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	2,000 Years of Chinese Lacquer - 9627101265 An excellent exhibition of Chinese lacquer ranging in date from the Warring States to the Qing dynasty. Includes many rare lacquer Guqin and scholarly essays on the subject. $59.50     View Details Add To Cart
	A Chorus Of Colors - Chinese Glass from Three American Collections - 0295975113 A Chorus Of Colors highlights the pioneering efforts of three important collectors of Chinese glass, Mr. and Mrs. Barney Dagan, Dr. Alan Feen and Walter and Phyllis Shorenstein. Unlike the fields of bronzes, ceramics, and jades, which have many enthusiastic devotees around the world, Chinese glass has been under-appreciated by the aficionado of Chinese art, and in some instances, misunderstood. However, scholarly interest in the subject is rising. conservators are now able to devise sc... $11.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Adoration and Glory by Emma C. Bunker & Douglas Latchford - 1588860701 Adoration and Glory is a celebration of centuries of artistic achievements of the Khmer peoples, a civilization nearly forgotten. The Khmer empire created one of the worlds most glorious traditions of sculpture and architecture, inspired and influenced by the spiritual and in particular the Tantric, Hindu and Buddhist cultures and religions of India. The domains of the Khmer grew from a collection of small kingdoms to an empire that encompassed much of present day Cambodia, Thailand, L... $47.50     View Details Add To Cart
	A Journey Into China's Antiquity 4 Volumes - SET1316 This significant new publication tells the story of China's rich history and civilization through a collection of excellent photographs and textual descriptions of thousands of precious relics and remains drawn largely from the collection of the National Museum of Chinese History, Beijing. Arranged chronologically in four volumes, the books vividly portray the rise of the Chinese civilization, following its trails from remote antiquity in the Paleolithic Age through the end of the Qing dynast... $185.00     View Details Add To Cart
	Ancient Chinese Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections (3 Vols) - 0810919702 Volume I, a comprehensive introduction, the most thorough treatment of Shang bronzes in any language, lays the foundation for 104 catalogue entries, many of which explore in greater detail specific problems in casting technology, epigraphy, vessel typology, and provincial bronze styles. Color plates of all the Sackler bronzes are supplemented by rubbings, details, and more than 500 comparative illustrations. Throughout the book the author has made systematic use of the astonishing archaeologi... $265.00     View Details Add To Cart
	Ancient Chinese Calligraphic Rubbings - 9627101559 This is a catalogue to accompany an exhibition jointly organized by the Peking University Library and the Art Museum of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. A total of one hundred and forty-eight rubbings selected from the rich collection of the two institutions are included. Ink rubbings has been a rich source for the preservation of inscriptions and calligraphic pieces found on rocks, stelae, pillars, tomb-tablets, architectural elements, statues, as well as manuscripts and letters written ... $45.39     View Details Add To Cart
	Art of Contemporary Chinese Woodcuts - 0954604814 This volume presents contemporary Chinese woodcuts from the Muban Foundation. A groundbreaking reference in a new and exciting field for collectors and students of art history, it includes authoritative essays by An Bin, Julia F. Andrews, Ellen Johnston Laing and Frances Wood. Hwang Yin has provided biographies of the artists and David Barker contributes a glossary of Chinese printmaking terms. The Muban Foundation was formed in June 1997 by Christer von der Burg and the late Verena Bolinder... $82.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Art of Li Jian and Xie Lansheng - 9627101257 This is another exhibition catalog from the Guangdong Painting Series published by the Art Museum. This volume comprehensively examines art works of Li Jian and Xie Lansheng, scholar-artists who accomplished in the three perfections of poetry, calligraphy, and painting and were recognized by scholars such as Jian Youwen to be of equal prominence in Guangdong painting. A total of 97 pieces of their calligraphy and painting, including scrolls, albums, and couplets are presented. Scholarly essay... $53.13     View Details Add To Cart
	Asian Art by Lark E. Mason - 1851494154 Lark Mason Jr., offers a clear and concise guide to understanding the fine and decorative arts of Asia including the arts of the Islamic world. He addresses this complex subject in an easy to follow format beginning with an overview of the tumultuous history of the continent, leading into chapters on ceramics, metalwork, the arts of the craftsman, furniture and lacquer, textiles, prints and paintings. Each chapter includes a summary of the minor and major art forms with expert advice for judg... $35.00     View Details Add To Cart
	Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings (Vol 44) - 962075347X This richly illustrated volume presents some of the most treasured decorative carvings housed in the Forbidden City: carvings of bamboo, wood, ivory, and rhinoceros horn. Sixty bamboo carvings include delicate bamboo veneer stationery, figures carved with diversified techniques of high and low relief, concave carving, seal cutting and round carving, producing lively 3-dimensional sculptures. Thirty-nine wooden cases, boxes, and brush holders are carved with complicated scenes and patterns. On... $45.00     View Details Add To Cart
	Blanc de Chine: Divine Images in Porcelain - 0965427064 Curated by renowned Asian ceramics specialist John Ayers, this exhibition features the unique white-glazed porcelain known as Dehua ware in China and Blanc de Chine in the West. Dehua wares were produced in Fujian province as early as the Song dynasty (960-1279 C.E.) and became popular during the Ming (1368-1644 C.E.) and early Qing (1644-1911 C.E.) dynasties. Objects on display include Buddhist and Daoist deities, functional scholar's objects and pieces produced according to Western tastes f... $42.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Bronzes Archaiques de Chine - 2950974805 The Guimet museum's collection of Chinese archaic bronzes is one of the most distinguished outside China. As well as exceptional pieces such as the Camondo elephant, the giant ladle, and the bird-handled ocver, without peer anywhere, including their land of origin, the collection boasts High-Shang bronzes, relics in the Royal style of Anyang, and objects of very diverse geographical origin, providing superb panorama of China in the bronze age. Beautifully illustrated and produced, this volume... $55.25     View Details Add To Cart
	Brush and the Stone: Dr. Dean Edell Collection of Chinese Art - 1878529544 Beautifully produced, this comprehensive catalogue of 100 selected items from Dr. Dean Edell Collection consists of two sections: 32 Chinese works of art both imperial and scholarly, including screens, brushes, inkstones, jade carvings and related items, and a separate section devoted to Chinese snuff bottles. The bottles are largely Imperial workshop jade snuff bottles of the Qianlong period, offering various shape and design associated with Palace workshops. Incised poetry by Emperor Qianlo... $80.75     View Details Add To Cart
	Buddhist Sculpture in Clay - 1932476024 Large-scale clay sculptures representing the main deities are characteristics of the earliest Tibetan Buddhist monuments and particularly of the monasteries and village-temples built -from the end of the 10th to the early 13th centuries in West Tibet and Ladakh. Commonly placed in the main niches along the central axis of the monuments, these images of highest quality constitute a major source for the cultural and religious history of western Himalayan (Indo-Tibetan) art and early Tibetan art... $80.75     View Details Add To Cart
	Buddhist Sculpture of Northern Thailand by Carol Stratton - 1932476091 The art of the northern kingdoms of Thailand was Buddhist, and the Buddha image was at its core. The purpose of traditional Buddhist art was not to delight the eye or decorate, but to remind, enlighten, and instruct. For many years art historians considered the sculpture of Northern Thailand, or Lan Na, to be a minor tradition. This volume shows that Lan Na sculpture is an enormous body of work beginning with the Mon-Hariphunchai period of the eleventh century, through the Classic peri... $51.00     View Details Add To Cart
	Charles Greenfield Collection of Japanese Lacquer - 0950255629 With an introduction by E.A. Wrangham, this catalog presents 141 Japanese lacquer boxes and inro from one of the world's most prestigious collections. A majority of these pieces was exhibited at the Japan House Gallery in 1972, at the Frederick S. Wright Art Gallery in 1977, and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1980. $80.75     View Details Add To Cart
	Cheng Xun Tang Collection of Painting and Calligraphy on Fans - 9627101346 Cheng Xun Tang Collection of Painting and Calligraphy on Fans presents Chinese paintings and calligraphy on fans from the Chen Xung Tang Collection of Hong Kong. Executed by 160 different artists, these fans include 130 paintings and 50 calligraphic works. The period involved spans from the 15th to the 19th centuries. There are not only works by famous masters of various schools, those by lesser artists, which have attained a certain degree of artistry, are also featured. $68.00     View Details Add To Cart
	Children of the Jade Dragon by Jim Goodman - 1876437014 No province in China boasts the geographical and cultural diversity of Yunnan. Lijiang County. Situated in the far northwest amidst breath-taking landscapes, it is home to several of the province's ethnic minority groups. Two of the most interesting are the Naxi and their neighbors the Yi. Famous for their centuries-old musical tradition and unique pictographic writing system, the Naxi founded Lijiang, which is now the best-preserved traditional city in the country. In the nearby mountains li... $48.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Chinese Arts Auction Records 2002 (Paintings & Calligraphy) - 9573051443 This volume compiles year 2001 auction results from auction houses around the world, including Christie's (worldwide), Sotheby's (worldwide), Butterfield & Butterfield, among others. Covers both traditional and contemporary and oil paintings; includes index of artist's name searchable by stroke count. $50.96     View Details Add To Cart
	Chinese Arts Auction Records 2003 (Antiques) - 9573051478 Now in full color, this volume compiles year 2002 auction results from auction houses around the world, including Christie's (worldwide), Sotheby's (worldwide), China Guardian, Butterfield & Butterfield, among others. Divided into 7 sections: Chinese ceramics, jade carving, bronze, sculpture, Chinese furniture, Tibetan Arts, Works of art, and Chinese snuff bottle, this volume is a practical reference for collectors and dealers alike. $59.46     View Details Add To Cart

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