Haus Publishing. 5.5 x 8.75", xii, 292 pp., 20 color plates, b/w illustrations and line drawings, map, notes on sources, index, cloth, d.j. London, 2008. In 1898 British landowner William Claxton Peppé excavated a large Buddhist stupa on his estate near India's border with Nepal and found a stone coffer... More
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. 9 x 11", 78 pp., more than 70 color illustrations, notes, bibliography, paper, Ithaca, 2004. A superb collection of ceramics dating from the Neolithic period to the 14th century, highlighting the technical and aesthetic sophistication of southern Chinese high fired stoneware vessels with green... More
7.25 x 10.25", 712 pp., text in Chinese, paper, Beijing, 1998. (o.p., near fine). More
7.25 x 10.5", 674 pages of text plus 25 pages of diagrams, maps, and illustrations, text in Chinese, cloth, Beijing, 1988. (o.p.; some wear to spine edge/cover edges, text vg). Part of the Kaoguxue zhuankan series (A.2), this book is a detailed study of divination and oracle bones found at... More
7.5 x 10.25", 358 pp., 12 color and 5 b/w illustrations, text in Chinese, paper, Beijing, 2002. More
8.5 x 11.5", 266 pp., 362 color illustrations, text in Chinese, cloth, d.j., Hong Kong, 1996. The Qi Lu region covers east of the Yellow river where the Shandong peninsula is located. It is the cradle of China's eastern cultures, including the Dawenkou, and is the birthplace of Confucius. Artifacts... More
8.5 x 11.5", 205 pp., fully illustrations, text in Chinese, cloth, d.j., Beijing, 2002. More
7.5 x 10.5", 1444 pp., Volume One fully illustrated with color plates and detailed color maps, index; Volume Two, Volume Three text in Chinese, English preface and table of contents, index. Hardboards, d.j., Beijing, 2006. A product of two large-scale national surveys of unmovable cultural relics (including buildings, monuments, tombs... 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
7.25 x 10.25", 40 pp., 25 b/w plates, text in Chinese, paper, Beijing, 1982. (o.p.; some wear to corners/edges.). Illustrates designs of Han brick tiles. More
Faber and Faber. 7.5 x 10", 237 pp., numerous color plates and b/w illustrations, cloth, d.j., London, 1988. (o.p.; near fine). Soame Jenyns's pioneering study performed a monumental task: with its exhaustive survey of Ming ceramics, it laid foundations for all future research. This is a second edition, edited by... More
Beijing: 2014. 259 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. Text in Chinese and English. More
8 x 11", 424 pp., 2 color plates, text in Chinese, paper, China, 2003. Numerous essays on Investigations and Excavations, Research and Probe, Research on Ancient Writing, Conservation, Science and Technology of Cultural Relics. More
Science Press. 7.25 x 10.25", 459 pp., plus 3 pages of color plates, 24 pages of b/w plates, text in Chinese, paper, Beijing. 2006. Volume 16 in a series, this book is a collection of 10 papers on Chinese archaeology. Includes an English table of contents, black-and-white illustrations throughout, and... More
D.K. Printworld Ltd. 7.25 x 9.75", xv, 140 pp., 49 b/w plates, map, bibliography, index, cloth, d.j., New Delhi, 1997. Mayurbhanj, the leading princely state of Orissa in the pre-independence days has archaeological treasures, fascinating Stone Age tools, copper plate inscriptions, Roman, Kusana and Gupta coins, and spectacular monuments with... More
8.75 x 11.5", 173 pp., 176 color plates, text in Chinese, table of contents/captions in Chinese and English, boards, d.j., Beijing, 2007. This book showcases 176 ritual objects unearthed between 2003-2005 at the Yue (Spring and Autumn/Warring States periods) burials at Hongshan. Pieces include various types of ceramic and stoneware... 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
9.25 x 12.25", approx. 132 pp., 2 pages of English text, 7 pages of Japanese text, 59 plates, 20 in color, captions in Japanese and English, silk-cloth, Tokyo, 1933 (?). (o.p.; frayed top spine, some wear to front cover corners, frayed upper back cover corner, sl bumped upper corner pages... More
Orientations. 8.2 x 11.3", 493 pp., fully illustrated, mostly in color, cloth, d.j., Hong Kong, 2004. The book provides a unique source of reference for anyone interested in Chinese ceramics. Included are more than 70 essays and book reviews from specialists such as Feng Xianming, Rose Kerr, Regina Krahl, Margaret... More
Hardcover. 8.75 x 11.2", 282 pp., 104 works illustrated in color, text in Chinese with plate title in English, cloth, d.j., Hong Kong, 2001. This volume illustrates 104 examples of calligraphy of the Ming dynasty in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing. Featured artists include Song Ke, Song Guang... More
6.75 x 9.5", 269 pp., 200 color plates, text in Chinese, paper, Beijing, 2007. From the esteemed Palace Museum Collection in Beijing, two-hundred of the most important pieces of ancient Chinese pottery are presented here with high quality color plates. A brief introduction provides a solid background on the long... More
D.K. Printworld Ltd. 7.25 x 9.75", xix, 477 pp., b/w frontis of Prof. P.K. Mishra, 14 color plates, 33 b/w illustrations and figures, 4 maps, references after each chapter, list of contributors, index, cloth, d.j., New Delhi, 1999. In honor of Professor Mishra''s retirement in 1997, 29 essays relate the... More
7.5 x 10.5", 287 pp. text plus 95 color plates, text in Chinese plus an 8 page English abstract and a 7 page Japanese abstract report, illustrated boards, Beijing, 2006. A detailed report of findings from the excavation of Qin Shihuang's famous terracotta warriors and horses (bing ma yong 兵马俑)... More
7.5 x 10.5", 410 pp. text plus 80 pages of color plates illustrating 170 items, text in Chinese, illustrated boards, Beijing, 2007. Following the 1999 and 2000 reports, this is the third monograph on archaeological surveys, coring and excavations conducted within and around the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum, including Qin Shihuang's... More
9 x 12", 176 pp, fully illustrated in color, index of artists, paper, 2013. This catalog showcases 59 pieces of art work from China, Japan, South Asia and Himalayas from the collection of Smith College Museum of Art, spanning the period of ancient time to modern. More
