Records for our new List 131
have been added to our web site at:
http://www.hanshan.com
The printed version of list 131 will be mailed out shortly.
PDF VERSIONS (Portable Document Format)
of our catalogues are also available on the site.
This list contains an unusually large number of new and recently
published titles - 398 items. We have sourced many new titles
from East Asia. Included with the list there is a selection of
916 items from our more general stock. This is included as a
supplement with the printed catalogue and can be downloaded in
pdf format.
Please also see below for records of a few choice items.
If you did not get a copy of our *previous* catalogue 130, 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 130 and you have been
active, the paper
copy of 131 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 GOOD NEW BOOKS JUST IN
ALETL1
Alexander, Andre: THE TEMPLES OF LHASA. Tibetan Buddhist Architecture
from the 7th to the 21st Centuries. Tibet Heritage Fund Conservation
Inventory, Vol. 1. Chicago, 2005. 335 pp. Over 200 colour
illustrations and numerous b/w architectural drawings and plans.
28x23 cm. Cloth.
GBP 40.00
Available
A comprehensive and well-illustrated survey of historic Buddhist
sites in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?a/ALETL1
CLAJT1
Clarke, John: JEWELLERY OF TIBET AND THE HIMALAYAS. London, 2004. 128
pp. Bibliography, index. 26x22 cm. Cloth.
GBP 24.95
Available
Presenting the traditional jewellery of the region in all its
splendour, this book tells the fascinating stories of trade,
conquest, faith and the fortune that lie behind it. This
beautifully-illustrated book contains newly commissioned photography
and draws on the finest examples from the V&A and other British
collections, both public and private. It brings into the spotlight
one of the richest decorative traditions of the world.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?c/CLAJT1
EARCC1
Earle, Joe: CONTEMPORARY CLAY. Japanese Ceramics for the New Century.
Boston, 2005. 101 pp. Colour plates throughout. 24x23 cm. Paper.
GBP 16.95
Available
Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Museum of Fine
Arts, Boston. Extremely accomplished ceramics by contemporary
Japanese masters.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?e/EARCC1
EDICR1
Edison, Victoria and James: CULTURAL REVOLUTION POSTERS AND
MEMORABILIA. Atglen, 2005. 176 pp. 495 colour plates throughout.
28x22 cm. Boards.
GBP 35.00
Available
Extensive reference work - the first of its kind - illustrating and
giving price guides for a field of collecting that is growing in
importance for artists, collectors, historians and students of
Chinese culture.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?e/EDICR1
GGMGB4
Gugong Ceramics Research Centre ed: GUGONG BOWUYUAN CANG GU TAOCI
ZILIAO XUANCUI. (Highlights of Ceramic Research Material in the
Collection of the Gugong Museum). Beijing, 2005. 255; 353 pp. Colour
plates throughout both volumes. 2 vols. 31x24 cm. Wrappers.
GBP 100.00
New stock due shortly
Edited by the Gugong Ceramics Research Centre, this is a fine work
drawing on the collections of the Gugong Museum and, in particular,
the former imperial holdings. Seeks to provide a survey of
representative Chinese ceramics across the dynasties. Volume One
shows typical pottery and porcelains dating from the Shang to the
Ming dynasty. 229 pieces are shown, the majority Ming. Volume Two
entirely comprises examples of representative Qing dynasty porcelain
from all reigns. 318 examples are shown, the majority from the
Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong reigns. Both volumes illustrated
throughout with fine colour plates, a good number of pieces being
shown in multiple views. Text in Chinese.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?g/GGMGB4
GGMQY1
Gugong Ceramics Research Centre ed: GUGONG BOWUYUAN CANG QINGDAI
YUYAO CIQI. (Qing Dynasty Imperial Ceramics in the Collection of the
Gugong Museum). Gugong Bowuyuan Cang Qingdai Yuyao Ciqi. Beijing,
2005. 318; 449 pp. Colour plates throughout. 2 vols. 31x23 cm.
Wrappers.
GBP 125.00
New stock due shortly
Volume One (in two parts) of a series on imperial Qing ceramics in
the collection of the Gugong Museum Beijing. The series will cover
(in an unspecified number of volumes) the entire Qing dynasty from
Shunzhi to Xuantong. Part One comprises a 51 page introduction and
then covers the Shunzhi and Kangxi reigns. Only 4 Shunzhi examples
are shown, together with 116 examples from the Kangxi reign. Part Two
is entirely devoted to the Yongzheng period and illustrates 211
ceramics. Shows representative examples and many superb porcelains -
the cream of the collection. All ceramics are illustrated in fullpage
colour plates, base marks are shown and a good number are depicted in
multiple views. The work is produced to a high quality and is
illustrated throughout. Text in Chinese.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?g/GGMQY1
GGMC01
Gugong Museum: JIN TANG LIANG SONG HUIHUA: RENWU FENGSU. (Paintings
of the Jin, Tang and Song Dynasties- Figure Painting and Folk
Customs). Complete Collection of Treasures Gugong, 1. Shanghai, 2005.
24 pp. text and 288 pp. colour plates and captions. 29x22 cm. Boards.
GBP 60.00
Available
Covers Song painting in the collection of the Gugong Museum, Beijing,
depicting figures and showing scenes from everyday life. A beautiful
work showing many exquisite works. Illustrated throughout in colour.
Detailed texts in Chinese plus brief English captions. Just
published. Recommended.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?g/GGMC01
GGMC04
Gugong Museum: YUANDAI HUIHUA. (Paintings of the Yuan Dynasty).
Complete Collection of Treasures Gugong, 4. Hong Kong/China NYP. 28
pp. text and 292 pp. colour plates and captions. 29x22 cm. Boards.
GBP 60.00
Available
Volume 4 in this excellent series shows Yuan dynasty paintings in
the collection of the Beijing Palace Museum with many important works
of the period. Includes works by all the Yuan masters - Zhao Mengfu,
Ni Zan etc plus other fine examples by lesser-known and anonymous
artists. This publication is also highly valuable for the extensive
quality illustrations of accompanying colophons, etc. Illustrated
throughout in colour. Detailed texts in Chinese plus brief English
captions. Just published. Recommended.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?g/GGMC04
ZZHYK1
Han Yangling Museum ed: HAN YANGLING KAOGU CHENLIEGUAN. Han Yangling
Museum. Beijing, 2004. 153 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm.
Wrappers.
GBP 35.00
Available
Yangling is the tomb of the Western Han Jingdi Emperor and his wife.
Located north of Xi'an, the tomb yielded hundreds of impressive and
distinctive long-legged tomb figurines plus numerous other artefacts.
This is a comprehensive survey of the treasures from the tomb now
held in the adjacent Han Yangling Museum together with a survey of
the tomb and the surrounding area. Illustrated throughout in colour.
Dual texts in Chinese, English and Japanese.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?h/ZZHYK1
IWAJH1
Iwatate, M. & Nakasa, T: JAPAN HOUSES. 2005. 240 pp. Colour plates
throughout. B/w drawings. 30x22 cm. Cloth.
GBP 37.00
Available
A comprehensive exploration of modern Japanese architecture. Presents
28 of the country's finest contemporary houses. Well-illustrated.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?i/IWAJH1
KNACH1
Knapp, Ronald: CHINESE HOUSES. The Architectural Heritage of a
Nation. 2005. 288 pp. 300 colour photographs. B/w architectural
drawings and plans. 30x22 cm. Cloth.
GBP 45.00
Available
Focuses on 20 well-preserved traditional homes presenting examples
from various metropolitan areas throughout China together with rural
examples. Includes several Chinese dwellings in Southeast Asia.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?k/KNACH1
MWT004
Kwan, Simon: THE MUWEN TANG COLLECTION SERIES VOLUME 4: CHINESE
INKSTONES. Zhongguo Gu Yan. Muwen Tang Collection Series Vol. 4. Hong
Kong, 2005. 299 pp. 142 pp. colour plates. 30x23 cm. Cloth.
GBP 70.00
Available
Describes and illustrates (mostly in fullpage colour plates) 110
extremely fine examples of Chinese inkstones in the Kwan collection.
The inkstones date from the Western Han through to the Qing and the
majority of material is early. Near dual detailed texts in English
and Chinese.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?k/MWT004
MGU053
Musee Guimet: TRESOR D'ART DU VIETNAM: LA SCULPTURE DU CHAMPA VE-XVE
SIECLES. (Art Treasures from Vietnam: Champa Sculpture from the Fifth
to Fifteenth Centuries). Paris, 2005. xxvii, 373 pp. Numerous b/w and
colour plates. B/w text illustrations. 29x22 cm. Boards.
GBP 55.00
Available
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Musee Guimet of Champa sculpture
from Vietnam. Includes loans from the Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh Museums
together with loans from the Musee Guimet de Lyon, the Musee Rietberg
and, of course, examples from the Guimet itself. 96 extremely fine
examples dating from the 5th-15th centuries are illustrated and fully
described. A very fine survey of the subject. Extensive descriptive
texts in French.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?m/MGU053
WU0BF1
Wu Hung: BODY AND FACE IN CHINESE VISUAL CULTURE. Cambridge, 2005.
448 pp. A number of b/w illustrations. 30x22 cm. Cloth.
GBP 50.00
Available
A compilation of essays on this theme by numerous scholars. In four
sections: The Religious Body; Body Imagery and Self-Representation;
Body-Face Interactions in Portraiture; Performing the Body and Face.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?w/WU0BF1
WU0RB1
Wu Hung: REMAKING BEIJING. Tiananmen Square and the Creation of a
Political Space. London, 2005. 272 pp. Colour and b/w illustrations.
30x22 cm. Paper.
GBP 19.95
Available
Wu Hung grew up in Beijing and here offers a vivid account of
Beijing's reinvention, giving new insights into the city's history.
The study focusses on Tiananmen and its significance over the years.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?w/WU0RB1
YAUSC1
Yau Hok-wa ed: SHIMMERING COLOURS: MONOCHROMES OF THE YUAN TO QING
PERIODS: THE ZHUYUETANG COLLECTION. 'Wuse Qiongxia' Zhuyuetang Cang
Yuan Ming Qing Yidaoyou Ciqi. Hong Kong, 2005. 264 pp. Colour plates
throughout. Appendixes, chronology, bibliography. 28x22 cm. Cloth.
GBP 60.00
Available
Catalogue published to accompany an exhibition of 178 pieces of
Jingdezhen monochromes at the Art Museum, University of Hong Kong.
All pieces are illustrated in full colour and the captions are
supplemented by an essay by Peter Y. K. Lam. Dual text in English and
Chinese.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?y/YAUSC1
YOUAJ1
Young, David & Michiko: THE ART OF THE JAPANESE GARDEN. 2005. 176
pp. Illustrated throughout. 28x21 cm. Cloth.
GBP 25.00
Available
Examines the development and traditions of Japanese gardens plus
influences from China and Korea and their integration. Features a
number of the most notable gardens of Japan. Illustrated throughout.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?y/YOUAJ1
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CATALOGUE OF BOOKS ON CHINESE CERAMICS
We still have plenty copies of our recently issued
special catalogue of books on CHINESE CERAMICS.
This includes 976 items and is sent on request,
so please do let us know if you would like to receive a copy.
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