Reference ‘Vol. II’, album containing photographs of Chinese art

Photograph album of John Sparks Ltd, dealer in Chinese art (London), containing 272 black and white reference photographic prints of Chinese artworks and antiques, including porcelain and other ceramics, bronzes, carved hardstones, carved lacquer work, stone sculpture, paintings and furniture; along...

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Archive & Special Collections JSP/13/02/02 Closed

Date(s) of creation: c 1936-c 1938
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id JSP.13.02.02
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber JSP/13/02/02
callnumber_txt JSP/13/02/02
callnumber-sort JSP/13/02/02
prefix_number 02
title Reference ‘Vol. II’, album containing photographs of Chinese art
scb_date_creation c 1936-c 1938
scb_level Item
level_sort 8/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File/Item
scb_extent 1 volume
format Archive
description Photograph album of John Sparks Ltd, dealer in Chinese art (London), containing 272 black and white reference photographic prints of Chinese artworks and antiques, including porcelain and other ceramics, bronzes, carved hardstones, carved lacquer work, stone sculpture, paintings and furniture; along with a small number of Southeast Asian objects. The prints primarily include art and antiques sold by the company but also present are 5 photographs of the interior of John Sparks Ltd London offices at 128 Mount Street, W1 taken by the photographers Dell & Wainwright (pp. 77, 132-135); and 2 photographs of the company stalls at antiques fairs [possibly Grosvenor House Antiques Fair] (pp 100, 109). Most photographs uncaptioned. Photographs annotated with handwritten negative number. Some photographs annotated with details of periodicals (1936-1938) in which the image was published. Some prints missing from page. Prints broadly arranged by negative number. 1 volume. 250 pp. Bound. Red leather cover, with 'Vol. II' handwritten on front endpaper.
scb_access_status Closed
scb_conditions_gov_access Closed due to condition, awaiting conservation
language English
language_search English
scb_physc_charac_tech_reqs Water damaged
hierarchy_top_id_raw JSP
hierarchy_sequence JSP.0013.0002.0002

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