
Additional Notes
Index.