Stuttgart. Art Media Resources Inc., 2006. 1st Edition. Numerous colour photographic illustrations throughout. Original blue cloth covered boards lettered in gilt, with dustwrapper. Beautifully illustrated 360pp. 30.5 x 23.5cm. Near fine. Netsuke, Inro and Sagemono artists When referring to this item please quote stockid 174173. More
China. He Xiangning Art Museum. 2006. Bilingual, colour photographic illustrations, 126pp, hardback. Exhibition of the artist's works from 2004-2006. When referring to this item please quote stockid 126890. More
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
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
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
New York. AW Asia. 2008. Colour photographic illustrations, 110pp, hardback, cloth cover boards, octavo. Chinese contemporary art has emerged as one of the most fascinating and compelling areas of the art market and the contemporary art world at large. Melissa Chiu, Director of the Asia Society in New York, addresses..... More
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
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
London. V & A Publishing. 2020. 66 colour illustrations. Hardback. "V&A Pattern: Indian Florals provides a dazzling introduction to the vibrant designs of the Indian subcontinent. A source of inspiration for designers from William Morris to Alexander McQueen, the V&A holds over three million designs for textiles, decorations, wallpapers and..... More
New York. Sterling. 2021. Full page colour photographic illustrations, 300pp. Paperback. "The mandala is an archetypal symbol of wholeness that is replicated on a cosmic scale, not only in art, architecture, and religion, but throughout the universe. The concepts and primal patterns it represents are the base upon which all..... More
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
Italy. Happy Books. 2005. Full-page colour illustrations throughout, 192pp, index, card paperback, quarto. A second anthology of a new wave of Japanese fashion illustrators. When referring to this item please quote stockid 97290. More
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..... More
China. L.A. Gallery, Beijing. 2006. Colour photographic illustrations, 94pp, paperback. A continuation of his Peking Opera series, using the graffitified Peking Opera images as the memory symbols to re-present the past, transcending this artistic ideology and creating his own artistic trajectory. When referring to this item please quote stockid 126888..... More
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
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
Singapore. NUS Press. 2019. Maps, descriptive text with colour photographic illustrations throughout, xxi + 785pp, ribbon bookmark, bibliography, indices of seal matrices, seal impressions, names and titles, place names, dates, Qur'an quotations and a concordance. New condition in dustjacket. 31 x 23cm. "Seals make up an important element in the..... More
Ankara. Publications of the Ministry of Culture of the Turkish Republic. 2002. 2nd Edition. Numerous photographic illustrations - generally black & white, a few in colour, xi + 947pp. Red cloth covered boards stamped with gilt decorative device and lettered in gilt, illustrated dustwrapper and silk marker tie. Text in..... More
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
Illustrated throughout in colour, 142pp, glossary, index, paperback, spine a trifle sunned. 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..... More
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
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
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
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
Rutland. Tuttle. 2021. Colour photographic illustrations, black & white construction guides, 79pp. Hardback. "Let this book show you the pleasure of repairing, reinforcing and making beloved items using sashiko embroidery! Sashiko for Making and Mending shows you how to use sashiko stitching to mend rips, repair things like fraying cuffs..... More
