Jez Burrows opened the New Oxford American Dictionary and sat, mystified. Instead of the definition of "study" he was looking for, he found himself drawn to the strangely conspicuous, curiously melodramatic sentence that followed it: "He perched on the edge of the bed, a study in confusion and misery." It..... More

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The Guimet Museum, one of the most complete collections of Asiatic art, has been in existence for more than a century. It includes, among other things, the rich reserves from the Louvre Museum. However, never has so ambitious a project as the establishment of a general catalogue been undertaken. The..... More

Art Media Resources, Inc., 2001. In 1974, Raymond Bushell, a passionate netsuke collector, was able to have a photocopy made of the original Takarabukuro (Treasure Bag), a notebook kept by the netsuke artist, Mitsuhiro Ohara (1810-1875), and carefully preserved by his family. In it, Mitsuhiro set down brief descriptions of..... More

Art Media Resources, Inc., 2007. In this ground breaking book the career and work of contemporary woodblock print artist Paul Binnie (1967-present) is presented. Binnie's complete Japanese prints are illustrated in colour and many other reference photographs are provided as well, ensuring that the reader is given an insight into..... More

China Institute, 2005. Some of the most intriguing and important recent archaeological finds from Shandong province—bronzes vessels, jade face covers, chariot fittings, harness trappings, ceramic figures, etc.—are explored in the context of Han dynasty funerary practice and beliefs about the afterlife. Many of the objects come from imperial tombs and..... More

2009. What does it mean to be religious in the modern world? This is the question posed by well-known human geographer, Yi-Fu Tuan in Religion: From Place to Placelessness. In this, the latest book in his long and distinguished career, Tuan turns to this specific challenge, which has been a...... More

Tupac Shakur's most intimate and honest thoughts were uncovered only after his death with the instant classic The Rose That Grew from Concrete. His talent was unbounded -- a raw force that commanded attention and respect. His death was tragic -- a violent homage to the power of his..... More

Art Media Resources, Inc., 2019. Essays in Chinese on feminine space. According to Wu Hung, feminine space denotes an actual or imaginary space, which is perceived and represented as a woman. A feminine space is a spatial entity — an artificial world comprised of landscape, vegetation, architecture, atmosphere, climate, color..... More