“Books from Asia” includes exhibition catalogues of nearly every publisher and museum in Mainland China, as well as many from Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
All books in this section will be shipped directly from Asia. Please refer to “Asian Books” on the main page for rates, transit time and other details.
Beijing: Forbidden City Publishing House, 2016. 10.5 x 13", 7.5 kg，762 pp., color plates, texts in Chinese with English foreword and captions, hardcover. This book is an exhibition catalogue compiled by the Palace Museum in collaboration with National Museum New Delhi. Nine Indian museums and historical monuments, as well as..... More
Tokyo: Tokyo National Museum, 2018. 8.8 ×11.8", 1.5kg, xi, 294pp., color plates, text in Japanese with English greetings and list of works, paper cover. This catalogue is compiled by the Tokyo National Museum for the exhibition celebrating the 130th Anniversary of KOKKA and the 140th Anniversary of The Asahi Shimbun..... More
Art Media Resources, Inc., 2016. First Edition. This recent publication of (a private collection on) Chinese bronze censers of the Ming and Qing dynasties is the most comprehensive in its field. It took 14 years to establish this exceptional collection and the selected 72 exceptional pieces are artistically presented..... More
Chinese Art Auction Records, 2018. 6.75 x 9.25", approx. 500 pp., more than 500 color illustrations, text in English and Chinese, paper, Taipei, 2018. This volume compiles year 2017 auction results from auction houses around the world, including Christie's (worldwide), Sotheby's (worldwide), China Guardian, Bonhams & Butterfield, among others. Divided..... More
Art Media Resources, Inc., 2019. Within the realm of Buddhist art, death is often portrayed not as the end but instead as a new beginning. Examining how pre-modern East Asians related to death as a broad concept is often just as impactful in the study of their culture and artwork..... More
Culture and Art Publishing House, 2020. hardcover. UCCA presents “Immaterial / Re-material,” a group exhibition tracing the history, present, and future of computing art through more than 70 artworks by more than 30 artists from around the world, ranging from the pioneers of the 1960s to today’s emerging voices... More
2023. hardcover. UCCA将在“马蒂斯的马蒂斯“展览同期推出同名中英双语出版物。书中收录策展人帕特里斯·德帕尔普（Patrice Deparpe）的长篇文章，详细回顾马蒂斯的创作生涯，另一篇文章由广州美术学院教授蔡涛撰写，介绍了马蒂斯和野兽主义对中国20世纪20年代-40年代的现代绘画运动的影响。整本图录分为11个章节精心编排超过300件展出作品的高清图片。《马蒂斯的马蒂斯》由浙江摄影出版社出版，由著名设计师陆智昌担纲设计。 In conjunction with the exhibition “Matisse by Matisse,” UCCA Center for Contemporary Art has produced a bilingual catalogue documenting this landmark exhibition. Mirroring the structure of the show, the catalogue is divided into 11 sections and includes more than 300 artwork reproductions and archival photographs..... More
Post Wave Publishing, 2018. Hardcover. 目录 · · · · · · 前言 1 艺术家采访 2 形式以外，故事伊始——陶辉的创作 3 主轴之外的影与音：陶辉的影像世界 4 多余的 5 演技教程 6 一个人物与七段素材 7 花絮 ◎画册收录了艺术家创作于2014—2015年的3件影像作品《多余的》《演技教程》《一个人物与七段素材》的大量影像截图。香港M 美术馆策展人马容元与尤伦斯当代艺术中心策展人杨紫为本画册撰稿，对艺术家的访谈亦被收录于本画册中。 ◎在作品中，陶辉讲述的每一段故事似乎都可能在中国的当下（业余的表演班、人烟稀少的山城、不幸的家庭生活）真实地发生；他所使用的镜头语言也大量借鉴了国产电视剧的拍摄方法，对整个时代的观看经验进行着敏感的响应。 ◎艺术家陶辉于2015年在尤伦斯当代艺术中心成功举办展览“新倾向：陶辉”，于同年获得第19届SESC巴西录像艺术节“南部全景”单元特奖、三亚艺术季华宇青年奖“评委会大奖”。2017年陶辉入围HUGO BOSS亚洲新锐艺术家大奖。本书为他的艺术专著。 *Please kindly take note that this item needs to be shipped from Beijing..... More
Sylph Editions, 2017. Limited edition of 300. Crags and Ravines Make a Marvellous View is a groundbreaking art publication exploring classical Chinese culture through an extraordinary scroll painting, Ten Views of a Lingbi Rock, by the 17th-century master Wu Bin. The special collector’s edition, limited to 300 numbered copies..... More
Chicago: Center for the Art of East Asia, University of Chicago, and Art Media Resources, Inc., 2021. Hardcover with Dust Jacket, 424 pages. Richly illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs of historical figures, texts, famous sites and masterworks, this volume examines photography’s profound impact on East Asian art and visual..... More
2020. The contents of the "Auction Yearbook" are divided into nine major items: ceramics, jade, bronzes, sculptures, Tibetan cultural relics, classical furniture, study in the room, snuff bottles, rare books of ancient books . The new edition of the "Auction Yearbook" in 2020 will arrange all the TOP 10 lots..... More
Nara: Nara National Museum, 2012. 8.2 x 11.6", 1.5kg，286pp., color plates, texts in Japanese with English forward and captions, paper cover. Gedatsu Shonin Jokei (1155-1213) was a Buddhist monk active in the early years of the Kamakura period. He strove to revive the percepts observed by Buddhist monks various historic..... More
Suntory Museum of Art, 2018. 8.8 x 11.6", 1.5kg ,267pp., color plates, texts in Japanese with English caption, paper cover. Kan’ei Culture was characterized by chic, elegant forms that can be symbolized by the Japanese term kirei, or lovely. These tastes combined with the classical revival of the day to..... More
2020. Published by Paragon Book Gallery in association with Sylph Editions, Patches of Clouds: Wu Bin’s Ten Views of a Lingbi Rock sets out to be an exhaustive source of information and images for the early 17th century painting known as the Ten Views of a Lingbi Rock, or Ravines..... More
Taipei: National Palace Museum Taipei, 2017. 8.2 x 11.6"，1.2kg，xxxii，179 pp., color plates, texts in Chinese with English foreword and captions, paper cover. This special exhibition features 35 works that serve as historical traces of the veneration for Confucianism since the Han dynasty. Divided into four sections: “Portraits of the Sage”..... More
Taipei: National Palace Museum Taipei, 2017. 8.2 × 11.6", 1.5kg, 239 pp., color plates, texts in Chinese and English, paper cover. This book is an exhibition catalogue compiled by the Palace Museum. The exhibition is divided into five parts to present the Qianlong emperor’s experience of appreciating art during his..... More
Nara: Nara National Museum, 2014. 8.2x 11.8", 1.5kg ,326pp., color plates, texts in Japanese with English caption, paper cover. Daigoji temple has played a prominent role on the historic stage as a leading institution in the Shingon tradition of esoteric Buddhism since its inception in 874 (Jogan 16). Much..... More
Beijing: Cultural Relics Press, 2014. 9.5 x 12", 2.5 kg，315 pp., color plates, texts in Chinese with English captions and foreword, cloth cover. This beautifully illustrated catalog gives an overview of cultural relics excavated and found in major harbor cities and shipwrecks along the maritime silk route. The second part..... More
Kyoto: Kyoto National Museum, 2017. 9 x 12", xii, 348 pp., 76 select items illustrated in color, some fold outs, some b/w illustrations, text in Japanese, foreword, section introduction and list of works in English, paper, Kyoto, 2017. Kaiho Yusho is renowned as one of the most eminent painters of..... More
Nara: Nara National Museum, 2017. 8.3 x 11.6", 152 pp., 58 select items illustrated in color, some with multiple views, some b/w illustrations, text in Japanese, paper, Nara, 2017. This exhibition presents 58 treasures in total: 10 from the North Section, 25 from the Middle Section, and 20 from the..... More
Nara: Nara National Museum, 2017. 8.9 x 11.9", 264 pp., 88 select items illustrated in color, some fold outs, some with multiple views, some b/w illustrations, text in Japanese, introduction and list of works in English, paper, Nara, 2017. Kaikei has long been recognized as one of the most representative..... More
Nara: Nara National Museum, 2016. 8.6x 11.6", 248 pp., 78 select items illustrated in color, some fold outs, some with multiple views, some b/w illustrations, text in Japanese, introduction/greetings and list of works in English, paper, Nara, 2016. Shigasan Chogosonshiji Temple is said to have been built by Shotoku Taishi..... More
Nara: Nara National Museum, 2013. 8.6 x 11", 351 pp., 159 select items illustrated in color, some with multiple views, some b/w illustrations, text in Japanese, foreword and list of works in English, paper, Nara, 2013. Taimadera, a Buddhist temple situated at the eastern foot of the mountain Nijozan, is..... More
Tokyo: Tokyo National Museum, 2017. 8 x 11.9", xvi, 417 pp., 259 works illustrated in multiple color plates, text in Japanese with a preface and list of works in English, paper, Tokyo, 2017. This fabulous catalog presents an overview of the arts both selected and created in Japan in the..... More
Tokyo: Tokyo National Museum, 2018. 8.8 x 11.6", 1.5kg，308pp., xiv, color plates, texts in Japanese with English caption, paper cover. Ninanji Temple has been endowed with an exceptional collection of temple treasures by maintaining its deep ties with the successive generations of emperors since Ninna period. This exhibition catalogue presents..... More