Reference album containing photographs of Chinese art

Photograph album of John Sparks Ltd, dealer in Chinese art (London), containing 382 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/13/02/03 Closed

Date(s) of creation: c 1945-late 1940s
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id JSP.13.02.03
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber JSP/13/02/03
callnumber_txt JSP/13/02/03
callnumber-sort JSP/13/02/03
prefix_number 03
title Reference album containing photographs of Chinese art
scb_date_creation c 1945-late 1940s
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 382 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. Most photographs uncaptioned. Photographs annotated with handwritten negative number. Prints on pp. 1-39 include typescript captions providing descriptions, periods of origin, and dimensions; some with details of periodical (1945-1946) in which the image was published. Some prints missing from page. Prints broadly arranged by negative number. 1 volume. 246 pp. Bound. Dark green leather cover.
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.0013.0002.0003

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