Records for our new List 134
- including a special section on Photography -
have been added to our web site at:
http://www.hanshan.com
The printed version of list 134 will be mailed out shortly.
PDF VERSIONS (Portable Document Format)
of our catalogues are also available on the site. Visit:
http://www.hanshan.com?pdf
Please also see below for records of a few choice items.
If you did not get a copy of our *previous* catalogue 133, 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 133 and you have been
active, the paper
copy of 134 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
EXP051
Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum: BREAKING THE MOULD: BIRTH OF AN
ORIGINAL STYLE: MOMOYAMA CERAMICS 16-17TH CENTURIES. Special
Exhibition for EXPO 2005 Aichi, Japan. Seto, 2005. 369 pp. 282 pp.
colour plates. B/w text illustrations. 30x22 cm. Paper.
GBP 50.00
Available
Large catalogue of an exhibition exploring the varied ceramics
produced in the Momoyama period, viewed as one of the golden ages of
Japanese ceramics. In addition to extensive illustration of Momoyama
pieces, there are also wonderful Song and Yuan ceramics, early Korean
pieces, some Annamese ceramics and Ming porcelains that inspired the
Momoyama potters. There are also some modern ceramics that, in their
turn, draw inspiration from the Momoyama period. All pieces exhibited
come from Japanese collections. Illustrated throughout in colour.
Introduction, captions and list of exhibits in English. Main text in
Japanese.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?a/EXP051
ATCVA1
Atchley, Virginia and Neil K. Davey: THE VIRGINIA ATCHLEY COLLECTION
OF JAPANESE MINIATURE ART. 2005. 360 pp. Over 760 colour
illustrations. 30x24 cm. Cloth.
GBP 100.00
Available
Virginia Atchley is a major American collector of Japanese miniature
arts. This catalogue depicts over 400 varied pieces from her
collection of inro, netsuke and sagemono. Well-illustrated throughout
in colour (including signatures) and with a good text. Includes an
essay: Goodall: The Fashion for Sagemono in Edo Japan (1615-1808).
Also has indexes of netsuke, inro and sagemono artists.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?a/ATCVA1
CALU01
Calza, Gian Carlo: UKIYO-E. London, 2005. 520 pp. 627 colour and 8
b/w plates. 29x25 cm. Cloth.
GBP 59.95
Available
A comprehensive and extensive new survey of the subject,
lavishly-illustrated in colour and with essays by John T. Carpenter,
Muto Junko, Naito Masato, Timon Screech, Asano Shugo, and Kobayashi
Tadashi.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?c/CALU01
CHACE2
Chan, David: CHINESE EXPORT SILVER. The Chan Collection. Singapore,
2005. 83 pp. 54 pp. colour plates. 30x21 cm. Boards.
GBP 35.00
Available
Produced to accompany an exhibition at the Asian Civilizations Museum
in Singapore of the Chan collection of Chinese export silver. 96
exhibits are shown in colour and described. Introductory essays by
Alan Marlowe, Maria Menshikova and others.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?c/CHACE2
CIA061
Curtis, Julia ed: TRADE TASTE AND TRANSFORMATION: JINGDEZHEN
PORCELAIN FOR JAPAN 1620-1645. New York, 2006. 135 pp. Numerous
colour illustrations. 28x22 cm. Boards.
GBP 45.00
Available
Catalogue of an exhibition focussing on a particularly interesting
period of Chinese ceramic production when political and economic
uncertainty in China forced manufacturers to look abroad for markets.
Showing over 100 examples, the exhibition examines how Chinese
porcelains adapted to the demands of the Japanese market. All
exhibits illustrated and accompanied by an excellent text.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?c/CIA061
ELLCF4
Ellsworth, Robert Hatfield: CHINESE FURNITURE. The Hung Collection.
Hong Kong, 2005. 262; 201 pp. 203 pieces illustrated in colour. 2
vols. 28x24 cm. Cloth.
GBP 150.00
Available
Mimi and Raymond Hung, advised by Robert Ellsworth, have been
collecting Chinese furniture since the 1980s. Their collection
includes some of the finest and most unusual examples of Chinese
hardwood furniture. This two volume work shows 203 examples from the
collection with Ellsworth's notes on each piece. Please note that
Volume One of this work is the 1996 work on the Hung Collection:
Chinese Furniture: One Hundred Examples from the Mimi and Raymond
Hung Collection. The second volume shows a further 103 examples from
the collection, presumably acquired since 1996. Illustrated
throughout in colour and well-described.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?e/ELLCF4
FENMC1
Feng, Rebecca: MING COLOURS. Polychrome Porcelain from Jingdezhen.
London, 2006. 122 pp. 50 colour plates. Bibliography. 23x20 cm. Paper.
GBP 16.00
Available
An exhibition catalogue with full-colour images of fifty ceramics
selected from the Percival David Foundation collection together with
a scholarly essay discussing the history, technology, designs and
functions of Ming polychrome decorated porcelains.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?f/FENMC1
HPIZL1
Hebei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics ed: ZHANGUO
ZHONGSHANGUO LINGSHOU CHENG - 1975-1993 NIAN KAOGU FAJUE BAOGAO.
Lingshou City of Zhongshan State during the Warring States Period: An
Excavation Report 1975-1993. Beijing, 2005. 40, 393 pp. text plus 56
pp. colour and 168 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 5
foldouts. 29x22 cm. Boards.
GBP 60.00
Available
Important and detailed archaeological report of the excavations at
and near the site of Lingshou, the last capital of the Zhongshan
State of the Warring States period, located in Pingshan county in
China's Hebei province. The excavations also included the royal
cemetery near the city. Extensive detail on both the city site and
the royal tombs excavated. It should be noted that this report does
not include the famous tomb of King Cuo which has been the subject of
separate reports. However, the excavations at a number of other royal
tombs are discussed and which yielded important bronzes and jades,
many here illustrated. Four page abstract in English. Main text in
Chinese.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?h/HPIZL1
HUALM2
Huang Shijian & Gong Yingyan: LI MADOU SHIJIE DITU YANJIU. (Research
into Matteo Ricci's World Map). Shanghai, 2004. 5, 2, 6, 218 pp. text
plus colour frontispiece and 36 pp. plates (most in b/w).B/w text
illustrations. Folding map. 31x24 cm. Cloth.
GBP 50.00
Available
A detailed contribution researching the famous 'Kunyu Wan Guo Tu' map
of the world compiled by the Jesuit Matteo Ricci in China in the late
Ming dynasty. With numerous illustrations and a separate foldout
black-and-white map of the Kunyu Wan Guo Tu. In Chinese.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?h/HUALM2
JIAXC2
Jiang Tao & Liu Yunhui ed: XICHI CANG YU. Jades from the Hei-Chi
Collection. Beijing, 2006. 219 pp. 190 pp. colour plates. 29x22 cm.
Cloth.
GBP 50.00
Available
Catalogue of the private Hong Kong-held Hei-Chi collection of Chinese
jades. About 200 jades from the Neolithic to the Qing are illustrated
and described. A fine collection, very well-illustrated with
excellent colour plates. Dual text in Chinese and English.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?j/JIAXC2
LEVDV1
Levine, George P. A: DAITOKUJI: THE VISUAL CULTURES OF A ZEN
MONASTERY. Seattle, 2005. lii, 444 pp. 140 illustrations, 18 in
colour. Bibliography, index. 26x18 cm. Cloth.
GBP 38.00
Available
A groundbreaking study of the visual and social identities of
sculpture, painting and calligraphy associated with the famous
14th-century monastery and temple in Kyoto. A new perspective on the
art of Zen, observed in its proper contexts.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?l/LEVDV1
NIF052
Nezu Institute of Fine Arts: TAKATORI - DAIMYO TEA CEREMONY WARE.
Tokyo, 2005. 304 pp. c. 200 pp. colour plates. Colour text
illustrations. 30x22 cm. Paper.
GBP 50.00
Available
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Nezu and Fukuoka Art Museums of
Takatori tea ceremony wares dating from the early 17th century. 129
wonderful pieces are illustrated in fine colour plates in full and
with close-up detail. List of plates and captions with brief
descriptions in English. Main text in Japanese.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?n/NIF052
ROYPG4
Roy, David Tod trans: THE PLUM IN THE GOLDEN VASE OR CHIN P'ING MEI:
VOLUME 3: THE APHRODISIAC. (Jin Ping Mei). Princeton Library of Asian
Translations. Princeton, 2006. lxvii, 722 pp. 24x16 cm. Cloth.
GBP 35.00
Available
The third of five planned volumes of this long-awaited complete and
annotated translation of the famous Chinese erotic novel. With the
possible exception of 'The Tale of Genji' and 'Don Quixote', there is
no earlier work of prose fiction of equal sophistication in world
literature.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?r/ROYPG4
SCHCA3
Schorta, Regula ed: CENTRAL ASIAN TEXTILES AND THEIR CONTEXTS IN THE
EARLY MIDDLE AGES. Riggisberger Berichte, Band 9. Riggisberg, 2006.
316 pp. Numerous colour and b/w illustrations. 31x23 cm. Paper.
GBP 60.00
Available
Contains the papers from the Colloquium held in 1999 which broadened
and expanded the subject of Central Asian and Silk road textiles.
Various researches have brought about new perspectives on textile art
of the early Middle Ages from Sogdia, the Tarim Basin, Tibet and
Central Asia, and China. This richly-illustrated volume is
complemented by reports of new findings in China, some here presented
for the first time.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?s/SCHCA3
SETIP1
Seth, Mira: INDIAN PAINTING. The Great Mural Tradition. London, 2006.
464 pp. 350 colour and 20 b/w illustrations. 29x24 cm. Cloth.
GBP 39.95
Available
A survey of classical Indian wall painting that includes works from
major sites throughout the subcontinent. Illustrated throughout in
colour.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?s/SETIP1
TNM062
Tokyo National Museum: TWIN PEAKS. The Finest of Chinese and Japanese
Calligraphy. Tokyo, 2006. 432 pp. 259 pp. colour plates. 30x23 cm.
Wrappers.
GBP 60.00
Available
Catalogue of an exhibition of 189 outstanding - and superbly
illustrated - examples of Japanese and Chinese calligraphy from
across the centuries. Comprises loans from various Japanese
institutions and the Shanghai Museum. Illustrated throughout in
colour. Brief introductions to each section and list of plates in
English.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?t/TNM062
WANXH2
Wang Dabin ed: XUE YU HUO DE XILI: KANG RI GENJUDI MUKE JI. The
Baptism of Blood and Fire - Woodcut Collection of anti-Japanese Base
Area. Taiyuan, 2005. 331 pp. Colour and (predominantly) full page b/w
plates throughout. 28x28 cm. Wrappers.
GBP 45.00
Available
A well-produced work showing the distinctive Chinese woodcut prints
produced in communist-controlled areas during the period of the
anti-Japanese war in China. Approximately 300 examples are shown, the
majority in good black-and-white plates. Text in Chinese.
http://www.hanshan.com/index.html?w/WANXH2
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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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