Oxford, England: Phaidon, 1981. Fine/No Jacket. ISBN: 0-7148-2165-9. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Revised. 31 pages of text, followed by 48 full-page color illustrations of prints, with discussion. Keywords: Art - Japan - Prints. ... more information

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Greenwich, Connecticut: New York Graphic Society. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. 1974. Hard Cover. 0821205757 . Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. LCCN# 73-91710. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Dustjacket is complete other than price clipped. Has 31 Colour Plates, 17 Black and White Illustrations. "The forty-eight plates of this book illustrate some of the finest achievements of China's artists and craftsmen in the major fields of her artistic tradition, such as metalwork... more information

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Dover Publications, 1971. Paperback. New. New. This is an abridged reprint of Hawley's 1949 work. It collects together 300 of the most commonly used hua yang, or paper designs, that have been cut by Chinese peasants for centuries. The designs were mainly used for embrodery. The book ends with a 15 page supplement of Chinese art symbols and their meanings. 315 pages approx. Weight 0.60 Kg. Airmail postage to Asia Pacific countries: $8, to Central Asia, Europe & the Middle East: $12 and to Afr... more information

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London: School of Oriental and African Studies, 1987. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. This book contains papers delivered on the occasion of the 70th birthday of Professor William Watson, one of the leading academics specialising in Chinese Art in Europe in the post war years. The following papers, accompanied by black and white plates, are included - Stylistic Development of Shang and Zhou Bronze Bells - Chen Fang-Mei, Western Zhou Sources of Interlaced Motifs - Jessica Rawson, A Southwest Chinese B... more information

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Singapore: Nus Publishing, 2006. Paperback. New. New. Khoo looks at how a new set of Malay film makers and writers were interpreting their society at a time when the country was simultaeously opening up to 'modernising' influences and apparently battening down the hatches at the behest of a resurgent 'fundamentalist' Islam. Adat is "the residue...of local customs or customary laws that existed before the advent of Islam." Depending on interpretation, adat is complimentary or ant... more information

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San Francisco: Long River Press, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket in publisher's original shrinkwrap. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2". New and unread condition, still wrapped in intact shrinkwrap. Includes black-and-white and color plates, as well as sections on geology, appraisal of jade, artistic styles, and aesthetic appreciation. 78 pp. ... more information

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San Francisco: Long River Press, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket in publisher's original shrinkwrap. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2". New and unread condition, still wrapped in intact shrinkwrap. Includes black-and-white and color plates, as well as sections on seals in all their myriad forms and function. 82 pp. ... more information

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San Francisco: Long River Press, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket in publisher's original shrinkwrap. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2". New and unread condition, still wrapped in intact shrinkwrap. Includes black-and-white and color plates, as well as sections on different varieties of fans--their shapes, textures, and magnificent history. 78 pp. ... more information

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San Francisco: Long River Press, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket in publisher's original shrinkwrap. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2". New and unread condition, still wrapped in intact shrinkwrap. Includes black-and-white and color plates, as well as sections on the four treasures: writing brush, ink stone, ink well, and paper. 84 pp. ... more information

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San Francisco: Long River Press, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket in publisher's original shrinkwrap. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2". New and unread condition, still wrapped in intact shrinkwrap. This book looks at the changing way New Year paintings have come to represent one of the most important Chinese cultural festivals. Includes black-and-white and color plates. 78 pp. ... more information

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London: Faber and Faber, 1971. Fourth edition. Hardcover. Good. Chinese porcelain became fashionable in Europe from the late 17th century onwards. However by the 20th century connoiseurs in Europe, now able to visit China more easily, soon discovered that what Europe had considered as the best Chinese porcelain until then was really more inferior ware especially made for export. The author while living in China was given rare access to imperial and private collections so that he could write this book docu... more information

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George Town, Penang: The Art Gallery, Penang, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. New. New. This is a well produced art galllery catalogue of Zulfiki Yusoff, the Angry Young Man of Malaysian Art at the turn of the century. The 24 pages of coloured plates and many other examples of the artist's work have as their subjects greed, corruption and unquestioning conformity.The 80 page books also include critical reviews of his work. Weight 0.70 Kg. Airmail postage to Asia Pacific countries: $8, to Central A... more information

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London: Routledge, 1958. Fifth edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Winstedt, one of the foremost English scholars in Malay affairs at the end of the British colonial period, demonstrates his learning, in this very readable introduction to Malay culture, as he observed it on the peninsula, rather than in the Malay world as a whole. His broad sweep not only looks at culture in the mid-20th century, but also at its roots in Hinduism, animism and other influences prevalent before the arrival of Islam. In this... more information

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Lanzhou, China: Gansu Technology. Very Good. 1987. Presumed First Edition. Soft Cover. 7542400215 . IS WRITTEN IN CHINESE. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Covers and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered, except for light wear along cover edges or corners. . ... more information

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New York: Asia House Gallery, 1965. Paperback. Very Good +. Softcover. 4to. No edition stated. Catalogue is in VG+ condition; there is rubbing to edges and corners, and bottom corner of spine is bumped. A lovely volume, with numerous tipped-in plates in full color, as well as black and white prints. 142 pp. including bibliography. ... more information

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Seoul, Korea: Korean Overseas Information Service, 1982. Paperback. Softcover. 4to. Book is in VG condition; covers are scuffed and creased lightly at edges, and spine is curled slightly with wear. Interior is bright and crisp, and binding is tight. Full of color plates. Published to accompany an exhibition of traditional Korean crafts, including inlaid lacquer ware, metalwork, embroidery, and porcelain; exhibition was held at the Korean Cultural Service in Los Angeles during May and June 1982. Unpaginated... more information

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San Francisco: Seuil, 2003. First English language edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good. This beautiful 216 page book claims to be the "first comprehensive illustrated look at this unique art form " The book is not so much a teach yourself manual for budding calligraphers but rather an in depth introduction to Japanese calligraphy's history and philosophy. Chapters include The Incised Image: Writing and Origins, The Land of Ideograms, The Land of Superposed Scripts, Japanese Calligraphy, Trace... more information

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Singapore: Donald Moore, 1956. 1957 Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. This simple introduction to Malay manners and customs as they were in the mid twentieth century uses stories of family life to illustrate the author's message. The stories are interspersed with line drawings. 33 pages. Chapters include - 1 - Meeting and Greeting, 2 - At Home, 3 - Harvest Time, 4 - The Wedding, 5 - Friday Prayers & 6 - A Birth and Funeral. Weight 0.20 Kg. Surface mail worldwide: $3, Air mail to Asia Pacific countri... more information

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Penang, 2007. Paperback. New. New. This work is a catalogue of an exhibition jointly organisted by the Asian Art Museum of the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur and the Muzium & Galeri Tuanku Fauziah of the Universiti Sains Malaysia of Penang in 2007. The 141 page book is a fine introduction to Malaysian Art in the firts 50 years of the country's nationhood with a range of coloured illustrations and informative ext. Chapters include Figuring the Malaysian, Abstraction, The Malaysian Landscape, ... more information

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New. Lian Quan Zhen, an international prizewinner, introduces us to his speciality, painting animals in the Chinese water colour style. Takes us through the pros and cons of using different materials through to the completed painting. The book is lavishly illustrated with line drawings and colour photographs of Lian's examples from start to finish. The 127 page books includes chapters on 1 - Materials and Basic Techniques, 2 - Composition, 3 - Animal Body Basics and 4 - Chinese & Watercolor Demonstr... more information

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