Roland Himmler & Guat Cheng Poh
Chinese Seed Carvings
The Book
Wishes in Miniature
Introduction
Introduction / History of Seed Carving / Ming Qing Dynasty / The Themes of Carving / Well known Carvers up to Qing Dynasty / The Way of Carving / Chinese Beliefs / Gods and Deities / Other Symbols / Comments on Pictures: Natural size / Comments on Pictures: Age, Color & Coloring / Use of carvings / Different Seeds, Same Design
Overview
Same Design Differently carved / Copying of a Design / Similar Designs elsewhere / Quality of Carving
Overview & Design Groups
Quality of Carving / Design Groups: Animals / Design Groups: Boat
Design Groups
Design Groups: Perfume Bottles / Design Groups: Deities / Design Groups: Erotic Scenes / Design Groups: Designs of unknown meaning to us / Design Groups:Other Designs / Design Groups: Plants / Design Groups: Rosaries & Bracelets /
Design Groups
Design Groups: Different Faces of Luohan / Design Groups: "Old Beads" / Design Groups: "Expression" Rosary / Design Groups: Villages Scenes & Countryside
Other Collections / Artists / Dealers
Design Groups: Villages Scenes & Countryside / Design Groups: Zodiac (Chinese) / Other Collections, Artist, Dealer: Royal Botanical Garden Kew – London, GB / Other Collections, Artist, Dealer: H.Pinto, GB / Other Collections, Artist, Dealer: Others / Other Collections, Artist, Dealer: Zhao Yutao, Zigong / Sichuan - China / Other Collections, Artist, Dealer: Han Zhiyao, Dalian / Liaoning - China / Other Collections, Artist, Dealer: Yun Du village - China
The Carvers and their Skills
The Carvers and their Skills: “Producing” the same Piece of Art “twice” / Porcelain: Using the same Motif & Design / Wood: “Blue print” and Copying / Jewelry: “Blue print” and Copying / Textile: “Blue print” and Manual Design / The skills of the Artists / Color by Aging / Writing on Olives: Poem or Name of Design / Writing on Olives: Signatures of Artists / Old Carvings without Signature (Beijing Area) / Present day Dealers & Carvers
Identifying / Comparing Artists
Identifying & Comparing Artists / Same Motive / Different Artist & Different Styles / Prices & Pricing / Information Sources, Literature, Personal / Communications
