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2,000 Years of Chinese Lacquer - 9627101265
An excellent exhibition of Chinese lacquer ranging in date from the Warring States to the Qing dynasty. Includes many rare lacquer Guqin and scholarly essays on the subject. Language: Mandarin Chinese
$54.50
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Art of Li Jian and Xie Lansheng - 9627101257
This is another exhibition catalog from the Guangdong Painting Series published by the Art Museum. This volume comprehensively examines art works of Li Jian and Xie Lansheng, scholar-artists who accomplished in the three perfections of poetry, calligraphy, and painting and were recognized by scholars such as Jian Youwen to be of equal prominence in Guangdong painting. A total of 97 pieces of their calligraphy and painting, including scrolls, albums, and couplets are presented. Scholarly essay...
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Cheng Xun Tang Collection of Painting and Calligraphy on Fans - 9627101346
Cheng Xun Tang Collection of Painting and Calligraphy on Fans presents Chinese paintings and calligraphy on fans from the Chen Xung Tang Collection of Hong Kong. Executed by 160 different artists, these fans include 130 paintings and 50 calligraphic works. The period involved spans from the 15th to the 19th centuries. There are not only works by famous masters of various schools, those by lesser artists, which have attained a certain degree of artistry, are also featured. Language: Man...
$64.00
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Diamond Sutra & Paintings of Guanyin and Luohan - 9627714054
The Diamond Sutra is a very popular Buddhist text in China and is the scripture used by the Chan School of Buddhism to verify the state of mind of its practitioners ever since the time of the sixth patriarch Hui Neng. The sutra reproduced here is dated the reign of Emperor Jiaqing (1796-1820), Qing dynasty, and the text is penned by Qian Shi, a jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations). Altogether there are 21 paintings of the Guanyin and 9 of Luohan, rendered in th...
$139.50
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Exquisite Moments: West Lake and Southern Song Art - 0965427056
This exhibition reevaluates Southern Song art in the context of the geography, cultural traditions and historical references of West Lake in Hangzhou. The Southern Song (1127 - 1279) capital of Lin an, located near beautiful West Lake, was the center of a dynasty that looked largely inward. In this regard, the story of Southern Song art can be presented in a manner that is site specific. The exhibition includes over 50 paintings (album leaves, hanging scrolls and fan paintings) and lustrous c...
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Extraordinary Persons : Works by Eccentric, Non-Conformist Japanese Artists of the Early Modern Era (1580-1868) - 1891771000
The Powers Collection, formed with the assistance of leading Japanese scholars, is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the West and includes works by such outstanding painters as Yosa Buson, Ike no Taiga, and Uragami Gyokudo and literary figures such as novelist Ihara Saikaku and poet Matsuo Basho. This new catalogue is the result of studies of the collection undertaken for nearly thirty years by Harvard University faculty and students under the direction of John Rosenfield, an outs...
$142.50
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Flower and Bird Painting of the Ming & Qing Periods - 9627101575
Edited by Li Chi-kwong, Flower and Bird Painting of the Ming and Qing Periods (Ming Qing Hua Niao Hua) accompanies an exhibition jointly organized by the Guangdong Provincial Museum and the Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. One hundred representative flower and bird paintings of the Ming and Qing periods are selected from the two museums collections. The best-known painters and styles of this revolutionary period are included: from Lin Liang and L| Ji of the early Ming, who ...
$57.50
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I Don't Want to Play Cards with Cezanne and Other Works - 187792105X
The essays and entries of this catalog help define the decade of the Eighties as an important period in modern Chinese art history.
$9.95
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Leo Carrillo: A Tribute to Leo and His Friends - PUB002
Author Don Allen Shorts tribute to Leo Carrillo is a short, idiosyncratic book that celebrates his life and his beloved state of California. The privately published volume provides a short biography, a description of his work an an entertainer, his homes and ranches, his interest in horses and Monterrey furniture, and his friends, Ed Borien and Will Rogers. It is well illustrated with numerous black and white photos.
$11.50
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Mexican Muralists in California: A Guide Book - PUB005
Mexican Muralists in California is an idiosyncratic guide book. It's author, Don Allen Shorts, has written numerous self-published books on California and Mexican art. You can imagine Mr. Shorts doing the very things he writes about in this guide. It is almost like getting travel tips over lunch from a good friend. The book is organized geographically. Mr. Shorts identifies the location of murals by Mexican artists within a region and then provides specific information about each location. He...
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New Songs on Ancient Tunes - 9780937426807
New Songs on Ancient Tunes presents a sweeping selection of Chinese paintings and calligraphies from the turbulent century between 1850 and 1950. Drawn entirely from the private San Francisco collection of the Reverend Richard Fabian, the works span the years between the Opium War and the Cultural Revolution. The book includes a survey of the bold style of the late nineteenth-century Shanghai School, as contrasted with the conservative artists of the late Qing dynasty Orthodox School, and exa...
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Paintings and Calligraphy of the Ming and Qing Dynasties from the Chih Lo Lou - 9627101222
Catalog of the exhibition of Chinese painting and calligraphy drawn from the Chih Lo Lou Collection. The 80 works displayed date mostly from the 15th to the 19th century, shedding light on the artistic development of China from the mid-Ming to the mid-Qing period. Highlighted in this collection are works by important artists including the Four Ming Masters, Dong Qichang, the early Qing Orthodox Masters, and six of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou.
$50.58
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Paintings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties from the Guangzhou Art Gallery - 9627101079
Catalog of the exhibition of Chinese paintings from the Guangzhou Art Gallery at the Art Gallery, the Chinese University of Hong Kong; the exhibition held in celebration of the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Guangzhou Art Gallery. 99 scrolls and albums are included in this volume, covering the period from the mid-Ming to the late Qing dynasty.
$51.00
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Paintings of Xugu and Qi Baishi - 0295973405
A comprehensive presentation of the works of two Chinese masters: Xugu, the Buddhist monk painter, and Qi Baishi, a man hailed as "China's Picasso."
$85.00
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Pavillion of Marital Harmony (Fan Tchunpi) - 2880310105
This unique exhibition shows an important selection of the works of Fan Tchunpi (1898-1986), who was born in China but who spent the final years of her life in Geneva. It also shows part of a rare collection of Chinese calligraphy and paintings assembled by her and her husband, Tsen Tsonming, who died tragically in Hanoi in 1939. The collection brought together old pieces along with the works of the most notable painters of the first half of the 20th century. The catalogue is divided into fou...
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Pointers and Clues to The Subjects of Chinese & Japanese Art - 1588860019
Pointers and Clues to The Subjects of Chinese & Japanese Art is an important reprint of the classic reference on Chinese and Japanese arts. The book explains the popular subjects that appear in Chinese and Japanese decorative arts, including mythological and Buddhist themes. A useful reference for scholars, dealers and other researchers of Chinese and Japanese arts.
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Reinterpretation: A Decade of Experimental Chinese Art 1990-2000 (Hardcover) - 1588860574
Published to coincide with the First Guangzhou Triennial (opening November 18, 2002), this volume provides a systematic description and analysis of Chinese experimental art and cinema of the 90s, the subject of the Triennial. This volume consists of three parts: Part One provides an overview of 90s' Chinese cinema with seventeen scholarly essays on Chinese cinema and experimental art; Part Two is a catalogue of 130 works by 120 artists selected for the Triennial and provides an analysis in th...
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Reinterpretation: A Decade of Experimental Chinese Art 1990-2000 (PB) - 1588860361
Published to coincide with the First Guangzhou Triennial (opening November 18, 2002), this volume provides a systematic description and analysis of Chinese experimental art and cinema of the 90s, the subject of the Triennial. This volume consists of three parts: Part One provides an overview of 90s' Chinese cinema with seventeen scholarly essays on Chinese cinema and experimental art; Part Two is a catalogue of 130 works by 120 artists selected for the Triennial and provides an analysis in th...
$63.75
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T'ang Haywen: Path of Ink - 295175941X
Contrary to the generally held belief, Chinese painting has never ceased to evolve. At the various stages of its growth, individuality and respect for tradition acted together or in opposition to produce countless treasures and innovations. The example of T'ang Haywen, in the second half of the 20th century, illustrates this phenomenon particularly well. T'ang never received any formal education in art apart from learning calligraphy from his grandfather, T'ang Yien. In Paris, he acquainted h...
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The New and Revised Handbook of Marks on Chinese Ceramics - 0956451802
Building on the gradual success of first the unique small format 'Guide' (450 marks) published in 1987 which was reprinted twice, and then the much acclaimed and more comprehensive 'Handbook' (1800 marks) published in 1994, this NEW and EXPANDED publication now contains TWICE the content with approaching 3,400 marks spread over 310 pages. Almost 10 years in the making it is the only reference work in any language to deal so exhaustively with the entire range of these very diverse marks. This ...
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