PINS, JACOB; FOREWORD BY KEYES, ROGER

The Japanese Pillar Print: Hashira-E

Robert G Sawers Publishing, London. 1982, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0903697122). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text.; Hardcover (cloth in slipcase); 25.5 x 35 cm; 2.4 Kg.; 389 pages with mainly black and white illustrations throughout and a few in colour.; LIMITED EDITION OF 1000 COPIES OF WHICH THIS IS NUMBER 696.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior of the slipcase, and on the hardcover cloth. Minor signs of wear on the interior. Good condition overall.; "This is the first book in any language devoted to those miracles of grace and ingenuity, the hashira-e, or Japanese pillar prints. The pillar print is an improbable shape, half a person's height, yet narrower than the palm of a hand. No culture has developed a print format that looks, to a western eye, so extremely odd and exaggerated, and none of the eccentric European formats ever enjoyed as great and lasting popularity as the Japanese pillar print. There is a tradition in Japan of mounting pictures as long hanging scrolls and displaying them in special alcoves. There is another Japanese tradition of hanging long decorated strips of wood, bamboo, textile, ceramic or paper on hashira buildings, free standing columns or support pillars partially exposed along interior walls. So it was natural and even inevitable perhaps, that woodblock prints would eventually be designed and used as pillar coverings. Yet this idea did not occur to anyone during the first half century of ukiyo-e. In fact, as Jacob Pins shows, the first long narrow prints appeared by accident. Pillar prints were discovered by accident, but htey flourished because they satisfied a hunger for the incomplete, a need for the imagination to dance with the printed images. Most of the books on Japanese woodblock prints provide beautiful illustrations that are an insight into the culture that lies outside their boundaries. But ukiyo-e has been a strangely odd and narrow field of study because many of the specialists who have written about Japanese prints have been sadly limited in their outlook and interests. Jacob Pins, the author of this book, is no narrow expert, although he has chosen to write a study which is strictly limited to a group of very narrow prints. A collector, a fine woodblock artist in his own right, a passionate enthusiast, a lover of his subject, an amateur in the fine, old sense, Mr. Pins was attracted to pillar prints by their beauty, their boundless ingenuity, their inexhaustible interest, their grace, and by great respect for the fellow artists who designed them. This respect broadened into curiosity, then pursuit, and finally into determination to compile an illustrated handbook of the scattered and neglected pillar prints." excerpt from the foreword by Roger Keyes. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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PUT, MAX

Plunder and Pleasure: Japanese Art in the West 1860-1930

Hotei Publishing, Leiden. 2000, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9789074822091). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 17 x 25 cm.; 0.5 Kg.; 151 pages. Used with signs of wear on the exterior of the dust jacket. Interior with minor sings of wear, except for the end free endpaper which has been bent in the past. Good condition overall.; Plunder and pleasure is the first book of its kind to provide an in-depth study of the role played by dealers and collectors in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the Western craze for East Asian art was as its peak The book comprises an overview of Japonisme and the translation into English of two important French texts detailing the trade in Asian art at this time: Notes d'un bibeloteur au Japon by the art dealer Philippe Sichel (1839/40-99) aud Souvenirs d'un vieil amateur d'art de l'Extreme-Orient by the collector Raymong Koechlin (1860-1931). Both translations are extensively annotated. A discussion of the content and significance of the translations as well as short biographical sketches of Sichel and Koechlin are also included. Plunder and Pleasure casts new light on the subject of Western tastes for East Asian art during this period and furthers our understanding of the cultural relations between the Far East and the West that were going on at this time. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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QIUYU, YU (INTRODUCTION)

'the Homecoming of Chen Yifei' Retrospective Exhibition

Marlborough Fine Art (London) Ltd. 1996, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0900955619). Hardcover. Book, English and Chinese text; Hardcover (colour illustration boards without dust jacket - as issued); 25.9 x 30.6 cm, 1.333 Kg; 180 pages with various colour illustrations; Used book with some shelf wear, and some markings on the back cover, namely a small scuff. Protected with a clearcover; Born in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, Mr. Chen Yifei was educated and began his oil painting career in Shangai. Having left for the United States in 1980 to further his study of fine art, he has focused his artistic creativity on Chinese subjects. After years of diligent and unremitting hard work, he has attained great success and has become a well-known Chinese painter at home and abroad. The most outstanding characteristics of Chen Yifei’ painting is the tranquility and stillness. His realistic painting style is infused with traditional Chinese aesthetics. In depicting the landscapes, rivers and lakes of southern China, or in portraying a beautiful female figure with vivid expression, the artist’ pursuit is clearly indicated: “To imbue the painting with a Chinese spirit by using western painting techniques”. This exhibition, the first show of Mr. Chen Yifei’ paintings in his home town, comprises a collection of his major works representing different periods of his painting career, from which we can appreciate the full character of his painting. This is of great significance for any contemporary study of the tradition of Chinese oil painting. Good.

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RATH, ERIC C.

The Ethos of Noh: Actors and Their Art

Harvard University Asia Center, Cambridge (Massachusetts). 2004, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0674013972). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 23.5 x 16 cm; 0.7 kg; 317 pages with a few colour illustrations.; Used book with almost no signs of wear. As new. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; Harvard East Asian Monographs, 232.; Since the inception of the noh drama six centuries ago, actors have resisted the notion that noh rests on natural talent alone. Correct performance, they claim, demands adherence to "traditions". Yet what constitutes noh's traditions and who can claim authority over them have been in dispute throughout noh's history. This book traces how definitions of noh, both as an art and a profession, have changed over time. The author seeks to show that the definition of noh as an art is inseparable from its definition as a profession. Accordingly he analyzes the mechanisms and the agents who have determined what noh meant both as an art and as a profession. The aim of this book is to describe how memories of the past become traditions, as well as the role of these traditions in the institutional development of the noh theater from its beginnings in the fourteenth century through the late tweentieh century. It focuses on the development of the key development of the key traditions that constitute the "ethos of noh", the ideology that empowered certain groups of actors at the expense of others, and how this ethos fostered noh's professionalization - its growth from a loose occupation into a closed, regulated vocation. The author argues that the traditions that form the ethos of noh, such as those surrounding masks and manuscripts, are the key traits that define it as an art. As New/Dust Jacket Included.

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NEWLAND, AMY REIGLE; WITH AN ESSAY BY OIKAWA, SHIGERU

Time Present and Time Past: Images of a Forgotten Master: Toyohara Kunichika 1835-1900

Hotei Publishing, Leiden. 1999, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9789074822114). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 29.5 x 29.5 cm; 1.7 kg; 175 pages with colour illustrations ; Signs of wear on the dust jacket, namely a few wear marks on the front cover, spine and back cover. The bottom right of the front cover has a tear. Minor tear also on the top of the spine, and another tiny tar at the left bottom side of the back cover. Edge wear. Interior in very good condition.; The Japanese woodblock-print designer Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) was active during the second half of the 19th century when Japan experienced immense political, social and cultural changes following the restoration of imperial rule under the Meiji emperor. Many traditional arts were challenged by this new age and the art of the woodblock print (ukiyo-e), unable to continue as it once had, entered into its final period. In the past, scholars and collectors have frequently dismissed ukiyo-e print designers in this area as insignificant, representing the dernise of the ukiyo-e tradition. However, in recent years the prints of a number of these artists have been re- evaluated. Time present and time past: images of a forgotten master, Toyohara Kunichika (1835- 1900) is the first publication in English to treat in detail the life and work of Kunichika, who is considered today one of the last ukiyo-e masters. Kunichika's designs were drawn from established ukiyo-e genres. Ranging from actor prints (yakusha-e), prints of beautiful women (bijinga) to sumo and historical scenes. However, Kunichika was also a man of his time and this is reflected in his use of colour, composition and subjects. In Time present and time past, author Amy Reigle Newland draws on Japanese and Western- language sources to present an overview of Kunichika's life and his prints. She provides a biographical sketch of Kunichika's life, which is followed by sections on the artists prints of beautiful women and actors. In addition the Japanese scholar Shigeru Oikawa presents an essay on Kunichika's fruitful collaboration with the flamboyant painter Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-89). The illustration of over 135 prints by Kunichika, an extensive bibliography, appendices containing carvers seals and Kunichika's representative signature forms make Time present and time past an important contribution to our understanding of this little-known Meiji-period print artist. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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ROUSMANIERE, NICOLE COOLIDGE

Vessels of Influence: China and the Birth of Porcelain in Medieval and Early Modern Japan

Bloombury Academic, London and New York. 2013, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9780715634639). Soft cover. Book, English text; Paperback.; 13.5 x 21.6 cm; 0.26 Kg; 192 pages with a few black and white illustrations.; First published in 2012 by Bristol Classical Press an imprint of Bloomsbury Academic. Reprinted by Bloomsbury Academic 2013.; Vessels of Influence, while examining in depth the role of Chinese ceramics in Japan, also delves into the meaning, motivation for, and rapid development of Japanese porcelain from many angles, including archaeology, heirloom and documentary evidence. The political and fiscal advantage that one lord found for his domain in creating its own local 'china' is placed in the context of the domestic and international market economy. Through an examination of the role of Chinese products and that of a domesticated 'china' in Japan, a fuller picture of Japan's rich material culture emerges, revealing complex interactions between government, taste-makers, traders, merchants, consumers, imports and new technology. Vessels of Influence also discusses how these interactions have been viewed by historians, and the often heated debates that have occurred as a result. New/No Jacket.

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SASANO, MASAYUKI

Early Japanese Sword Guards: Sukashi Tsuba (New Enlarged Edition)

Robert G Sawers Publishing, London. 1974, 2nd Edition. (ISBN: 0903697009). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket).; 19 x 26.5 cm.; 1.2 Kg.; 292 pages with black and white illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The dust jacket has edge wear and a chip on the top of the back cover. Previous owner signature on the rear of the front cover.; The tsuba is a protective guard placed on Japanese swords between the blade and the hilt. It stops the sword of the opponent and thus prevent injuries to the hand. Such at any rate was its purely practical function, but since samurai of old drew swords for combat much less frequently than might be thought, the tsuba inevitably served its true major role while the sword itself was in the scabbard and thrust under the warrior's sash in its customary place. Furthermore, when the sword was in position, the tsuba, at all times the most important part of the blade mounting, was placed at the center of the samurai's body, where it became a vital contributing factor to the dignity of his appearance. The samurai often referred to his sword as his soul, and the tsuba, because of its importance to the sword, naturally become a concentration of many elements. It revealed the standing of the warrior, showed something of his prowess and dignity among other samurai, and frequently told his family background. In addition to being a source of information, the tsuba was a concentration of the aesthetics of the warrior class. Many different patterns symbolizing the ideas, emotions, and hopes of the warriors gradually emerged in their designs, but all of them were essentially and deeply related to the way of the life of the warriors who used and loved them. One major category of tsuba is characterized by inlay and incrustation of gold or silver on iron or copper, but the one discussed in this book is a style employing open-work patterns only. The author had further narrowed his field to open-work tsuba made of iron because he feels that they are most truly Japanese and best reveal the kind of beauty required by the samurai. The major aim of the book is to present clearly and accurately the beauty of open-work tsuba arranged according to design school and historical period. To this end, the author has selected 216 outstanding works, each of which is shown in actual dimensions printed in gravure. Detailed information including school, period, artist, dimensions, etc. are presented too. Fifty especially outstanding tsuba are shown in full-color illustrations. Twenty-one major schools of tsuba production are explained in categories from the standpoints of spiritual and military backgound. As the first research work of its kind, the book is an important source of reference. At the same time, however, it is a revolutionary art book in that it boldly underscores the aesthetics of work in iron and offers many splendid examples of brilliant design. The author's abundant experience and accurate research had resulted in fresh descriptions and comments that surpass anything done in the field before. Furthermore, the photographer's work is technically and artistically excellent. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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SCREECH, TIMON

Obtaining Images: Art, Production and Display in Edo Japan

University of Hawai's Press, Honolulu. 2012, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9780824836139). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 20 x 26 cm.; 1.4 Kg.; 384 pages with 245 illustrations, of which 180 in colour. Used with signs of wear on the exterior of the dust jacket. Interior with minor sings of wear. Very good condition overall.; The Edo period (1603-1868) witnessed one of the great flowerings of Japanese art. Towards the mid-seventeenth century, the Japanese states were largely at peace, and rapid urbanization, a rise in literacy and an increase in international contact ensued. The number of those able to purchase luxury goods, or who felt their social position necessitated owning them, soared. Painters and artists flourished and the late seventeenth century also saw a rise in the importance of printmaking. There were dominant styles and trends throughout Japan, but also those peculiar to specific regions, such as the Kanto (Edo) and the Kamigata (Osaka and Kyoto) and, more remotely, Nagasaki. Obtaining Images introduces the reader to important artists and their work, but also to the intellectual issues and concepts surrounding the production, consumption and display of art in Japan in the Edo period. Rather than looking at these through the lens of European art, the book contextualizes the making and use of paintings and prints, elucidating how and why works were commissioned, they were displayed and what special properties were attributed to them. Different imperatives are at work in the art of different traditions, and Obtaining Images firmly anchors the art of Japan of this period in its contemporary context, offering a highly engaging and comprehensive introduction for the student and general reader alike. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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SHAW, J.C.

Introducing Thai Ceramics Also Burmese and Khmer

Duangphorn Kemasingki, Thailand. 1987, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9747315041). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 19.5 x 26.5 cm; 0.519 kg; 111 pages with colour and black and white illustrations.; Used book with signs of wear. The dust jacket that has tears and wear marks. Interior also with signs of wear, namely some wrinkled pages.; This publication focuses on Thai ceramics since prehistoric pottery to the discovery of Tak hilltop burial sites.; "The Tak finds have given a tremendous boost to our knowledge of Thai ceramics. Hundreds of Sukothai and Lan Na wares of an undreamed quality have been dug up by the hilltribe people. It is now established beyond doubt that Thai ceramics rank among the finest in the world. They are not poor provincial Chinese wares produced by potters who could not afford cobalt to make real blue and white decoration. They are an indigenous art form that reveals the genius and glory of the Thai people in the Golden Age of Ayuthya and Lan Na more surely even than do the Buddhist sculptures. An art form that originated many centuries before and which died out by the end of the C16th probably as a result of the Burmese invasions." excerpt from the introduction. Fair/Dust Jacket Included.

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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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SHIXIANG, WANG

Classic Chinese Furniture: Ming and Early Qing Dynasties

Han-Shan Tang Books, London and Joint Publishing Co. (HK). 1986. (ISBN: 0906610052). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text.; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 24 x 31 cm.; 2.2 Kg.; 328 pages with 332 colour and 187 black-and-white illustrations, 52 line drawings and 37 measured drawings.; Used with signs of wear on the dust jacket, namely some scratches on the front and rear cover and also edgewear. Interior in very good condition with minor signs of wear. Good condition overall.; The original Chinese edition, Ming shi jiaju zhen shang, was co-published by Joint Publishing Co. (UK) and Cultural Relics Publishing House, Beijing, China, in 1985.; The products of China's golden age of cabinetmaking, the Ming and early Qing periods (c. 1400-1735), are greatly appreciated for their technical and artistic quality. This quality had made possible their incorporation into the aesthetics of contemporary Western design. Despite the manifest quality of classic Chinese furniture, China's voluminous literary record sheds little light on the subject, and until now no Chinese monograph had been devoted to it. Classic Chinese Furniture is the crowning achievement of China's leading contemporary scholar and collector in the field, Wang Shixiang. This volume represents the culmination of over forty years of intense and dedicated research by the author. This definitive work, the first by a Chinese author on Chinese furniture, illustrates one hundred and sixty-two pieces from all over China, selected by the author with a rigorous regard to quality and to a more complete coverage of Chinese furniture's many forms than has been published previously. Firmly based on the study of a wide body of material, on long investigation of surviving objects and on a familiarity with relevant written sources, the author's discussion breaks new ground, while at the same time clearing up many of the misconceptions of connoisseurs and collectors. As well as being richly illustrated with photographs of important pieces, Classic Chinese Furniture contains over 50 line drawings and comprehensive essays on the origins, development, use, materials, and contemporary significance of the craft of furniture making. This volume will be indispensable to scholars of Chinese art and design, to historians and designers of furniture, as well as to all who simply want to know more about this most enduring facet of China's artistic and craft traditions. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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SMITH, LAWRENCE

Japanese Netsuke, the Twelve Zodiac Animals: 12 Colour Slides with a Commentary

British Museum Publications Limited, London. 1976, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0714190314). Soft cover. Book, English text.; Paperback.; 12.5 x 18.5 cm.; 0.1 Kg.; 11 pages with text and caption of each of the twelve netsuke animals (rat,, ox and calf, tiger and cub, rabbits, dragons, snake, horse, goat and kid, moneky, rooster, dog, boar and snake) plus 12 colour slides.; Used with minor signs of wear. Very good condition overall. Very Good/No Jacket.

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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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SULLIVAN, MICHAEL

The Arts of China

Thames & Hudson, United Kingdom. 1973. (ISBN: 0500231915). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 16,5 x 25 cm; 1 Kg.; 256 pages with 235 illustrations, 14 in colour, and 34 diagrams and maps.; Used with signs of wear.; New and revised edition of 'A Short History of Chinese Art, published by Faber and Faber in 1967.; Michael Sullivan presents a balanced picture of the arts of China from the Stone Age to the present day. It has grown out of the author's Introduction to Chinese Art, which first appeared in 1961 and was reissued in a revised edition in 1967 under the title of 'A Short History of Chinese Art'. Since then, the pace of archaeological discovery and research has quickened, some of the most sensational finds having been made at the height of the Cultural Revolution in 1966-68, when to the outside world it seemed for a time as if China had turned her back on cultural heritage. These new developments, which have been watched by admirers of Chinese culture with increasing excitement , have necessitated a completely new edition of the book, incorporating material on some of the most important new finds, and a reassessment of well-known material in the light of these discoveries and of the author's own further studies and thoughts. There is a new chapter on the twentieth century, and the number of illustrations has been almost doubled. Unlike some other books on Chinese art, which treat each art form separately, or break off long before the modern period, this book covers all the major arts, and some of the minor ones, in a continuous narrative. For the author still believes that only by seeing the arts of China in relation to each other and to the sweep of Chinese history as a whole can their meaning and beauty be measured. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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SULLIVAN, MICHAEL

The Arts of China

Cardinal edition, published by Sphere Books Ltd, London, United Kingdom. 1973. (ISBN: 0351183345). Soft cover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Paperback.; 15,5 x 24 cm; 1 Kg.; 256 pages with 235 black and white and colour illustrations throughout.; Used with signs of wear. Includes signature of previous owner and a bookseller stamp glued on front free endpaper.; New and revised edition of 'A Short History of Chinese Art, published by Faber and Faber in 1967.; The Arts of China paints a fascinating and balanced picture of the unique artistic achievements of the Chinese people from the Stone Age to the present day. Since this book appeared in 1967 under the title A Short History of Chinese Art, the pace of archaeological discovery and research has quicked and some of the most sensational findings took place at the height of the Cultural Revolution in 1966-8, when it seemed to the outside world as if China had turned her back on her cultural heritage. In this revised edition, Michael Sullivan describes these exciting discoveries, which include the finding of the bronze weapons used by members of the Shang Dynasty (1500- BC-1027 BC) and of the exquisite tomb of Liu Sheng, a prince of the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD), and his wife Tou Wan. In the light of these discoveries he has reassessed the history of all the major Chinese arts and crafts from the magnificent painted pottery of the Neolithic period to the painting, operas and ballets of The People's Republic today. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Sonstige Stichworte: 0351183345 china,art,history,six dynasties,sui dynasty,five dynasties,sung dynasy,yuan dynasy,ming dynasty,ch'ing dynasty Chinese Art