10 x 12.75", 207 pp., 162 select items, many full page plates in color, chronology of Chinese dynasties and periods, Index of Plates, pictorial endpapers, text in Chinese and English, cloth, d.j., Hong Kong, 2011. This volume presents over 160 pieces of jade spanning from the Neolithic period to the... More
International Snuff Bottles Society, 1982. Softcover. 8.5 x 10.75", approx. 65 pp., 152 bottles illustrated in color, paper, New York, 1982. An important exhibition featuring snuff bottles in the collection of Edward Choat O'Dell, founder and president of The International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society. Most snuff bottles media are represented... More
Museum of East Asian Art. Hardcover. 8.5 x 11.5", 423 pp., over 430 color illustrations, text in English and Chinese, bibliography, cloth, d.j., Bath, 1994. A magnificently produced catalog of the major exhibition at the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, England. Illustrating 354 Chinese jades from the collection of... More
Museum of East Asian Art. Softcover. 8.5 x 11.5", 423 pp., over 430 color illustrations, text in English and Chinese, bibliography, paper, Bath, 1994. A magnificently produced catalog of the major exhibition at the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, England. Illustrating 354 Chinese jades from the collection of Brian... More
Harry N. Abrams. 11 x 13", 177 pp., 87 tipped-in color plates, chronology, cloth, d.j., New York, 1965. (o.p.; some wear to d.j., text vvg to near fine). Translated from the French by Norbert Gutterman. This book presents selections of paintings and ceramics from the Peking Museum. More
Arnoldsche Art Publishers. 9 x 11", 208 pp., 300 color and b/w illustrations, bibliography, index, text in English and German, boards, d.j., Stuttgart, 2004. (o.p.; fine). There is little known of the numerous temple complexes situated in the region of North Kerala in southwestern India. From the 12th century until... More
Renzo Freschi. 8.25 x 11.25", 64 pp., fully illustrated in color, text in Italian and English, paper, Milan, 1998. This catalog presents excellent examples of Indian and Tibetan sculptures in stone and bronze. Indian include Gandharan works and stone sculptures from the 10th to the12th century. Tibetan and Nepalese works... More
Freer Gallery of Art/Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. 9.75 x 13", 165 pp., 110 illustrations, 14 in color, bibliography, paper, Washington D.C., 1986. This volume illustrates Chinese, Japanese and Islamic calligraphy in the Freer Gallery of Art. More
Indological Book House. 8 x 11", reprint ed., appendix, cloth, Varanasi, 1969. (o.p.; gilt lettering on spine/front cover, some wear to spine). More
9/2000. 7.5 x 10.5", 341 pp., text in Chinese, hardcover, Beijing, 2000. This is a collection of the author's research during nearly 40 years of archeological work on the Haidai region. It includes a review to the brief history of archeological studies on the prehistoric Haidai region, an exposition on... More
7.5 x 10.5", 331 pp., numerous b/w line illustrations, text in Chinese, hardboard, Beijing, 2001. Gao Ming is an expert in ancient Chinese writing. This volume is a compilation of Gao Ming's essays on various topics on early Chinese scripts. More
2013. 8.75 x 11.5", 264 pp.,color plates, text in Chinese, board, Beijing: 2013. More
8.75 x 10.75", 491 pp., text in Chinese, paper, Beijing, 2002. A collection of 46 articles on Paleolithic archaeology of China from the past several decades. Topics include the history of Paleolithic archaeology of the 20th century in China, Chinese Paleolithic culture, Chinese Paleolithic artifacts, a comparison of Chinese and... More
8.5 x 11.5", 374 pp., 73 pages of color illustrations, b/w illustrations and line drawings, text in Chinese, pictorial boards, Changchun, 2008. The ruins of Gaojuli (also known as Koguryo or Goguryeo) south of Changchun, near the Chinese/Korean border include some ten thousand graves dating back to the Gaojuli kingdom... More
University of North Carolina. 9 x 11", xv, 167 pp., fully illustrated in color, paper, Chapel Hill, 2006. The South Asian sculpture collection at the Ackland Art Museum offers glimpses into the richness and variety of sculptural traditions that flourished in the Indian subcontinent. The works range from the early... More
Minneapolis Institute of Arts. 8.25 x 11.75", 207 pp., more than 200 color illustrations, appendixes, glossary, bibliography, index, illustrated endpapers, illustrated boards, d.j., Minneapolis, 2007. Central Asia’s famous Silk Road is the source of the dynamic, highly abstracted embroideries of the Uzbek peoples. Detailed, full-color photographs of the nearly 100... More
7.25 x 10.25", 244 pp., b/w illustrations, text in Chinese, chronology in Chinese and English, bibliography in English, paper, Beijing, 2002. More
Art Media Resources, Inc. Hardcover. 10 x 11", 552 pp., over 1,000 color illustrations, cloth, d.j., Chicago and Los Angeles, 2003. **Due to size and weight, the shipping cost is $32.00 (USA address) and $65.00 (non-USA address; one week transit). Netsuke are Japanese miniature sculptures used as counterweights for objects... More
Cornell University Press. 9.5 x 11.25", 222 pp., 48 color and 207 b/w illustrations, bibliography, glossary, index, cloth, d.j., Ithaca, 1981. (o.p.; near fine). Survey of Indian art throughout the ages: Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain art, Islamic art and Modern art. More
Pilgrims Book Pvt. Ltd. 6.25 x 9.75", reprint of 1926 ed., xxiv, 536 pp., footnotes, appendix, key to the quotations, cloth, d.j., Delhi, 1997. More
Science Press. 8.5 x 11.5", xi, 152 pp., 152 color plates, text in Chinese, Preface, contents of plates, and chronology in English, brief English captions, illustrated boards, Beijing, 2008. The precious examples of Chinese jades presented here cover the prehistoric era up to modern times, reflecting the rich history of... More
7.25 x 10", 203 pp., 6 color plates and numerous b/w plates, text in Chinese, paper, Beijing, 2002. More
Forbidden City Publishing House, 2014. 8.5 x 11", 351 pp., color plates, text in Chinese with English preface and captions, board, slipcase, Beijing, 2014. A catalogue of 157 pieces of imperial jasper wares in Qing dynasty. More
8.5 x 11.5", 164 pp, color plates, text in Chinese with English captions, paper, Beijing, 2013. This is the first volumes of jades excavated from the Guo State cemetery, a most important archaeological excavation in China in 20th century. More than 5000 pieces of jade have been unearthed from this Zhou cemetery. More
5.75 x 8.25", 375 pp, 2 color plates and 13 b/w plates, text in Chinese, cloth, d.j., 1995. (o.p.; sl wear to dj, text near fine.). More