LISTSERV 16.5 - ARLIS-L Archives

ARIRC2
Aris, Michael: RAVEN CROWN. The Origins of Buddhist Monarchy in Bhutan. Chicago, 2005. 160 pp. 106 b/w photos. Bibliography, index. 28x22 cm. Cloth.
GBP 30.00
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This story of the Wangchuk's dynasty rise to power is based on emerging local information, in contrast to the traditional accounts which are based on surviving British Indian colonial reports. It is also illustrated with rare photographs taken by British visitors. Revised and corrected edition.

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ASG041
Asia Society ed: ASIAN GAMES: THE ART OF CONTEST. New York, 2004. 325 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x22 cm. Paper.
GBP 45.00
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Large catalogue of an exhibition held at Asia Society, New York. Covers the various competitive games - mostly board games - played throughout Asia. With many beautiful chess sets, go boards and numerous other objects. Well-illustrated and described.

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AVETR1
Avery, Martha: THE TEA ROAD. China and Russia Meet Across the Steppe. Beijing, 2004. 198 pp. 48 pp. colour and b/w plates. 23x17 cm. Paper.
GBP 25.00
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A fascinating work on the Sino-Russian Tea Road that also tells the story of Russian expansion eastwards and the history of contacts between Russian and China. Recommended.

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VERCP1
Ayers, John: LA COLLECTION DE PORCELAINES CHINOISES DE MARIE VERGOTTIS. The Chinese Porcelain Collection of Marie Vergottis. Lausanne, 2004. 222 pp. Colour plates throughout. 28x25 cm. Cloth.
GBP 55.00
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Catalogue of the Chinese porcelain collection of Marie Vergottis held at the Fondation de l'Hermitage in Lausanne. The collection holds porcelains dating from the 12th century onwards and is particularly strong in Ming and Qing porcelains with an emphasis on monochromes. 232 examples are illustrated and described. Dual text in French and English.

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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
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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.

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CIA051
Beningson, S. & Liu, C: PROVIDING FOR THE AFTERLIFE. Brilliant Artifacts from Shandong. New York, 2005. xix, 115 pp. Numerous colour and some b/w illustrations. 28x22 cm. Paper.
GBP 35.00
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Well-written and interesting catalogue of an exhibition at the China Institute Gallery in New York of (mostly) Han dynasty archaeological artifacts from Shandong province. With loans from the Shandong Provincial Museum and other museums in Shandong.

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MGU041
Besse, Xavier: LA CHINE DES PORCELAINES. Paris, 2004. 148 pp. 58 colour plates., mostly fullpage. Bibliography. 28x22 cm. Paper.
GBP 30.00
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An interesting work on the Grandidier collection of Chinese ceramics held in the Musee Guimet. One of the earliest European collections of Chinese ceramics. Major pieces from the collection are illustrated in colour and described. Includes a biography of the collector. In French.

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BRADL1
Brauen, Martin ed: THE DALAI LAMAS: A VISUAL HISTORY. Chicago, 2005. 304 pp. 364 colour and b/w illustrations. 30x21 cm. Cloth.
GBP 50.00
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A history of all the Dalai Lamas. Essays contributed by 18 authors illuminate the institutions of reincarnation and enthronement of the Dalai Lamas, interregna, Panchen Lamas and relations with the Chinese.

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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
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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.

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BUCTF1
Buckley, Chris: TIBETAN FURNITURE. Identifying, Appreciating, Collecting. London, 2005. xi, 227 pp. Over 200 colour plates. Bibliography, index. 28x21 cm. Cloth.
GBP 35.00
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A history of Tibetan furniture, explaining forms and uses, construction and decoration, along with the development of many designs. Intended for the appreciative collectors in a growing field.

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MGU052
Cambon, P: THE POETRY OF INK. The Korean Literati Tradition 1392-1910. Paris, 2005. 279 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards.
GBP 55.00
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Catalogue of an exhibition at the Musee Guimet of Korean literati painting. Whilst Chinese literati painting is well-documented, the Korean literati painting movement is little-known and this exhibition is a welcome contribution to its study. A good catalogue illustrated throughout in colour. Text in English.

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CASDI1
Casazza, Ornella ed: DALLE INDIE ORIENTALI ALLA CORTE DE TOSCANA. Collezioni de Arte Cinese e Giapponese a Palazzo Pitti. Firenze Musei. Florence, 2005. 479 pp. Over 750 illustrations, a few in colour, the vast majority b/w. 27x23 cm. Paper.
GBP 50.00
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Splendid and important catalogue of the little-known collections of Chinese and Japanese art in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence. 450 items, the majority dating from the 17th to 19th centuries, are illustrated and described. The author's research in the Medici Family archives is combined with identification of Oriental objects, 90 per cent of which are Chinese and Japanese porcelains. Many of the pieces are important, some unique. A prime reference. Illustrated throughout, primarily in black-and-white. Text in Italian.

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CHUST2
Chung, Young Yang: SILKEN THREADS. A History of Embroidery in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. New York, 2005. 461 pp. 375 illustrations, 300 in colour. Notes, bibliography, index. 29x23 cm. Full-colour, hardcover printed boards, dustjacket.
GBP 45.00
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The most comprehensive historical reference and guide to the origins, aesthetics and cultural context of embroidered textiles in East Asia published to date, covering some areas of study that have never before been treated in western languages. The book is superbly illustrated, with good notes and bibliography.

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CLUST2
Clunas, Craig: SUPERFLUOUS THINGS. Material Culture and Social Status in Early Modern China. Honolulu, 2004. 252 pp. 8 plates. Paper.
GBP 14.00
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An extremely important and original book, replete with valuable information about people, things, and collections. A manual of taste and a guide to consumerism during the Ming period. New paperback edition.

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COOSP1
Cooper, Thomas L: SACRED PAINTING IN BALI. Tradition in Transition. Bangkok, 2005. viii, 184 pp. 96 colour plates. 2 maps. Bibliography, index. 29x21 cm. Cloth.
GBP 24.99
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A useful contribution to a little-published subject that documents and illustrates the distinctive styles of these paintings - a fascinating aspect of Balinese folk art that has been largely overlooked. Well-illustrated in colour.

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DAWCN1
Dawson, L: CHINA'S NEW DAWN: AN ARCHITECTURAL TRANSFORMATION. Munich, 2005. 192 pp. 140 colour and 50 b/w illustrations. 28x23 cm. Cloth.
GBP 25.00
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An examination and critique of the fascinating architectural projects, some quite amazing, recently completed, springing up, or planned for China's cities. Includes work by both Chinese and foreign architects. Illustrated throughout.

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ELLOC1
Elliot, Jeanette Shambaugh; with David Shambaugh: THE ODYSSEY OF CHINA'S IMPERIAL ART TREASURES. Seattle, 2005. 192 pp. 45 illustrations. Bibliography, index. 23x16 cm. Cloth.
GBP 15.95
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Traces the 3000 year history of the Chinese imperial collections with the focus on the trials, tribulations and separation of the collection in the 20th century.

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FERTB2
Ferency, Mária: THE TEN BAMBOO STUDIO. A Tíz Bambusz Csarnoka. Budapest, 2003. 267 pp. Colour plates throughout. Map, chronology, select bibliography. 27x22 cm. Paper.
GBP 67.00
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In recent years, there have been two extraordinary exhibitions in the West devoted to fine Chinese antiquarian books, both based on the collections of China's National Library in Beijing, and both in rather extraordinary locations given the centrality of the material culture which they celebrate. An exhibition in Queens Public Library, New York, was published in the unprecedented catalogue, 'Visible Traces'. 'The Ten Bamboo Studio' is the catalogue of a second exhibition held at the National Szechenyi Library, Budapest. There is some overlap in the material presented, but there are many entries and illustrations here of items not included in the New York show - early editions of illustrated drama and vernacular literature are particularly well served. This, along with new introductory texts and catalogue entries - entirely paralleled in slightly eccentric English - makes this another essential reference for any Western collector or student of the book in China.

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FOWM01
Fowler, Sherry: MUROJI. Rearranging Art and History in a Japanese Buddhist Temple. Honolulu, 2005. 328 pp. 92 illustrations. Cloth.
GBP 38.50
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Muroji temple, founded in the 8th century, is known for its dramatic location and the quality of its ritual objects and art dating from the Heian period onwards. Explores the temple's main images and why major works of early Heian sculpture were housed in such a remote setting.

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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
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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 marvellous illustrations from old books, watercolours and paintings, plus early photography.

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HAREH1
Hardy, G. & Kenney, A: THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HAN EMPIRE AND IMPERIAL CHINA. Westport, 2005. 220 pp. Cloth.
GBP 32.00
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An introduction to the founding and consolidation of the Han Empire that provides a good overall examination of many aspects associated with the founding of empire.

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HKM051
Hong Kong Museum of History: HUNTING AND RITUALS: TREASURES FROM THE ANCIENT DIAN KINGDOM OF YUNNAN. Lielu yu Piaoniu: Yunnan Gu Dianguo Wenwu Zhan. Hong Kong, 2005. 208 pp. Colour plates throughout illustrating 117 items. Map. 30x23 cm. Paper.
GBP 30.00
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Fine catalogue of an exhibition in Hong Kong displaying the characteristic artifacts of the Dian Kingdom in Yunnan. Elaborate and exotic bronzes, gold, silver, jade and lacquer. Dual text, Chinese and English.

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IMPJD1
Impey, Oliver and Joyce Seaman: JAPANESE DECORATIVE ARTS OF THE MEIJI PERIOD. Ashmolean Handbooks. Oxford, 2005. 112 pp. Over 80 colour illustrations. Glossary, select bibliography. 22x16 cm. Boards.
GBP 11.95
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The reformist Meiji government was concerned to demonstrate the brilliance of Japanese craftmanship throughout the world. The Ashmolean Museum has an excellent collection of the associated material, described and outlined here. Very high quality illustrations.

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JACSG1
Jackson, Beverley: SHANGHAI GIRL GETS ALL DRESSED UP. Berkeley, 2005. 160 pp. Colour plates throughout. 26x26 cm. Paper.
GBP 23.00
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A journey back to the high-style decades of the 1920s and 1930s when traditional women's dress gave way to cheongsam, qi pao and Susie Wong dresses - Shanghai chic. A lively portrait of Shanghai social history and fashion evolution with over 200 vintage photographs.

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JIRWN1
Jirka-Schmitz, Patricia: THE WORLD OF NETSUKE. The Werdelmann Collection at the Museum Kunst Palast Dusseldorf. Stuttgart, 2004. 351 pp. 683 illustrations in colour with 1070 objects. 407 illustrations of inscriptions and marks. Appendixes with List of Carvers. Bibliography, index. 27x21 cm. Cloth.
GBP 75.00
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An excellent new survey of more than a thousand pieces, based on one of the world's most comprehensive collections and featuring the most recent research in the field. Shows over a hundred signatures.

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JORHC1
Jorg, Christiaan A. et al: THE HISTORY OF COLLECTING ORIENTAL CERAMICS IN EAST AND WEST. Vormen uit Vuur, 191/192. Amsterdam, 2005. 126 pp. Colour plates throughout. 27x20 cm. Paper.
GBP 25.00
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Double-issue of a Dutch periodical containing the proceedings - in English with Dutch abstacts - of a symposium that was held in conjunction with Christiaan Jorg's farewell exhibition at the Groninger Museum. An excellent and well-illustrated collection of essay contributions by leading scholars in the field, including: Jorg himself, Rosemary E. Scott, Julia B. Curtis, Nishida Hiroko, Regina Krahl, Eva Strober, William R. Sargent, Jan van Campen, Oliver R. Impey, Judith Green, and Rose Kerr.

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WARFB1
Kingdon Ward, Capt. F: IN FARTHEST BURMA. The Record of an Arduous Journey of Exploration and Research through the Unknown Frontier Territory of Burma and Tibet. Bangkok, 2005. viii, 181 pp. 23 b/w plates. 2 maps. Appendixes, index. 21x15 cm. Paper.
GBP 15.99
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A classic travel and botany account, now reprinted after the Seeley edition of 1921. Paperback.

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LENMS1
Lenzi, Iola: MUSEUMS OF SOUTHEAST ASIA. London, 2005. 208 pp. Over 500 illustrations. 24x20 cm. Paper.
GBP 16.95
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Satisfies the need for an up-to-date, comprehensive and accessible reference guide to the cultural institutions of Southeast Asia.

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MCAAA1
McArthur, Meher: THE ARTS OF ASIA. Materials, Techniques, Styles. London, 2005. 256 pp. 25x22 cm. Cloth.
GBP 24.95
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An interesting introductory approach to traditional Asian arts in which artistic accomplishments are presented by material - jade, lacquer, gold, porcelain, ivory, bamboo, paper, stone and wood. Illustrated throughout with finished artefacts in each media - including both ancient and modern masterworks.

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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
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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.)

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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 24.99
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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.

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MULLT1
Mulas, Melina et al: THE LAMAS OF TIBET. Milan, 2005. 183 pp. 70 tritone plates. 25x25 cm. Cloth.
GBP 27.00
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Seventy previously unpublished photographic portraits of the great Lamas or teachers of Tibet, with a foreword by and interview with the Dalai Lama.

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NMC055
National Museum of China ed: WENMING DE SHUGUANG: LIANGZHU WENHUA WENWU JINGPIN JI. (A Brilliant Dawn: Masterpieces of the Liangzhu Culture). Beijing, 2005. 351 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Paper.
GBP 70.00
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Catalogue of an important exhibition held at the National Museum of China in Beijing showing masterpieces from the Neolithic Liangzhu Culture of eastern China. Whilst showing some stone implements and pottery items, the highlight of the exhibition are the numerous extremely fine and famous jades. Illustrated with colour plates throughout. List of exhibits with brief descriptions in English, otherwise Chinese text only.

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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
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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.

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ORICC3
Orientations Magazine: CHINESE CERAMICS. Selected Articles from Orientations 1982-2003. Hong Kong, 2004. 536 pp. over 700 colour and 250 b/w plates and illustrations. 28x22 cm. Cloth.
GBP 47.50
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Newly updated with 21 recent articles and in hard covers, an important collection of articles collected from the magazine and documenting the substantial changes in Chinese ceramic chronology and attributions over the past two decades. Including contributions by Feng Xianming, Rose Kerr, Regina Krahl, Margaret Medley, Peter Lam, Liu Xinyuan, Stacey Pierson, Rosemary E. Scott, Doreen Stoneham and Suzanne Valenstein.

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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
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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.

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RAOBJ1
Rao, Peggy Landers & Brackett, Len: BUILDING THE JAPANESE HOUSE TODAY. New York, 2005. 223 pp. 155 colour and 45 b/w illustrations (20 pp. of technical plans and diagrams). Glossary, resources, index. 28x21 cm. Cloth.
GBP 22.50
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Focusing primarily on a new guesthouse in California, this work shows how a classic Japanese house can be built today. Both a well illustrated study of traditional techniques and a practical, contemporary guide to realizing these techniques in the here and now of the West.

SAUNB1
Saul, Jamie; Dominique Viallard photo: THE NAGA OF BURMA. Their Festivals, Customs and Way of Life. Bangkok, 2005. xiv, 212 pp. 153 colour plates, 56 line drawings. 4 maps. 23x22 cm. Paper.
GBP 19.99
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The result of 30 years of research and fieldwork with the Naga people of western Burma. Traces their origins, examines their social structures, religion, arts and crafts, architecture, hunting, costume and ornament.

SHM042
Shanghai Museum & Shaanxi Museum ed: ZHOU QIN HAN TANG WENMING TEJI. A Special Collection of the Civilization of Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang Dynasties. Shanghai, 2004. 15, 305 pp. Colour plates throughout. 31x24 cm. Boards.
GBP 50.00
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Catalogue of an an outstanding exhibition at the Shanghai Museum held at the end of 2004. The exhibition showed treasures dating from the Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang dynasties from the collection of the Shaanxi Provincial Museum and numerous other museums in Shaanxi province. The exhibition was in three sections: 1. Decorative Arts - including extraordinary Western Zhou bronzes and major new finds from the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huangdi. Further treasures in this section included objects from the Hejiacun gold hoard and four of the stone-carved steed of the Tang Emperor, Taizong. 2. Frescoes - 83 fine frescoes from tombs dating from the Qin to the Han. 3. Famen Temple - 97 superb relics from the crypt at Famen Temple. List of exhibits, introductions to each major grouping of finds and captions in English. Main text in Chinese.

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SHICS2
Shippen, Mick: THE TRADITIONAL CERAMICS OF SOUTH EAST ASIA. London, 2005. 224 pp. Numerous colour illustrations. 28x22 cm. Cloth.
GBP 35.00
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A comprehensive survey of the ceramic craftsmen and traditions of Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. As practised today. Illustrated throughout showing ceramics being made, transported and sold. Numerous ceramics are illustrated.

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SKIGW1
Skinner, Tina and Mary L. Martin: GEISHA: WOMEN OF JAPAN'S FLOWER AND WILLOW WORLD. Atglen, 2005. 238 pp. 582 colour and b/w plates. Glossary, bibliography. 32x24 cm. Cloth.
GBP 39.95
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The most comprehensive assembly of historic geisha images ever compiled as a book. Drawn chiefly from postcards and photographs, often hand-tinted, dating from 1900 thru 1940.

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SUMBF1
Sumner, C. & Petherbridge, G: BRIGHT FLOWERS. Textiles and Ceramics of Central Asia. Sydney, 2004. 160 pp. 100 colour and 20 b/w illustrations. 28x22 cm. Cloth.
GBP 35.00
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Accompanies an exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney that shows the colourful embroidered textiles and glazed ceramics of the Central Asian region that was formerly part of the Soviet Union.

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TONCN1
Tong, Dian: CHINA! NEW ART AND ARTISTS. Atglen, 2005. 232 pp. 274 colour plates, plus small colour portraits of the artists. Bibliography, index. 31x24 cm. Cloth.
GBP 55.00
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Wide-ranging, well-illustrated new introduction to contemporary Chinese art. With a chronological, four-chapter introduction to recent Chinese art including artist biographies for the 80 artists included.

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WALLW1
Walker, Brett L: THE LOST WOLVES OF JAPAN. Seattle, 2005. xviii, 331 pp. 30 illustrations. 4 maps. Bibliography, index. 23x15 cm. Cloth.
GBP 25.00
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Draws on Japanese literature, folklore, natural history and ecology to tell the extraordinary, insightful story of the extinction of wolves in Japan by 1905. Previously they had been important to the native culture, worshipped by some, ancestral to the Ainu.

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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
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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.

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WATBF1
Watanabe Mitsuko: BEAUTIES OF THE FOUR SEASONS. Oxford, 2005. 81 pp. 40 colour illustrations. 22x16 cm. Paper.
GBP 12.95
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Based on woodblock prints in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum, this work reproduces images - very high quality plates - of beautiful women, kimonos and flowers of the season by artists including Harunbo, Utamaro, Toyokuni and Eishi.

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MET051
Watt, James C. Y. and Denise patry Leidy: DEFINING YONGLE. Imperial Art in Early Fifteenth-Century China. New Haven, 2005. 103 pp. 50 colour plates. 29x23 cm. Paper.
GBP 12.99
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Catalogue for an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum with selected paintings, sculptures, porcelains and fine pieces in other media, tracing the roots of the Yongle (1402-24) artistic styles to the previous Yuan dynasty, particularly through the emperor's attachment to Tibetan Buddhism.

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MET042
Watt, James C. Y. et al: CHINA: DAWN OF A GOLDEN AGE (200-750 AD). New York, 2004. xxiv, 392 pp. c. 300 colour illustrations. B/w illustrations. 30 cm. Paper.
GBP 37.00
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Catalogue of an important exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the first comprehensive survey of Chinese art during this complex period. Lavishly illustrated and produced, the volume presents more than three hundred recent archaeological finds. Includes gold artefacts made by the nomadic peoples from Mongolia, luxury articles of glass and precious metals from Western and Central Asia, early Chinese Buddhist sculptures and spectacular works in every medium from the Tang period. Essays by distinguished scholars provide a historical background, discuss the various media and trace the changes in art styles over a period that saw a radical modification of Chinese civilisation.

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WILCT2
Wilson, Verity: CHINESE TEXTILES. V&A Far Eastern Series. London, 2005. 128 pp. 120 colour and 10 b/w plates. Notes, bibliography, index. 25x21 cm. Cloth.
GBP 30.00
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By describing why each of over 100 pieces was made and for whom, Wilson, a former V&A curator, engages us with the broader contexts of this consummate Chinese craft, as well as providing a new, research-informed introduction to the techniques, influence, and connoisseurship of Chinese textiles, including contemporary designs.

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WINJE1
Winkel, Margarita and Chris Uhlenbeck: JAPANESE EROTIC FANTASIES. Sexual Imagery of the Edo Period. Leiden, 2005. 256 pp. 260 colour plates. 30x25 cm. Cloth.
GBP 48.00
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Presents over 200 erotic ukiyo-e images (mostly Edo, but some Meiji) from public and private collections. Many of the images are by famous artists - Harunobu, Kiyonaga, Utamaro, Eisen, Hokusai, Kunisada and others. The first focused work on the subject with essays by scholars in the field. Illustrated throughout in colour.

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Yang Xiaoneng: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON CHINA'S PAST. Chinese Archaeology in the Twentieth Century. New Haven, 2004. 523; 576 pp. c. 600 illustrations. Maps, plans and drawings 2 vols. 32x25 cm. Cloth.
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The first comprehensive overview in English of the major archaeological discoveries in China during the twentieth century. The first volume contains essays from scholars world-wide that presents a picture of China's past derived from a variety of diverse subjects. The second volume offers a comprehensive yet concise treatment of the most significant archaeological discoveries in China in the last century. 156 major finds and sites are described. Illustrated throughout in colour and with drawings and plans. Recommended.