Search Results: Chinese Art from Le Bookiniste, ABAA-ILAB-IOBA

London: Michael Goedhuis, 1997. Quarto (11 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches; 295 x 210 mm), [12 pages] in stapled illustrated wrappers (soft cover). A very scarce catalogue issued by Michael Goedhuis featuring works by Kong Baiji, Wang Jianan, Yang Yanping, Qiu Deshu, Liu Shoukun, Tseng Yuho, Fang Zhaoling, Chen Qikuan, Gu Gan, Liu Kuo-sung, C.C. Wang, and Ho Huai-shuo. The exhibition took place from November 26 to December 19, 1997. This slender catalogue is scarce in commerce. CONDITION: Fine.

Hong Kong: Hong Kong Heritage Museum, 2000. Oblong Small Quarto (10 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches; 280 x 190 mm), 90 pages, in heavy card wrappers (soft cover) with two examples of woodblock printing laid in. Catalogue of Chinese woodblock prints donated to the Hong Kong Heritage Museum by David Chau, an important collector. With illustrated chapters on the process of woodblock printing as well as numerous examples, mostly from the 20th century. Preface by Yim Shui-yuen, the chief curator. In English and Chinese. This catalogue is scarce in commerce. CONDITION: Light edge wear. Near Fine.

Brussels: Foundation Richard Liu, European Institute of Chinese Studies, 2002.
Catalogue featuring art works of Asian nomadic tribes from a private European collection. Most of the works are in bronze from northern China and Mongolia (knives, belts, pendants, etc.). Profusely illustrated in color with short descriptions of each object, arranged in chronological order beginning with the 13th-11th centuries BC. Catalogue in English. Scarce in commerce. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Square Small Octavo (7 7/8 inches; 199 mm), 105, [1] pages, in stiff illustrated wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION. Light scuffing to the covers. Near Fine.

Hong Kong: [Artmatch Group], 1997. First Edition. Rare catalogue for the 1997 Artmatch exhibition in Hong Kong. The late artist Gaylord Chan (d. 2020) and a group of his students began the annual Artmatch exhibitions in 1995. This catalogue features a selection of vibrant works in color by Gaylord Chan, Chan Kwan Ngok, Josephine Chow Suk Fan, Ivan Ho Chi Ching, Betty Lam Yuet Ling, Bernard V. Lim, Rosa Lok So Fun, Lui So Kau, Emil Wong Yuk Ling, and Tsang Fan Kwong. Text in Chinese and English, although the introduction is solely in Chinese. OCLC shows no institutional holdings. RARE. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Oblong Small Quarto (10 x 8 1/4 inches; 255 x 210 mm), 23, [1] page, in stapled, illustrated wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION: Some edge wear and general handling wear, internally unmarked except for an inked name and phone number to inside rear cover. Very Good or better overall.

Greenvale, Long Island: C.W. Post Art Gallery, 1977.
Catalogue of an exhibition covering 4,000 years of Chinese art history. The exhibition took place from February 4-March 27, 1977, at C.W. Post Art Gallery of Long Island University. Numerous black-and-white photos and detailed descriptions of the art works (jade, bronzes, porcelain, furniture, etc.). Scarce in commerce. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Quarto (11 x 8 1/2 inches; 280 x 215 mm), 96 pages, in illustrated wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION: Some rubbing to the spine and to rear wrapper. Internally, clean and unmarked. Near Fine.

Hong Kong: Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Library, 1995. Scarce catalogue for an exhibition of ink paintings by Chu Ko at the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Library from March 2 to April 28, 1995. The catalogue, which is in English and Chinese, features numerous color plates, a short biography, and a list of exhibitions and publications. An invitation card for the exhibition opening is included with the catalogue. Chu Ko was the pen name of Yuan Dexing (1931-2011), who was born in Hunan Province. He went to Taiwan in 1949 and emerged as an important figure in Taiwan's modern art movement. Chu Ko became an expert on ancient Chinese bronzes and worked at the National Palace Museum in Taipei. He was also a poet, art critic, and sculptor. (See the informative introduction by Peter C. Sturman of the University of California, Santa Barbara.) This catalogue is scarce. OCLC shows only two institutional holdings, at Ohio University and the University of Hong Kong. PHYSICAL… Read More

Hong Kong: Alisan Fine Arts Limited, 1997.
Quarto (12 1/4 x 9 inches; 310 x 230 mm), xxx, 185, [1] pages, in illustrated wrappers (soft cover). A massive, profusely illustrated exhibition catalogue for Chao Chung Hsiang (1910-1991). Published in conjunction with "The Art of Enlightened Pleasure" held at Alisan Fine Arts in 1997. Foreword by Alice King, Alisan's director, with essays by Jeffrey Wechsler, Lang Shao-jun, Jeffrey Hantover, and Zhao Hung. 184 color plates, 225 black-and-white plates, biography, bibliography, list of exhibitions. In English and Chinese. An important reference work. While Chao catalogues from other years are available in the market, this 1997 catalogue is scarce. CONDITION: Some light edge wear, bump to a few pages in the back. Near Fine. SCARCE.

Hong Kong: Alisan Fine Arts Limited, 1997. Quarto (12 1/4 x 9 inches; 310 x 230 mm), xxx, 185, [1] pages, in illustrated wrappers (soft cover) A massive, profusely illustrated exhibition catalogue for Chao Chung Hsiang (1910-1991). Published in conjunction with "The Art of Enlightened Pleasure" held at Alisan Fine Arts in 1997. Foreword by Alice King, Alisan's director, with essays by Jeffrey Wechsler, Lang Shao-jun, Jeffrey Hantover, and Zhao Hung. 184 color plates, 225 black-and-white plates, biography, bibliography, list of exhibitions. In English and Chinese. An important reference work on this artist. While Chao catalogues from other years are available in the market, this 1997 catalogue is scarce.
CONDITION: Some light edge wear. Near Fine.

London: Chinese Contemporary, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. A look back at all the exhibitions staged by Chinese Contemporary in 1996-1998. The catalogue features a foreword by Julia Colman and Ludovic Bois, an essay by Li Xianting, artists' biographies, and numerous color plates. Besides a number of group shows, Chinese Contemporary presented solo exhibitions for Guo Jin, Li Shan, Lu Peng, Ma Liuming, Pan Ying, Qu Lei Lei, Shen Fan, Wang Qiang, Wang Qingsong, and Xiao Guofu. A good reference work on Chinese artists who exhibited outside of China in the mid-to-late 1990s. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Quarto (11 1/4 x 9 inches; 285 x 230 mm), 48 pages, in heavy card stock wrappers, die cut to the front wrapper (soft cover). CONDITION: Light edge wear and soiling to the white wrappers, but internally clean, bright, and unmarked. Near Fine.

London: Sam Fogg Rare Books and Manuscripts, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Profusely illustrated catalogue of Chinese books issued by London dealer Sam Fogg. With detailed descriptions, as usual with Sam Fogg's publications. The catalogue includes books from the 6th through the 19th centuries, organized chronologically. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Quarto (11 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches; 300 x 240 mm), 139, [1] pages, in illustrated card wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION: A bit of rubbing to the covers along with some edge wear but internally clean, bright, unmarked, and tight. Near Fine.

Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2000. First Edition, First Printing.
Beautifully illustrated catalogue of Chinese paintings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Quarto (9 5/8 x 6 7/8 inches; 245 x 175 mm), 253, [1] pages, in illustrated wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION: Lightest of edge wear, internally clean, bright, and unmarked. Near Fine.

Oxford, England: Phaidon-Christie's Limited, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto (11 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches; 285 x 215 mm), 319, [1] pages, green cloth, in an unclipped, photo-illustrated dust jacket (hard cover). Lavishly illustrated guide to Chinese ceramics. An important reference work by the former director of the ceramics department at Christie's. CONDITION: Light scratch to upper board, light soiling to top and bottom edges but internally clean, bright, and unmarked. Slight edge wear and a bit of scuffing to the unclipped dust jacket, along with a small closed tear to top edge of rear panel. Overall, Near Fine.

Hong Kong: Alisan Fine Arts, 1992. Scarce catalogue for an exhibition of paintings and ceramics by Chu Ko (1931-2011) at Alisan Fine Arts in Hong Kong in August 1992. Short introduction by Richard Barnhart of Yale University. Text in English and Chinese. Laid in is an invitation card for a 1999 exhibition of Chu Ko's works at the Hong Kong Arts Centre and Alisan Fine Arts. Chu Ko was the pen name of Yuan Dexing. Born in Hunan Province, he went to Taiwan in 1949 after the Communists defeated the Nationalist Army. He eventually became an expert on ancient Chinese bronzes and worked at the National Palace Museum in Taipei. He was also a poet, art critic, and sculptor and was an important figure in Taiwan's modern art movement. This catalogue is scarce. OCLC shows no institutional holdings. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Oblong Octavo (8 1/2 x 8 inches; 215 x 203 mm), [16] pages, including the covers, in stapled, illustrated wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION: Slight edge wear. Near Fine.

Hong Kong [?]: Self-Published [?], 1998. Catalogue for an exhibition of watercolor paintings by Connie Ho, a Hong Kong artist. Foreword in English and Chinese, followed by high-quality plates in color. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Quarto (11 x 8 1/4 inches; 280 x 210 mm), 36 pages, in illustrated wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION: Slight edge wear, light soiling to wrappers, paperclip indentation on a couple of pages. Very Good or better.

London: Michael Goedhuis, 1996. Quarto (12 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches; 320 x 160 mm), [26] pages in illustrated wrappers (soft cover). Exhibition catalogue featuring works by Wang Jianan, Wang Keping, Zeng Youhe, Cai Xiaoli, Yang Yanping, Ma Desheng, Chen Jialing, Kong Bai-Ji, Qiu Deshu, and C.C. Wang. Introduction by the eminent art historian, Michael Sullivan. This catalogue includes works by two artists who were key players in the radical Stars group of artists in the late 1970s, Ma Desheng and Wang Keping. CONDITION: Edge wear to wrappers, erased pencil marks on the final page. Very Good or better.

n.p. [Sacramento, California]: Crocker Art Museum, n.d. [2005]. Text of an interview with artist Arnold Chang (b. 1954) in which he discusses his paintings as well as art in China with Nancy Tingley, adjunct curator of Asian art, at the Crocker Art Museum. The Crocker held an exhibition of Chang's paintings from December 17, 2005, to March 15, 2006. Interview in Q&A format, 7 images in color. This publication is scarce. OCLC shows only two institutional holdings: the Crocker and Arizona State. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Quarto (11 x 6 3/4 inches; 278 x 170 mm), [16] pages including covers, in stapled wrappers, top edge stapled (soft cover). CONDITION: Slight edge wear. Near Fine #102689

London: Goedhuis Contemporary, 1999. Quarto 11 x 8 1/4 inches; 280 x 210 mm), 16 pages, in illustrated wrappers (soft cover). Catalogue for an exhibition of paintings by Zeng Shanqing (b. 1932 in Beijing). The exhibition took place from May 28 to June 4, 1999, at Goedhuis Contemporary in London. Introduction by Melissa Walt Thompson. Invitation card and price list laid in. Later Goedhuis catalogues for this artist are available in the book trade but this catalogue from 1999 is far more elusive. SCARCE. Condition: Fine.

[Taipei]: [National Palace Museum], 1992.Catalogue of paintings by the Chinese landscape painter Lu Chih (also rendered as Lu Zhi, 1496-1576). The catalogue is primarily in Chinese, although there's an introduction and table of contents in English. Lavishly illustrated with color plates. Issued by the National Palace Museum, Taipei. SCARCE. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Quarto (11 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches; 298 x 207 mm), 91, [1] pages, in illustrated stiff wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION: Some sunning to front cover. Internally, bright and unmarked. Near Fine.

London: Goedhuis Contemporary, 1999. Quarto (11 x 8 1/4 inches; 280 x 208 mm), 32 pages, in heavy card stock wrappers (soft cover). Catalogue for an exhibition of paintings by Ma Desheng (b. 1952), one of the founders of the Stars Group, the Chinese avant-garde group of amateur artists active in the late 1970s-early 1980s. The exhibition took place between June 11 and July 2, 1999, at Goedhuis Contemporary in London. Invitation card laid in. The catalogue features a preface by Michael Sullivan and an introduction by Melissa Walt Thompson. Scarce in commerce. CONDITION: A bit of scuffing to the wrappers. Internally, clean, bright, and unmarked. Near Fine.

Hong Kong: City Museum & Art Gallery, 1970. Small Quarto (10 x 8 inches; 253 x 202 mm), unpaginated, in illustrated wrappers (soft cover). Catalogue of an exhibition of paintings from the Ming and Ching periods at Hong Kong's City Museum & Art Gallery in 1970. The catalogue lists details of 85 paintings and features black-and-white plates. Text in English and Chinese. CONDITION: A bit of soiling to top and bottom edges, light edge wear and light toning to page edges, small ink notation to title page, otherwise clean and unmarked. Very Good or better.