East Asian Art

Cleveland , Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1968. Book. Illus. by Various Artist. Very Fine. Hardcover. 1968 , Hardcover with the dust cover , 403 page book. Illustrated with 259 black and white pages plus index. A very Scholarly study on the Yuan Dynastys arts: Lacquer / Jade and Ivory / Textiles. With Chinese Art Under the Mongols: Sculpture Ceramics Painting Calligraphy Wood-Block printing . A very excellent book on Chinese art History . Condition : Very Fine . Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Tokyo: Heibonsha Ltd. Publishers, 1971. This is a near fine hardcover copy in the original pictorial publishers slipcase. Some wear to edges of slipcase. Completely clean inside, but for a short neat collector name to the front endpaper, dating information added in pencil to some plates. Text in Japanese. Table of contents and plate list in English. Classic study of the cave temples and murals of Ajanta. Photographs by Mikihiro Taeda. 179 photographs in color and black & white. 13" high X 11" wide. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.. Hard Cover. Near Fine.

Tokyo: Imperial Government Railways.. (circa1910).. 50 delicate hand coloured collotype plates on high quality stiff card each captioned in English, presented in Japanese embroidered silk covered boards with tassle ties, All edges gilt., patterned gilt endpapers.The hinges of each image have been professionally repaired with Japanese paper and wheat starch paste. Neat pencilled annotations lower corners, leaves clean and bright. 26 x 38cm. This beautiful album proved very popular and was reprinted a number of times, in some editions all of the plates are in colour, as is the case with this copy, and at other times the edition only shows some plates in colour and while the others are in black and white. The work also appears in editions both with and without 2 maps, later editions in Western bindings. Although his name does not appear in this album it seems highly likely that this album was published by Ogawa Kazumasa (1860-1929). Described by Terry Bennett in his excellent work Japanese Photography… Read More

Chunghwa Post, 2004. Hardcover. Used- Fine condition. Book is clean and tight. Book shows very light shelf wear. All stamps and postcards are included in the book. The plastic holders for the postcards on pg. 17-23 are coming slightly unglued. No markings on the inside of the book. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

No publication details.. (circa1920?).. Album of twelve full page hand coloured illustrations on silk laid down on card leaves. Images measure 25.4 x 19.4cm. Silk along upper border of two images a trifle frayed, occasional light marks, some light browning card leaves, minor insect damage silk border of one leaf not affecting image. Bound in between wooden boards, title label blank. Chinese ownership marks endpaper. Modern professional Japanese paper repairs to spine. Very attractive album. A charming collection of Chinese pictures showing a variety of domestic, court and mythological scenes. This album contains no clues as to the purpose of these delightful images. There is no title or accompanying text and they are as is typical of these types of illustrations unsigned. They may have been produced for the tourist trade or maybe as a gift book? .

Solins Group LLc., 2011 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text.; Hardcover (withouth dust jacket - as issued).; 38 x 29.5 cm; 1.8 Kg.; 99 pages with colour images for each tankard.; Brand new with minor handling signs.; Privately printed. This publication records the private collection of Chinese Export Porcelain, Antique Tankards from The Eckenhoff Collection..

Hong Kong: The East Society, 1967. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover. Quarto. 8.5 x 11.75 inches. 134 pp. Near Fine / Very Good. Bound in publisher's original illustrated stiff wraps with clear plastic dust cover. Sewn binding. Illustrated throughout with 129 black & white reproductions and one two-panel color reproduction. Edited and published by Kao Ling-mei. Text in English and Chinese. English text by Yao Hsin-nung. Text includes Foreword, Gems of Professor Chang Dai-Chien's Talks on Painting, and Chronological Notes. Top and leading edges of text block lightly foxed. Binding excellent. Original plastic dust cover lightly rubbed with some pitting and scoring. Former owners' names and date written in blue ink on copyright page (in position of title page, due to reverse Chinese format). "#104" in marker and scar of sticker removal on Chinese copyright page (verso of "front" wrap). Else, no internal markings.

Beijing: Rong Bao Zhai, 1952. This is a faithful reproduction of the seventeenth century edition, made from re-cut blocks and even incorporating the blind-stamping technique of gauffrage (gonghua - embossed design). The original was first published in 1633. This edition was published in 1952 by the historian Zheng Zhenduo and the author Lu Xun. Complete work in 4 volumes with over 280 images. Wonderful woodblock prints and gonghua embossing on Xuan paper. Chinese text. In its original silk tapestry folding outer case, held together by bone clasps. Four soft back books in sandstone-coloured paper binding with gold flecks. The books and case are all in very good condition. One label has a tiny tear, and there is some very minor light spotting to a few pages. The label and silk to the outer shows minimal handling. 315 x 210 mm (12½ x 8¼ inches). Hu Zhengyan (胡正言) (c. 1584 – 1674) was a Chinese artist, printmaker and publisher. He worked in calligraphy, traditional Chinese painting, and… Read More

Hebei Education Publishing House; 1 Edition (augus, n. 2010. 7543445921. as New. Please cautious when purchasing these books the Chinese isbn number is errant as least 3 differnt works have the same number this is the hardcover verison see photo the photos represent the books that you will be purchasing These four volumes, in excellent condition,, are among the most beautiful that i have seen nice glossy photos wonderfull artwork these books are great111

New York, Touchstone Press with the cooperation of the Tribune Subway Gallery, 1948. Soft portfolio. 9 x 12 inches. Very Good. Nine of the original loose eleven black and white plates (plus cover art) in slightly worn portfolio. Contents clean, slightly toned. Please note: Text introduction by Anges Smedley missing. Communist era China, revolutionary period.

Beautiful artwork....

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1884. First Edition. First English book on Oriental rugs. Octavo, 11 lithographic plates including frontispiece, one in colour, folding map, four pages of publishers' advertisements; bound in olive green cloth, gilt-decorated pictorial boards with black lettering, an excellent copy of the first edition.

Mee-seen Loong Fine Art LLC, 2014. As New. Still in publisher's shrink wrap. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books.

With photographs by Thomas Laird, this is a beautiful tour of Tibetan Tantric art! The price has been clipped from the dustjacket.. Because of this book's size and weight, all shipping will be individually quoted and will depend upon the shipping method and the destination.

New York: Rubin Museum of Art, 2012. Hardcover. Color illus. boards, 320 pp., many color illustrations. in near fine, as new condition.
About the book: Issued in conjunction with an exhibition of paintings rendered by Chöying Dorje (1604-1674), the 10th Karmapa, or head of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. With a number of thematic and illustrated essays that follow his artistic career and life, as well as specific aspects of his artwork. Includes many full-color, vibrant illustrations. Nice!