妙心寺, Showa 52 [1977]. Colour plate, illustrated with black and white photographic illustrations throughout. Bookplate front free endpaper, spine faded.Text in Japanese with the list of exhibits in English, 25.8 cm x18.3 cm An illustrated catalogue of treasures from Myoshin-ji Temple, including portraits and other paintings, folding screens, calligraphy, handcrafts... More about 妙心寺の名宝. [Myōshinji no meihō]. [Art treasures of Myoshin-ji

London. Raithby, Lawrence & Company Ltd., 1980. Part One: Ming and Qing Porcelain. 158pp. Part Two: Early Chinese Ceramics and Ancient Bronzes. 142pp. Part Three: Ming and Qing Porcelain and Works of Art. All volumes illustrated throughout with colour and black and white photographic illustrations. Hardbacks in lightly worn dustjackets... More about The Edward T. Chow Collection. Complete in 3 volumes

No place of publication. No details of publisher. (circa 1900s). Early 20th century coloured stereoview card, featuring Chinese junks and small fishing boats at Chefoo harbour in Shandong Province. English inscription on reverse in blue ink neatly crossed out. Small chip lower left corner, otherwise good. 8.7 x 17.7cm. Chefoo... More about Chefoo Harbor, China

Melbourne. National Gallery of Australia. 2001. Profuse coloured illustrations, vi + vii + viii +215pp., paperback in very good condition with French flaps. 29 x 24 cm. loosely inserted fliers of the NGA exhibition and an exclusive member viewing invitation card. Monet's extraordinary fascination with Japanese art continued throughout his... More about Monet & Japan

(circa 1980s). Chinese Yue Opera programme, single sheet printed both side, folded, pictorial cover shows a stage set with Chinese traditional architecture and dragon statue. Spine little faded, very good. Text in Chinese. 25.9 x 18.7cm. Yue Opera, also known as Shaoxing, is a very popular opera genre in Zhejiang... More about 孟丽君. [Meng Lijun]. [Chinese Yue Opera Programme - Meng Lijun

Hong Kong. South China Morning Post. 1975. Map, coloured illustrated plates, xii + 180pp, index, bibliography, notes, hardback in lightly worn dustjacket on edges. Map is minimally foxed, otherwise good condition. "The new study of the life of the British artist, George Chinnery (1774-1852) has been prepared by Robin Hutcheon... More about Chinnery. The man and the legend

株式会社新人物往来社. Showa 61 [1986]. Illustrated with black and white photographic images throughout, 221pp, 27.5cm x 19.5cm, very good copy in original glassine dustjacket in slipcase. This remarkable volume is made up of images of photographs from the collection of Shimazu Hisataka's collection and the Shuseikan. The Shimazu family an important... More about 薩摩島津古写真集. [Satsuma Shimazu koshashinshū]. [Old Pictures in Kagoshima Collected...

(circa1910). Early 20th century coloured stereoview card, featuring two Chinese men at a public well in Peking. Number 99 appears before the title but there is no indication of the series of publisher on this stereoview. Very good. 8.9 x 17.7cm. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 163307). More about A Public Well, Pekin, China

Coloured photographic illustrations, 226pp, hardback with dustjacket. Upper right hand corner lightly bumped, otherwise very good condition. 27 x 22cm. A catalogue created for the Jingguantang collection auction on Sunday, 3rd of november 1996 in Hong Kong. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 163401). More about The Jingguantang Collection. Magnificent Chinese Works of Art

95 full page colour plates showing rice straw rugs. Each image has a printed number below it which appears to be the stock number of the rug, several printed numbers have a second label with a new number laid down on to it. A few leaves are stamped H. Yamamoto... More about Catalogue of Japanese Rice Straw Rugs

London. Methuen. 1962. Reprint. Tipped-in colour plates, 262pp, bibliography, index, signatures of highly regarded scholars D.G.E. Hall and M.C. Ricklefs front endpapers, lower corner bumped, very good copy in slipcase. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 163094). More about Indonesia. The Art of an Island Group