New York. Princeton Arch Press, 1998. Profuse colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 158pp, paperback, quarto. "The work of Tokyo-based architect Takasaki Masaharu, one of the most exciting and original architects working today, has captivated those interested in individual and animated design. Although his work is not widely known... More about Takasaki Masaharu: An Architecture of Cosmology
London. Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2015. 200 colour illustrations, 216 +[8]pp, limp boards. 15 x 15.5cm. Making Sense of Islamic Art & Architecture is designed to equip the cultural tourist and art student with the means to interpret each painting, building, or artifact in terms of the iconography and symbolism... More about Making Sense of Islamic Art and Architecture
Rutland. Tuttle. 1996. Many striking colour, black and white, and sepia photographic plates, 168pp, notes, appendices, bibliography, pictorial endpapers, small quarto, small tear dustjacket otherwise very good, signed by author on half-title page. This work tells the stories of the early Japanese and Western photographers of Japan, and reproduces over... More about Early Japanese Images
Tokyo. Tuttle Publishing. 2014. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white, 320pp, paperback, quarto. In a world where digital cameras and camera phones have become ubiquitous, looking back at a time period when this wasn't the case offers a distinctive insight. "Photography in Japan 1853-1912" is a fascinating book... More about Photography in Japan 1853-1912
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 about Survey Report on Blue and White Porcelain Site at Wun Yiu, Tai Po
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 about Balinese Textiles
United Kingdom. Phaidon Press. 2009. Colour illustrations, 295 pages, quarto, paperback. "Manga Impact" consists of 350 single-page entries, arranged alphabetically, introducing the most important directors, producers, writers, animators and characters in manga and anime, from its origins to the present day. Lavishly illustrated with photographs, film stills, drawings, posters and... More about Manga Impact. The World of Japanese Animation
Germany: Steidl Publishers, 2005. Profusely illustrated throughout with Edward Burtynsky's images including one folding,147pp, hardback in dustjacket, excellent condition. 38 x 30.5cm. Although the word extraordinary is often over used I can find no other for this collection of images of the remnant and newly established zones of Chinese industrialization... More about Burtynsky, China The Photographs of Edward Burtynsky
Hong Kong. FormAsia. 2003. Black and white and colour photographic illustrations, 99pp, dustjacket. To the Chinese scholar, the preparation for recording his thought was as important as the execution. On his desk lay the Four Treasures, the symbols of his calling: paper, brushes, inkslab and ink, so arranged as to... More about The Chinese Scholar's Desk
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 about Arabian Art
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 about Fan Chang Tien. His Art and Passion
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 about Korean Treasures Rare Books, Manuscripts and Artefacts in the Bodleian Libraries and Museums of...
San Francisco. Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 1977. 80 full page collour plates, 184pp, chronology, bibliography, paper back with slightly worn and marked covers, good copy. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 45558). More about Chinese Jades in the Avery Brundage Collection
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 about Parvati: Goddess of Love
United States: University of Hawai'i Press, 2010. 112 illustrations Contemporary Chinese films are popular with audiences worldwide, but a key reason for their success has gone unnoticed: many of the films are adapted from brilliant literary works. This book is the first to put these landmark films in the context... More about Adapted for the Screen The Cultural Politics of Modern Chinese Fiction and Film
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 stockid 67828). More about Livres & Albums Illustres du Japon. Reunis et Catalogues
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 about Kuwait by the First Photographers
Australia. National Library of Australia. 2012. Colour photographic illustrations, 144 pages, index, square quarto, paperback. Stars of the Tokyo stage celebrates the glamour of kabuki theatre amid the dynamic atmosphere of Japan in the 1920s and 30s. Drawn from the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Natori Shunsens superb... More about Stars of the Tokyo Stage. Natori Shunsen's Kabuki Actor Prints
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 about Home and the World. Architectural Sculpture by Two Contemporary African Artists: Aboudramane and...
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 about Sojourns of a Painter: Shyamal Dutta Ray and his Times
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 about Japanese Design
Singapore. NUS Press. 2008. Maps, xi + 237pp, colour photographic illustrations, notes, glossary, bibliography, index, dustjacket. The collection of Burmese art housed at the Denison Museum in Granville, Ohio, USA, includes more than 1,500 objects dating from the late first millennium AD through the twentieth century. While particularly strong on... More about Eclectic Collecting. Art from Burma in the Denison Museum
Melbourne. Monash Asia Institute. 2001. Black and white photographic plates, 42pp, stapled wrappers. Quarto. Working paper 114. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 74548). More about Western Influences on the Sasak pottery of Lombok, Indonesia
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 about Hokusai Manga
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 about Summit of Treasures. Buddhist Cave Art of Dazu, China
