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Feb 5
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Hirth, Friedrich: SCRAPS FROM A COLLECTORS NOTEBOOK: BEING NOTES ON SOME CHINESE PAINTERS OF THE PRESENT DYNASTY
6.5 x 9.6", reprint of 1905 ed. by E.J. Brill, 135 pp., b/w frontis, 21 b/w plates, index to names, brown cloth, New York, 1924. (o.p.; gilt lettering on spine, frayed top spine, frayed corners)
With appendices on some old masters and art historians.
Item # 7002
(G.E. Stechert & Co.)
Price: $25.00
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Feb 4
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Havell, E. B.: INDIAN ARCHITECTURE: ITS PSYCHOLOGY, STRUCTURE, AND HISTORY FROM THE FIRST MUHAMMADAN INVASION TO THE PRESENT DAY (HARDCOVER)
7.5 x 10", 2nd ed., xxii, 282 pp., b/w frontis, 130 plates, 49 illustrations, appendix, index, blue cloth, London, 1927. (o.p.; gilt lettering on spine, sl wear to corners)
Item # 10392
(John Murray)
Price: $50.00
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Feb 3
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Hermanns, Fr. Matthias: THE INDO-TIBETANS: THE INDO-TIBETAN AND MONGOLOID PROBLEM IN THE SOUTHERN HIMALAYA AND NORTH-NORTHEAST INDIA
5.75 x 8.75", xvi, 159 pp. plus 38 pages of 73 b/w plates, fold out map, cloth, d.j., Bombay, 1954. (o.p.; bumped corners, soiling to back d.j., text sl browning)
Contents:
The Mongoloids
The Mountain Tribes of Nepal
The Mountain Tribes of Sikkim
The Mountain Tribes of Bhutan
The Mongoloid Problems
The Palaeomongoloids
The Interplay between Indo-Tibetans and Indians
Item # 35731
(K. L. Fernandes)
Price: $35.00
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Feb 2
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Haar, Barend J. ter: RITUAL AND MYTHOLOGY OF THE CHINESE TRIADS: CREATING AN IDENTITY (HARDCOVER)
6.4 x 9.75", xiii, 517 pp., footnotes, 8 tables, bibliography, Character List, index, cloth, d.j., Leiden, 1998.
The author critically evaluates the extant sources and introduces several little used Triad manuals, as well as a wealth of contextual information. The core of the book is formed by a close reading of the initiation ritual (the burning of incense, the altar, the enactment of a journey of life and death, and the blood covenant) and different narrative structures (the messianic demonological paradigm, political legitimation, and the foundation of myth).
Item # 8597
ISBN 9004110631
(Brill Academic Publishers)
Price: $258.00
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Feb 2
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Hitchcock, Michael: INDONESIAN TEXTILES
8.25 x 10.75", 192 pp., 100 color and 50 b/w illustrations, bibliography, index, paper, London, 1991. (o.p.; fine)
Following Indonesia's rich traditions, this volume provides a comprehensive account of Indonesian textiles, its techniques and designs.
Item # 26118
ISBN 0064302172
(Harper Collins)
Price: $27.95
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Feb 1
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Harrer, Heinrich: TIBET IS MY COUNTRY:THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THUBTEN JIGME NORBU BROTHER OF THE DALAI LAMA Translated from the German by Edward Fitzgerald
5.5 x 8.75", 1st ed., color frontispiece, 264 pp., 18 color illustrations, cloth, d.j., New York, 1961. (o.p.; vvg)
Item # 35708
(E.P. Dutton & Co.)
Price: $15.00
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Feb 1
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Hestler, Anna: THE LEGACY OF LHASA
4 x 7.5", 148 pp., fully illustrated in color, cloth, d.j., Hong Kong, 2005.
Lhasa stands on the 'roof of the world' in the shadow of its past. Once, it was the capital of a Buddhist theocracy ruled by a god-king, the Dalai Lama, and at the heart of a flourishing religion and culture. The spirit of Lhasa lives on through some of Tibet's most exuberant creations: decorative and religious furniture.
Item # 31075
ISBN 9627283983
(FormAsia)
Price: $19.95
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Feb 1
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Hopkin, Peter: TREPASSERS ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD: THE SECRET EXPLORATION OF TIBET
5 x 8.5", viii, 276 pp., b/w illustrations, bibliography of principal sources, index, paper, 1995.
For centuries, Tibet has been the prize destination of determined explorers from England, Russia, and many other countries attempting to claim her for their own. Now, the widely acclaimed author of The Great Game presents a compelling history of the exploration of Tibet from the 19th century up to the present day.
Item # 22716
ISBN 1568360509
(Kodansha 講談社)
Price: $14.00
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Jan 28
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中国寺观雕塑全集 - 1： 早期寺观造像 黑龙江出版社
Heilongjiang Publishing: ZHONGGUO SIGUAN DIAOSU QUANJI 1: ZAOQI SIGUAN ZAOXIANG [Chinese Monastery Sculpture Series Vol. 1: Early Monastery Statues]
8.75 x 11.5", 350 pp., 257 color plates, b/w illustrations, text in Chinese, cloth, d.j., slipcase, Harbin, 2003.
This first of five volumes highlights buddhist statues from the Xinjiang region dating back to the Six Dynasties to the Sui and Tang. 260 examples are shown, including sculptures of clay, stone and wood, all of which are characteristic and representative of the Xinjiang region.
Item # 32829
ISBN 753181059X
(Heilongjiang 黑龙江出版社)
Price: $95.00
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Jan 28
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中国寺观雕塑全集 - 2： 五代宋寺观造像 黑龙江出版社
Heilongjiang Publishing: ZHONGGUO SIGUAN DIAOSU QUANJI 2: WUDAI SONG SIGUAN ZAOXIANG [Chinese Monastery Sculpture Series Vol. 2: Statues from the Five Kingdoms to the Song Dynasty]
8.75 x 11.5", 274 pp., 207 color plates, b/w illustrations, text in Chinese, cloth, d.j., slipcase, Harbin, 2005.
This second of of five volumes focusses on buddhist sculptures from Jiangsu, Shandong, Guangdong and Sichuan provinces between the Five Kingdoms period and the Song Dynasty. 200 pieces are highlighted here and include painted sculptures and wooden sculptures alike. Important figures such as Pusa and Luohan are depicted and the style in which they have been created is very representative of the local culture.
Item # 32831
ISBN 7531811596
(Heilongjiang 黑龙江出版社)
Price: $95.00
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Jan 28
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中国寺观雕塑全集 - 3： 辽金元寺观造像 黑龙江出版社
Heilongjiang Publishing: ZHONGGUO SIGUAN DIAOSU QUANJI 3: LIAO, JIN, YUAN SIGUAN ZAOXIANG [Chinese Monastery Sculpture Series Vol. 3: Statues from the Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties]
8.75 x 11.5", 287 pp., 210 color plates, b/w illustrations, text in Chinese, cloth, d.j., slipcase, Harbin, 2005.
This third of five volumes focusses on sculptures from monasteries from Shanxi province, created during the Liao, Jin and Yuan dynasties. This time period was famous for having an abundance of thriving minority cultures and their influence can be seen in these 218 beautiful works of Pusa (菩萨), Luohan (罗汉), Shi Er Yuanjie (十二园觉), Tian Dou (天都) and many more.
Item # 32832
ISBN 7531814110
(Heilongjiang 黑龙江出版社)
Price: $95.00
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Jan 28
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中国寺观雕塑全集 - 4： 明清寺观造像 黑龙江出版社
Heilongjiang Publishing: ZHONGGUO SIGUAN DIAOSU QUANJI 4: MING QING SIGUAN ZAOXIANG [Chinese Monastery Sculpture Series Vol. 4: Statues from the Ming and Qing Dynasties]
8.75 x 11.5", 304 pp., 210 color plates, b/w illustrations, text in Chinese, cloth, d.j., slipcase, Harbin, 2005.
This fourth of five volumes focusses on sculptures from monasteries in Shanxi province, created during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Famous monastaries noted here are the Shuanglin Temple (双林寺), Gongzhu Temple (公主寺) and Guanyin Temple (观音堂). 290 different sculptures are displayed in medium such as stone, wood and metals.
Item # 32833
ISBN 7531814129
(Heilongjiang 黑龙江出版社)
Price: $95.00
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Jan 28
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中国寺观雕塑全集 - 5：金铜佛教造像 黑龙江出版社
Heilongjiang Publishing: ZHONGGUO SIGUAN DIAOSU QUANJI 5: JINTONG FOJIAO ZAOXIANG [Chinese Monastery Sculpture Series Vol. 5: Gilt Bronze Buddhist Statues]
8.75 x 11.5", 321 pp., 241 color plates, sm b/w plates of color plates with description, text in Chinese, cloth, d.j., Harbin, 2006.
This fifth of five volumes focuses on gilt bronze Buddhist statues from Chinese monasteries. Includes a 35-page introduction by editor Jin Weinuo, large color photographs of 241 statues, and a section containing descriptive commentaries on each statue. Works span nearly the entire period of Chinese Buddhist history through the Qing dynasty, and include buddhas, bodhisattvas, arhats and other figures.
Item # 33771
ISBN 7531814498
(Heilongjiang 黑龙江出版社)
Price: $95.00
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Jan 26
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宝丰清凉寺汝窑 河南省文物考古研究所
Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology: BAOFENG QINGLIANGSI RU YAO Ru Kiln at Qingliangsi in Baofeng
7.5 x 10.5", 269 pp. of text plus 234 pages of color plates, line drawings, text in Chinese, 4 page English abstract, hardboard, d.j., Lanzhou, 2008.
This book describes in great detail the geographical environment and historical evolution of the highly regarded Ru kiln ceramics discovered at Qingliangsi in Baofeng. Through stringent analysis and methodic deconstruction, the remains of Qingliangsi are examined and the precious examples of Ru ware are presented.
Item # 36574
ISBN 9787534751608
(Daxiang 大象出版社)
Price: $80.00
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