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Records for our new List 125

Including a special section on

Japanese Painting

have been added to our web site at:

     http://www.hanshan.com

The printed version of list 125 will be mailed out shortly.

Visit http://www.hanshan.com/hstpdf.html

to download new PDF VERSIONS(Portable Document Format)

of our catalogues.

If you did not get a copy of our *previous* catalogue 124, then you may have fallen

off the list for mailing of the printed version. Please get in touch if you

would  like to be reinstated. If you did get 124 and you have been active, the paper

copy of 125 will be on its way to you in due course. (Unless you have recently

asked to receive electronic notification only.)

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 A FEW NEW BOOKS

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A few sample titles, newly in stock, that customers may like to order (please quote the six-character code in uppercase letters at the beginning of each record below)

Please Note: we have limited initial stock of some of these titles and, where books must come from abroad, restocking may take some time.

BROVJ1
Brown, Kendall H: VISIONS OF JAPAN. Kawasa Hasui's Masterpieces. Leiden, 2004. 152 pp. 100 colour 2 b/w illustrations. 28x22 cm. Paper.
GBP 21.99
Available
Contains 100 of the most famous prints of the early 20th century Japanese print artist, Kawase Hasui. A selection of the snow, moon and rain scenes for which he was famous. Good introduction to this artist's work.

http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?b/BROVJ1

GUACR1
Guadalupi, Gianni: CHINA REVEALED. The West Encounters the Celestial Empire. Vercelli, 2003. 336 pp. Colour illustrations and b/w photographs throughout. 36x26 cm. Cloth.
GBP 35.00
Available
Starts with the earliest reports of Arab traders encountering China and then moves on to Marco Polo and the numerous visitors since, discussed in chronological progression from Matteo Ricci, the Portuguese, Nieuhoff, through the Macartney Embassy and onwards. Includes the Sacking of the Summer Palace, the rise of Shanghai. Missionaries, the Boxer Rebellion, the fall of the Empire. An interesting, readable account that is illustrated throughout with numerous illustrations from old books, watercolours and paintings, plus early photography.

http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?g/GUACR1

MIRPP1
Mirviss, Joan B. et al: PRINTED TO PERFECTION. Twentieth-Century Japanese Prints from the Robert O. Muller Collection. Leiden, 2004. 130 pp. 123 colour and 6 b/w illustrations. Biographies, bibliography, glossary, index. 30x25 cm. Paper.
GBP 22.99
New stock due shortly
Based on the first exhibition selected from Muller's monumental bequest to the Sackler Gallery, this catalogue illustrates and describes over 100 works by 19 leading artists. Essays by Mirviss and Amy Reigle Newland. Catalogue descriptions by Chris Uhlenbeck, Marije Jansen and Henk Herwig. Recommended.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?m/MIRPP1

NIF043
Nezu Institute of Fine Arts: THE COLOURS AND FORMS OF SONG AND YUAN CHINA. Featuring Lacquerwares, Ceramics, Metalwares. Tokyo, 2004. 210 pp. 81 pp. colour plates, numerous b/w text illustrations.  30x22 cm. Paper.
GBP 50.00
Available
Catalogue of an important exhibition focusing on Southern Song and Yuan lacquers from Japanese collections. 161 pieces (of which 130 lacquer) are illustrated in colour and fully described. Further text illustrations show other associated lacquers, ceramics and metalwares (gold and silver) from the same period with similar design and form and which help underpin the dating of the lacquers. Also of much interest for research on the interplay of form and decoration between different media. Two page introduction and four page list of exhibits in English. Main text in Japanese. Recommended. See review in Asian Art Newspaper November 2004.

http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?n/NIF043

TCY031
Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum: JIANGGANG WENHUA - TAIWAN WEI - GANG YU WENG DE GUSHI. Pickling Pot Culture, A Taste of Taiwan: The Story of Vats and Urns. Taipei, 2003. 111 pp. Colour illustrations throughout.  29x21 cm. Paper.

GBP 35.00
Available
Catalogue of an interesting exhibition held at the Yingko Ceramics Museum located outside Taipei. Explores the timeless Chinese tradition of pickling and brewing, here with a focus on present-day production in Taiwan. In addition to descriptions of the industry, there are many illustrations of the fine pots, vats and urns used as containers for the products. Near dual text in English and Chinese.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?t/TCY031

TIAZJ1
Tian Hongsheng comp: ZHI JIAN: ZHONGGUO GUDAI SHUHUA, WENXIAN YONG ZHI JIANSHANG. (Authenicating Paper: The Connoisseurship of Ancient Chinese Paper as Employed in Art and Literature). Taiyuan, 2004. 4, 203 pp. Colour plates throughout. 24x19 cm. Paper.
GBP 20.00
New stock due shortly
Very welcome addition to our sources of information on Chinese paper as used in calligraphy, painting and, of course, the production of fine printed editions, from the Tang period onwards. Following a brief introduction, the book illustrates 177 dated samples of paper in colour. Each fragment is photographed under natural light and with back-lighting, original size in both cases, then a small plate with the paper in use is also given. With captions giving each paper's name, characteristics and uses. In Chinese.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?t/TIAZJ1

WANBG2
Wang Shixiang: BEIJING GE SHAO. Beijing Pigeon Whistles. Shenyang, 2000. 112 pp. 23 pp. colour plates, numerous b/w text illustrations and drawings. 23x19 cm. Cloth.
GBP 35.00
Available
A delightful book on this appealing folk craft and once popular Beijing pastime that involves the carving of pigeon whistles, usually from bamboo or gourds, affixing these light whistles to the tail feathers of pigeons and then flying the birds, upon which the whistles produce a distinctive and harmonious sonorous noise. The whistles can be quite complex, often with multiple whistles carved from one piece of bamboo or gourd. Wang Shixiang has raised pigeons all his life and practised the use of pigeon whistles, thus being well-acquainted with all aspects of this pastime. This is the only detailed work on the subject, containing the history of the pastime, the production of whistles, their use and connoisseurship. Further benefits from a dual English and Chinese text. Out-of-print. Recommended.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?w/WANBG2

YUALD1
Yuan Xiaobo and Zhang Lei: LAO DIANYING 1930-1949. Old Movies 1930-1949. Shanghai, 2004. 166 pp. B/w illustrations throughout. 28x21 cm. Paper.
GBP 30.00
New stock due shortly
A delightful work that evokes the golden age of black-and-white cinema in Republican China from 1930-1949. A number of famous western film stars' publicity photographs and scenes from Western-made films of the period creep in - pleasing in themselves - but the majority of the work is devoted to the Chinese cinema of the period - many Chinese film stars and scenes from films are shown. Great fun and a good reference on early Chinese cinema. Illustrated throughout in black-and-white. Text in Chinese.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?y/YUALD1

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