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The Chinese Exhibition: A Commemorative Catalogue Of The International Exhibition Of Chinese Art, Royal Academy Of Arts, November 1935 - March 1936 -
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Woolen Textiles of the Lou-Lan People
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Chinese Archaic Jades from the Kwan Collection
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Hong Kong: Art Gallery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hong Kong: Art Gallery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. First edition. Very Good/good. A catalogue of the exhibition of Dr. Simon Kwan's collection, illustrated in colour throughout., text in Chinese and English. Now rare. D.j. a bit rubbed,minor crease to lower right corner of cover, interior with some foxing particularly on prelim pages, otherwise crisp, bright and tightly bound. A heavy book, it will incur increased postage charges, please contact us before ordering.
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China for the West: Chinese Porcelain & other Decorative Arts for Export illustrated from the Mottahedeh Collection (TWO VOLUMES)
by Howard, David; and Ayers, John; foreword by Rockefeller, Nelson A.
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Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications by Philip Wilson Publishers Limited, London, 1978 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (two hardcover volumes in buckram bound with dust jackets in splicase); 25.6 x 35 cm; 5.243 Kg; 704 pages with 103 colour plates and 100 monochrome illustrations; Used books wih signs of wear, namely on the dust jacket that show minor tears. Interior in very good condition.; This century has brought a growing awareness of the vast scale of Chinese export of decorative arts from the seventeenth century onwards. Until very recently however this subject had been very little studied, overshadowed as it was by the ever-widening perspectives of China's ancient past. It was nevertheless through this trade, and especially its ceramic wares, that the unique artistic creativity of the Chinese first became widely known and appreciated. This book aims to provide the most detailed and penetrating analysis yet made of the porcelains produced for Western markets during…
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COLLECTION G...: Catalogue ... des oeuvres d'art et de haute curiosité du Tibet & la Chine et du Japon
by Deniker, M.J.; M.E. Deshayes
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Paris: Imprimerie De I' Art, 1904. First edition. Cloth bound in very good condition with leather spine label.. Two volumes bound together; Text in French; xxxi, 261 & xv, 227 pages with many black-and-white plates with facing tissues. Some have thought this may be the collection of Gurdjieff but seems it was Charles Gillot's. See NY Times March 7, 2008 article 'From Gems to Duds.'
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Red Masterpieces: Lacquerware from the Reign of Emperor Qianlong - Palace Museum
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Macau: Macau Museum of Art, 2014. First Edition limited to 1000. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover Fine 2 large format ((14"x10") hardcover in slipcase This splendid quality is only possible in Macau, where a special tax for cultural projects from casino profits allows for over the top catalogs and books that are issued in limited editions This one is limited to 1000 and was sold only in the Macau Art Museum and on their website. Like new, only leafed through once Ships from Hawaii This splendid catalog for a 2014 exhibition in Macao is catagorised into ten themes and invites the reader to immerse in the glamour of over 120 sets of lacquerware and related court paintings from the splendid era The culture of lacquerware, a traditional Chinese craft, is rooted in ancient times The black lacquered bow excuvated from the Neolithic site of Kuahuqiao in Xiaoxhan, Hangzhou Province reveals that the earliest found lacquerware in China appeared over 7,000 years ago In terms of of practical function, lacquerware…
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The Art of the Chinese Potter, From the Han Dynasty to the End of the Ming, Illustrated in a Series of 192 Examples
by Hobson, R. L., And A. L. Hetherington
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London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1923. First Edition . Original Cloth, Gilt. Very Good. 11 1/4" Tall. B/W and Color Plates Throughout. 21 Pp + 152 Plates, Each With Text On Tissue Guards. #169 Of 1500 Copies. Slight Wear, Spine Gilt Brilliant, Hinges Tight, No Names Or Marks, Small Areas Of Minor Discoloring Neatly And Professionally Refreshed On Front Cover, Also Minor Professional Repairs To Lower Tip Of Rear Cover.
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Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages: A Review of Its Characteristics, Decoration, Folklore, and Symbolism
by Nott, Stanley Charles
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NY: Charles Scribners, 1937. First American edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published NY: Charles Scribners, 1937, first printing. 4to., 8" x 11 1/4", xviii+193pp., illustrated with 39 colour plates, 109 black and white photographs and 73 line engravings. Orange cloth with red and green characters, green titles, green patterned endpapers. Light wear at extremities, small nameplate on flyleaf, else very good plus, clean, attractive. . 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 4to.
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A Master of Pass, ( Sic ) [ Past ] , Present and Future Ihe First Exhibition Of Chang Dai-Chien's Paintings in Canada
by Chang Dai-Chien / Ba Tong / Barry Till
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Taipei: National Museum of History, 2000. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine, apparently unread copy. Text in English and Chinese..
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Portugal na Porcelana da China: 500 Anos de Comércio/Portugal in Porcelain from China: 500 years of trade (VOLUME I, II, III and IV)
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artemágica, Lisboa Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Portuguese and English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket).; 25 x 32 cm.; 9 Kg; 1312 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; 4 VOLUMES, VOL I-ISBN 978-989-605-034-4, Lisbon 2007, 263 pages; VOL II-ISBN 978-989-605-052-8, Lisbon 2008, pages 264 to 712; VOL III-ISBN 978-989-605-058-0, Lisbon 2009, pages 713 to 1000; VOL IV-ISBN 978-989-605-062-7, Lisbon 2010, pages 1001 to 1312; Used with signs of wear on the dust jackets. Interior with minor signs of wear. Bottom of first pages on volume 3 slightly bent.; Portugal in Porcelain from China: 500 Years of Trade, a multi-volume publication, is the long-awaited, comprehensive study of Chinese porcelain made specifically for the Portuguese market. Encompassing five centuries and first in its scope, this bilingual work, written in Portuguese and English, relates the history of Portugal's trade with China, through a complete documentation of the pieces of porcelain that were specially…
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Kaishien Gaden: (Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden, Second Collection)
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Kaishien Gaden (Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden) is an Edo-Era Japanese edition of the very popular Chinese painting guide Jieziyuan Huazhaun by Wang Gai, first published in the Qing Dynasty in China (1701). The manual was reprinted many times from 1748 onwards in Japan.Four volumes from the Second Collection, with drawing instructions and examples for ume plums and kiku chrysanthemums. (Lacks the four volumes on ran orchids and take bamboo.)Vol. 1 Plums: 28pp text, 22 b/w plates; 6pp text, 40 color platesVol. 2 Chrysanthemums: 16pp text, 22 b/w plates; 12pp text, 20 b/w plates The woodblock prints in the plum volume, part 2, are double-page full-color reproductions of botanical art by famous Chinese artists with their seals.Condition: Covers browned and scuffed with some minor worm damage, interior solid and woodcuts mostly clean and bright, but with some browning and worming mostly outside the image.
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The Chinese Exhibition: A Commemorative Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Chinese Art
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London: Faber & Faber, 1936. Hardcover. VG- ex-museum library copy with bookplate, stamps, barcode sticker, and remains of call number sticker on spine. very minor interior discoloration. light wear to corners and edges, minor scuffing and soiling.. Rose cloth boards with gilt stamped boards. xxviii, 160 pp., 160 pp. of plates. BW illustrations. Catalogue of the exhibition from November 1935 to March 1936 at Royal Academy of Arts. Includes list of plates.
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A Primer of Chinese Acrobatics (Meet a Cultural China)
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Beijing: Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China, no date, [about 2002]. Boxed Set. Rare presentation copy issued by the PRC government to foreign institutions and VIPs. Boxed set includes hardcover book, CD-ROM for windows computers and a VHS tape. All are unused and suitable for gifting. Box shows minor shelfwear. Book cover shows many very-small bubble-like spots, most on the rear. See photo. Ninety page book with many color illustrations provides an overview of Chinese acrobatics and how it developed from diverse origins such as hunting, farming, the military, ritual, games and sports, palace entertainments and cultural exchange. CD-ROM includes music clips, text and images. Videocassette shows 16 winning acrobatic performances from competition in a range of disciplines, including unfixed pole climbing, plate spinning, contortionism, chair stacking and loose steel wire stunts. Purchasers should take precautions against the possibility that the PRC-government produced CD-ROM may host…
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Between Two Cultures: Late-Nineteenth- And Twentieth-Century Paintings from the Robert H. Ellsworth Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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NY/New Haven: Yale Univ Press/Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2001. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY/New Haven: Yale Univ Press/Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2001. Folio, 9 1/2" x 12 1/8", xiii+286pp., 234pp., including 114 colorplates. Fine, as new in fine dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Fine/Fine. Folio.
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Painting in the Chinese Manner
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NY: Viking, 1960. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth and dust jacket. Published NY: Viking, 1960, first printing. 4to., 8 1/2" x 11 1/4", 80pp., illustrated with tipped-in color plates and b/w reproductions. English text by Helen F. Chang. Near fine in very good plus, price-clipped dust jacket with light edgewear and one closed tear. . 1st. Hard. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to.
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Artworld of Chung, Kyung-Yeun
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Seoul: Hain Creative Agency, 1992. First Edition, first printing. Softcover in dust jacket. 1992 Lynn City Museum, Massachusetts Exhibition. Published Seoul: Hain Creative Agency, 1992. Oblong folio, 8 3/4" x 12." 106pp., profusely illus. color plates. Artist profile and critcal essays in Korean and English. Dark green card wrappers with black lettering, black art paper end papers. White enamel dust jacket printed in color. Additional three page, stapled 8 1/2" x 11" artist bio from Boston Fine Arts Gallery laid in. Book, dj and bio all pristine, near very fine. Scarce.. 1st. Hard. Very Fine/Very Fine. Folio. Illus.
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The Fan Zeng Paintings (upper and lower volumes)(Chinese Edition)
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People's Fine Arts Publishing House, 2003, Two Volumes, Fine Hardcovers / Fine Dustjackets, 422 pages, 8.5" x 11.5". Chinese Text.
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China: Through the Looking Glass
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A lavish exploration of the evocative and complex fashions inspired by Chinese culture.For centuries, Chinas export artsjade, silks, porcelains, and, more recently, cinemahave fueled Western fantasies of an exotic East and served as enduring sources of inspiration for fashion. This stunning publication, which accompanied one of the most successful exhibitions in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's history, explores the influence of Chinese aesthetics on designers, including Giorgio Armani, Christian Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld, Ralph Lauren, Alexander McQueen, and Yves Saint Laurent. Drawing upon Chinese decorative arts, cinema, and costumenotably imperial court robes,… Read More
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The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 204, Number 6 (December 1959) - Special Issue : Red China, The First Ten Years
by Weeks, Edward A. (ed.), Mao Tse-tung (Mao Zedong), Michael Lindsay, Tao Chu, Ted Hughes, Isak Dinesen, Peter Ustinov, Wolf Mankowitz, et al
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Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Company, 1959. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 176pp, printed wrappers. A Special Issue devoted to China under Mao Zedong, includes poems by Mao and a profile of him, plus other content on Chinese culture and politics. Also a poem by Ted Hughes, a story by Isak Dinesen, and work from other important contributors. Unmarked copy, a bit of general wear and toning, minor closed tearing to covers.
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The Five Famous Imperial Wares of the Song Dynasty
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The Lokapala Hard cover in dust jacket. Published The Lokapala. 4to., 8 3/4" x 11 1/4", 27pp., illustrated with full-color plates. Fine in near fine dust jacket with a short, closed tear. . Hard. Fine/Near Fine. 4to.
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1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: A Memoir. Signed Book Plus Broadside Print.
by WEIWEI, Ai. Translated by Allan H. Barr
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New York: Crown, 2021. Signed by Ai Weiwei. First edition / First printing. Black paper-covered boards. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket. Includes 8.5" x 18.125" 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows Letterpress Broadside. Requires additional shipping charge to ship book and print in the same box.
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The Chinese Dragon
by L. Newton Hayes With An Introduction Fong F. Sec
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Original 1922 Very Good+ First Hardcover story of the Dragon in Chinese folklore and Asian roof Pagodas Printed and published in Shanghai pre-World War II China. This Edition is referenced in John Michell Ley Lines book "View over Atlantis" here in original edition, See our scans.
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