Beijing: China Photographic Publishing House, 1998. Reprint. This volume is a compilation of some of Hu Chui's best photographic works of the Forbidden City, capturing the spirit of its monumental architecture and stunning interiors in full color print. 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
Jieruitang Publishing, 2017. Limited Edition. Hardcover, illustrated in color, text in English with introduction and chapter titles in Chinese. Kangxi era porcelains are vast in number and in range of style, reflecting the long and successful reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662–1722). These high-quality porcelains of great visual appeal and... 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
Beijing: Palace Museum, 2013. 11.5 x 11.5", 299 pp., fully illustrated in color, text in Chinese, cloth spine, pictorial boards in slipcase, Beijing, 2013. **Due to its size and weight, the shipping cost is $9.95(USA address) and $25.00 (non-USA address). This volume from the Forbidden City Press provides a strong... More
Prentice-Hall. 8.75 x 11.75", 528 pp., 60 color plates, 656 b/w illustrations, notes, bibliography, index, cloth, d.j., New York, 1964. (o.p.; one small blemish to d.j., text vvg). More
Cassell and Co. Ltd., 1988. 5 x 7.25", 156 pp., 60 color illustrations, paper, London, 1988. (o.p.; vvg). This book surveys Chinese painting from the quick sketch-like paintings from the Lo-Yang tombs, dating from the 3rd century all the way to the 19th and 20th centuries. More
London: Octopus, 1972. 5.5 x 7.75", 158 pp., 101 color illustrations, bibliography, index, cloth, d.j., London, 1972. (o.p.; vvg). A general guide to Chinese art through the dynasties. Translated from Italian by Pauline L. Phillips. More
Pantheon Books, 1958. 5.25 x 7.75", 220 pp., 7 color plates, b/w illustrations, index, cloth, d.j., New York, 1958. (o.p.; some wear on d.j. text vvg). An introduction and survey of the many fields of Chinese art. More
Japan Travel Bureau, 1955. 5.25 x 7.25", 3rd edition, 249 pp., color frontis, 27 plates, 12 in color, 72 figures, general index & index of painters, cloth, d.j., Tokyo, 1955. (o.p.; wear to d.j. edges, text vvg). A well illustrated and informative introduction to Japanese fine arts. More
Spring Books, 1967. 7.4 x 10", 152pp., 144 monochrome illus., index, cloth, d.j., London, 1967. (o.p.; wrinkled d.j. with added plastic cover, slight marks on end pages, text near fine). Reprint of the original 1950 edition. An early survey on Chinese export art and crafts. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1941. 6.75 x 9.25", 301 pp., xl, 211 b/w illustrations, index, cloth, New York, 1941. (o.p.; no d.j., gilt lettering on front cover and spine, text near fine). This concluding volume of Rene Grousset's The Civilizations of the East introduces the culture and art of... More
Beijing: Zhaohua Publishing House, 1981. 9.5 x 10.5", 132pp., many color plates & b/w illustrations, Beijing, 1981. (o.p.; d.j.and slipcase near fine, first edition, text near fine). An introduction and photographic compilation of one of the largest examples of classical landscape architecture in China-- Yiheyuan, the Summer Palace in Beijing. More
Cassell and Co. Ltd., 1925. 7.25 x 9.75", xxiii, 204 pp., 24 color plates with tissue guards, 64 pp. b/w illustrations, index, cloth, d.j., London, 1925. (o.p.; d.j. chipped on edges of the spine, slight wear at the corners, gilt and blue vignette on front cover, gilt to spine, minor... More
Macmillan, 1985. 4.8 x 7.5", 192 pp., color and b/w illustrations, paper, New York, 1985. (o.p.; near fine). More
Hoikusha. 4 x 6", 127 pp., 49 pages of color plates, b/w illustrations, paper, d.j., 1976. (o.p.; near fine). More
8.4 x 10.9", 110 pp., 50 pages of illus. in color, 4 pp. in b/w, text in English, Chinese, and Japanese, cloth, slipcase, Taipei, 1970. (o.p.; no slipcase or dustjacket, gilt lettering spine/front cover, near fine). More
1933-4. 8.75" x 12.25", fully illustrated with multiple color plates with tissue guards, text in Japanese, embroidered patterned covered boards, 1933-4. (o.p.; no ribbon ties, speckled gold and blue endpapers, sl bumped lower corner cover). Volume 1 of 3. More
New York: 1913. 5.5" x 8.25", vii, 103 pp. text and 8 plates with 1 in color, notes, bibliography, hardcover, New York, 1913. (o.p.; peeling spine, slight wear to corners of the book, text fine). More
Bangkok: 1956. 8.2 x 11.5", 12 pp. 8 b/w illustrations, paper, Bangkok, 1969. Fourth Edition. More
Bangkok: 1971. 8.2 x 11.5", 36 pp. b/w illustrations, paper, Bangkok, 1971. Fourth Edition. More
Bangkok: 1963. 8.2 x 11.5", 64 pp. 76 illustrations, 1 color plate, music scores, paper, Bangkok, 1963. Fourth Edition. More
Bangkok: 1969. 8.2 x 11.5", 16 pp. 17 illustrations, 6 color plates, paper, Bangkok, 1969. Third Edition. More
Bangkok: 1968. 8.2 x 11.5", 20 pp. 17 illustrations, 4 color plates, paper, Bangkok, 1963. (o.p., heavy creases on the cover and pages, text near fine.). Fourth Edition. More
Bangkok: 1963. 8.2 x 11.5", 16pp. 6 illustrations, 2 color plates, paper, Bangkok, 1963. Second Edition. More