Masterpieces in Chinese national art : the collection of Mr. Seaouk'e Yue
Masterpieces in Chinese National Art is a 1916 photographic catalogue of objects from the private collection of Mr. Seaouk'e Yue, compiled by Yu Hsiao-chi and printed at the Commercial Press in Shanghai. The pictures are plain black-and-white photographs, each object shot alone against a neutral ground with handwritten catalogue numbers in the margins. A designer might borrow the sober museum-plate layout and the sculptural silhouettes of carved stone, bronze and glazed ceramic forms.
