Blue and White Note Cards.
Tuttle Publishing. 6 blank note cards & envelopes. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 160949). More
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Painting with Light. Photography at the Freer/Sackler.
United Kingdom: D Giles Ltd., 2017. 210pp, index, a good This is a completely new guide to the Freer-Sackler Gallery collection of nineteenth- and twentieth-century photographs from Asia and the Middle East, which features some remarkable early photography as well as newly acquired works by leading modern and contemporary artists..... More
Weiwei-isms.
Princeton. Princeton University Press. 2013. Black and white photographic illustrations, xiii + 125pp, 13.9 x 11.5cm. "This collection of quotes demonstrates the elegant simplicity of Ai Weiwei's thoughts on key aspects of his art, politics, and life. A master at communicating powerful ideas in astonishingly few words, Ai Weiwei is..... More
History of Photography in China 1842-1860
London. Quaritch London 2009, 2009. Map, xiv + 242 pages, black and white, and sepia photographic illustrations, index, notes, appendices, chronology, glossary, dustjacket. Very faint browning outers margins but otherwise as new. 24 x 24cm. The first comprehensive history of the earliest years of photography in China, combining previously unpublished..... More
Survey Report on Blue and White Porcelain Site at Wun Yiu, Tai Po.
Hong Kong. Hong Kong Heritage Museum. 1997. Chinese text, coloured and black and white photographic illustrations, black and white line drawings and diagrams, maps, tables, 144pp., an excellent copy in paperback. Quarto. Text in Chinese only many detailed photographic plates of porcelain items, both whole and fragments. (When referring to..... More
Balinese Textiles.
Illustrated throughout in colour, 142pp, glossary, index, paperback. 30.5 x 23cm. Very good copy. In Bali, textiles are more than just decorative fabrics; they are imbued with magical powers and deep ritual significance. Gods, humans, trees, and even temples are arrayed on festival days in exquisite hand-wrought cloths, some of..... More
The Genius of Japanese Carpentry. Secrets of an Ancient Craft.
Japan. Tuttle Shokai Inc., 2013. Clour and black and white photographic illustrations and diagrams, 160pp, index, dustjacket. "The Genius of Japanese Carpentry" tells the story of the 1200-year-old Yakushiji monastery in Nara and the dedicated modern-day craftsmen who are working to restore what has been lost to the depredations of..... More
Chinese Calligraphy.
United Kingdom. Cambridge University Press. 2011. Map, colour photographic illustrations, 128 pages, appendix, paperback. The art of calligraphy is seen as the epitome of Chinese culture. Originating in the earliest abstract symbols carved on cave walls, animal bones and tortoise shells by the ancient Chinese people, over several thousand years..... More
Arabian Art.
No place of publication. Ningxia People's Publishing House. No date of publication. Full colour and black and white reproductions of Arabic art, 239pp, introduction and conclusion in Simplified Chinese, includes CD. Paperback quarto. Excellent artbook showcasing Arabian fine art with commentary in Simplified Chinese. An excellent resource even for non-Chinese..... More
Fan Chang Tien. His Art and Passion.
Singapore. Singapore Art Museum. 1998. Colour plates, 72pp, biography, list of works, text in Chinese and English, text and pictorial gilt upper cover and spine, small quarto, paperback. This catalogue published in conjunction with the Fan Chang Tien, His Art and Passion exhibition at the Singapore Art Museum presents ten..... More
Korean Treasures Rare Books, Manuscripts and Artefacts in the Bodleian Libraries and Museums of Oxford University
United Kingdom: The Bodleian Library, 2011. 82 colour illustrations Many important and valuable manuscripts, rare books, and artefacts related to Korea have been acquired by donations throughout the long history of the Bodleian Library and the museums of the University of Oxford. However, due to an early lack of specialist..... More
Brush & Shutter Early Photography in China
Los Angeles. Getty Research Institute. 2011. Colour and black and white photographic illustrations, xi + 197 pages, hardback. 26.6 x 28.2cm. This title offers a lavishly illustrated exploration of the history of photography in China. Photography was introduced to China in the 1840s through the West's engagement in the Opium..... More
Parvati: Goddess of Love.
No place of publication. Mapin. 1999. Colour frontispiece, numerous colour photographic illustrations, 120 pp, glossary, bibliography, dustjacket. A presentation of the Goddess Parvati in all of her manifestations, with photographic illustrations of stone sculptures, bronzes and paintings. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 67538). More
Livres & Albums Illustres du Japon. Reunis et Catalogues.
Mansfield Center. Martino. (2000). Black and white line illustrations, ix + 322pp, index. Originally published in Paris in 1900. Describes over 500 early Japanese books in the Bibliotheque Nationale, plus information on the history of engraving of Japanese books, and on individual artists. (When referring to this item please quote..... More
女青年裤纸样 1-5/女开门领上衣纸样 1-2. [nü qing nian ku zhi yang 1-5/nü kai men ling shang yi zhi yang 1-2]. [Young Women Trousers Paper Sample Vol.1 No.5/ Women Open Collar Tops Paper Sample Vol.1 No.2].
北京.[Beijing]. 轻工业出版社.[Qing gong ye chu ban she]. 1981. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Two Chinese paper women's clothing patterns for western style trousers and a jacket, folded, retailer's stamp upper cover, overall in very good condition. Text in Chinese. Sheet measures 78.7 x 109.2 cm. (When referring to this item please..... More
Kuwait by the First Photographers.
London. I.B.Tauris. 1999. Many stricking black and white photographic plates, 128pp, bibliography, index, hardback with dustjacket. Oblong quarto. This book "documents the period between 1900 and 1950, which saw Kuwait's emergence from a vunerable shaikhdom negotiating a precarious independece amongst neighbouring powers - the British in India and the Gulf..... More
Home and the World. Architectural Sculpture by Two Contemporary African Artists: Aboudramane and Body Isek Kingeliz.
New York. The Museum For African Art. 1993. Colour plates, 91pp, very good paperback. Text in English with three articles also in French. This publication is the first for The Museum for African Art, in a new series of books and exhibitions, Focus on African Art. (When referring to this..... More
Sojourns of a Painter: Shyamal Dutta Ray and his Times.
Ahmedabad. Mapin. 2001. Profuse colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 107pp, paperback, Contemporary Indian Artists Series, quarto. A biography of the Indian artist, Shyamal Dutta Ray, and his paintings, particularly watercolours. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 67554). More
Japanese Design.
United States. Dover Publications. 2006. Colour illustrations, 128 pages, accompanying CD-ROM, paperback. Superb collection of authentic Japanese art and design reproduced directly from rare and costly sources includes birds, florals, animals, fish, crests, geometric designs, and patterns. An invaluable resource for professional and amateur artists and craftspeople. Over 260 color..... More
Hokusai Manga
United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2019. 3 small paperback volumes in pictorial card slipcase. Volume I: 350pp. Volume II: 346pp. Volume III: 332pp. Colour and black white illustrations throughout. Very attractive set. In 1814, Hokusai's sketches were published in a handbook of over 4,000 images: Hokusai Manga. It surpassed..... More
Summit of Treasures. Buddhist Cave Art of Dazu, China.
Bangkok. Orchid Press. 2001. First edition. Map, profuse colour photographic plates, folding landscape line illustration, xiv + 206pp, notes, bibliography, index, protected dustjacket. Quarto. The monumental cave complexes of the Baodingshan site at Dazu, in Sichuan Province, and their vast treasure trove of Buddhist sculpture and painting have been little..... More
Textiles of the Daic Peoples of Vietnam.
Bangkok. White Lotus. 2002. Map, profuse colour photographic plates, black and white illustrations, x + 290pp, references, paperback. Quarto. A thorough survey of the textiles of the peoples in Vietnam who speak Daic languages. The Daic peoples in Vietnam are divided into thirteen official ethnic groups and this book provides..... More
Patterns on Textiles and Other Objects of the Ede and Mnong in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.
Thailand. White Lotus. 2005. Maps, black and white illustrations, black and white and colour photographic illustrations, xix + 163 pages, index, references, quarto, paperback. This is an indispensable contribution to the literature on the material culture of the peoples of Vietnam’s Central Highlands. In addition to providing a great deal..... More
Gifts of Earth. Terracottas and Clay Sculptures of India.
Ahmedabad. Mapin. 1996. Profuse colour photographic illustrations by Stephen Huyler, 231pp, glossary, footnotes, bibliography, dustjacket, large quarto. There are more working potters in India than in any other country of the world - more than 350,000! In a text sumptuously illustrated in colour, Huyler surveys this exciting craft through examples..... More
Kalighat Painting. Images from a Changing World.
Ahmedabad. Mapin. 1999. Colour map of West Bengal, colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 232pp, bibliography, glossary, index, protected dustjacket, quarto. "Kalighat painting emerged from the changing world of nineteenth century Calcutta, with old and new images seemingly layered one upon another on a transparent plane. Traditionally inherited techniques..... More