STAFF OF THE FAR EASTERN DEPARTMENT; SHIH, HSIO-YEN (INTRODUCTION)

Chinese Art in the Royal Ontario Museum

The Royal Ontario Museum, Canada. 1972, 1st Edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket).; 25.5 x 21 cm.; 1.1 Kg.; 243 pages with black and white and a few colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear, namely on the dust jacket that has scuffs and tears. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; "The present publication does not attempt to offer an archaeological or art historical survey of China. Rather it is arranged to convey the major strengths of our holdings. Ceramics are pre-eminent and include the greatest number of examples. Bronzes, though less numerous, are among the most ancient and rarest of Chinese artifacts. The Museum's examples are distinguished by virtue of having come almost directly from their sites of discovery, for the most part. Tomb figurines are now prized by Western collectors for their immediacy of representational effect, and by Chinese for their vivid expression of historical mores. At the time the Museum acquired most of its collection in this category, few Westerners even knew what these small sculptures were, while Chinese looked askance at their collection as a result of the desecration of ancestral burials. Other categories are well represented, though with less numerical and, sometimes, aesthetic strengh." excerpt from the introduction by Hsio-Yen Shih, Curator, Royal Ontario Museum, June 1972. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 663B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: royal ontario museum,ceramics,bronze,tomb figurines,sculpures,painting,jade,lacquer,gold and silver Asian Art Chinese Art

SHIRASAKI, HIDEO

Works of Rosanjin Kitaoji

Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co. Tokyo, Japan. 1972, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, English and Japanese text.; Hardcover cloth (with slipcase with two clasps.); Includes publisher carton box with wear marks.; book (26.5 x 35.5 cm; 3.7 Kg); book inside slipcase (27.5 x 37 cm x 5.5; 4.8 Kg); book inside slipcase in carton box (31.5 x 40.5 cm x 7; 5.3 Kg).; 49 pages with English text including list of plates plus 395 pages in Japanese, including 324 plates and 81 seal marks with English captions.; LIMITED EDITION OF 1500 COPIES OF WHICH THIS IS NUMBER 920.; The hardcover cloth is in near fine condition. The slipcase shows minor signs of wear. The carton box has signs of wear throughout, namely a minor stain and some wear marks on the outside.; "The art of Rosanjin Kitaoji is in a sort of chaos even today. Rosanjin Kitaoji often said "Nothing should be discussed in a generalized manner". And, this is true of his art more than anything else. As a matter of fact, he among his contemporaries, is the one whose art is the most difficult to define. He was a versatile artist who mastered calligraphy, letter engraving, painting, pottery, cooking and architectural design. He achieved a high level and established his own artistic style in each field. His pottery was the greatest in number among his productions and is the most widely known. However the idea that he was just a potter is not right. He was originally a calligrapher and seal-engraver. Here in this book I am trying to trace his artistic life as faithfully as possible in the perspective of history. For that purpose, the first half of this volume is occupied by photographs illustrating his art. In the following sections, I add my criticism and comment." excerpt from the 1972 preface. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 851B

Catalogue: Asian Art

Keywords: japanese art,calligraphy,letter engraving,painting,pottery Japanese Art

SIEBER, ROY

Selected Works from the Collection of the National Museum of African Art: Volume 1

National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution. 1999. (ISBN: 0965600122). Soft cover. Book, English text; Paperback; 18 x 25.5 cm; 0.685 Kg; 191 pages.; Used with signs of wear on the interior and exterior. Interior in very good condition. With signs of shelf wear. The National Museum of African Art began as a private educational institution in 1964 and became part of the Smithsonian Institution in 1979. This volume includes highlights from the museum's holdings of traditional African art from throughout the continent, although the majority of works originated in sub-Saharan Africa. The 150 objects presented include sculpted masks and figures, regalia, items of personal adornment, textiles, furniture, and household objects. Each entry provides a discussion about the object's meaning and use and includes provenance and publication history. Fully illustrated in color, the handbook also includes maps, an extensive bibliography, and an introduction by Roy Sieber, America's foremost authority on traditional African art. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 538B

Catalogue: African Art

Keywords: 0965600122 africa,african art Collections and exhibitions

LUZ AFONSO, SIMONETTA AND DELAFORCE, ANGELA (TEXT); SAPIEHA, NICOLAS (PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY)

Palace of Queluz: The Gardens

Quetzal Editores, Lisboa. 1989, 1st Edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 24 x 29 cm.; 0.915 Kg.; 136 pages with black-and-white photos.; Used book in very good condition. The dust jacket shows signs of wear, namely small scuffs.; This book explores the history of the gardens of the Royal Palace of Queluz in the 18th and 19th centuries. The renowned authors, Simonetta Luz Afonso and Angela Delaforce, based their research on coeval documentation that was dispersed around the world, part of which has been reproduced in this volume. Through the interpretation and meticulous analysis of these sources, the research team, who worked on this project for three years, was able to reconstruct the original gardens and explore the significance of garden culture during the 18th and 19th centuries. In an appendix, the authors transcribe relevant documents for the historical and aesthetical analysis of the gardens and their constructions. Besides the illustrations included throughout the book that ease the investigation, the publication ends with contemporary black and white photographs by Nicolas Sapieha, showing the garden structures in the Palace of Queluz. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 405B

Catalogue: Generic Books

Keywords: PALACE,QUELUZ,PORTUGAL,GARDENS

SKELTON, ROBERT ; FOREWORD BY ARCHER, W. G.

Indian Miniatures from the Xvth to Xixth Centuries

Neri Pozza Editore, Veneza. 1961. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 16.5 x 22 cm ; 0.654 Kg; 119 pages plus appendix with 98 plates. Includes 12 colour and 105 black and white illustrations.; Used book with signs of wear on the dust jacket, namely some tears. The interior is in good condition.; Catalogue from the exhibition Indian Miniatures from the XVth to XIXth centuries.; "Drawn largely from the Panjab Hills, it reveals a strand in Indian painting the very reverse of Mughal. In certain cases, compositions and motifs derive from Mughal practice but the styles are neither delicate nor naturalistic. Colour is employed as a means to emotional intensity, shapes are simplified and there is often a wilful cultivation of the truculent, the harsh and bold. Particularly in the case of portraits from Mandi - here shown for the first time in logical progression and brilliantly identified - the figures are endowed with primitive vigour as if they awaited some stark encounter. In Basohli pirctures, large an eloquent eyes remind us of faces by Delvaux while, in a painting from Bundi, arms are as thinly attenuated as in a sculpture by Giacometti. Distortions of this kind are vitally Indian in spirit and they prove how close to modern conceptions are certain types of Indian art." excerpt from the foreword by W.G. Archer. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 511B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: india,indian painting,indian art Asian Art India Art

JENYNS, R. SOAME AND WATSON, WILLIAM

Chinese Art: Gold, Silver, Later Bronzes, Cloisonné, Cantonese Enamel, Lacquer, Furniture, Wood (Volume Two)

Phaidon Press Ltd, London. 1981, 2nd Edition. (ISBN: 0714821357). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 277 pages with 211 illustrations, including 68 in colour; 21 x 27.3 cm; 1.335 Kg; Used book with signs of wear in the dustjacket. Some yellowing in the interior and Ex-libris stamped on front free endpaper. Protected with a clearcover; The so-called “minor arts” of China have been vastly neglected in Western literature. Twen-tieth-century scholars have confined themselves mainly to study of early bronzes, jades, sculpture, pottery and porcelain. The first publication of this volume nearly twenty years ago was a major event in the study of the minor arts of China and a sumptuous companion to the earlier volume, which was hailed not only for its scholarly text but also for the magnificence of its reproductions in colour and monochrome. This second volume covers great artistic achievements in gold and silver ornaments and images; works on bronze, iron and pewter, delicate cloisonné and Cantonese enamel; and painted, carved and inlaid lacquer objects, from their beginnings in pre-Han times to the throne of the eighteenth-century Emperor Ch’ien Lung. It discusses wood-carvings of all kinds, including the furniture which inspired the designs of Thomas Chipendale. The authors, the late R. Soame Jenyns and William Watson, both formerly of the British Museum, have assembled for this book the most important works in a variety of exotic materials. The text is learned but also appeal to the general reader who has no previous knowledge about the subjects discussed. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: ABE84

Catalogue: Asian Art

Keywords: 0714821357 ASIAN ART,CHINA Chinese Art

ORIENTAL CERAMIC SOCIETY

Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society 1979-1980 Volume 44

The Oriental Ceramic Society in association with Sotheby Publications. 1981, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0856671398). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (cloth) with dust jacket; 22 x 29 cm; 0.653 Kg; 7 pages (Members of the Council and Transactions) plus 86 pages (articles) with various black-and-white illustrations; Used book with signs of shelf wear in the dust jacket; the dust jacket is slightly faded in the front cover and spine. The interior is in very good condition. Protected with a clearcover.; Includes the following articles: Chinese Art in the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight by Miss Margaret Medley; Aspects of Persian Blue and White and China in the Seventeenth Century by Dr. Yolande Crowe; King Gustav VI Adolf’'s Approach to Chinese Art by Dr. Bo Gyllensvärd; Some Decorative Techniques found in later Chinese Glass, A Small Group of Eighteen-century Chinese Court Lacquers by Professor P.H. Plesch; and A Small Group of Eighteen-century Chinese Court Lacquers by Mr. John da Silva. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: ABE56

Catalogue: Periodicals and Magazines

Keywords: 0856671398 ceramics,porcelain,asian Asian Art

PHILLIPS SON AND NEALE LIMITED

The Pinewood Collection of English Blue and White Porcelain, 10: 30 Am Wednesday 31st October 2001, 101 New Bond Street, London

Phillips Son and Neale Limited, London. 2001. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 22.1 x 28.2 cm, 0.733 Kg; 81 pages with 129 lots all with colour illustrations; Dust jacket wrapped in a permanent adhesive cover, showing signs of wear. The interior of the book is in good condition.; The Pinewood collection shows that it really is possible to put together a meaningful collection of blue and white in the space of just three years. The porcelain in this important auction is hand-picked, the very best of early English production. It reflects very much the taste and preferences of its collector. The emphasis is on the strong decoration and bold, powerful shapes – pieces that are strongly characteristic of their individual factories. Auction catalogue with photographs by Chris Halton which illustrate every lot; and John Sandon’s informative text that provides background information and provenance. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: ABE107

Catalogue: Auction Catalogues

Keywords: auction catalogue,english porcelain,english ceramics

STOLER, ANN LAURA

Capitalism and Confrontation in Sumatra's Plantation Belt, 1870-1979

Yale University Press, New Haven and London. 1985, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0300031890). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 16.4 x 24.1 cm; 0.634 kg; 244 pages, including some black and white images.; Used with signs of wear on the dust jacket and on the interior. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover. Very good copy overall.; Over the last century, North Sumatra has been the site of one of the more intensive and successful pursuits of foreign agricultural enterprise in the Third World and of overt, sometimes violent, confrontation between capital and labor. This fascinating ethnographic history by Ann Laura Stoler analyses how popular resistance actively molded both the form of this colonial expansion and the social, economic, and political experience of the Javanese labouring communities on Sumatra's plantation borders. Stoler considers the nature and intensity of labor protest at critical moments of the estate industry's development: from the early pioneering years to the Great Depression, through the wartime Japanese occupation, the post-independence years, and the period since the 1965 coup d'etat. She shows how labor policies impinged on domestic organization, sexual alliances, and community ties, and how the structuring of gender and ethnic conflicts has been embedded in company efforts to enforce, and workers efforts to resist, the industry's hold on the laborers lives. Combining fieldwork and archival research, Stoler places the women and men of global perspective. She argues that the persistence of the part-proletarian, part-peasant status of these Javanese laborers is both a product of the industry's domination and a mode of resistance to it, evident in plantations systems throughout the world. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 790B

Catalogue: Asian History

Keywords: 0300031890 indonesia,agricultural laborers,sumatra,history,plantations

STORM, RACHEL

Asian Mythology: Myths and Legends of China, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia

Anness Publishing Limited, London. 2002, 2nd Edition. (ISBN: 1843094193). Soft cover. Book, English text; Paperback; 23 x 30 cm; 0.5 Kg; 96 pages with colour illustrations.; New, showing only signs of shelf wear. Interior as new, apart from bookseller logo sticked to the front free endpaper.; Previously published as part of the compendium, The Encyclopedia of Eastern Mythology.; An authoritative A to Z guide to the mythologies and legends of China, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Over 150 alphabetical entries describe the central mythical figures of each religion or culture and their importance to the ancient civilizations and peoples of the East. Superb pictorial spreads illustrate the themes and symbols at the heart of each culture, including Demons and Dragons, Yin and Yang, China's Eight Immortals, and the Sacred Peaks. Beautifully illustrated with over 130 colour images, depicting the central features and characters of the mythologies stories and looking at the impact of these vivid and entrancing legends. Lively and informed narrative written by an expert on myths and mythology. A unique and indispensable reference to the exciting tales and ancient legends of the East. As New/No Jacket.

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Book number: 848B

Catalogue: Generic Books

Keywords: 1843094193 asia,china,japan,thailand,malaysia,indonesia

STORM, RACHEL

Egyptian Mythology: Miths and Legends of Egypt, Persia, Asia Minor, Sumer and

Anness Publishing Limited, London. 1999, 2nd Edition. (ISBN: 1843094169). Soft cover. Book, English Text; Paperback.; 22,7 x 29.6 cm; 0.5 Kg; 96 pages with colour illustrations throughout; New, showing only signs of shelf wear. Interior as new.; An authoritative A to Z guide to the mythologies and legends of Egypt, Persia, Sumer, Asia Minor and Babylon. Over 150 alphabetical entries describe the central mythical figures of each religion or culture and their importance to the people of the ancient world. Superb pictorial spreads illustrate the themes and symbols at the heart of each culture and their importance to the people of the ancient world. Superb pictorial spreads illustrate the themes and symbols at the heart of each culture, including Sacred Animals, Angels and Djinn, Underworlds, and Gateways of the Gods. Richly illustrated with over 150 colours images depicting the gods, animals and mythical stories, this book looks at the current relevance of these vivid and enthralling legends. Lively and informed narrative written by an expert on myths and mythology. A unique and indispensable reference to the exciting tales and ancient legends of the area. Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 872B

Catalogue: Generic Books

Keywords: 1843094169 egypt,miths,legends,persia,asia

STORM, RACHEL

Indian Mythology: Miths and Legends of India, Tibet and Sri Lanka

Anness Publishing Limited, London. 2000, 2nd Edition. (ISBN: 1843094177). Soft cover. Book, English Text; Paperback.; 22,8 x 29,6 cm; 0.5 Kg; 96 pages with colour illustration throughout; New, showing only signs of shelf wear. Interior as new.; An authoritative A to Z guide to the mythologies and legends of India, Tibet and Sri Lanka. Over 140 alphabetic entries describe the central mythical figures of each religion or culture and their importance to the people of the ancient world. Superb pictorial spreads illustrate the themes and symbols at the heart of each culture, from the Avatars of Vishnu, the Mother Goddess, and the life of the Buddha to Bodhisattvas and Tirthankaras. Wonderfully illustrated with over 150 colour images depicting the mythological gods, stories and people of old, this books looks at the current relevance of these enthralling legends. Lively and informed narrative written by an expert on myths and mythology. A unique and indispensable reference to the exciting tales and ancient legends of the East. Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 873B

Catalogue: Generic Books

Keywords: 1843094177 india,miths,legends,tibet,sri lanka

STRANGE, EDWARD F.

Catalogue of Chinese Lacquer

Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Woodwork, London. 1925, 1st Edition. Soft cover. Book, English text; Paperback; 19 x 25 cm; 0.306 Kg; 36 pages plus 44 pages with black and white plates.; Used with signs of wear, namely on the front cover, spine and back cover. Some of the pages are slightly glued to each other at the bottom left side, however all pages can be opened and seen. Some of the pages are slightly damaged in what looks like an attempt to unglue some of the pages. Good readable copy.; Scarce.; This is the only catalogue of the Victoria and Albert Museum Chinese lacquer collection. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 277B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: CHINA,CHINESE LACQUER,VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM Chinese Art

STRASSER, EDITH (COMPILED BY); HINTON, MARK (ASSISTED BY)

Ex Oriente Lux - European and Oriental Lacquer: Basf Lacquer Museum Cologne

Christie's London and BASF Lacquer Museum Cologne. 1977. Soft cover. Book, English text.; Paperback; 22 x 28 cm; 0.5 Kg; 160 pages with black and white and colour illustrations.; Used with minor signs of wear on the exterior. Interior as new.; Catalogue from the exhibition "Ex Oriente Lux - Lacquerwork from East Asia and Europe" that shown objects from one single collection: the lacquer museum of BASF Lacke und Farben AG, based in cologne, West Germany. The catalogue has 270 entries, depicting Chinese, Japanese, European and Islamic lacquer objects, namely Chinese lacquer wares, mother-of-pearl inlays, painted and incised lacquer ware, export lacquer, Europe chinoiserie, Europe without chinoiserie, nineteenth century objects and Islamic lacquer.; "Under its earlier name of the Herbig-Haarhaus lacquer museum it had become well-known internationally in the early Fifties of this century among experts and collectors alike, and has since been held in increasingly high regard and esteem. It is the only museum in the world which is solely devoted to lacquer art while not restricting itself only to products from East Asia but also ensuring that those from the Near East, India and, last but not least, Europe are accorded their due place in the history of lacquer art and the history of lacquer art itself." excerpt from the foreword by Edith Strasser. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 525B

Catalogue: Collections and Exhibitions

Keywords: chinese lacque,japanese lacquer,european lacquer,islamic lacquer, mother-of-pearl inlays,painted and incised lacquer ware,export lacquer, europe chinoiserie,nineteenth century objects and Islamic lacquer. Asian Art

SOTHEBY'S NEW BOND STREET, LONDON

Highly Important Japanese Prints from the Henri Vever Collection: Final Part, London, Thursday 30 October 1997

Sotheby's New Bond Street, London. 1997. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 22.5 x 30.6 cm; 1.233 Kg; 198 pages with 197 lots illustrated in colour, including one fold out; Signs of wear in the dust jacket with some wear marks. The outside text block show some yellowing on top. The interior is in very good condition.; "Henri Vever (1854-1943) was among the earliest Europeans to succumb to the lure of Japan, and one of the leaders of the new fashion in collecting. At the time of the first sale at Sotheby's of the Vever collection in 1974, the owners elected to keep around 200 of the finest and/or rarest prints, their dispersal to be decided at a later date. These prints, subsequently illustrated with the remainder of the collection in Jack Hillier's three volume book on the collection, have been lying dormant since that time, seen only by a few scholars. It is this selection which is now offered for sale. The descriptions were prepared by Jack Hillier, though additional notes have been incorporated into the present catalogue." excerpt from the introduction. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 182ABE

Catalogue: Auction Catalogues

Keywords: JAPANESE PRINTS, HENRI VEVER,