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Including a special section on
The Qing Dynasty
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A SPECIAL CATALOGUE OF BOOKS
ON CHINESE CERAMICS
As list 126 is issued, we are in the midst of preparing
a special catalogue of books on CHINESE CERAMICS,
the first that we have produced in some years.
This will be a list of almost one thousand titles,
covering ceramics of all periods and types.
It will be sent on request,
so please do let us know if you would like to receive a copy.
NB :
ISBN searching is now supported on the web site.
Just type ISBNs *with no spaces or hyphens*
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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.
BAU051
Baur Collection: SOUS LA GRIFFE DU DRAGON: COSTUMES DE COUR DE LA
DYNASTIE QING (1644-1911). (Under the Dragon's Claw: Court Costumes
of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)). Geneva, 2004. 159 pp. Colour plates
throughout, many fullpage. 27x21 cm. Paper.
GBP 30.00
Available
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Baur Collection. Begins with a loan
of early woodblock-printed books from the Musee Guimet as well as
English and French works related to the discovery of Chinese costumes
by Europeans in the 18th and 19th centuries. The second part presents
the costumes of courtiers and servants as well as their wives.
Decorated with a strict code of identification using rank badges and
other insignia. The third section is dedicated to the court costumes
of the Emperor and imperial family as well as decorative objects and
domestic textiles. The final section displays a variety of
sumptuously embroidered cloths, jewelry and accessories worn by
Manchu and Chinese women including dresses, skirts and jackets. Very
well-illustrated throughout in colour. In French.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?b/BAU051
BROPB1
Brokaw, Cynthia and Kai-wing Chow ed: PRINTING AND BOOK CULTURE IN
LATE IMPERIAL CHINA. Studies on China, 27. Berkeley, 2003. xvi, 539
pp. 63 b/w illustrations. 18 tables. Bibliography, index. 24x16 cm.
Cloth.
GBP 48.95
Available
One of the first substantial collections of scholarship on the
culture of the book in China, this finely edited volume is based on
the proceedings of a conference with eleven essays on commerial
publishing and the markets for books, publishing for specialized
audiences, and the illustrated Chinese book as a 'visual medium'.
With a good linking introduction by the first editor.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?b/BROPB1
ZZLSH1
Castiglione, Giuseppe: LANG SHINING HUAJI. Collection of Paintings of
Giuseppe Castiglione. Tianjin, 1998. 153 pp. 120 pp. of colour
plates. 38x27 cm. Cloth.
GBP 75.00
Available
A fine overview of the works of the Qing dynasty Jesuit court painter
Giuseppe Castiglione demonstrating the range of his talent. Paintings
are predominantly from the National Palace Museum in Taibei and
mainland Chinese collections. In Chinese only.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?c/ZZLSH1
CHIPP2
Chia, Lucille: PRINTING FOR PROFIT. The Commercial Publishers of
Jianyang, Fujian (11th-17th Centuries). Cambridge, 2003. 472 pp. 78
illustrations. 2 maps. Bibliography, index. 24x16 cm. Cloth.
GBP 32.95
Available
Based on an extensive study of Jianyang imprints, genealogies of the
leading families of printers, local histories, etc., this is not just
a history of commercial printing but also a wide-ranging study of the
culture of the book in traditional China.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?c/CHIPP2
FRA051
Frankel Ltd., E. & J: ZISHA: THE PURPLE SAND OF CHINA. The Lee
Collection of Ming and qing Dynasty Yixing Ware. New York, 2005. 101
pp. 41 pp. colour plates. Colour illustrations. 30x21 cm. Paper.
GBP 35.00
Available
Dealer's catalogue of 29 choice examples of Ming and Qing Yixing
ware. Includes teapots by famous potters plus seldom-seen Yixing
scholar's studio objects - brushwashers and waterdroppers. A couple
of wine cups are also shown. All objects are illustrated in colour
and well-described. All marks are shown.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?f/FRA051
GENZB1
Geng Baochang & Qin Xilin ed: ZHUSHAN BA YOU. (The Eight Friends of
Zhushan). Nanchang, 2004. 766 pp. Colour plates throughout, colour
text illustrations. 2 vols. 30x24 cm. Cloth.
GBP 250.00
Available to order
An excellent addition to the literature on Republic Period (Minguo)
Chinese ceramics, this large two-volume work focuses on the work of
the pre-eminent ceramic artists active in Jingdezhen during the
Republic period. Known collectively as the Zhushan Ba You (The Eight
Friends of Zhushan), this group included Wang Qi, Wang Dafan, Xu
Zhongnan, Wang Yeting, He Xuren, Liu Yucen, Cheng Yiting, Bi Botao,
Deng Bishan and Tian Hexian. The life and work of each artist is
covered in detail with numerous ceramics illustrated. In addition,
and of particular interest, paintings by each artists are shown. For
a couple of artists, just one or two paintings are shown, more in
other cases. This is the first time that we can think of where such a
link has been shown to exist between Chinese ceramics and painting
and will prove of great interest to scholars examining the links
between different media in Chinese art. Whilst some of the ceramics
have been illustrated in previous publications, new material is also
shown. The paintings have, to our knowledge, never been published. In
Chinese.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?g/GENZB1
LPMQS1
Yang Renkai et al. ed: QING GONG SANYI GUOBAO TEJI: SHUFA JUAN,
HUIHUA JUAN. Album of Lost National Treasure of the Qing Palace:
Calligraphy and Painting. Beijing, 2004. 7, 2, 624 (over 600 pp.
colour plates); 9, 626 pp. (over 600 pp. colour plates) A number of
foldouts. 2 vols. 45x33 cm. Cloth.
GBP 1,800.00
Available
An absolutely magnificent two-volume catalogue of an exhibition of
early calligraphy and paintings commemorating the opening of the new
Liaoning Provincial Museum. In the period leading up to his expulsion
from the Forbidden City in November 1924, the last Emperor, Pu Yi,
selected a number of the finest treasures from the collection that
were easily portable. These included an undefined (but not
insignificant - it is said up to 1200) number of paintings, album
leaves and calligraphy, the majority early. Pu Yi, together with his
brother Pu Jie, were said to have smuggled this material, along with
other light pieces, out of the Forbidden City as an insurance policy
against financial impecunity. When Pu Yi later became the puppet
ruler of the Manchukuo regime in north-east China, this material
undoubtedly went with him. The paintings have since become known as
the Northeast or Liaoning group. It appears that over a period of
time some of these paintings went to Japan and elsewhere. Following
the defeat of the Japanese and the detention of Pu Yi, the remainder
ultimately entered the Liaoning and Jilin Provincial Museums or were
returned to the Gugong Museum in Beijing. This work shows 39
calligraphies and 53 paintings (in a second volume) in the Liaoning
Provincial Museum, many here exhibited and illustrated for the first
time due to their fragility. These 92 works comprise the entire
holding of works known to have been taken by Pu Yi that are in the
Liaoning Museum collection plus two very fine Liao paintings
excavated in Liaoning province. All the calligraphies are shown
actual size and in their entirety. It also includes all accompanying
colophons, inscriptions and collectors seals. The paintings are again
all shown in their entirety, with many also reproduced in their
original sizes and again showing collectors' seals, colophons and
inscriptions. The calligraphies and paintings date from the Eastern
Jin to the Qing with the majority of the material being early. 1
Eastern Jin work, 7 from the Tang, 2 Five Dynasties, 41 from the
Song, 2 from the Liao, 1 from the Jin, 17 Yuan, 20 Ming examples and
1 Qing work. All the works are reproduced in fine colour plates
throughout with many folding out to give unprecedented reproduction
of selected works. A superb record of little-known treasures from the
Chinese imperial collection that have a distinct cachet due to their
obscure recent history. Given the high quality of the colour plates
and the reproduction of many works in their original size, this is
also an important tool in the research of early Chinese painting and
calligraphy. A large and weighty set of volumes with dual English and
Chinese texts. Highly recommended.
Should you be interested, please order your copy as soon as
possible. The edition is limited and, due to the exceptional nature
of this work, obtaining copies is likely soon to prove difficult.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?y/LPMQS1
GGMC02
Gugong Museum: JIN TANG LIANG SONG HUIHUA SHANSHUI LOUGE. (Paintings
of the Jin, Tang and Song Dynasties - Landscape and Architecture).
Complete Collection of Treasures Gugong, 2. Shanghai, 2004. 22, 265
pp. 259 pp. colour plates. 1 foldout panorama. 29x22 cm. Boards.
GBP 60.00
Available
Volume 2 in the series The Complete Collection of Treasures of the
Palace Museum illustrates and describes Jin, Tang and Song painting
depicting landscapes and architecture - buildings, pavilions etc. 58
exquisite works are shown (of which 55 are Song), including the
famous 'Ming Qing Shang He Tu' by Zhang Zeyuan in a panorama foldout.
All the works, including long handscrolls, are shown in their
entirety and in detail. Accompanying colophons and inscriptions are
also illustrated. Includes national treasures and lesser-known works.
Captions in English, otherwise Chinese text. A beautiful work that we
recommend.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?g/GGMC02
GGMC03
Gugong Museum: JIN TANG LIANG SONG HUIHUA - HUANIAO ZOUSHOU.
(Paintings of the Jin, Tang and Song Dynasties- Animals, Birds and
Flowers). Complete Collection of Treasures Gugong, 3. Shanghai, 2004.
24, 253 pp. 251 pp. colour plates. 29x22 cm. Boards.
GBP 60.00
Available
Volume 3 in the series The Complete Collection of Treasures of the
Palace Museum illustrates and describes 83 exquisite masterpieces
from the Jin to the Song dynasties (of which 77 are Song) showing
flora and fauna. Includes the famous Tang work 'Five Oxen' in a
panorama foldout, other national treasures plus lesser-known works.
All the works, including long handscrolls, are shown in their
entirety and in detail. Accompanying colophons and inscriptions are
also illustrated. Captions in English, otherwise Chinese text. A
beautiful work that we recommend.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?g/GGMC03
GGMC43
Gugong Museum: JINSHUTAI FALANGQI. (Cloisonne and Enamel Wares).
Complete Collection of Treasures Gugong, 43. Shanghai, 2001. 259 pp.
Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards.
GBP 65.00
Available
Volume 43 in this series show 244 superb examples of cloisonne and
enamel wares held in the collection of the Gugong in Beijing.
Excellent colour plates, most objects shown in multiple views and
close-up detail. English plate captions, otherwise Chinese text only.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?g/GGMC43
HACCI1
Hacker, Arthur: CHINA ILLUSTRATED. Western Views of the Middle
Kingdom. North Clarendon, 2004. 288 pp. 500 colour and b&w
photographs, engravings, postcards. 31x23 cm. Cloth, dustjacket.
GBP 36.00
Available
Visual analysis and commentary on a fascinating collection of
hundreds of images spanning the period between the arrival of the
first foreign traders in the mid-sixteenth century up to the
beginning of the Second World War.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?h/HACCI1
JOROP3
Jorg, Christiaan: ORIENTAL PORCELAIN IN THE NETHERLANDS. Four Museum
Collections. Groningen, 2003. 107 pp. 60 items, objects and marks,
all illustrated in colour plates. Paper.
GBP 19.00
Available
Published on the occasion of Christiaan Jorg's farewell exhibition,
this catalogue displays a selection of the 200 pieces in the
exhibition which themselves were chosen as the best, most beautiful
and interesting pieces of Chinese and Japanese Export porcelain from
the collections of the Groninger Museum, the Princessehof Museum, the
Rijksmuseum, and the Municipal Museum of The Hague.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?j/JOROP3
ZZSLJ1
Liu Tao; Office of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee for the
Preservation of Ancient Monuments: SONG LIAO JIN JINIAN CIQI. Dated
Ceramics of the Song, Liao and Jin Periods. Beijing, 2004. 6, 9, 257
pp. 23 pp. colour plates plus numerous b/w text illustrations and
drawings. 26x18 cm. Paper.
GBP 30.00
New stock due shortly
Useful work depicting and detailing ceramics from the Song, Liao and
Jin dynasties (primarily from excavations) that can be dated.
Numerous illustrations, primarily black-and-white. In Chinese.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?l/ZZSLJ1
AAM051
McGill, Forrest and M. L. Pattaratorn ed: THE KINGDOM OF SIAM. The
Art of Central Thailand, 1450-1800. San Francisco, 2005. 197 pp. 215
colour plates. Bibliography, index. 31x23 cm. Paper.
GBP 30.00
Available
Catalogue of a groundbreaking exhibition at the Asian Art Museum in
San Francisco, the first such shown in the US for over thirty years.
With 89 of the finest surviving works of the relatively neglected
Ayutthaya kingdom drawn from collections in Thailand, Europe and the
United States. Scholarly essays, detailed descriptions and fine
illustrations. (The exhibition later moves to the Peabody Essex
Museum in Salem.)
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?m/AAM051
NURCA1
Nuridsany, Michel: CHINA: ART NOW. Paris, 2004. 264 pp. 200 colour
illustrations. Chronology, biographies. 25x26 cm. Cloth.
GBP 30.00
Available
Impressive insider's tour of the diverse studios of 30 contemporary
Chinese artists, working both in China and abroad. Illustrated
throughout in colour, with photography by Marc Domage.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?n/NURCA1
COLL22
Pierson, Stacey ed: SONG CERAMICS: ART HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY AND
TECHNOLOGY. PDF Colloquies, Art & Archaeology in Asia 22. London,
2004. 237 pp. Colour and (predominantly) b/w illustrations. 28x22
cm. Paper.
GBP 25.00
Available
This is the publication of (the fully-illustrated and edited) 12
papers from an international colloquy devoted to Song Ceramics held
in London under the auspices of the Percival David Foundation in 2003.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?p/COLL22
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