China Art: General

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Albertini: Avatars and Antiheroes: A Guide to Contemporary Chinese Artists. Hardcover

Avatars and Antiheroes: A Guide to Contemporary Chinese Artists. Hardcover Claudia Albertini 176 pages. 2008. Showcases forty of the latest and most relevant contemporary artists from China. Featuring stunning full-color plates of the work of leading painters, photographers, sculptors, performance artists, video artists, and even a fireworks artist, this book gives a fascinating insight into modern Chinese society and its vibrant contemporary art scene. 9784770030719 4770030711

Benge: Private Hong Kong. Where East Meets West. Cloth

Private Hong Kong. Where East Meets West by Sophie Benge, Photography by Fritz von der Schulenburg 216 pages, with an index and with numerous colour illustrations. 1997. Interior decoration: Explores the interior design style of the island of Hong Kong, and includes a visitor's guide to the city 9780789203427, 0789203421-25

Berliner: Beyond the Screen: Chinese Furniture of the 16th and 17th Centuries. Cloth

Beyond the Screen: Chinese Furniture of the 16th and 17th Centuries. Cloth. 22x31cm by Nancy Berliner, with contributions by Craig Clunas, Curtis Evarts, Sarah Handler, and Wang Zhengshu / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Cor) 158 pages, with 64 colour and 68 black-white illustrations, index. 1996 0878464344

Birmingham Museum of Art: Handbook of the Oriental Collection. Paperback

Handbook of the Oriental Collection: Birmingham Museum of Art. Paperback by John H. Seto 223 pages, with 143 black and white plates and 20 color plates. 1988 0931394244

Carswell: Blue & White: Chinese Porcelain around the World. Hardback

Blue and White: Chinese Porcelain around the World. Hardback by John Carswell 208 pages, with 240 colour and 50 black-and-white illustrations. 2000. This book traces the history and evolution of blue and white in China, first during the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), when the Mongols ruled all of Asia, creating an environment in which blue and white could travel swiftly as far as the Mediterranean. In the fifteenth century the Chinese became enamoured of their own product, while at the same time the Ming potters were susceptible to ideas from the Islamic world, and commercial and aesthetic pressures during the colonial period of European expansion. 071411491x

Chiang Fu-tsung: Catalogue of a Special Exhibition of Early Ming Period Porcelain. Paperback

Catalogue of a Special Exhibition of Early Ming Period Porcelain. Paperback Preface by Chiang Fu-tsung 38 pages with text in Chinese and English, 72 black-white and 20 colour plates. 1990 9575620259

Clunas: Art in China. Paperback

Art in China. Presents an overview of art in China from the Neolithic period to the 1990s. Paperback. By Craig Clunas 255 pages, with many illustrations. 1997 9780192842077

Coleman Brawer: Chinese Export Porcelain from the Liebman Collection. Paperback

Chinese Export Porcelain from the Liebman Collection. Paperback by Catherine Coleman Brawer. Elvehjem Museum of Art 160 pages, with 11 figures, 7 color plates, 124 black-white plates 9329003052

Cunningham: Masterworks of Asian Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art. Hardcover

Masterworks of Asian Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art. Hardcover, ca. 20x28 cm by Michael R. Cunningham 254 pages, with 125 colour illustrations. 1998. These highlights include Chinese paintings and textiles, traditional Japanese ink paintings and medieval stoneware, and examples of Cambodian and early Indian stone sculpture. 0500974667 Reduced price

Ecke: Chinese Domestic Furniture in Photographs and Measured Drawings. Paperback

Chinese Domestic Furniture in Photographs and Measured Drawings. Paperback. Ca. 10x30cm by Gustav Ecke ix, 161 plates of photographs and drawings, with a list of pieces, list of plates, bibliography, 59 pages with text. reprint 0486251713

Edwards: The World Around the Chinese Artist. Aspects of Realism in Chinese Painting. Paperback

World Around the Chinese Artist. Aspects of Realism in Chinese Painting. Paperback by Richard Edwards 156 pages, with about 80 illustrations 0892641436

He Li: Chinese Ceramics. The New Standard Guide. Cloth

Chinese Ceramics. The New Standard Guide. Cloth, ca. 25x32 cm He Li 352 pages, with over 850 illustrations, including 704 plates in colour, 6 maps, chronology, glossary, bibliography, list of Chinese characters, index. A guide to Chinese ceramics which cites the latest scientific and archaeological evidence, as well as ancient traditions of Chinese connoisseurship and patronage. The book draws on the holding of Chinese ceramics in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. 9780500237274-55

Hearn: Chinese Art: Modern Expressions. Paperback

Chinese Art: Modern Expressions. Paperback edited by Hearn, Maxwell K. / Smith, Jidith G. 312 pages, with 210 black-white illustrations. 2002. In 2001, the Metropolitan Museum of Art organized an international symposium on modern Chinese art. This volume contains six papers and two commentaries from art historians which were originally presented at the symposium. Topics include, for example, painting and the built environment in late 19th century Shanghai and the aesthetic appreciation of ancient calligraphy in modern China. 0300091982---20

Hong Kong Arts Festival: Treasures of Asian Art: Selections from the John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection. Paperback

Treasures of Asian Art. Selections from the John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection. The Asia Society, New York. Paperback. Ca. 21x28cm 192 pages with text, 69 full-size color plates, select bibliography. Catalogue of the Exhibition Hong Kong 1993 9622151140

Hu Yunhua: Art of Chinese Miniature Landscape. Hardback

Art of Chinese Miniature Landscape. Hardback. ca. 23x26cm by Hu Yunhua 162 pages, 110 plates with colour photographs, in text 65 black-white and colour figures and photos first edition, 1989 Hu Yunhua

Kerr: Chinese Ceramics: Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty: 1644-1911. Hardback

Chinese Ceramics: Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty: 1644-1911. Hardback. ca. 22x26cm by Kerr 142 pages, with over 115 illustrations, bibliography, index. 1998, reprint of the 1986 edition. This text describes the production of porcelain of the Qing Dynasty, setting it against a wider historical and political background. Information on techniques and on kiln construction is linked with descriptions of the personalities behind the industry. 1851772642

Lee: History of Far Eastern Art. Fifth edition. Cloth

History of Far Eastern Art. Fifth edition. ca. 22x30 cm. Cloth by Sherman E. Lee, edited by Naomi N. Richard 576 pages, with 66 colour and 735 black-white illustrations, maps and charts, notes, bibliography and index. 1994. This is an account of the visual arts of Asia, from the Indus River to Japan and Java, between the fifth millennium BC and AD 1850. Each chapter begins with a concise historical introduction and the discussions are structured chronologically, examining many archaeological discoveries. 0500237344

Li Xueqin: The Great Treasury of Chines Fine Arts: Arts & Crafts 4: Bronzes I. Hardcover

Great Treasury of Chines Fine Arts: Arts & Crafts 4: Bronzes I. Hardcover by Li  Xueqin 240 plates, with 240 black-and-white figures with a description, and 15 pages with origin and development of Chinese bronzes. 1987, cover slightly damaged, see picture at end of word Chinese, reduced price 7501000719

Li Yu: Zwei Chinesische Singspiele der Qing-Dynastie. Mit einer Ergänzung: Ein anonymes Singspiel der Yuan-Zeit in der Fassung von John Hefter. Kartoniert

Zwei Chinesische Singspiele der Qing-Dynastie. Mit einer Ergänzung: Ein anonymes Singspiel der Yuan-Zeit in der Fassung von John Hefter. Kartoniert Li Yu und Jiang Shiquan, übersetzt von Alfred Forke, bearbeitet und ergänzt von Martin Gimm 508 Seiten, mit Anhang und einige Abbildungen. 1993 3515062718

Litzenburg: Chinese Export Porcelain: In the Reeves Center Collection at Washington and Lee University. Cloth

Chinese Export Porcelain In the Reeves Center Collection at Washington and Lee University. Cloth Thomas V. Litzenburg in collaboration with Ann T. Bailey and with a preface by David S. Howard 288 pages, 281 colour plates. 2003 1903942195

Liu Kaiqu: Selection of Sculptures by Ye Yushan. Paperback

Selection of Sculptures by Ye Yushan. Paperback, ca. 21 x 28 cm Executive editor Du Qi. Introduction by Liu Kaiqu 98 pages, with numerous, mainly colour, illustrations. 1986 8373.753

Liu Yushan: The Great Treasury of Chines Fine Arts: Sculpture 2. Sculpture of the Qin and Han Dynasties. Hardcover

Great Treasury of Chines Fine Arts: Sculpture 2: Sculpture of the Qin and Han Dynasties. Hardcover Liu Yushan, editor 148 plates, with 148 black-white figures with a description, text pages 1-17 with "Sculpture during the Qin and Western Han Dynasties", by Tang Chi, text pages 18-34 with "Sculpture during the Eastern Han Dynasty", by Liu Xingzhen, text pages 35-44 with "Sculpture during the Qin and Han Dynasties", by Fu Tiangchou. A translation of Zhongguo Meishu Quanji: Diaosu volume 2. 7102003463

Lu Yanzhen: Life of the Emperors and Empresses in the Forbidden City: 1644-1911. Photobook. Paperback

Life of the Emperors and Empresses in the Forbidden City: 1644-1911. Photobook. Paperback. Ca. 23x31 cm by Lu Yanzhen, Li Wenshan & Wan Yi, editors 121 pages, and 12 pages with the english translation. With numerous, mainly colour, illustrations Text in Chinese with an translation into English 1983 Lu Yanzhen, Li Wenshan & Wan Yi

Ma Tak-wo: Currency of Macau. Paperback

Currency of Macau. Paperback Ma Tak-wo 84 pages, with many colour illustrations. You will like the beautiful illustrations in this book even if you don't like money 9627039152

Medley: The Chinese Potter: A practical history of Chinese ceramics

Chinese Potter: A practical history of Chinese ceramics. Third revised edition Margaret Medley 288 pages, with 215 figures, 8 colour plates. 1989, 3rd revised edition. Most studies of Chinese art deal with types, period or styles, but this historical examination of Chinese ceramics, which uses recent research, explains how the evolution of pottery depended upon the technological developments of the Chinese culture. 978071482593925

Munsterberg: Arts of China. Hardcover

Arts of China. Hardcover by Hugo Munsterberg 234 pages, with 115 black-white and color illustrations, bibliography and index. 1972, reduced price 0804800391

Neill: The Communion of Scholars: Chinese Art at Yale. Paperback

Communion of Scholars: Chinese Art at Yale. Paperback by Mary Gardner Neill 146 pages, with many illustrations, map, bibliography, chronology. Reduced price, cover slightly damaged by small sticker (see top middle) 0295967919

Pal: American Collectors of Asian Art. Cloth

American Collectors of Asian Art. Cloth. 25x33 cm edited by Pratapaditya Pal 224 pages, with numerous colour and black-white illustrations. 1986 Pal. Reduced price

Rawski, Rawson: China: The Three Emperors, 1662-1795. Hardcover

China: The Three Emperors, 1662-1795. Hardcover Edited by Evelyn S. Rawski and Jessica Rawson 496 pages, with 450 colour illustrations. 2006 1903973694

Rawson: The British Museum Book of Chinese Art. Paperback

British Museum Book of Chinese Art. Paperback. Ca. 25x19 cm by Jessica Rawson, editor 394 pages, with 133 black-white and 122 colour illustrations, map, chronologies, sites, tombs, painters, glossaries, biographies, index 1992, reprinted 1996, 1999 For more than 1000 years Chinese silks and porcelain have been coveted and sought by peoples around the world. This survey describes the origins of these achievements and sets them in context alongside the other arts of China, including lacquer, cloisonne and glass. 0714114537

Scott: The Golden Age of Chinese Art. The Lively T'ang Dynasty. Hardcover.

Golden Age of Chinese Art. The Lively T'ang Dynasty. Hardcover by Hugh Scott 191 pages, with 24 full color plates, 100 black-white plates. 1982 0804802122

Sickman: The Art and Architecture of China. Paperback

Art and Architecture of China. Third edition. Paperback by Sickman, Laurence C. S. / Soper, Alexander Coburn 527 pages, with numerous illustrations. 1992. Surveys the development of Chinese painting, sculpture, and architecture over a four-thousand-year period and examines the impact of religious and philosophical ideas 0300053347---30

Sullivan: The Arts of China. Fourth Edition. Paperback

Arts of China. Fourth Edition. Paperback by Michael Sullivan xx, 322 pages, with 380 illustrations, many in colour, 14 maps, index 9780520218772, 0520218779-2542

Taipei: Catalogue of a Special Exhibition of Hindustan Jade in the National Palace Museum, Taipei. Paperback

Catalogue of a Special Exhibition of Hindustan Jade in the National Palace Museum, Taipei. Paperback, ca. 24x25 cm bilingual text Chinese and English 289 pages, with map, 46 figures, 82 color plates Taipei: 1983 Museum National Palace, Taipei

Tregear: Chinese Art. Revised, 1997 edition