1929 CHINESISCHE KUNST CHINESE ART Berlin Exhibition Catalog OTTO KUMMEL Wurfel

Antique, Vintage, RARE, Original…1929 CHINESISCHE KUNST (CHINESE ART) Berlin Exhibition Catalog With foreword by Otto KummelMeasures 7 1/1” x 5 1/4”.407 pages, plus ads.In German.Includes many photos throughout of exhibition pieces.Some History:“The pinnacle of the China hype was the 1929 exhibition of Chinese art held in Berlin at the Akademie der Künste. The show displayed the whole spectrum of Chinese artistic production, with various objects lent by private collectors, museums and dealers predominantly from Berlin.” The East Asian Art Society in cooperation with the Prussian Academy of Art organized the landmark exhibition of Chinese Art in 1929. The exhibition was a huge effort for the collection and the Society and Otto Kümmel was strongly supported in this event by his staff member Leopold Reidemeister (1900–1987) and others.The celebrated painter Max Liebermann (1847–1935), president of the Academy, opened the exhibition, which he regarded as the single most important event of