7.5 X 10.5", 110 pp. plus 4 pages of color plates & 88 b/w plates, text in Chinese, paper, Beijing, 1985. (o.p.; near fine). Detailed report of this important site in Gansu province with wall painting dating from the wei Jin period. The tomb also contained pottery and wooden figures, carved bricks, textiles etc. More
Foreign Language Press. 7 x 9.75", 64 pp. color frontispiece, text plus 24 pages of illustrations, some in color, boards, d.j., Peking, 1954. (o.p.; rubbed/ligt soiling to d.j., sl bumped bottom corner pages). More
Yunnan Keji. 7.5 x 10.5", 541 pages of text plus 12 pages of color plates, text in Chinese, cloth, d.j., Kunming, 1987. (o.p.; some wear to d.j. edges, inscription on title page, text vvg). A comprehensive survey of the Xishuangbanna (Sipsongpanna) Nature Reserve area in Yunnan Province, China. Xishuangbanna is... More
China Institute In America. 8.75 x 11", 135 pp., 104 color examples, some with multiple views, bibliography, illustrated boards, New York, 2006. Curated by Julia B. Curtis, with contributions from Stephen Little and Mary Ann Rogers, and edited by J. May Lee Barrett, this exhibition will focus on a particularly... More
7.25 x 10.25", 474 pp., numerous line drawings and b/w illustrations, text in Chinese, paper, Beijing, 1998. (o.p.; some wear to covers, text near fine.). This volume is a compilation of essays on various subjects on Chinese architecture history by an eminent Chinese architectural historian Fu Xinian. More
8.7 x 11.5", 168 pp. text plus 366 pieces illustrated in color, text in English and Chinese, cloth, d.j., Hong Kong, 1992. (o.p.; fine). Exhibition of over 300 ceramics finds from the Five Dynasties to the Qing excavated from Jingdezhen. Mr. Liu Xinyuan of the Jingdezhen Institute of Ceramic Archaeology... More
University of California Press. 6.25 x 9.25", xiii, 288 pp., footnotes, appendix, glossary, bibliography, index, cloth, d.j., Berkeley, 1993. Translated by Noel Castelino. Henriot analyzes the interaction of the 3 groups competing for power in the conduct of municipal affairs: municipal adminstrators, Guomindang political activists, and members of the local business elites. More
Queens Borough Public Library. Softcover. 11 x 11", 337 pp., 180 color illustrations, bibliography, paper, Jamaica (New York), 2000. Visible Traces: Rare Books and Special Collections from the National Library of China showcases an integral part of Chinese history as documentation and as works of art. The collection of inscribed... More
University of California Press. 9.3 x 8.2", 162 pp., 88 color and b/w illustrations, paper, Berkeley, 2001. In Every Step a Lotus, Dorothy Ko embarks on a fascinating exploration of the practice of footbinding in China, explaining its origins, purpose, and spread before the nineteenth century. She uses women's own... More
Fitzwilliam Museum. 8.5 x 10", 160 pp., approx. 200 color illustrations, glossary, notes, bibliography, index, pictorial endpapers, cloth, d.j., London, 2009. The Immortal Stone draws on the extraordinarily rich collection of Chinese jades in The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. The most exceptional of these include objects from the Qing imperial court... More
11.5 x 11.5", 286 pp., fully illustrated in color, text in Chinese with English captions, cloth spine, pictorial boards, slipcase, Beijing, 2012. **Due to its size and weight, the shipping cost is $9.95(USA address) and $59.95 (non-USA address). This volume features 167 pieces of Rhinoceros Horn carvings from the collection... More
7.5 x 10.5", 294 pp., b/w illustrations, text in Chinese, boards, d.j., 2004. More
11.5 x 11.5", 269 pp., 139 select items with multiple views in color, additional color illustrations, text in Chinese and English, index, quarter cloth, pictorial boards, slipcase, Beijing, 2011. This stunning publication from Forbidden City Press presents the impressive Hong Yuan Collection of inside-painted snuff bottles created by renowned snuff... More
2014. 8.25 x 11.75", 175 pp., color plates, text in Chinese and English, board, Taipei, 2014. More
8.5 x 12", 200 pp., 200 illustrations, many in color, text in Chinese with museum names in English, cloth, d.j., Taipei, 1992. Survey of Chinese ceramics from famous museum collections, including the Seattle Art Museum, the Freer Gallery of Art, the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, the Metropolitan Museum... More
2016. 8.5 x 12", 343 pp., color plates, text in Chinese and English, Taipei, 2016. This publication documents one of the permanent exhibitions at the Southern Branch of National Palace Museum. This catalogue presents porcelain wares in chronological order from the early, middle, and late periods of the 300-year Ming... More
9.25 x 12", 275 pp., fully illustrated in color, text in Chinese, Preface, Table of Contents, Introduction and English captions, cloth, d.j., Taipei, 2010. The Southern Song portion of the Song dynasty, lasting for 153 years (from 1127 to 1279), was a crucial period in the history of China's cultural... More
Oriental Ceramic Society, Hong Kong. 8.25 x 11.5", 83 pp., numerous b/w illustrations, text in English, paper, Hong Kong, 1986. (sl wear to cover). Contents: Painted Pottery in the Chinese Neolithic by Shih Hsio-yen The Evolution of Southern Bronze Styles in China during the Eastern Zhou Period by Colin Mackenzie... More
1996. Hardcover. 8.75 x 11.5", approx. 280 pp., over 200 color illustrations, text in Chinese with English captions, cloth, d.j., Hong Kong, 1996. This volume presents porcelains from the Jin to the Tang dynasties in the Palace Museum, Beijing. The items catalogued include a celadon jar inscribed with characters meaning... More
1995. Hardcover. 8.75 x 11.5", 283 pp., 232 color plates, text in Chinese with English captions, cloth, d.j., Hong Kong, 1995. Illustrating the Palace Museum Collection, Book I examines jades from the Longshan, Songze, Hanshan, and Liangzhu cultures, Shang, Western and Eastern Zhou, Spring and Autumn, Warring States, Han, Wei... More
8.75 x 11.5", 252 pp., 250 color plates, text in Chinese and English, cloth, d.j., Hong Kong, 2004. Treasures constitute a significant portion of the collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing. Treasures of Imperial Court unveils over 200 pieces of treasures, from costumes and accessories, jewels and ornament, armaments... More
Privately Printed. 8 x 11", 115 pp., 51 color plates, 26 b/w text figures, map, notes, bibliography, grey cloth, d.j., Hong Kong, 1988. (o.p.; near fine). This catalogue describes bronzes dating from the Shang, Western Zhou, Eastern Zhou, and Han periods. The majority of the bronzes are ritual vessels, but... More
Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. 9.25 x 12", 256 pp., more than 125 photographs, posters, paintings and line drawings, index, cloth, d.j., New York, 1983. (o.p.; sl wear to d.j., text near fine). The book concentrates on the last, tumultuous century of Chinese history. It begins with a rapid assessment... More
7.5 x 11.5", 33 pp., fully color illustrations, text in Chinese and English, paper, Shanghai, n.d.. (o.p., near fine). More
8.25 x 11.25", 235 pp., illustrations, text in Chinese, paper, Beijing, 2008. This is a collection of 22 high profiled individual essays written by experts and scholars on the Yue kiln porcelains, analyzing the myriad details of this highly sought style of ceramics. More