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Ancient Sculpture of Japan.
MATSUMOTO, NARASHIGE. Stock ID: 124374 Map, black and white photographic illustrations, approximately 140pp, hardback, dustjacket, plastic wrapper, cardboard slipcase, bookseller's label front free endpaper, in very good condition. Describes the early history of sculpture in Japan, with photographic illustrations reflecting Japanese sculptural tradition. In English and Japanese. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 124374) ... more |
AU$55.00 |
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Chinese Sculpture, Bronzes, and Jades in Japanese Collections.
SUGIMURA, YUZO. Stock ID: 35218 Full page black and white and colour plates, tipped-in colour frontis, dustjacket torn with little loss now protected, a very good copy. quarto. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 35218) ... more |
AU$150.00 |
| Chinese Stone Sculpture.
HIGGINS, KITTY AND KENNY DAVID. Stock ID: 96019 28 full page plates with accompanying text on opposite leaf, bibliography. Quarto. Paperback. Catalogue to accompany an exhibition held at Kenny & Higgins Asian Art gallery in Washington, DC in 1984. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 96019) ... more |
AU$25.00 |
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| Kakuzo Tatehata.
TATEHATA, KAKUZO. Stock ID: 89647 Colour and black and white plates, many full page, 201pp, slipcase, very good quarto copy. Most of the text is in Japanese but an essay in English by Tamon Miki entitled Kakuzo Tatehata - His Progression and a biographical chronology together with a list of all of his exhibitions, prizes and places where his work is held is included. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 89647) ... more |
AU$75.00 |
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Masterworks in Wood : China and Japan.
JENKINS, DONALD. Stock ID: 29078 Maps, profuse black and white illustrations, 136pp, elegant bookplate tipped in front free endpaper, paperback quarto, a good copy. Exhibition catalogue which covers the tradition of Far Eastern wood sculpture. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 29078) ... more |
AU$38.00 |
| Studien Zur Chinesischen Plastik der Post-T'angzeit.
SIREN, OSWALD. Stock ID: 128340 20pp + 16 pages of black and white photographic plates, lacks lower wrapper, upper wrapper detached and a little chipped and creased, preliminary leaves detached but present. Suitable for rebinding or as a working copy only. German text. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 128340) ... more |
AU$25.00 |
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Chinese Ivory Sculpture.
COX, WARREN E. Stock ID: 20809 Black and white photographic and line illustrations, 118pp, index, quarto. Upper corner front free endpaper trifle discoloured with a small mark, upper corner upper cover bumped, a good copy. Techniques, designs, colour factors, periods and styles are thoroughly discussed in this book and it includes various charts that allow for quick identification of the many figures represented. The various types of ivory, their nature, sources and value are explained and there is a clear and simple outline of the methods used in carving and working the material. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 20809) ... more |
AU$75.00 |
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Sculpture Of The Orient.
MUNSTERBERG, HUGO. Stock ID: 87560 Black and white photographic plates, 150pp, paperback, quarto, some light foxing on endpapers. Good copy. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 87560) ... more |
AU$30.00 |
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Sculpture of the Kamakura Period.
HISASHI MORI. Stock ID: 41456 Translated by Katherine Eickmann. Colour and black and white plates, 2 folding charts, 174pp, very good in dustjacket. Volume 11 The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art. "Japanese sculpture under the inspiration of Buddhism, had already reached heights of excellence in the 7th century, but it attained a new and final peak of greatness in the Kamakura period (1185-1336), which marked the beginning of Japan's long feudal age. Two major developments were responsible for this artistic achievement: the spread of Buddhism among the common people and the rise of the military class to political power. At the same time, the military rulers, through their patronage, infused the arts with new life." Publisher's blurb. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 41456) ... more |
AU$35.00 |
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Sculpture of the Kamakura Period.
HISASHI MORI. Stock ID: 89640 Translated by Katherine Eickmann. Colour and black and white plates, 2 folding charts, 174pp, dustjacket, inscription of a prior owner verso front free endpaper, a good copy. "Japanese sculpture under the inspiration of Buddhism, had already reached heights of excellence in the 7th century, but it attained a new and final peak of greatness in the Kamakura period (1185-1336), which marked the beginning of Japan's long feudal age. Two major developments were responsible for this artistic achievement: the spread of Buddhism among the common people and the rise of the military class to political power. At the same time, the military rulers, through their patronage, infused the arts with new life." Publisher's blurb. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 89640) ... more |
AU$35.00 |