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HANSHAN TANG BOOKS • LIST 183
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NEW & RECENT PUBLICATIONS
1 Beijing Painting Academy & Nanjing Museum ed: WEI YOU JIA SHANSHUI YAN KAN: MING QING
WENREN SHIJING SHANSHUI ZUOPIN JI. Only the Homeland Scenery Lingering in My Mind: Realistic
Landscape Painting and Calligraphy of Ming and Qing Literati. 唯有家山水厭看：明清文人實景山水作品集
。北京畫院南京博物院編. Nanning, 2015. 333 pp. Colour plates throughout. A number of foldouts. 30x23 cm.
Wrappers.
£90.00
Loan exhibition from the Nanjing Museum held at the Beijing Painting Academy (Beijing Huayuan). Predominantly early-mid Qing
dynasty material with a few earlier Ming examples. A very pleasing selection of accomplished works, including many by little-known
literati artists. Includes landscape paintings, handscrolls and albums. A total of some 100 exhibits. Much previously-unpublished material. All illustrated in colour and well-described. Essays accompany. In Chinese.
2 Beijing Yishu Bowuguan et al. ed: YU ZE LONG XI: QIJIA WENHUA YUQI. Jade of Qijia Culture. 玉澤隴西
：齊家文化玉器。北京藝術博物館等編. Beijing, 2015. 396 pp. Colour plates and colour text plates
throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£150.00
Detailed study on the jades of the Neolithic Qijia culture which existed in north-west China. Illustrated with numerous fine examples
from museums and institutions in north-west China. Text in Chinese. Hard to obtain.
3 Cai Jiwu & Jiang Yu ed: KUNSHAN PIAN YU: ZHONGGUO GUDAI TAOCI CHENLIE. The Jade of
Kunshan: An Exhibition on the Ancient Ceramics of Zhejiang. 崑山片玉：中國古代陶瓷陳列。蔡乃武江嶼
主編. Hangzhou, 2015. 195 pp. Colour text plates throughout. 26x18 cm. Wrappers.
£25.00
The title confuses. This work is about early ceramics from sites across China’s Zhejiang province and held in the Zhejiang Provincial
Museum collection. Arranged chronologically and showing many fine examples from various kilns. Introductions to sections in English. Main text in Chinese.
4 Cao Wei & Ren Tianluo (Thilo Rehren) ed: QIN SHIQI YEJIN KAOGU GUOJI XUESHU YANTAOHUI
LUNWEN JI. International Symposium on Qin Period Metallurgy and Its Social and Archaeological Context. 秦
時期冶金考古國際學術研討會論文集。曹瑋任天洛主編. Beijing, 2014. viii, 212 pp. Numerous colour and
b/w text illustrations. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£70.00
Proceedings of a symposium held in 2011 in Xi’an. Seventeen papers by various scholars on aspects of Qin metallurgy from the time
of the Qin state of the Spring and Autumn period through to the Qin dynasty under the First Emperor. The main focus is on the Qin
dynasty itself. List of papers in English, otherwise Chinese text only.
5 Centro Cientifico e Cultural de Macau; Mowry, Robert ed: PEACE AND QUIETUDE - SONG CERAMICS
FROM THE QINGJINGTANG COLLECTION/PAZ E SERENIDADE - CERAMICAS SONG DA
COLECCAO QINGJING TANG. Qingjingtang Cang Songdai Ciqi Tezhan. 清凈堂藏宋代瓷器特展. Lisbon,
n.d. (2014). 372 pp. Full page colour plates. 1 foldout. Small colour text plates. 32x24 cm. Wrappers.
£200.00
Catalogue of an exhibition held in Lisbon in 2014 showing 165 beautiful examples of Song dynasty ceramics from a private collection. All illustrated in fine and large full page plates, many in multiple views. Good accompanying texts in Portuguese, Chinese and
English. Very hard to obtain.
6 Chen Jie & Zhang Xin: WUTAISHAN HAN ZANG FO SI CAIHUA YANJIU. (Research into the Coloured
Paintings in Han and Tibetan Buddhist Temples on Wutaishan). 五台山漢藏佛寺彩畫研究。陳捷張昕著.
Nanjing, 2015. 7, 170 pp. Numerous colour text illustrations. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£25.00
A well-illustrated study of the painting designs and decoration on beams, walls and ceilings of Chinese and Tibetan temples located
at the Wutaishan Buddhist complex in Shanxi province in north China. Text in Chinese.
7 Chen Lusheng: GEMING DE SHIDAI: YAN’AN YILAI DE ZHUTI CHUANGZUO YANJIU 1942-2009.
Revolutionary Art Since the Yan’an Era: 1942-2009. 革命的時代：延安以來的主題創作研究 1942-2009.
Beijing, 2009. 546 pp. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£100.00
A detailed study of the development of Chinese communist revolutionary art from the early Yan’an days through to the early 21st century. Primarily painting but also a number of woodblock prints and a few examples of statuary. The works held in the collection of the
Long Museum in Shanghai. In Chinese. Detailed list of contents and captions of plates in English. Main text in Chinese.
8 Chen Zhengxiong: QINGDAI GONGTING FUSHI. Imperial Costumes of the Qing Dynasty. 清代宮廷服飾。
陳正雄著. Shanghai, 2014. 222 pp. c.150 pp. full page colour plates. A few b/w text drawings. 30x28 cm.
Boards.
£110.00
Shows 41 examples of Qing imperial formal and informal costumes and robes, 3 military ceremonial uniforms, 4 informal lady’s skirts,
17 mandarin square rank badges, 4 embroidered pouches, 3 kingfisher head-dresses, 1 summer and 1 winter head-dress and 4 elaborate hairpins. This work is of note for the large full page colour plates illustrating the costumes and accessories, most of the costumes
being illustrated in their entirety and showing close-up detail allowing full appreciation of the design and embroidered work. It appears that many of the costumes illustrated come from collections in Taiwan, including the National History Museum in Taibei. Text
in Chinese. A good visual reference. Hard to obtain.
9 Di Huidong: ZHONGGUO GUDAI DITU WENHUA SHI. Cultural History of Ancient Chinese Cartography. 中
國古代地圖文化史。席會東著. Beijing, 2013. 11, 407, xii pp. Numerous colour text illustrations. 29x19 cm.
Boards.
£150.00
Chapters on: Astronomical Charts, Geomantic Maps and Cosmology; Maps of Territories and Administrative Regions of Ancient
China; Ancient Maps of Cities; Hydraulic Maps and River Governance in Ancient China; Qing Dynasty Maps of the Changjiang,
Huai and Yongding Rivers; Maps of Frontier Defences, Coastal Defences, River Defences and Military Strategies; Transportation
Maps; Maps of Inspection Tours. A well-illustrated work with many fascinating maps. Detailed eleven page list of contents and one
page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese.
10 Dong Jie: BANHUA JI QI CHUANGZAOZHE: MINGMO HUZHOU KESHU YU BANHUA
CHUANGZUO. Prints and Publishers: The Printmaking in Huzhou 1620-1640. 版畫及其創造者：明末湖州刻
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書與版畫創作。董捷著. Hangzhou, 2015. 1, 3, 314 pp. A number of colour and b/w text illus. 25x16 cm.
Boards.
£40.00
Detailed study of woodblock printmaking in this very specific period of the late Ming dynasty in Huzhou in China’s Zhejiang province,
whence emanated many fine illustrated works. Text in Chinese. Hard to obtain.
11 Feng Fei: QIUCI FO KU RENTI YISHU. The Nude Art of the Qiuci Grottos. �兹佛窟人體藝術。馮斐著.
Urumqi, 2014. 1, 168 pp. Colour plates throughout. A number of b/w text drawings. 29x21 cm. Boards. £70.00
Perhaps ‘scantily-clad’ is more accurate than ‘nude’ but a good and accessible study of the figural art depicted in the painted murals
in the Qiuci Grottos in China’s Xinjiang province. Illustrated throughout and with dual texts in Chinese and English. Hard to obtain.
12 Shan Jixiang ed: GUGONG CANG YING: XIYANG JING LI DE HUANGJIA JIANZHU. The Photographic
Collection of the Palace Museum: Imperial Buildings through Western Camera. 故宮藏影：西洋鏡里的皇家建
築。單霽翔主編. Beijing, 2014. 406 pp. B/w photographic plate; some colour. 33x25 cm. Cloth.
£100.00
Shows 400 black-and-white photographs of the Forbidden City complex of palaces and gardens in the centre of Beijing, together with
the imperial gardens in the western suburbs of the city, imperial temples and altars and imperial tombs. The photographs were mainly
taken between 1900 and 1925 and all are held in the collection of the Gugong Palace Museum in Beijing. A fascinating selection of
images, including many previously unpublished. Preface, introductions to each section and captions to plates in English. In Chinese.
13 Gugong Museum ed: GUGONG DIAOSU GUAN. Sculpture of the Palace Museum. 故宮雕塑官。故宮博物
院編. Beijing, 2015. 530 pp. Colour plates (many full page) throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£90.00
Shows 400 examples of sculpture in the Gugong Palace Museum in Beijing. Includes fine Buddhist statuary from many dynasties in
stone, wood, metal and gilt-bronze, pottery tomb figurines, ceramic figurines including some examples of blanc-de-chine and soapstone figures. All illustrated and described. List of plates in English. Main text in Chinese.
14 Gugong Museum ed: RU CI YA JI: GUGONG BOWUYUAN ZHENCANG JI CHUTU RUYAO CIQI
HUICUI. Selection of Ru Ware: The Palace Museum’s Collection and Archaeological Excavation. 汝瓷雅集：
故宮博物院珍藏及出土汝窯瓷器薈萃. Beijing, 2015. 309 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 29x29 cm.
Boards.
£130.00
Catalogue of a marvellous exhibition at the Gugong Museum in Beijing showing 118 exhibits of superb and rare examples of Northern Song dynasty Ru wares together with excavated examples from the Ru kilns in Henan province. Also later wares imitating Ru. Divided into three sections: Part One: Treasures for Many Generations: Ru Kiln Porcelain Collected in the Palace Museum and Other
Museums; Part Two: Kiln Relics: Samples and Kiln furniture from Qingliangsi Site and Zhanggongxiang Site; Part Three: Lingering
Charm of Ru Porcelain: Imitation Porcelain of Ru Kiln Produced by Jingdezhen Kiln in Ming and Qing Dynasties. The appendix lists
Ru kiln porcelain in museums and private collections around the world. There are 32 examples of mostly intact superb Ru pieces from
the collection of the Gugong Palace Museum in Beijing together with pieces from other museums in China and loans of Ru ware from
the British Museum. A number have incised inscriptions by the Qianlong emperor. There are then 57 examples of Ru ceramics excavated from the Ru kilns in Henan, a number reconstructed, together with kiln accoutrements and incomplete pieces. The third section
shows 3 Ming and 24 Qing dynasty ceramics imitating Ru wares and which were produced at Jingdezhen. All these are in the collection of the Gugong Museum. All exhibits are illustrated in full colour plates, many in multiple views. All basemarks and inscriptions
are shown. Near dual texts in Chinese and English. The essays in Chinese have abstracts in English. An excellent reference on a fabulous ceramic collected and coveted by emperors.
15 Guo Jibing ed: YUANDAI JIN DEMAO MU CHUTU WENWU KEJI BAOHU JIQI XIANGGUAN YANJIU.
(Research into, and the Preservation of, Artefacts Excavated from the Yuan Dynasty Tomb of Jin Demao). 元代靳
德茂墓出土文物科技及其相關研究。郭繼兵主編. Zhengzhou, 2015. 170 pp. Numerous colour plates and b/w
text drawings. 29x21 cm. Cloth.
£80.00
The tomb of the Yuan dynasty official, Jin Demao, was found in 2007 near the town of Jiaozuo in China’s Henan province. The tomb
yielded a very fine 80 piece set of painted pottery tomb figurines, horses and a carriage. The figurines generally about 30 cm tall. This
is the report on their excavation, restoration and study. Text in Chinese. Hard to obtain and little published on datable Yuan dynasty
tomb figurines.
16 Hangzhou History Museum ed: JIN YU MAN TANG: JIANGSU NANJING CHUTU JINYIN YUQI
ZHENPIN JI. (Gold and Jade Fills the Halls: A Collection of Gold and Jade Treasures Excavated at Nanjing). 金
玉滿堂：江蘇南京出土金銀玉器珍品集。杭州歷史博物館編. Hangzhou, 2011. 160 pp. Colour plates
throughout. 29x21 cm. Cloth.
£60.00
Shows two different selections of fine artefacts excavated from tombs in the Nanjing area of China. The first selection is of Song dynasty jades from a number of tombs, the second selection is of Ming gold objects, again from a number of tombs. Text in Chinese.
17 Hangzhou Southern Song Guan Kiln Museum ed: HAIGUO TIANQING: HANGZHOU NANSONG
GUANYAO BOWUGUAN CANG QINGDAI WAIXIAO QINGHUACI JINGPIN. Blue and White: Qing
Dynasty Export Porcelain in the Collection of Hangzhou Southern Song Guan Kiln Museum. 海過天青：杭州
南宋官窯博物館藏清代外銷青花瓷精品. Hangzhou, 2015. 189 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 27x21 cm.
Wrappers.
£80.00
Catalogue of the unknown, but surprisingly fine, collection of Qing dynasty blue-and-white export ceramics in the collection of the
Hangzhou Southern Song Guan Kiln Museum in China. Shows 106 fine examples of Qing dynasty blue-and-white export porcelain dating from the Kangxi and Yongzheng reigns. All illustrated in good colour, many in multiple views and showing bases and basemarks.
Presumably all pieces previously unpublished. Text in Chinese. Hard to obtain.
18 He Jun & Jingdezhen Folk Kilns Museum ed: HUTIAN GU YAO. (The Ancient Hutian Kiln). 湖田古窯。何俊
景德鎮民窯博物館編. Beijing, 2015. 6, 270 pp. Numerous colour plates and colour text plates. 29x22 cm.
Boards.
£75.00
A study of the Hutian kiln, active during the Song and Yuan dynasties, and most famous for the Qingbai glazed wares it produced. Illustrated with numerous fine examples from the collection of the Jingdezhen Folk Kilns Museum. Text in Chinese.
19 Hebei Provincial Museum ed: ZHANGUO XIONGFENG: GU ZHONGSHANGUO. Mighty Ancient Zhongshan
State. 戰國雄風：古中山國。河北省博物館編. Beijing, 2014. 270 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm.
Wrappers.
£95.00
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Well-illustrated and somewhat weighty work showing the extraordinary and fabulous finds made at royal tomb sites in China’s Hebei
province relating to the Zhongshan State which flourished during the Warring States period. Many of the artefacts shown are on permanent display in the Hebei Provincial Museum in Shijiazhuang. Wonderful bronzes inlaid with gold and silver, jades, ritual bronzes,
pottery and ceramics. Near dual texts in Chinese and English.
20 Huang Zhenquan ed: JINDAI ZISHA MINGHU ZHENPIN. (Fine Twentieth-Century Yixing Zisha Teapots). 近
代紫砂茗壺珍品。黃振泉編著. Hangzhou, 2015. 376 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. Small colour text
£80.00
plates. 29x22 cm. Boards.
Shows a fine selection of 254 late Qing, Republic period and some modern-day Yixing teapots from a private Chinese collection. The
majority of the material from the Republic period. All illustrated in full page colour and basemarks shown. A good addition to the literature on the subject. All text in Chinese.
21 Hubei Provincial Museum: ZHONGGUO ZHANDOU: KANGRI ZHANZHENG SHIQI MUKE ZHAN. China
Battles: An Exhibition of Anti-Japanese War Woodcuts. 中國戰鬥：抗日戰爭時期木刻展. Beijing, 2015. 199
pp. B/w plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£60.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Hubei Provincial Museum in Wuhan, China, and the Lu Xun Museum in Beijing, showing some 150
black-and-white woodblock prints dating from the 1930s and 1940s. The prints from the collection of Hu Feng, a close associate of
Lu Xun. The prints donated by his family to the Lu Xun Museum. A good amount of text in English, including introductions, essays and
captions. Fuller text in Chinese.
22 LANG SHINING QUANJI 1688-1766. Complete Works of Giuseppe Castiglione 1688-1766. 郎世寧全集 16881766. Tianjin, 2015. 21, 239, 199 pp. Full page colour plates throughout both volumes, colour text plates. 2 vols.
38x27 cm. Cloth.
£220.00
Large two-volume monograph illustrating the complete oeuvre of works by, or attributed to, the Italian missionary, Giuseppe Castiglione (Lang Shining), who served as a painter at the Qing court in Beijing from 1715-1766 during the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong reigns. A total of 90 exceptional paintings, illustrated in their entirety and many with accompanying plates showing sections of
paintings and handscrolls allowing full appreciation of the subject matter and Castiglione’s fine painting technique. The suite of copperplate engravings ‘Pingding Xiyu Zhan Tu’ (The Pacification of the Western Regions) with which Castiglione was involved, are also
shown. The large majority of paintings are in the collections of the Gugong Palace Museum in Beijing and the National Palace Museum in Taibei. Full page colour plates throughout both volumes. Nine interesting essays pertaining to the work of Castiglione, western influences in Chinese art at the time, other missionary painters etc. Text in Chinese.
23 Laufer, Berthold: CHINESE BASKETS. Zhongguo Lanzi. 中國籃子 . Anthropology Design Series No. 3.
Hangzhou, 2014. 5 pp. text and 38 b/w plates. 30x23 cm. Paper.
£25.00
The first monograph on this subject, and still one of the best. Facsimile reproduction of the original 1925 edition with Chinese text in
addition to the English.
24 Li Bin ed: BEIFANG CAOYUAN GU TONGJING. (Ancient Bronze Mirrors from the Northern Grasslands). 北
方草原古銅鏡。李濱編著. Hohhot, 2008. viii, 265 pp. 260 pp. colour plates. 21x14 cm. Wrappers.
£30.00
Shows over 250 Chinese bronze mirrors dating from the Liao, Jin and Yuan dynasties. Given this work was published in Inner Mongolia, the mirrors were presumably excavated at sites in Inner Mongolia and held in collections in the region, although this is not specifically stated. Each mirror illustrated with a full page colour plate. Text in Chinese.
25 Li Ya: ERPAN LIUGUANG: ZHONGGUO LIDAI ERSHI. (Chinese Earrings through the Ages). 耳畔流光：
中國歷代耳飾。李芽著. Beijing, 2015. 2, 2, 239 pp. Numerous colour text illus. 24x19 cm. Wrappers. £40.00
Well-illustrated and focussed study of Chinese earrings chronologically across the ages from the earliest times through to the late
Qing and early 20th century. The earrings in a variety of materials, gold jade, crystal etc. and from numerous museum and private
collections in China. Text in Chinese. Hard to obtain.
26 Li Yongdi & Feng Zhongmei ed: YINXU FAJUE ZHAOPIAN XUANJI 1928-1937. (A Compilation of
Photographs of the Archaeological Excavations at Yinxu, 1928-1937). 殷墟發掘照片選輯 1928-1937 。李永迪
馮忠美編. Taibei, 2013. 295 pp. B/w photographs (a good number full page) throughout. 7 foldouts. 30x25 cm.
Wrappers.
£100.00
A compendium of 195 black-and-white photographs detailing the extensive excavations at the ancient Shang dynasty capital of Yinxu
at Anyang in China’s Henan province between 1928 and 1937. The majority of the photographs of a very decent size. Good visual reference on some of the most important early archaeological discoveries in China in the early 20th century. Text in Chinese.
27 Liangzhu Museum ed: MAWANGDUI HAN MU: CHANGSHA GUO GUIZU SHENGHUO TEZHAN. (The
Mawangdui Han Tombs: Special Exhibition on the Life of the Nobility of the Changsha Kingdom). 馬王堆漢墓
：長沙國貴族生活特展。良渚博物館編. Hangzhou, 2014. 173 pp. Colour plates throughout, a few b/w text
drawings. 29x21 cm. Boards.
£90.00
Catalogue of a loan exhibition at the Liangzhu Museum in China’s Zhejiang province showing exceptional and rare artefacts excavated in 1972 and 1973 from the three tombs of Han dynasty nobility at Mawangdui in China’s Hunan province. The objects loaned
from the Hunan Provincial Museum in Changsha. The exhibition focussed on aspects of the life of Han nobility and the catalogue is
in sections covering the discovery and excavation of the tombs, singing, dancing and entertainment, food culture, health, clothing,
literati pursuits and burial rituals. Of the loans, the most exceptional are the very rare survivals of Han dynasty lacquers and textiles.
Other fine exhibits included bronze mirrors, jewellery, painted wooden tomb figurines and bamboo slips. All illustrated in fine colour
plates and with good and informative texts and descriptions. All text in Chinese. Hard to obtain.
28 Lianzhou Foto: ZHONGGUO DANGDAI SHEYING SHINIAN 2005-2014. Ten Years of Contemporary
Photography in China 2005-2014. 中國當代攝影十年 2005-2014 。連州 Foto. Beijing, 2014. 515 pp. Colour and
b/w photographic illustrations throughout. 29x24 cm. Cloth.
£90.00
A copiously-illustrated survey of contemporary photography in China over the last ten years or so based on exhibitions and activities
held by the Guangdong-based organization, Lianzhou Foto. Dual texts in Chinese and English.
29 Lin Tianren ed: HUANG YU SOU LAN: MEIGUO GUOHUI TUSHUGUAN SUOCANG MING QING
YUTU. Reading Imperial Cartography: Ming-Qing Historical Maps in the Library of Congress. 皇輿搜覽：美
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國國會圖書館所藏明清輿圖。林天仁編. Taibei, 2013. 444 pp. Colour plates throughout. 2 foldouts. 36x26 cm.
Cloth.
£150.00
The result of a collaboration between Academia Sinica in Taibei and the Library of Congress. A fine work showing 157 fine and rare
maps from the superb collection of the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. Divided into nine main sections: General Maps; Local
Administrative Maps; Flood Control and Embankment Maps; Military and Traffic Maps; City Maps; Political and Boundary Maps;
Maps of Temples, Palaces and Royal Gardens; Maps of Social and Economic Conditions; Mixed-Theme Maps. Colour plates throughout. Much rare and fascinating material. Dual texts in Chinese and English.
30 Liu Jianchao ed: YANGLIUQING MUBAN NIANHUA. Yangliuqing Woodblock New Year Prints. 楊柳青木版
年畫。劉建超主編. Tianjin, 2015. 382 pp. Full page colour plates. 1 foldout. 29x30 cm. Cloth.
£150.00
A good large-format work that shows over 100 fine Chinese New Year colour woodblock prints dating from the late Qing dynasty
through to the near present-day produced at Yangliuqing near Tianjin. Yangliuqing prints are famous for their high quality of production. Much varied subject matter. The prints held in the collection of the Tianjin Yangliuqing Woodblock New Year Prints Museum.
Illustrated throughout with fullpage colour plates and dual texts in Chinese and English. A good reference on the subject.
31 Lu Zhangshen ed: SONGDAI SHIKE YISHU. (The Art of Song Dynasty Stone Carvings). 宋代石刻藝術。呂
章申主編. Beijing, 2013. 109 pp. Colour plates throughout (a few full page). 30x23 cm. Wrappers.
£80.00
Showing superb examples from the collection of the National Museum of China, this is a study of Song dynasty carved stones from tombs
of the period and depicting warriors, tomb guardians, female servants etc. Well-illustrated. Text in Chinese.
32 Lu Zhangshen ed: ZHONGGUO GUOJIA BOWUGUAN SHUIXIA KAOGU CHENGGUO. (The National
Museum of China: Fruits of Underwater Archaeology). 中國國家博物館水下考古成果。呂章申主編. Hefei,
2015. 406 pp. Full page colour plates and colour text plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£125.00
Shows 208 very fine examples of Chinese ceramics excavated from shipwrecks in Chinese waters and dating from the Tang through
to the Qing dynasties. The ceramics in the collection of the National Museum of China in Beijing. All illustrated in good colour plates.
Interesting accompanying texts with much on the discovery of the shipwrecks whence the ceramics came and on Chinese underwater
archaeology in general. In Chinese.
33 Nanjing Museum ed: WENYUAN: ZHONGGUO GUDAI NUXING WENWU DA ZHAN. Women and
Femininity in Ancient China. 溫婉：中國古代女性文物大展. Nanjing, 2015. 421 pp. Colour plates throughout.
29x20 cm. Wrappers.
£200.00
Catalogue of an extensive exhibition at the Nanjing Museum in China showcasing the life of women and women depicted in art in China
from ancient times through to the Qing dynasty. A very broad and diverse range of exhibits, ranging from tomb figurines of women,
belthooks, jewellery, cosmetic boxes and jade items through to paintings of women and paintings by women, textiles and fans. An exhibition that gives much context to an important part of Chinese culture. Introduction, list of contents and captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese. Hard to obtain.
34 National Library of China ed: MING SHA YI MO: GUOJIA TUSHUGUAN GUANCANG JINGPIN DA
ZHAN DUNHUANG YISHU TULU. (Vestiges of Ink from the Singing Sands: Exhibition of Documents from
Dunhuang in the Collection of the National Library of China). 鳴沙遺墨：國家圖書館館藏精品大展敦煌遺書
圖錄. Beijing, 2014. 153 pp. Colour plates throughout. 2 foldouts. 28x21 cm. Boards.
£80.00
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the National Library of China in Beijing showing 54 documents found at Dunhuang and held in the
collection of the National Library of China together with a couple of loans from France. In four main sections by chronological period: Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Kingdoms; Sui and Tang; The Period of Contacts with Turfan; The Linyijun Period (?). All illustrated in good colour plates and described. All text in Chinese.
35 National Museum of History: CAIFENG YUJIE: YUQI JINGXUAN ZHAN. The Cathy Chow Collection of
Fine Jade Carving. 采風玉潔：玉器精選展. Taibei, 2011. 207 pp. Colour plates. 30x23 cm. Cloth.
£80.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the National Museum of History in Taibei showing 155 extremely fine and beautiful examples of Qing
dynasty jade objects from the Taiwan-held collection of Cathy Chow. A wide variety of objects and forms, predominantly in white jade.
All illustrated in colour and described. Introductions and captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese. A good focussed reference on Qing dynasty white jade.
36 National Palace Museum: GUOLI GUGONG BOWUYUAN CANG MENGGU WENWU HUIBIAN. Cultural
Relics of the Mongols in the National Palace Museum Collection. 國立故宮博物院藏蒙古文物彙編. Taibei, 2015.
271 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£70.00
Illustrates and describes 25 extremely fine cultural artefacts in the collection of the National Palace Museum in Taiwan dating from,
or relating to, the Yuan dynasty Mongol rule in China. The majority of the artefacts are Yuan dynasty and include imperial portraits
of emperors and imperial consorts, paintings, books and seals. Near trilingual texts in Chinese, Mongolian and English.
37 National Palace Museum: SHEN BI DANQING: LANG SHINING LAI HUA SANBAI NIAN TE ZHAN.
Portrayals from a Brush Divine: A Special Exhibition on the Tricentennial of Giuseppe Castiglione’s Arrival in
China. 神筆丹青：郎世寧來華三百年特展. Taibei, 2015. 415 pp. Colour plates. 30x23 cm. Wrappers. £90.00
Catalogue of an excellent and fascinating exhibition at the National Palace Museum in Taibei on the art and work of the most famous
of catholic missionaries to the Qing Chinese court, Giuseppe Castiglione. Draws on the superb collections of the Museum, together
with exceptional loans from the Gugong Palace Museum in Beijing and from Castiglione’s homeland of Italy. In six main sections: The
Years Before and After Coming to China; A New Model of Academic Painting; Conceiving and Completing ‘One Hundred Horses’;
Commemoration and Ceremony in Qing Court Painting; Tributes to Realism for Imperial Review; Documenting Military Achievements
in Copperplate Prints. A total of 98 exhibits - including numerous marvellous paintings by Castiglione and imperial ceramics showing western influence, together with documents, manuscripts, copperplate prints and Italian oil paintings. Five accompanying essays
including two in English; Musillo: The Qing Patronage of Milanese Art; Kleutghen: Bringing Art to Life: Giuseppe Castiglione and
Scenic Illusion Painting. Near dual texts in Chinese and English. The three essays in Chinese have brief English abstracts. Appendices
in Chinese only. An excellent addition to the literature on the subject.
38 National Palace Museum: TIANBAO JIU RU: JIUSHI NIAN LAI XINZENG WENWU XUANCUI. 90 Years
of Collecting: A Selection of Fine Works of Art Acquired by the National Palace Museum. 天保九如：九十年來
新增文物選粹. Taibei, 2015. 415 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x23 cm. Wrappers.
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Catalogue of an exhibition that explores and discusses acquisitions the National Palace Museum has made since the founding of the
Forbidden City Museum in Beijing 90 years ago. The core of the National Palace Museum’s collection is the imperial collection of the
Chinese emperors but, since the founding of the Museum and its incarnation as the National Palace Museum in Taiwan, much has been
acquired through donation and purchase so that ‘added’ artefacts now account for a fifth of the National Palace Museum’s holdings.
In three sections: Antiquities; Painting and Calligraphy; Rare Books and Historical Documents. Many fine and rare objects from ancient bronzes and jades to scholar’s studio objects, ceramics and seals. All illustrated in colour. Near dual texts in Chinese and English. An interesting insight into the Museum’s strategy to broaden its holdings.
39 National Palace Museum: YI YU MAN YOU: LANG SHINING XIN MOLI YISHU ZHAN. Nella Lingua
dell’altro: Lang Shining New Media Art Exhibition. 藝域漫陸遊：郎世寧新媒禮藝術展. Taibei, 2015. 186 pp.
Colour plates throughout. 1 foldout. 30x23 cm. Wrappers.
£70.00
Produced to accompany a new media exhibition at the Opera of Santa Croce in Florence. The exhibition was organized in conjunction with the Castiglione exhibition at the National Palace Museum in Taibei. This new media exhibition in four sections: When China
Meets Europe: All the Glory of the Originals: A Gallery of Selected Giuseppe Castiglione High-Quality Replicas; Paintings Come Alive:
New Media Installations Inspired by Giuseppe Castiglione’s Works; National Treasures under the Spotlight: A Documentary and Animations. Illustrated throughout. Trilingual texts in Italian, Chinese and English.
40 National Palace Museum ed: FOTUO XINGYING: YUANCANG YAZHOU FOJIAO YISHI ZHI MEI.
Imprints of Buddhas: Buddhist Art in the National Palace Museum Collection. 佛陀形影：院藏亞洲佛教藝術
之美. Taibei, 2015. 319 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£60.00
Catalogue of the permanent exhibition of Buddhist art in the Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum. Comprises five sections: The Joy of Birth; The Wisdom of the Buddha; The Compassion of the Bodhisattva; Transmission and Transformation of the
Buddhist Scriptures; The Mystery of Esoteric Buddhism. Shows extremely fine, indeed superb, Buddhist art, predominantly statuary,
from Buddhist cultures throughout Asia. Many of the objects exhibited come from the significant donation of Buddhist art to the National Palace Museum in 2003 by Mr. Peng Kai-dong. One hundred objects are illustrated in colour plates. Introductions, list of contents and captions and descriptions in English. Fuller text in Chinese.
41 National Palace Museum ed: SHUSHENG YINYUAN: NEIFU NIJIN XIEBEN CANGWEN LONGZANG
JING TANSUO. A Wondrous Occasion Predestined: Unveiling the Kangxi Kangyur. 殊勝因緣：內府泥金寫
本藏文龍藏經探索. Taibei, 2015. 399 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x23 cm. Wrappers.
£90.00
The result of five years of work and collaboration within the National Palace Museum in Taibei, this work studies the unique, extraordinary and beautiful gold ink Kangxi-period colour-painted manuscript of the Tibetan Dragon Sutra, also known as the Kangxi
Kangyur. The work has been restored and researched and presents new findings, literally, not least in the form of a hidden fabric cover
found within an unexceptional outer covering. The manuscript will be exhibited in its full glory at the opening of the new Southern
Branch of the National Palace Museum in Taibao, Taiwan. Lengthy prefaces, introductions, abstracts to essays and captions to plates
in English. Main text in Chinese.
42 National Palace Museum Southern Branch: FANGMING YUAN BO: YAZHOU CHA WENHUA. The FarReaching Fragrance of Tea: The Art and Culture of Tea in Asia. 芳茗遠播：亞洲茶文化. Taibei, 2015. 363 pp.
Colour plates throughout. 31x21 cm. Wrappers.
£80.00
Catalogue of the permanent exhibition of teawares at the newly-opened Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum near Gaoxiong in Taiwan. Primarily comprises wonderful Chinese ceramics dating from the Tang through to the Qing dynasties, including many
superb Song teabowls. Also Chinese teawares and related material in other media. Accompanied by Japanese and Korean teawares,
predominantly ceramics. The exhibition in three main sections: The Homeland of Tea: Chinese Tea Culture; The Way of Tea: Japanese Tea Culture; The Enjoyment of Tea: Taiwanese Gongfu Tea. A total of over 130 exhibits are illustrated in colour and described.
Introductions and essays accompany. Near dual texts in Chinese and English.
43 National Palace Museum Southern Branch: JINXIU BINFEN: YUAN CANG YAZHOU ZHIPIN ZHAN.
Boldness of Forms and Colours: Asian Textiles in the National Palace Museum Collection. 錦繡繽紛：院藏亞
洲織品展. Taibei, 2015. 335 pp. Colour plates throughout. 31x21 cm. Wrappers.
£70.00
Catalogue showing the permanent exhibition of Asian textiles in the Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum. Divided into
five sections: Homeland of Silk; Grace of Sarong; Myriad of Colours; Colours of the Steppes; Crossroads of East and West. Includes
fine Chinese embroidered silks and robes (some imperial), central Asian ikats, Indonesian embroidered sarongs, Japanese kimonos and
much more. The textiles dating from the 18th to 20th centuries and all of a very high standard. Illustrated throughout in colour with
near dual texts in Chinese and English.
44 National Palace Museum Southern Branch: SHANG QING: GAOLI QINGCI TEZHAN. The Enduring Beauty
of Celadon: A Special Exhibition of Goryeo Celadons. 尚青：高麗青瓷特展. Taibei, 2015. 375 pp. Colour plates
£80.00
Catalogue of a two-year loan exhibition at the newly-opened Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum near Gaoxiong in Taiwan. Comprises 175 superb examples of Goryeo/Koryo Korean celadons from the collection of the Museum of Oriental Ceramics in
Osaka. The Goryeo period lasted from 918-1392 AD and produced exceptional celadons. Amongst much else, the exhibition examines
the influence of Song dynasty Chinese ceramics on Goryeo celadons. All 175 exhibits illustrated in full colour (nearly all in multiple
views) and well-described. Introductions and essays accompany. Near dual texts in Chinese and English. An excellent addition to the
literature on the subject.
45 National Palace Museum Southern Branch: YANGFAN WANLI: RIBEN YIWANLI CIQI TEZHAN. Sailing the
High Seas: A Special Exhibition of Imari Porcelain Wares. 揚帆萬里：日本伊萬里瓷器特展. Taibei, 2015. 351
pp. Colour plates throughout. 31x21 cm. Wrappers.
£80.00
Catalogue of a loan exhibition that will last three years at the National Palace Museum Southern Branch comprising 161 extremely
fine examples of Japanese Imari porcelain from the collection of the Museum of Oriental Ceramics in Osaka. Also includes 13 examples of Imari porcelain from the National Palace Museum collection that were in the Qing imperial court collection. Also shows Imari
wares exported to Europe. The exhibition in a number of sections: Imari; Conspicuous Consumption; Banquet Tableware; Palace
Decorations; Diplomatic Gifts. As we can find no instance of the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, holding an exhibition of Imari
wares, it is probable that a good number of these pieces have not been previously exhibited. All illustrated in full colour, many objects
being shown in multiple views, and well described. Introductions and essays accompany. Near dual texts in Chinese and English. A
very good addition to the literature on the subject.
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46 National Palace Museum Southern Branch: YUE GUO KUNLUN SHAN DE ZHENBAO: YUAN CANG
YISILAN YUQI TE ZHAN. Treasures from across the Kunlun Mountains: Islamic Jades in the National Palace
Museum Collection. 越過崑崙山的珍寶：院藏伊斯蘭玉器的特展. Taibei, 2015. 311 pp. Colour plates
£80.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the newly-opened Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum showing 273 wonderful Islamic
jades from the Museum’s collection and thus that of the former Chinese imperial collection. The Qing emperors, particularly Qianlong, avidly collected Islamic jade. All 273 examples illustrated in colour and described in good detail. In five sections: Part One: The
Eastward Transmission: The Imperial Frontier-Expanding Enterprise; Part Two: Breathtaking Splendour - Imperial Appreciation;
Part Three: Distant Domains - Styles and Characteristics; Part Four: Aesthetics - Usage and Appreciation; Part Five: Influences The Sparks of Colliding Civilizations. Three essays accompany. Near dual texts in Chinese and English.
47 Ningxia Library ed: NINGXIA HUIZU ZIZHIQU ZHENGUI GUJI MINGLU TULU. (A Record of Precious
and Rare Books from the Ningxia Muslim Autonomous Region). 寧夏回族自治區珍貴古籍名錄圖錄。寧夏回
族自治區圖書館編. Beijing, 2015. 8, 237 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Boards.
£90.00
Interesting selection of little-known and rare works held in a number of institution collections in the Ningxia region of China. In three
main sections relating to date of book or manuscript; Xixia, Ming and Qing. Illustrated throughout with full page colour plates showing some 100 examples. Text in Chinese. Hard to obtain.
48 NINGXIANG QINGTONGQI. (Bronzes from Ningxiang). 寧鄉青銅器. Changsha, 2014. 121 pp. Colour and b/w
plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Boards.
£80.00
Shows ancient Chinese bronzes excavated from sites in the area around the town of Ningxiang in China’s Hunan province. The bronzes
dating from the Shang, Zhou and onwards to the Han dynasty. The Ningxiang area has yielded finds since the early 20th century and
a few of the bronzes illustrated are in collections abroad, the majority, however, are held in major museums in Hunan province. Many
of the bronzes are extremely fine, indeed spectacular, and include bronzes with zoomorphic and anthropomorphic forms, bells and ritual objects. A small second section shows some later bronzes found in the area of which a selection of excavated Song bronzes are of
most interest. All illustrated in colour and described. Text in Chinese.
49 Ogawa Hiromitsu & Itakura Masaaki: CHUGOKU KAIGA SOGO ZUROKU: SAN PEN: 3. Comprehensive
Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Paintings: Third Series: Volume Three: European Collections. 中國繪畫綜合圖錄
：三編 3. Tokyo, 2015. viii, 334 pp. Over 1000 b/w illustrations. 31x22 cm. Cloth.
£450.00
The third volume of a set of six based on the results of a survey of Chinese paintings in collections outside China. This volume begins
coverage of paintings in European collections and provides the results of a survey undertaken in 2008. Shows paintings held in collections in the UK, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic and Norway. This is the third series of this exhaustive survey
of Chinese paintings in collections outside China. A previous two series have proved useful visual and research references. It appears
that well over 1000 additional paintings to those shown in earlier series have been included in this volume. Nine pages of English introductions and explanatory notes. Main text in Japanese. Just published.
50 Pedersen, Bent Lerbaek: CATALOGUE OF CHINESE MANUSCRIPTS AND RARE BOOKS. Copenhagen,
2014. xiii, 753 pp. Numerous full page illustrations, a number in colour. 29x23 cm. Cloth.
£175.00
A representative selection of 336 highlights from the vast holdings of Chinese manuscripts and rare books in the Royal Library, Copenhagen, mostly in its Chinese Museum collection. Manuscripts date from the 8th century AD onwards, whilst the books are mainly 18th
century and later. Well-illustrated with full page colour and black-and-white plates showing many of the books listed.
51 Qing Qu ed: MINGUO SHI DA CANGJIA. (Ten Famous Collectors of the Republic Period). 民國十大藏家。
清渠編著. Beijing, 2014. 4, 295 pp. 25x17 cm. Wrappers.
£30.00
The ten collectors are: Fu Zengxiang, Zhang Shuxun, Pang Laichen, Wu Hufan, Ye Gongchuo, Zhang Daqian, Rong Geng, Qian Jingtang, Wang Shixiang and Zhang Boju. Biographies and histories of the collections of each. In Chinese.
52 Qingzhou Museum ed: SHANDONG QINGZHOU FUJIAZHUANG BEIQI XIANKE HUAXIANGSHI.
(Finely-Carved Northern Qi Tomb Reliefs from Fujiazhuang near Qingzhou in Shandong). 山東青州付家莊北齊
線刻畫像石。青州市博物館編. Ji’nan, 2014. 1, 2, 129 pp. B/w text illustrations and drawings throughout.
26x19 cm. Wrappers.
£25.00
Shows a selection of finely-carved and engraved stone tomb reliefs excavated from a Northern Qi period tomb at Fujiazhuang in
China’s Shandong province, The reliefs now in the nearby Qingzhou Museum. The reliefs are illustrated and alongside many are rubbings that bring out the designs and reliefs. In Chinese.
53 Ruan Rongchun ed: FOJIAO YISHU JINGDIAN DI ER JUAN: FOJIAO TUXIANG DE ZHANKAI.
(Compendium of Buddhist Art: Volume Two: The Spread of Buddhist Imagery). 佛教藝術經典：第二卷：佛
教圖像的展開。阮榮春主編. Shenyang, 2015. 278 pp. Numerous colour plates. 29x21 cm. Cloth.
£90.00
Volume two of a detailed and scholarly series on Buddhist art, this second volume looks at the development and spread of Buddhist
images and imagery with the main focus on China. In Chinese.
54 Ruan Rongchun ed: FOJIAO YISHU JINGDIAN DI SAN JUAN: FOJIAO JIANZHU DE YANJIN.
(Compendium of Buddhist Art: Volume Three: The Evolution of Buddhist Architecture). 佛教藝術經典：第三
卷：佛教建築的演進。阮榮春主編. Shenyang, 2015. 277 pp. Colour plates. 29x21 cm. Cloth.
£90.00
Volume three of a detailed and scholarly series on Buddhist art, this volume explores the evolution and development of Buddhist architecture. The focus continues to be on China. Text in Chinese.
55 Ruan Rongchun ed: FOJIAO YISHU JINGDIAN: DI YI JUAN: FOJIAO YISHU DE FAZHAN. (Compendium
of Buddhist Art: Volume One: The Development of Buddhist Art). 佛教藝術經典：第一卷：佛教藝術的發展
。阮榮春主編. Shenyang, 2015. 311 pp. Numerous colour plates. 29x21 cm. Cloth.
£90.00
Volume one of a detailed and scholarly series on Buddhist art, this initial volume explores the origin and development of Buddhist art
in the early centuries AD through to the sixth century. The main focus is on China. Text in Chinese.
56 SHANDONG JIYANG LIUTAIZI YUQI YANJIU. (Research into Western Zhou Jades Founds at Lituaizi near
Jiyang in Shandong Province). 山東濟陽劉臺子玉器研究. Taibei, 2010. 194 pp. Colour text plates throughout.
28x21 cm. Wrappers.
£65.00
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Detailed research into small carved Western Zhou jades found in tombs in the Western Zhou dynasty cemetery at Liutaizi near Jiyang
in China’s Shandong province. Most of the jades of zoomorphic form or small ritual jades. A good focussed work on the subject. All
text in Chinese.
57 Shandong Provincial Museum ed: QI HANG: HAISHANG SICHOU ZHI LU TE ZHAN. (Special Exhibition
on the Maritime Silk Road). 啟航：海上絲綢之路特展。山東博物館編. Beijing, 2014. 167 pp. Colour plates
£65.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Shandong Provincial Museum in Ji’nan in China exploring China’s Maritime Silk Road. Very interesting selection of artefacts loaned from museums across China but with an emphasis on museums in south and south-east China with
coastlines and ports whence emanated the majority of Maritime Silk Road trade and traffic. Shows ceramics from various periods and
other objects pertaining to this important maritime trade. Includes objects with cross-cultural influences and objects from abroad
(Sassanian silver, ivory figurine of a foreigner etc.) found at sites in China. Captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese. Hard
to obtain.
58 Shanghai Municipal Archives ed: SHANGHAI ZHEN DANG. Shanghai Precious Archive. 上海珍檔。上海市
檔案館編. Shanghai, 2013. 203 pp. Colour and b/w plates throughout. 28x28 cm. Wrappers.
£60.00
Shows an interesting selection of printed material, maps, manuscripts and objects held in the Shanghai Archives and relating to Shanghai’s history in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Illustrated throughout and with near dual texts in Chinese and English.
59 Shanghai Museum ed: LIANG ZHOU FENGGUO LUNHENG: SHAANXI HANCHENG CHUTU RUIGUO
WENWU JI ZHOUDAI FENGGUO KAOGUXUE YANJIU GUOJI XUESHU YANTAOHUI LUNWEN JI.
The International Symposium on Rui State Treasures from Hancheng, Shaanxi Province. 兩周封國論衡：陝西
韓城出土芮國文物暨周代封國考古學研究國際學術研討會論文集。上海博物館編. Shanghai, 2014. 574 pp.
Colour and b/w text illus. 26x19 cm. Wrappers.
£75.00
Proceedings of a large symposium held in 2012 in Shanghai in conjunction with an exhibition of Rui Kingdom treasures at the Shanghai Museum. Fifty-four papers. A good contribution to the sparse material on this little-known Zhou dynasty fiefdom. In Chinese.
60 Shanxi Museum & Baoji Bronzes Museum ed: FENG MING QISHAN: ZHOUYUAN QINGTONG YISHU.
(Exhibition of the Art of Zhouyuan Bronzes). 鳳鳴岐山：周原青銅藝術。山西博物館寶雞青銅器博物館編
. Taiyuan, 2015. 160 pp. Colour plates throughout. B/w text drawings. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£60.00
Catalogue of a loan exhibition at the Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan showing Shang and (predominantly) Western Zhou bronzes from the
collection of the Baoji Bronzes Museum in Shaanxi province, China. Many spectacular and rare objects. Illustrated throughout in
colour. Site of excavation is given for each exhibit. Text in Chinese. Hard to obtain.
61 Shanxi Museum & Nanjing Museum ed: XINGMIAO SHENHE: MING QING XIAOXIANG HUA. (Exhibition
of Ming and Qing Dynasty Portrait Paintings). 形妙神合：明清肖像畫. Taiyuan, 2015. 208 pp. Colour plates
throughout. A number of foldouts. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£80.00
Catalogue of a loan exhibition at the Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan showing 27 Ming and 49 Qing examples of traditional Chinese portrait painting. The exhibits show a surprising variety of subject matter, far from just ancestral portrait paintings. Includes a few such
pieces, also paintings of officials and, of much more interest, paintings of people within traditional Chinese landscapes, scholars and
hermits etc. Illustrated throughout in colour. The paintings from the collection of the Nanjing Museum. In Chinese. Hard to obtain.
62 Shenzhen Museum ed: SONGSHI JIANYI: BASHU DIQU DIANCANG GU QIN JINGPIN JI. Fine Guqin
Collections from Bashu Area. 松石間意：巴蜀地區典藏古琴精品集。深圳博物館等編. Beijing, 2015. 171
pp. Colour plates throughout. 3 colour foldouts. 36x26 cm. Wrappers.
£55.00
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Shenzhen Museum in China showing a selection of very fine ancient qin from collections in
Sichuan including the Sichuan Museum. The instruments date from the Tang through to the early 20th century and there are a good
number dating from before the Qing dynasty. All illustrated in colour and well described. Text in Chinese.
63 Shi Yang ed: WENWU JI QIAN QIU: BALINYOUQI BOWUGUAN WENWU JINGPIN HUICUI. (Artefacts
from a Thousand Autumns: Masterpieces of Cultural Relics from the Balin Right Banner Museum). 文物戟千秋
：巴林右旗博物館文物精品薈萃. Hohhot, 2012. 278 pp. Full page colour plates. 29x21 cm. Cloth. £150.00
Shows highlights of the collection of the Balin Right Banner Museum located in Inner Mongolia in China. Given that this museum is
in Inner Mongolia, highlights include fine Neolithic jades from the Hongshan culture and much Liao dynasty material including ceramics and gold objects. Illustrated throughout in colour. Text in Chinese. Hard to obtain.
64 Si Sushi ed: HONGSE YINGXIANG. (Red (Communist) Photography). 紅色影像。司蘇實編著. Beijing,
2015. 17, 355 pp. B/w photographs throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£90.00
A survey of photography showing the communist resistance in China during the 1930s and 1940s covering the period of anti-Japanese resistance, the Second World War and the post-1945 struggle culminating in the communist victory in 1949. Many photographs
document the communist struggle and events, together with some propaganda-style photography. Very rare and seldom-seen material.
Arranged chronologically from 1933-1949. Black-and-white photographic illustrations throughout. Very usefully, names of photographers are given where known. Text in Chinese.
65 State Cultural Relics Bureau ed: QIN YUN: DABUZI SHAN CHUTU WENWU JINGCUI. The Charm of Qin:
Gems of Cultural Relics Unearthed from Dabuzi Hill. 秦韵：大堡子山出土文物精粹。國家文物局編.
Beijing, 2015. 181 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£60.00
Produced in conjunction with an exhibition at the Gansu Provincial Museum to celebrate the return of these extraordinary gold foil
ornamental objects and plaques illegally excavated and smuggled abroad from a tomb of the Qin state of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) located at Dabuzi Hill in China’s Gansu province. Four of the gold foil plaques are of a very large size (height 42
cm), bird-shaped and ornamental and, thus far, appear unique. The Chinese government made strenuous efforts to secure their return.
The gold objects are illustrated alongside other artefacts from the site, including bronzes, jades and pottery. List of contents, informative three-page preface and captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese.
66 Temporary Exhibition Gallery, Instituto Para os Assuntos Civicos et Municipais: WUBEN TIANCHENG:
JINGDEZHEN GUANYAO BOWUGUAN CANG CHUTU CHENGHUA GUANYAO CIQI. Essence of
Nature: The Unearthed Chenghua Official-Kiln Porcelain Collected by the Jingdezhen Imperial Porcelain
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Museum/Essencia da Natureza: Porcelanos do Forno Official de Chenghua Encontrados em Escavacoes e da
Coleccao do Museu Imperial de Porcelana de Jingdezhen. 物本天成：景德鎮官窯博物館藏出土成化官窯瓷
£150.00
器. Macau, 2013. 223 pp. Colour plates throughout, many full page. 31x24 cm. Boards.
Catalogue of an exhibition in Macau showing an impressive total of 118 exhibits of excavated and reconstructed Ming dynasty
Chenghua ceramics from the Chenghua-period kiln heaps at Jingdezhen in China. All illustrated in full page colour, many in multiple
views and with basemarks shown. In addition to much else, there are also some rarely-seen Chenghua imitations of Song ceramics.
List of contents, introductions, abstracts of essays, captions and descriptions and index in English. Similar texts in Chinese and Portuguese. Out-of-print and hard to obtain.
67 Temporary Exhibition Gallery, Instituto Para os Assuntos Civicos et Municipais: YUYAO YIZHEN:
JINGDEZHEN CHUTU XUANDE GUANYAO ZHENPIN. The Glow of the Imperial Xuande Kiln: Porcelain
Treasures Excavated from Jingdezhen/Vestigios do Forno Imperial de Xuande: Valiosas Pecas Descobertas em
Jingdezhen. 御窯遺珍：景德鎮出土宣德官窯珍品. Macau, 2010. 223 pp. Colour plates throughout, many full
page. 1 foldout. 31x24 cm. Cloth.
£150.00
Catalogue of an exhibition in Macau showing 81 examples of reconstructed Ming dynasty Xuande period ceramics excavated at the
site of the Jingdezhen imperial kilns between 1982 and 2008. All illustrated in full page colour, many in multiple views. Introductions,
list of contents, captions and descriptions in English. Similar texts in Chinese and Portuguese. Out of print and hard to obtain. The
first time we have obtained this catalogue.
68 Tokyo National Museum: CHOJU GIGA: KYOTO KOZANJI NO SHIHO TOKUBETSUTEN. Masterpieces
of Kosan-ji Temple: The Complete Scrolls of Choju Giga, Frolicking Animals. 鳥獸戲畫：京都高山寺の至宝
特別展. Tokyo, 2015. xii, 335 pp. Colour plates. B/w text illustrations. 2 long foldouts. 30x23 cm. Cloth. £70.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum showing, in their entirety, the painted scrolls Choku Giga ‘Frolicking Animal’s’ - a National Treasure recently conserved and restored. Painted at different periods from the 12th century onwards, these scrolls
are regarded as one of the greatest masterpieces of Japanese painting and are held in the Kosan-ji Temple, north-west of Kyoto. The
scrolls are accompanied by other fine exhibits examining the history of the temple and its cultural heritage. Forewords, brief introductions to each section and descriptive list of exhibits in English. Main text in Japanese.
69 Wang Yi’e: TAOSHOU YONGHUI: DAOJIAO SHENXIANG DE SUZAO GONGYI YU JINGDIAN
ZAOXIANG. Moulding for Eternity: Classic Taoist Statues and the Moulding Technology. 套鑄永恆：道教神
像的塑造工藝輿經典造像。王宜峨編著. Beijing, 2014. 294 pp. Colour plates (many full page) throughout.
29x21 cm. Cloth.
£50.00
Despite the title, this work is of most value for the illustrations and identification of numerous large Daoist statues in stone, wood and
metal located in temples in China. The statuary dates from the sixth century onwards through to the Ming and Qing. A very interesting selection and useful for the identification of numerous elusive Daoist deities. Illustrated throughout. Text in Chinese.
70 Xiao Minghua: YUNNAN GUDAI GUAN YIN JISHI. (A Selection of Official Seals from Yunnan). 雲南古代
官印集釋。肖明華著. Beijing, 2015. 8, 8, 88, 173, 1 pp. 8 pp. colour and b/w plates plus 173 pp. reproductions
of red seal impressions. 26x19 cm. Wrappers.
£60.00
Interesting work showing a large selection of rarely-seen and seldom-published official seals used in Yunnan province and held in collections in the province. The illustrations are predominantly of red seal impressions, together with some black-and-white rubbings of
the bodies of a number of seals. In Chinese.
71 Xinjiang Museum ed: GUGONG BOWUYUAN QINGDAI XINJIANG WENWU ZHENCANG ZHAN.
(Exhibition of Qing Dynasty Cultural Treasures Relating to Xinjiang from the Collection of the Forbidden City
Museum). 故宮博物院清代新疆文物珍藏展. Urumqi, 2012. 255, 12 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm.
Wrappers.
£100.00
Catalogue of a exhibition at the Xinjiang Museum in Urumqi showing Qing dynasty artefacts pertaining to Xinjiang. A main focus of
the exhibition is the pacification campaigns that the Qianlong and Daoguang emperors undertook against tribes in the area. There is
also examination of the efforts the Qing emperors, from Kangxi onwards, took to include the Xinjiang area, its peoples and religions
as part of the whole of the Qing empire. The exhibits mainly loaned from the Gugong Museum in Beijing. Includes fine paintings of
the military campaigns and imperial audiences with Xinjiang rulers, imperial seals made from the jade of the region, maps, textiles,
armour, documents and other associated paintings. Many rarely-seen or not previously-exhibited artefacts. Illustrated throughout in
colour. All text in Chinese. A very interesting insight into the importance of Xinjiang during the Qing dynasty. Very hard to obtain and
out-of-print.
72 Xu Bing,: XU BING: CONG TIANSHU DAO DISHU. Xu Bing: Book from the Sky to Book from the Ground.
徐冰：從天書到地書：徐冰著. Taibei, 2014. 208 pp. Colour and b/w plates throughout. 1 foldout. 25x18 cm.
Boards.
£80.00
A survey of the work of the pre-eminent contemporary Chinese artist, Xu Bing. Written by the artist himself. Focuses on his work with
Chinese ‘characters’, calligraphy and the printed visual form. In four main sections: Book from the Sky; Square Word Calligraphy;
Landscript; Book from the Ground. Illustrated throughout. The foldout is a small-scale reproduction of the deluxe version of ‘Square
Word Calligraphy’. Dual texts in Chinese and English. Hard to obtain.
73 Xu Zhongwen et al: YANGZHOU CHUTU TANGDAI CHANGSHA YAO CIQI YANQIU. (Research into Tang
Dynasty Changsha Ceramics Unearthed in Yangzhou). 揚州出土唐代長沙窯瓷器研究。徐忠文等著. Beijing,
2015. 295 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Boards.
£85.00
Very choice selection of Tang dynasty Changsha wares excavated from tombs and sites in the Yangzhou area of China. The large majority of examples are intact and held in the collection of the Yangzhou Museum. Much previously-unpublished material. All illustrated in fine full page colour plates. In Chinese.
74 Yang Yi: LU YAN TU YANJIU. Wild Goose Painting Research. 蘆雁圖研究。楊晹著. Beijing, 2013. 112 pp.
Colour text plates throughout. 26x18 cm. Wrappers.
£25.00
A survey of the painting of geese - a popular theme in traditional Chinese painting - from the Tang through to the Qing dynasties. Illustrated with many fine examples of such works. In Chinese.
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75 Yu Chunming ed: ZHONGGUO CIQI OUZHOU FANER: NANCHANG DAXUE BOWUGUAN
GUANCANG ZHONGGUO QINGDAI WAIXIAO CI. Chinese Porcelain, European Style (Qing Dynasty
Export Ceramics in the Collection of Nanchang University Museum). 中國瓷器歐洲範兒：南昌大學博物館館
藏中國清代外銷瓷。余春明編著. Beijing, 2014. 367 pp. Colour text plates. 27x19 cm. Cloth.
£80.00
Illustrates highlights of the little-known and unpublished collection of Chinese export porcelain in the collection of Nanchang University Museum in China’s Jiangxi province, the home of Jingdezhen. Thus, many fine, interesting and unusual pieces predominantly
dating from the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong reigns of the Qing dynasty. Illustrated throughout in colour. Hard to obtain.
76 Zhang Kegui & Cui Dong: TAIHEDIAN SANBAI NIAN. (Three Hundred Years of Taihedian - The Hall of
Supreme Harmony). 太和殿三百年。張克貴崔瑾著. Beijing, 2015. 237 pp. Colour plates throughout. B/w
architectural drawings. 29x21 cm. Boards.
£70.00
An extensive and detailed study of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the main imperial audience hall in the Forbidden City in Beijing.
Produced in conjunction with a thorough recent restoration of the building. Illustrated throughout. Text in Chinese.
77 Zhang Yiqing: GU BIAOBEI ZHIWU ZHI CHONGXIAN: YUAN ZI ZHANG DAQIAN XIANSHENG
SHOUCANG ZHI GU SHUHUA. (Research into Old Textiles Used for the Hangings of Painting and Scrolls:
From the Painting Collection of Mr Zhang Daqian). 古裱褙織物之重現：源自張大千先生收藏之古書畫。章
以慶著. Beijing, 2014. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£70.00
Detailed and technical analysis of old embroidered textiles and silks used as the backings and hangings for old Chinese paintings and
scrolls. The textiles from the collection of the famous Chinese painter, collector and connoisseur, Zhang Daqian. Numerous illustrations, including close-up views of the fibres of such textiles. Text in Chinese. Hard to obtain.
78 Zhao Feng ed: SILU ZHI CHOU: QIYUAN CHUANBO YU JIAOLIU. Silks from the Silk Road: Origin,
Transmission and Exchange. 絲路之綢：起源傳播與交流。趙豐主編. Hangzhou, 2015. 216 pp. Numerous
colour text plates. 28x21 cm. Wrappers.
£95.00
Catalogue of a short-lived exhibition at the West Lake Museum in Hangzhou, China. Examines the early history of textiles along the
Silk Road. In three main sections as per the title. The exhibits included numerous loans of very rare and fragile textiles from museums
across China and, in particular, Shaanxi, Gansu and Xinjiang provinces. Illustrated throughout. Text in Chinese. Very hard to obtain.
79 Zhejiang Provincial Museum ed: HAISHANG CI LU: YUE GANG AO WENWU DA ZHAN. Maritime
Porcelain Road (Exhibition of Artefacts from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau). 海上瓷路：粵港澳文物大
展. Beijing, 2015. 275 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£75.00
Catalogue of a loan exhibition at the Zhejiang Provincial Museum in Hangzhou showing ceramics from museums primarily in Guangdong province and Macau pertaining to trade on the Maritime Silk Road whose route followed the coast of South China. The ceramics date mainly from the Song through to the Qing and include Song teawares and Qing export porcelains. Many of the objects from
sunken wrecks off the coast of China. Text in Chinese.
80 Zhejiang Provincial Museum ed: QINGYA JIGU ZHENCANG GUDAI CIZHEN. Qingya Jigu Ceramics Pillows
Collection. 清雅集古珍藏古代瓷枕。浙江省博物館編. Hangzhou, 2015. 257 pp. Colour plates throughout.
Colour text plates. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£125.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Zhejiang Provincial Museum in Hangzhou showing a collection of 77 very fine ceramic pillows dating from the Tang, Northern and Southern Song and Yuan dynasties. All illustrated in fine full page colour plates (some in double page
plates) and some also shown in close-up detail. Two-page preface, list of contents and captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese. A good contribution to the subject.
81 ZHONGGUO FOJIAO MEISHU QUANJI: DIAOSU JUAN: XIANGTANGSHAN SHIKU. (Compendium
of Buddhist Art: Sculpture Section: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan). 中國佛教美術全集：雕塑
卷：响堂山石窟. Tianjin, 2014. 7, 23, 215; 7, 27, 267 pp. 482 pp. col. pls,. 2 vols. 29x22 cm. Cloth. £180.00
The Xiangtangshan Grottoes are located in China’s Hebei province. Dating from the Eastern Wei and Northern Qi dynasties, there is
still very little published on their sculptures. This work much helps by providing a comprehensive visual survey of the caves and their
remaining statuary - many sculptures from the caves have been removed and are in collections outside China. Illustrated throughout
with good photographic plates. Text in Chinese.
82 Addis, J. M: UNDERGLAZE RED DISCOVERED IN THE PHILIPPINES. N.p., n.d. 20 pp. 17 b/w
illustrations. 23x23 cm. Paper.
£15.00
Introductory notes from the Manila Trade Pottery Seminar. The underglaze red pieces come from the Laguna excavations in 1967.
83 Addis, Sir John: CHINESE CERAMICS FROM DATABLE TOMBS. And Some Other Dated Material. A
Handbook. London, 1978. 200 pp. 201 plates and illustrations, 1 coloured. Map. Glossary, bibliography and index.
28x21 cm. Cloth.
£10.00
The author has visited various museums in China and taken photos of dated, excavated material, which is of great help towards establishing the chronology of Chinese ceramics. Price now much reduced to clear an excess of stock.
84 Addis, Sir John: A VISIT TO CHING-TE CHEN. Offprint. TOCS Vol. 41. London, 1975. 34 pp. 36 plates, 3
maps. Appendix & glossary. 28x22 cm. Paper.
£10.00
Sir John Addis’s important visit to China in 1975, with many useful illustrations of excavated ceramics.
85 Anhui Provincial Museum ed: YUAN CI ZHI ZHEN. Porcelain Treasures in Yuan Dynasty. 元瓷之珍. Beijing,
2009. 179 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£70.00
Catalogue produced following an exhibition held in 2006 at the Anhui Provincial Museum showing approximately 100 of the finest examples of Yuan dynasty porcelain excavated from sites in Anhui province, together with a small number of examples from elsewhere.
In addition to blue-and-white, the exhibition included a good number of celadons, some crackle glaze, qingbai, underglaze red and
other monochrome glazes. Illustrated throughout with full page colour plates. Accompanying essays. Text in Chinese. Out-of-print.
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86 BAOFENG QINGLIANGSI RU YAO. Ru Yao at Qingliangsi in Baofeng. 寶豐清涼寺汝窯. Zhengzhou, 2008.
4,13, 503 pp. 234 pp. colour plates and numerous b/w drawings. 26x19 cm. Cloth.
£80.00
Important and detailed report on the discovery and excavation of the Song dynasty Ru kiln at Qingliangsi in China’s Henan province.
Illustrated with numerous examples of Ru wares, many reconstructed from sherds. Four page English abstract. Main text in Chinese.
87 Beijing Capital Museum: JINGDEZHEN ZHUSHAN CHUTU YONGLE GUANYAO CIQI. (Exhibition of
Excavated Yongle Ceramics from the Imperial Kiln at Zhushan in Jingdezhen). 景德鎮珠山出土永樂官窯瓷器.
£60.00
Beijing, 2007. 208 pp. 178 pp. colour plates. 29x23 cm. Wrappers.
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Capital Museum in Beijing showing 117 excavated and reconstructed examples of Ming dynasty
porcelain from the Yongle reign. The pieces all came from the site of the Ming dynasty imperial kiln at Zhushan in Jingdezhen and are
thus very important for the study of Chinese porcelain of that period. All pieces illustrated in full colour, many in multiple views. Captions in English. Main text in Chinese.
88 Beijing Liao Jin Chengtan Museum ed: BI CAI YUN TIAN: LIAODAI TAOCI. (Azure Colours of Clouds and
Sky: Liao Dynasty Ceramics). 碧彩雲天：遼代陶瓷. Beijing, 2013. 150 pp. Numerous colour plates. 28x21 cm.
Wrappers.
£50.00
Catalogue of an exhibition of Liao dynasty ceramics held at the Liao and Jin City Museum in Beijing. The large majority of the ceramics excavated from sites in Liaoning province. Some 80 fine examples are shown, including unusual and previously unpublished
pieces. All illustrated in colour. Text in Chinese.
89 Beijing Yishu Bowuguan ed: ZHONGGUO DANGYANGYU YAO. Dangyangyu Kiln of China. 中國當陽峪窯
。北京藝術博物館編. Beijing, 2011. 397 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x25 cm. Cloth.
£120.00
Located in China’s Hebei province, the Dangyangyu kilns are famous for producing the best Cizhou ceramics. This well-produced work
shows the kilns’ output during the Song dynasty and is illustrated throughout in colour showing numerous examples of various wares
produced, and excavated, at the site. Includes many reconstructed pieces. Three page introduction in English. Main text in Chinese.
90 Beijing Yishu Bowuguan ed: ZHONGGUO DING YAO. Ding Kiln of China. 中國定窯。北京藝術博物館編
. Beijing, 2012. 20, 440 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x25 cm. Cloth.
£130.00
The Ding kilns are located near the city of Baoding in China’s Hebei province and are most famous for white-glazed wares produced
during the Song dynasty. This well-produced work shows the kilns’ output from the Tang through to the Jin dynasty, with the majority
of pieces being Song. A total of 215 examples are illustrated, comprising numerous examples of the white wares produced (many very
fine,) together with other glazed wares produced, and excavated, at the site. Includes reconstructed pieces. and sherds. Detailed essays accompany. Eight page introduction in English. Main text in Chinese.
91 Cai Yuliang: HAI DE MENG HUA: QIANNIAN YI YU: XIANYOU JU SHOUCANG HAISHANG SICHOU
ZHI LU NANHAI CHENCHUAN YIZHEN. (Ceramic Treasures from Shipwrecks on the Nanhai Maritime Silk
Road in the Collection of Xianyou Ju). 海的夢話千年一遇：仙游居收藏海上絲綢之路南海沉船遺珍。蔡於
良著. Haikou, 2012. 475 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x23 cm. Boards.
£180.00
Shows an extensive private collection of early Chinese ceramics dating from the Tang through to the Ming that have apparently come
from shipwrecks in the South China Sea - the Nanhai Maritime Silk Road. Illustrated throughout in colour. Text in Chinese.
92 Cao Qianli ed: HAN TANG CIQI JIANDING. (The Authentication of Chinese Ceramics from the Han to the
Tang). 漢唐瓷器鑒定。草千里編著. Hangzhou, 2004. 290 pp. Colour plates. 21x14 cm. Paper.
£20.00
Despite the title, this is more a useful illustrated survey of Chinese ceramics from the Han to the Tang, in colour and with auction prices
in RMB. Hundreds of objects are shown - tomb figurines and other excavated material. In Chinese.
93 Zhang Zhengming & Shao Xuehai ed: CHANGJIANG LIUYU GUDAI MEISHU (SHIQIAN ZHI
DONGHAN) TAOQI YU TAOSU. (The Ancient Art of the Yangtze River (Prehistoric to the Eastern Han: Pottery
and Incised Earthenware). 長江流域古代美術（史前至東漢）陶器與陶塑. Wuhan, 2002. 13, 177 pp. Colour
plates throughout. 30x22 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
Part of a six volume work on archaeological finds from various sites along the length of the Yangtze River from Sichuan to Jiangsu.
The objects were excavated at various times from the 1970s-1990s. Concentrates on artefacts dating from the prehistoric to the Eastern Han. This volume shows a wide variety of pottery and incised earthenwares, illustrated in good colour plates. Text in Chinese.
94 Changsha Yao Ketizu: CHANGSHA YAO. (The Changsha Kiln). 長沙窯. Beijing, 1996. 340 pp. 48 pp. colour
illustrations, 32 pp. b/w illustrations. Numerous text illustrations 26x19 cm. Paper.
£25.00
Chapters 1-3 describe the excavation of the Changsha Kiln and the ceramics and designs uncovered. Chapter 4 introduces Changsha
ware in various museums. Chapter 5 tells of Changsha wares excavated abroad. Chapter 6 covers various issues. An important reference. In Chinese.
95 Chen Jiangong ed: ZHONGGUO ZHUAN WA TAOWEN DA ZIDIAN. (A Dictionary of Characters on Bricks,
Tiles and Pottery). 中國磚瓦陶文大字典。陳建貢編. Beijing, 2001. 1227 pp. B/w illustrations throughout.
29x21 cm. Cloth.
£50.00
An exhaustive detailed work showing characters on early excavated material (mostly pre-Han) - bricks, tiles and pottery items. The
characters only are reproduced - not the archaeological item. Slight imperfections and tears to edges of a few pages as is common with
Chinese works of this nature. In Chinese only.
96 Chen Wanli: TAOYONG. (Pottery Images). 陶俑. Beijing, 1957. 10 pp. 84 plates. 26x19 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
A collection of illustrations of excavated tomb figurines from the Warring States period to the Ming. From various areas in China, but
predominantly Shaanxi. In Chinese only. RBS 3:462.
97 Chen Wenzeng ed: ZHONGGUO DING YAO. (China’s Ding Kiln). 中國定窯。陳文增主編. Shijiazhuang,
2014. 379; 327 pp. 240 pp. colour plates and numerous colour text plates. 2 vols. 29x21 cm. Boards.
£250.00
Large two-volume work exploring the history and output of China’s famous Ding kiln, famous for its white wares. Illustrated with superb examples from museums in mainland China and Taiwan dating from the Five Dynasties and Northern and Southern Song dynasties
when the kiln was at the peak of its achievement. A broad selection of sherds excavated at the kiln site are also shown, plus (and perhaps usefully) fine contemporary examples of products from the Ding kilns, many in the style of older pieces. All text in Chinese. Hard
to obtain.
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98 Chen Yongzhi ed: NEIMENGGU JININGLU GUCHENG YIZHI CHUTU CIQI. Porcelain Unearthed from
Jininglu Ancient City Site in Inner Mongolia. 內蒙古集寧路古城遺址出土瓷器。陳永志主編. Beijing, 2004.
£60.00
26, 221 pp. 217 pp. colour plates. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
Describes the highly interesting finds of Yuan and Jin dynasty ceramics from the excavations at Jininglu in Inner Mongolia. 156 pieces
from various kilns are illustrated in good colour and range from ceramics with various monochrome glazes to celadons, Jun wares, a
few Yuan underglaze blue-and-white pieces and an underglaze red pear-shaped vase. Many exceptional pieces. Plate list and captions
in English, otherwise Chinese text only.
99 CIZAO YAOZHI: FUJIAN PUJIANG CIZAO YAOZHI KAOGU DIAOCHA FAJUE BAOGAO. (Remains
of the Cizao Kiln: Report on Investigations and Excavations of the Remains of the Cizao Kiln Site at Pujiang in
Fujian Province). 磁灶窯址：福建普江磁灶窯址考古調查發掘報告. Beijing, 2011. xxx, 434 pp. text plus 128
pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text drawings and plans. 5 foldouts. 26x19 cm. Boards.
£70.00
Little is known about the history of the Cizao kilns. From the wares excavated, they appear to have been active from the Tang through
to the Yuan and produced wares primarily with green celadon-style glazes together with brown or black glazed wares and wares with
greenish-yellow glazes. Numerous examples are here illustrated in this detailed report. Four page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese.
100 Cultural Relics and Archaeology Institute of Xianyang City: XIANYANG SHILIU GUO MU. Sixteen Kingdom
Tombs in Xianyang. 咸陽十六國墓. Beijing, 2006. 159 pp. text plus 151 colour and 365 b/w plates. Numerous b/w
text drawings. 1 foldout. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£40.00
Interesting and detailed archaeological report on excavations at 24 tombs from the short-lived Sixteen Kingdoms period from the 4th
to 5th centuries A.D. The numerous colour and black-and-white plates show an extensive selection of artefacts including many distinctive tomb figurines and some other small objects in bronze and gilt. Three page English abstract. Main text in Chinese.
101 DONGHAI PINGTAN WANJIAO YIHAO CHUSHUI CIQI. (Ceramics Recovered from the No. 1 Wreck on
Wanjiao Reef Near Pingtan on the East China Sea). 東海平潭碗礁一號出水瓷器. Beijing, 2006. 227 pp. Colour
£90.00
Very interesting report on the discovery in 2005 of a wreck on Wanjiao reef located off the coast on Pingtan county near Fuzhou in
China’s Fujian province. The wreck yielded a large quantity (over 17,000 pieces!) of early Qing dynasty Kangxi porcelains produced
in Jingdezhen. The pieces are primarily blue-and-white with the occasional wucai example. Many pieces are transitional. The pieces
exhibited much variety of shape and design and a wide selection are illustrated here in colour. Text in Chinese.
102 FANCHANG YAO: QINGBAI CI JICUI. (Qingbai Wares from the Fanchang Kiln). 繁昌窯青白瓷集萃. Beijing,
2013. 195 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£60.00
The Fanchang kiln was discovered in Anhui province in China in the 1950s. This work shows numerous Qingbai ceramics excavated
over the last 30 years at the kiln site. The examples (whilst undated) appear to date from the Tang and Song dynasties. Illustrated
throughout in colour. Text in Chinese.
103 Feng Hejun ed: GUGONG SHOUCANG: GUDAI TAOYONG. (The Gugong Collection: Pottery Figures). 故
宮收藏：古代陶俑。馮賀軍主編. Beijing, 2007. 271 pp. Colour plates. 24x17 cm. Wrappers.
£25.00
Shows 200 examples of excavated tomb figurines dating from the Han through to the Yuan dynasty. All illustrated in colour and described. Text in Chinese.
104 Feng Xiaoqi ed: GUDAI WAIXIAO CIQI YANJIU. The Research of Ancient Export Porcelain. 古代外銷瓷器
研究。馮小琦主編. Beijing, 2013. 7, 458 pp. 7 pp. colour plates and a number of b/w text illustrations. 26x19
cm. Wrappers.
£30.00
Comprises 38 papers by various Chinese scholars on aspects of research into the export of Chinese porcelain throughout the ages. In
three main sections: The Export of Ancient Chinese Porcelain; Chinese Porcelain Collected and Excavated Abroad; The Cultural Exchange between China and Foreign Countries. Very brief abstract in English for each of the essays, otherwise Chinese text only.
105 FUJIAN PINGTAN DALIANDAO YUANDAI CHENCHUAN YIZHI. (The Site of the Yuan Dynasty
Shipwreck at Dalian Island near Pingtan in Fujian Province). 福建平潭大練島元代沉船遺址. Beijing, 2014. x, 247
pp. Numerous colour text plates. B/w text drawings. 29x21 cm. Cloth.
£75.00
Report on the underwater archaeology carried out at the above site in 2007. The majority of the cargo consisted of Yuan dynasty
Longquan celadon wares, together with a small quantity of earthenware and iron objects. All the Longquan wares are commercial merchandise and provide information and data on the Maritime Silk Road at the time and trade between China and Southeast Asia. Illustrated throughout with examples of fine and intact celadon wares. One page preface in English. Main text in Chinese.
106 Fung Ping Shan Museum: DEHUA WARES. Hong Kong, 1990. 144 pp. 147 exhibits illustrated, all in colour.
29x21 cm. Paper.
£50.00
Exhibition catalogue in English and Chinese with an introduction by Zeng Fan. Jointly presented by the Fujian Provincial Museum,
this exhibition feature Qingbai and Blanc-de-Chine wares excavated from the kilns.
107 Fung Ping Shan Museum: EXHIBITION OF CERAMIC FINDS FROM ANCIENT KILNS IN CHINA.
Zhongguo Gu Yaozhi Cipian Zhanlan. 中國古窯址瓷片展覽. Hong Kong, 1981. 143 pp. (20 pages of English &
Chinese text.) 500 colour illustrations. 30x21 cm. Paper.
£70.00
An important exhibition of recently excavated pieces of ceramics, dating from the Han to the Yuan periods. A scarce catalogue.
108 FUYU MING MU: JILIN FUYU YOUTIAN ZHUAN CHANG MINGDAI MUDI FAJUE BAOGAO. (Ming
Tombs at Fuyu: Excavation Report on the Ming Dynasty Cemetery at the Youtian Brickworks near Fuyu in Jilin
Province). 扶余明墓：吉林扶余油田磚廠明代墓地發掘報告. Beijing, 2011. 263 pp. text plus 227 pp. of colour
plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£85.00
Excavation report on a cemetery dating from the middle and late Ming dynasty. An extensive amount of grave goods were found including many ceramics, ranging from simple green, brown and black-glazed wares through to folk-style blue-and-white. Also included
many small gold, jade and bronze objects. A wide selection of the finds here illustrated in colour. Two page abstract in English. Main
text in Chinese.
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109 GANSU CAITAO. (Gansu Polychrome Ceramics). 甘肅彩陶. Chongqing, 2003. 11 pp. text plus 225 pp. colour
plates. 38x27 cm. Cloth.
£70.00
An extensive visual documentation of Gansu mortuary ceramics of the Neolithic period, well-illustrated in large detailed colour plates.
The captions give the culture which created the ceramic plus the site where excavated. Introductory essays. In Chinese.
110 Geng Baochang et al. ed: QIONGYAO GU TAOCI YANJIU. (Research into Ceramics from the Qiong Kiln). 邛
窯古陶瓷研究。耿寶昌主編. Hefei, 2002. 339 pp. Numerous colour plates (many fullpage) and b/w illustrations.
£45.00
29x21 cm. Paper.
A detailed investigation of ceramics from the Qiong or Qionglai kiln located in Sichuan province and active during the Tang, Five Dynasties and Song. This work illustrates hundreds of excavated pieces now in the collection of the Qionglai Kiln Museum. List of contents in English. Main text in Chinese.
111 GONGYI BAIHE YAO KAOGU XIN FAXIAN. The New Archaeological Discovery at Baihe Kiln Site in
Gongyi. 鞏義白河窯考古新發現. Zhengzhou, 2009. 258 pp. Full page colour plates. 29x22 cm. Cloth. £75.00
A detailed examination of the Tang dynasty Baihe kiln site located at Gongyi in China’s Henan province. Shows extensive amounts of
excavated Tang dynasty white wares, colour glazed wares and some sancai. Illustrated throughout in colour and with a near dual text
in Chinese and English.
112 GONGYI HUANGYE TANG SANCAI. Tricolour-Glazed Wares of Tang Dynasty from Huangye in Gongyi. 鞏
義黃冶唐三彩. Zhengzhou, 2002. 154 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 28x21 cm. Wrappers.
£55.00
Well-illustrated survey of Tang sancai wares excavated at the Huangye Kiln site in China’s Henan province. Full page colour plates
throughout. 14 page essay and captions in English. Main text in Chinese.
113 Grau-Abaya, Consuelo: THE BROWN WARES. Manila, n.d. 34 pp. text and 8 pp. showing numerous line
drawings. 23x23 cm. Paper.
£15.00
A paper from the Manila Trade Pottery Seminar. A discussion of brown wares (or black wares) excavated at sites in the Philippines
and originating in China or Annam.
114 GU FAN YIZHEN: “NAN AO YI HAO” CHUSHUI JINGPIN WENWU TULU. (Illustrated Catalogue of
Recovered Artefacts from the Nan Ao No. 1 Shipwreck). 孤帆遺珍： “南澳 I 號”出水精品文物圖彔. Beijing,
£120.00
Details the discovery of a late Ming shipwreck discovered in 2007 off the coast of Shantou in China’s Guangdong province. The wreck
yielded tens of thousands of ceramics dating from the Wanli reign and was obviously a trade vessel. The discovery and excavation of
the wreck is first discussed and illustrated and is followed by a broad selection of the ceramics shown in full page colour plates along
with a few objects in other media. Text in Chinese.
115 GU YUE CI YUN: ZHEJIANG CHUTU SHANG ZHOU YUANSHI CI JICUI. (Fine Proto-Ceramics of the
Shang and Zhou Dynasties Excavated in Zhejiang Province). 古越瓷韻：浙江出土商周原始瓷集粹. Beijing,
2011. 255 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£80.00
A very fine selection of Shang and Zhou ceramics excavated at sites in China’s Zhejiang province and held at various museums in the
area. A large number of the ceramics are intact. Illustrated throughout. Text in Chinese.
116 Gugong Museum: GUGONG BOWUYUAN CANGPIN DAXI: DIAOSU BIAN 3: SUI TANG YONG JI
MINGQI MOXING (XIA). Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Sculpture 3: Funereal Figures and
Molds of the Sui and Tang Dynasties (Volume II). 故宮博物院藏品大系：雕塑編 3 ：隋唐佣及明器模型（
下）. Gugong Bowuyuan Cangpin Daxi. Beijing, 2009. 255 pp. c.210 full page colour plates. Numerous b/w text
£130.00
Volume Three in a beautifully-produced large format and focussed series on the Chinese sculpture collection of the Gugong Museum
in Beijing. This volume is the Part Two of two covering the Sui and Tang dynasties and shows 191 examples with various colour glazes,
mostly comprising a wide variety of female figurines. Excavated from numerous sites in China. Illustrated throughout in high quality
colour plates. Dual texts in Chinese and English.
117 Gugong Museum: GUGONG BOWUYUAN CANGPIN DAXI: DIAOSU BIAN 4: SONG YUAN MING
YONG JI MINGQI MOXING. Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Sculpture 4: Funereal Figures
and Molds of the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties. 故宮博物院藏品大系：雕塑編 4 ：宋元明佣及明器模型
. Gugong Bowuyuan Cangpin Daxi. Beijing, 2009. 316 pp. c.260 full page colour plates. Numerous b/w text plates.
38x27 cm. Cloth.
£130.00
Volume Four in a beautifully-produced large format and focussed series on the Chinese sculpture collection of the Gugong Museum
in Beijing. This volume covers tomb figurines, riders on horses and small animals dating primarily from the Song and Ming dynasties. The vast majority with glazes of various colours. Shows 242 examples excavated from sites across China. Illustrated throughout
in high quality colour plates. Dual texts in Chinese and English.
118 Gugong Museum: GUGONG BOWUYUAN CANGPIN DAXI: TAOCI BIAN 1: XINSHIQI SHIDAI ZHI
HANDAI. Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Ceramics 1: From the Neolithic Age to the Han
Dynasty. 故宮博物院藏品大系：陶瓷編：新石器時代至漢代. Gugong Bowuyuan Cangpin Daxi. Beijing,
2013. 330 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 200 small colour text plates. 38x27 cm. Cloth.
£150.00
Volume One of a beautifully-produced large format series showing the highly-important Chinese ceramics collection of the Gugong
Museum in Beijing. An in-depth and representative survey. This volume covers pottery and ceramics from the Neolithic through to, and
including, the Han dynasty. The material excavated from archaeological sites across China. All illustrated in full page colour plates
and with some pieces also shown in close-up detail. Many superb and unusual pieces. Comprises 60 Neolithic examples (including
many ‘monochromes’), 36 from the Shang, Zhou, Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States, and the remainder (104) dating from
the Western and Eastern Han dynasties.
The smaller objects are shown life-size, the larger ones life-size or near life-size. This allows true and full appreciation. Dual texts
in Chinese and English, including list of plates and captions to plates. Very little, if any, of this material has previously been published.
Recommended.
119 Gugong Museum: GUGONG BOWUYUAN CANGPIN DAXI: TAOCI BIAN 4: SUI TANG WUDAI (YI).
Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Ceramics 4: Sui (581-618) Tang (618-907) and Five Dynasties
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(907-960) (I). 故宮博物院藏品大系：陶瓷編 4 ：隋唐五代（一）. Gugong Bowuyuan Cangpin Daxi.
Beijing, 2013. 298 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 200 small colour text plates. 38x27 cm. Cloth.£150.00
Volume Four is Part I of two covering the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties. Shows 200 superb examples of Sui (82) and Tang (118) ceramics from excavations at sites across China. All illustrated in full page colour plates and with some pieces also shown in detail.
Comparison with the volume on Jin-Tang ceramics in the ‘Complete Collection of Treasures in the Palace Museum’ (Gugong Zhencang) series (until now the most comprehensive coverage of such ceramics in the Gugong collection) shows a total of 24 Sui examples as opposed to 82 here. The remaining 118 examples are all Tang and, combined with the 153 in the next volume (Part II), make
a total of 271 Tang examples as opposed to 136 in the ‘Gugong Zhencang’ volume. Thus there is much previously unpublished material in these volumes. Recommended.
120 Gugong Museum: GUGONG BOWUYUAN CANGPIN DAXI: TAOCI BIAN 5: SUI TANG WUDAI (ER).
Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Ceramics 5: Sui (581-618) Tang (618-907) and Five Dynasties
(907-960) (II). 故宮博物院藏品大系：陶瓷編 5 ：隋唐五代（二）. Gugong Bowuyuan Cangpin Daxi.
Beijing, 2013. 282 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 200 small colour text plates. 38x27 cm. Cloth.£150.00
Volume Five is Part II of two covering the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties shows a further 200 superb examples of which Tang (153)
and Five Dynasties (47), excavated from sites across China. There are 47 examples from the Five Dynasties as opposed to the 40 shown
in the relevant ‘Gugong Zhencang’ volume ‘Jin and Tang’ (which also covers the Five Dynasties). Thus there is much previously unpublished material in these two volumes. Recommended.
121 Gugong Museum comp: DING CI YAJI: GUGONG BOWUYUAN ZHENCANG JI CHUTU DINGYAO CIQI
HUICUI. Selection of Ding Ware: The Palace Museum’s Collection and Archaeological Excavation. 定瓷雅集：
故宮博物院珍藏及出土定窯瓷器薈萃. Beijing, 2012. 338 pp. 307 pp. full page colour plates. 28x22 cm.
Wrappers.
£90.00
An excellent and welcome contribution to the relatively sparse literature on Ding ware. This fine work with excellent photography shows
148 superb examples in the collection of the Gugong Museum in Beijing. The pieces are either from the former imperial collection or
from archaeological excavations post-1949. Dated as follows: 13 Tang, 11 Late Tang/Five Dynasties, 7 Five Dynasties, 66 from the
Northern Song, 26 Jin dynasty, 5 Yuan, 7 Ming and 13 Qing. All illustrated in full page colour plates and in multiple views including
bases. Introduction, abstract to essay, list of plates and captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese. A prime reference.
122 Gugong Museum: GUGONG CANG CHUANSHI CIQI ZHENYAN DUIBI: LIDAI GU YAOZHI BIAOBEN
TULU. A Contrast between Genuine and Fake Porcelain And The Porcelain Specimens from Ancient Kiln Sites
Collected in the Palace Museum (Pictorial Album). 故宮藏傳世瓷器真贗對比：歷代古窯址標本圖錄. Beijing,
1998. 280 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£130.00
An extremely useful and interesting work showing the genuine ceramic article side by side with later copies and fakes for comparison
and contrast. In chapters; Imitation ancient porcelain of the Ming dynasty; imitation ancient porcelain in the reigns of Kangxi,
Yongzheng and Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty; Imitation ancient porcelain in the period from Guangxu’s reign of the Qing Dynasty to
the Republic of China; Imitation ancient porcelain in recent times. The final chapter is on porcelain specimens from important kiln sites
and shows reference pieces and shards excavated from various kiln sites. Illustrated with pieces from the Gugong collection in Beijing. Important for verification studies and the development of ceramic technology. Illustrated throughout in colour. Contents in English, otherwise Chinese text only. Out-of-print and hard to obtain.
123 Gugong Museum ed: JUN CI YA JI: GUGONG BOWUYUAN ZHENCANG JI CHUTU JUNYAO CIQI
HUICUI. Selection of Jun Ware: The Palace Museum’s Collection and Archaeological Excavation. 鈞瓷雅集：
故宮博物院珍藏及出土鈞窯瓷器薈萃. Beijing, 2013. 359 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 28x22 cm.
Wrappers.
£85.00
Shows 145 marvellous examples of Jun ware dating from the Northern Song through to the Qing with the majority of material Song,
Yuan and Ming. The pieces are all from the collection of the Gugong Museum in Beijing and include much excavated material. All illustrated in full page colour, the majority in multiple views and with bases shown. Produced to accompany an exhibition at the Museum. List of contents, two page preface, list of plates, brief introductions to sections and captions to plates in English. Main text in
Chinese. An excellent visual reference. Recommended.
124 Gugong Museum ed: MINGDAI HONGWU YONGLE YUYAO CIQI: MINGDAI XUANDE YUYAO CIQI:
JINGDEZHEN YUYAO YIZHI CHUTU YU GUGONG BOWUYUAN CANG CHUANSHI CIQI DUIBI.
Imperial Porcelains from the Reigns of Hongwu and Yongle in the Ming Dynasty: Imperial Porcelains from the
Reign of Xuande in the Ming Dynasty: A Comparison of Porcelains from the Imperial Kiln Site at Jingdezhen and
the Imperial Collection of the Palace Museum. 明代洪武永樂御窯瓷器：明代宣德御窯瓷器：景德鎮御窯
遺址出土與故宮博物院藏傳世瓷器對比. Beijing, 2015. 337; 356 pp. Full page colour plates throughout both
volumes. Colour text plates. 2 vols. 29x29 cm. Boards.
£230.00
Large and weighty two-volume catalogue of an excellent and important exhibition at the Gugong Museum in Beijing showing early
Ming dynasty porcelain from the reigns of the first three emperors - Hongwu, Yongle and Xuande. Shows excavated and reconstructed
ceramics from the Jingdezhen imperial kiln sites, juxtaposed with perfect examples (many related in design and decoration to the
Jingdezhen pieces) in the collection of the Gugong Museum in Beijing. Sheds light on the production processes and quality control at
the Jingdezhen official kilns in the early Ming dynasty and also the strict standards for selecting ceramics for the imperial court. This
is the first collaboration between the Jingdezhen Ceramics Research Institute and the Gugong Museum in Beijing and the first time
such excavated ceramics have been shown in the Gugong. The first volume covers Hongwu (37) and Yongle (114) ceramics, the second volume is entirely Xuande material and shows 155 examples. A total of 306 exhibits! Includes numerous unique and very rare examples. Large full page colour plates throughout both volumes with wonderful photography. The majority of pieces shown in multiple
views. Prefaces, lists of contents, lists of plates, brief abstracts to essays and captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese. An
excellent visual and research reference.
125 Gugong Museum: ZHENG ZHENDUO JUANXIAN DAJIA. (Zheng Zhenduo’s Gift to the Nation). 鄭振鐸捐
獻大家：（上卷）鄭振鐸捐獻陶俑選、（下卷）鄭振鐸文博文選. Beijing, 2005. 262; 2, 124 pp. 199 pp.
colour plates. 2 vols. 33x26 cm. Cloth.
£80.00
An excellent high-quality catalogue of the Zheng Zhenduo donation to the Gugong Museum in Beijing of 211 fine examples of Chinese
tomb figurines dating from the Han to the Tang from early and mid 20th century archaeological excavations. The figurines are well-
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illustrated in large colour plates. A second volume provides a selection Zheng’s related writings. (Titles of the two collections are
given here in characters.) All text in Chinese.
126 Guilin Bowuguan: GU CI FENGYUN: GUILIN BOWUGUAN CANG MINGDAI MEIPING SHANGXI.
(The Style and Essence of Ancient Ceramics: Ming Dynasty Meiping Vases in the Collection of the Guilin Museum).
古瓷風韵：桂林博物館藏明代梅瓶賞析. Beijing, 2012. 158 pp. Numerous colour plates (a good number full
£80.00
page). B/w text plates. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
The majority of the vases shown were excavated from the tombs of the Princes of Jingjiang - a fiefdom in existence in the Guilin area
during the Ming dynasty. 90 blue-and-white meiping plus 18 meiping with colour decoration are illustrated (some also showing closeup detail) and described. Unusual decoration and numerous styles abound, some unique. Divided into sections by design motif on the
meiping: Dragon and Phoenix; Flower, Fish and Animals; Figures - and a final section on the 18 meiping with colour decoration. A
very interesting work for both scholar and collector. Two page caption list and captions to illustrations in English. Main text in Chinese. Out-of-print and difficult to find.
127 Guilin Bowuguan: JINGJIANG FANWANG YICUI: GUILIN BOWUGUAN ZHENCANG MINGDAI
MEIPING. Jingjiang Princes’ Heritage: The White and Blue Plum Vases of Ming Dynasty Collected by the Guilin
Museum. Shanghai, 2000. 8, 150, 3 pp. 115 pp. colour plates. B/w illustrations. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£60.00
From the collection of the Guilin Museum. The majority excavated from the tombs of the Princes of Jingjiang - a fiefdom in existence
in the Guilin area in the Ming dynasty. 90 blue-and-white and 18 meiping with colour decoration are illustrated and described, some
with close-up detail. Unusual decoration and styles abound, some unique. Divided into sections by design motif on the meiping:
Dragon and Phoenix; Flower, Fish and Animals; Figures; and a final section on the 18 meiping with colour decoration. An extremely
interesting collection for both scholar and collector. Two page caption list and captions to illustrations in English. Main text in Chinese. Out-of-print and difficult to find.
128 Han Bowen: GANSU CAITAO. Painted Pottery From Gansu. 甘肅彩陶。韓博文主編. Beijing, 2008. xix, 187
pp. Colour plates throughout. 28x21 cm. Wrappers.
£70.00
Well-illustrated work showing 149 excellent and varied examples of painted Neolithic pottery from Gansu province in China held in
the collection of the Gansu Provincial Museum in Lanzhou. All the pottery comes from sites in Gansu, the site of excavation being stated
in the captions. An excellent visual reference to this much-collected ceramic form. Near dual texts in Chinese and English.
129 Hayashiya Seizo and Trubner, Henry: CHINESE CERAMICS FROM JAPANESE COLLECTIONS. T’ang
Through Ming Dynasties. New York, 1977. 135 pp. 14 colour plates, 91 illustrations. Map. Glossary and
bibliography. 25x23 cm. Paper.
£20.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Asia House Gallery, concentrating on excavated pieces and heirlooms brought to Japan between the
eighth and seventeenth centuries.
130 Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology et al. ed: HUANGYE YAO KAOGU XIN FAXIAN.
The New Archaeological Discovery at Huangye Kiln Site. 黃冶窯考古發現. Zhengzhou, 2005. 185 pp. 159 pp.
colour plates. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£65.00
Excavation report on the Huangye Kiln site in Gongyi in China’s Henan province. The fine colour plates show 147 excavated examples of Tang sancai and wares with various colour glazes. Includes a seven page essay: The Excavation and Preliminary Study of
Tang Tricolour-Glaze Kiln Site at Huangye in Gongyi. Dual text in Chinese and English including captions.
131 Henan Provincial Museum: HENAN GUDAI TAOSU YISHU. Pottery Art in Ancient Henan. 河南古代陶塑藝
術. Zhengzhou, 2005. 359 pp. 206 colour plates. B/w text drawings. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
Studies on ancient ceramics and pottery found in China’s Henan province. A total of 206 examples are shown dating from the Neolithic
period through to the Ming dynasty. Most of the material is pre-Song. A good amount of the material comes from the Henan Museum
collection. Captions in English including place of excavation in Henan province, where known. Main text in Chinese.
132 Hu Dongpo et al. ed: JINGDEZHEN MINGDAI YU CI YIZHI CHUTU CIQI FENXI YANJIU. (Analysis and
Research into Excavated Ming Dynasty Imperial Ceramics from Sites in Jingdezhen). 景德鎮明代御瓷遺址出土
瓷器分析研究。胡東波等著. Beijing, 2011. vii, 638 pp. Col. text plates. 2 vols. 29x21 cm. Boards. £130.00
Detailed two-volume technical analysis and research of Ming dynasty ceramic sherds excavated from the imperial kiln sites at
Jingdezhen. Illustrated throughout with sherds and reconstructed pieces. Text in Chinese.
133 Hu Jiuming et al. ed: DIAOLONGBEI SHIQIAN CAITAO. (Prehistoric Painted Pottery from Diaolongbei). 雕
龍碑史前彩陶. Beijing, 2006. 201 pp. Numerous colour illustrations and b/w drawings. 22x29 cm. Cloth. £45.00
Shows the excavation and finds of painted pottery from the Neolithic site of the Yanhuang culture at Diaolongbei located near Xiangfan in China’s Hubei province. Illustrated throughout with sherds, reconstructed examples of pottery and drawings of designs found
on the pottery. In Chinese.
134 HUAIBEI LIUZI: YUNHE YIZHI FAJUE BAOGAO. (An Excavation Report on Finds Made at the Sui and
Tang Canal Site at Liuzi near Huaibei). 淮北柳孜：運河遺址發掘報告. Beijing, 2002. xi, 262 pp. text plus 32
pp. colour plates and 72 pp. b/w plates. Text drawings. 26x19 cm. Boards.
£35.00
An excavation in Anhui province in 1999 comprising the first archaeological report on a Chinese canal dating from the Sui and Tang
dynasties. The remains of eight sunken Tang dynasty ships were unearthed. In addition, numerous Tang dynasty ceramics from all
over China were discovered. A very interesting report particularly for the study of Tang dynasty shipping and commerce within China
at the time. Two page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese.
135 Hubei Provincial Museum: FULIANG CUISE: JIANGXI JINGDEZHEN YUAN MING QINGHUACI.
Splendor of Porcelain: Exhibition of Yuan and Ming Blue and White Porcelains in Jingdezhen of Jiangxi Province.
浮梁翠色：江西景德鎮元明青花瓷. Beijing, 2013. 199 pp. Colour plates. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£65.00
Catalogue of a loan exhibition at the Hubei Provincial Museum in Wuhan, China, showing 94 excavated and restored examples of Yuan
and Ming dynasty ceramics from the collection of the Jingdezhen Research Institute of Ceramic Archaeology and excavated from sites
in and around Jingdezhen. It would appear that some of the material has never previously been exhibited. The Ming ceramics show
examples from reigns throughout the dynasty. All exhibits illustrated in colour, many in multiple views and with basemarks shown. List
of contents, introductions, précis of essays, introductions to each section and captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese. A very
interesting contribution to the material on the subject.
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136 Hunan Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute ed: HUNAN GU MU YU GU YAOZHI. (Ancient
Tombs and Kiln Sites in Hunan). 湖南古墓與古窯址. Changsha, 2004. 16, 4, 4, 528 pp. 16 pp. colour plates.
£35.00
Numerous b/w text illustrations and drawings. 27x19 cm. Cloth.
Chronologically covers tomb sites in various parts of Hunan province together with records and illustrations of the artefacts excavated.
Despite the kiln sites mentioned in the title, there is practically nothing on this. Four page list of contents in English.
137 Institute of Archaeology, CASS: NANSONG GUANYAO. Southern Song Governmental Porcelain Workshop. 南
宋官窯. Kaoguxue Zhuankan, IV:46. Beijing, 1996. 82 pp. text, 8 pp. colour and 56 pp. b/w plates. Text illustrations
and drawings. 27x19 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
Reports on the thorough excavations of the site carried out from 1984-86. The workshop, which made high-grade celadon products
exclusively for the Song imperial court, is located on Wuguishan in the southern suburbs of Hangzhou. Finds include a kiln and associated structures, tools, implements and over 30,000 porcelain shards. 2 page English abstract, otherwise Chinese only.
138 Institute of Archaeology, Shaanxi Province: TANGDAI HUANGPU TONGCHUAN. Excavation of a Tang Kilnsite at Huangpu in Tongchuan Shaanxi. Beijing, 1992. 14, 539 pp. text volume with over 280 text illustrations. 184
plates, 40 in colour. 2 vols. 36x27 cm. Paper.
£45.00
Report of excavations of workshops making Tang tri-coloured glazed pottery, three kilns for firing the same, eight workshops for making porcelain, five kilns, etc. plus tens of thousands of sherds. With a ten-page English résumé.
139 Jiang Xuantai and Qin Tingyu ed: ZHONGGUO CIQI DE FAMING: SHAOXING CHUTU GU TAOCI
YANJIU. (The Discovery of Chinese Porcelain: Research on Excavations at Shaoxing). Shanghai, 1957. 10 pp. text
and 47 plates. 35x26 cm. Paper.
£25.00
Discussion of early ceramic wares and the relationship between pottery and porcelain in terms of firing temperatures, glazes, decoration etc. Plates show excavated wares of Han to Six Dynasties period. In Chinese. RBS 3:463.
140 Jiangxi Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute ed: JINGDEZHEN HUTIAN YAOZHI
1988-1999 NIAN KAOGU FAJUE BAOGAO. Hutian Kiln Site in Jingdezhen: Report on Excavations from 1988
to 1999. 景德鎮湖田窯址 1988-1999 年考古發掘報告. Beijing, 2007. 560; 6, 196 pp. 196 pp. colour plates.
Numerous b/w text drawings. 2 vols. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£150.00
Detailed two-volume excavation report on finds at this important Song and Yuan dynasty kiln in Jingdezhen that made Qingbai wares.
The first volume details the excavations finds and research. The second volume consists entirely of colour plates and shows hundreds
of excavated (and many reconstructed) ceramics from the site that demonstrates the versatility and range of output. Includes pillow
rests of varied design and shape (including animal figures), small animal figurines and other miniature ceramics such as vases and
ewers. A number of dark-glazed teabowls. Numerous bowls and ewers. Five page English abstract. Main text in Chinese.
141 JIANGXI YUSHAN DUKOU WUZHOU YAOZHI. Wuzhou Kiln Remains in Dukou, Yushan County, Jiangxi
Province. 江西玉山瀆口婺州窯址. Beijing, 2008. 4, 14, 189, 104 pp. 104 pp colour plates and numerous b/w
drawings. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£70.00
The Wuzhou kiln in China’s Jiangxi province was active during the Tang and Song dynasties producing wares with greenish and brown
glazes. This is a detailed report on the excavation of the kilns and shows hundreds of examples of these wares found at the site. Three
page English abstract. Main text in Chinese.
142 Koyama Fujio: POST-WAR DISCOVERIES OF T’ANG AND SUNG KILN SITES. N.p., 1962. 19 pp. 26x18
cm. Paper.
£10.00
A survey, translated by John Figgess, of kiln sites and excavation reports published since 1945.
143 KUNSHAN CHUODUN YIZHI. Chuodun Site in Kunshan. 昆山綽墩遺址. Beijing, 2011. 393 pp. text plus 140
pp. colour plates. B/w text illustrations and drawings. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£90.00
Excavation report on the Neolithic Chuodun site near Kunshan in China’s Jiangsu province. Of note for the extensive amounts of
monochrome Neolithic pottery excavated. Many reconstructed examples illustrated. Two page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese.
144 Li Huibing ed: CHANGSHA YAO. Changsha Kiln. 長沙窯。李輝柄主編. Changsha, 2004. 134; 342; 334 pp.
676 pp. colour plates. Colour and b/w text illus. and drawings. 3 vols. 29x22 cm. Simulated leather.
£175.00
A high quality production showing thousands of examples of ceramics from the Changsha kilns. Introductory text volume with sections
on: The Discovery and Excavation of Changsha Kilns; The Spread of the Wares North and South of the Yangtze River; Finds of Changsha Wares across Asia and Africa; The Stunning Finds of the ‘Black Rock’ Shipwreck; Features of Changsha Wares; The Historical
Position of the Changsha Kilns; Artistic Features and the Cultural Context of the Changsha Kilns; Appendixes. Volumes Two and
Three entirely consist of colour plates showing Changsha wares, with a high proportion of fascinating, elaborate designs, many figurative and with inscriptions. Two page foreword and list of contents in English. Main text in Chinese. A fine research reference.
145 Liu Tao; Office of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee for the Preservation of Ancient Monuments: SONG LIAO
JIN JINIAN CIQI. Dated Ceramics of the Song, Liao and Jin Periods. 宋遼金紀年瓷器。劉濤著. Beijing, 2004.
6, 9, 257 pp. 23 pp. colour plates plus numerous b/w text illustrations and drawings. 26x18 cm. Paper.
£35.00
Useful work depicting and detailing ceramics from the Song, Liao and Jin dynasties (primarily from excavations) that can be dated.
Numerous illustrations, primarily black-and-white. In Chinese.
146 LONGQUAN DA YAO FENGDONGYAN YAO ZHI CHUTU CIQI. (Ceramics Excavated from the Sites of the
Longquan Main Kiln and Fengdongyan Kiln). 龍泉大窯楓洞岩窯址出土瓷器. Beijing, 2009. 6, 241 pp. Full page
colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£85.00
Report on the results and findings of an important collaborative archaeological excavation of the main Longquan kiln and the Fengdongyan Longquan kiln sites, located in China’s Zhejiang province. The excavations yielded thousands of Song dynasty Longquan ceramic fragments, many here illustrated in their reconstructed forms. Illustrated throughout in colour. Text in Chinese.
147 Lu Junmao & Zhang Guozhu ed: XI’AN GU CIPIAN. Fragmentary Ceramics of Ancient Xi’an. 西安古瓷片。
盧均茂、張國柱編著. Xi’an, 2003. 128 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
A study of Chinese ceramic sherds excavated in the Xi’an area. The sherds date from the Tang through to the Qing dynasties and come
from various kilns. A wide variety of sherds are illustrated in colour and briefly described in English. Main text in Chinese.
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148 Luoyang Museum ed: LUOYANG TANG SANCAI. (Tang Period Tri-colour Pottery of Luoyang). Beijing, 1980.
10 pp. text, including 2 pp. English résumé. 129 colour plates. 36x27 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
The 129 pieces of Tang three-coloured pottery in this album have all been excavated from tombs in the burial grounds surrounding
the Tang period city of Luoyang. They represent the various types of these relics.
149 Ma Yichao: NANSONG HANGZHOU XIUNEISI GUANYAO YANJIU. Study on Southern Song Xiuneisi
Imperial Kilns Hangzhou. 南宋杭州修內司官窯研究。馬亦超著. Hangzhou, 2006. 317 pp. Full page colour
£95.00
Primarily a pictorial survey of hundreds, if not thousands, of sherds and reconstructed celadon ceramics excavated from the Xiuneisi
official kiln site dating from the Southern Song dynasty. An excellent and important visual reference. Prologue and eight pages of English text. Main text in Chinese.
150 MAOJIAWAN MINGDAI CIQI KENG KAOGU FAJUE BAOGAO. (Archaeological Excavation Report on the
Ming Dynasty Ceramics Pit at Maojiawan in Beijing). 毛家灣明代瓷器坑考古發掘報告. Beijing, 2007. xx, 478
pp. Numerous colour text plates and b/w text drawings. 2 vols. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£120.00
Report on the excavation and, more specifically, the ceramics found in a Ming dynasty pit at Maojiawan within the old city of Beijing.
Over one million ceramic sherds and pieces were found, dating from the Tang to the Ming. Most of the pieces are mid-Ming dynasty
blue-and-white from Jingdezhen. Other styles and kilns included Cizhou and Longquan. Hundreds of varied examples found are here
illustrated in colour and described. Important for the understanding of the porcelain trade to the capital of China during the Yuan and
Ming dynasties. Two page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese.
151 Mei Guojian ed: DUANDIAN YAO: LUSHAN HUA CI. Duandian Kiln: Lushan Porcelain Flowers. 段店窯：
魯山花瓷。梅國建主編. Chengdu, 2014. 245 pp. Colour text plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers. £90.00
The remains of the little-known Duandian Kiln are located at Lushan in China’s Henan province. The kiln was active from the beginning of the Tang into the Yuan, with its peak of production from the mid-Tang into the Song dynasty. This work illustrates the results
of excavations at the kiln site and shows hundreds of sherds and a number of intact or reconstructed pieces. Many different types of
glazed-ware are shown but black and browned-glazed wares predominate, together with white-glazed wares overpainted in black. All
text in Chinese. Hard to obtain.
152 Museum of Oriental Ceramics,: HEKIRYOKU NO HANA: KOKUSAI KORYU KIKAKUTEN MINDAI
RYUSENYO SEIJI DAIYO FUDOGAN YOSHI HAKKUTSU DEIKATEN. Special Exhibition: The Flower
of Jade Green: Longquan Celadon of the Ming Dynasty: recent Archaeological Findings of the Dayao Fengdongyan
Kiln Site. 碧綠の華：明代龍泉窯青磁：大窯楓洞岩窯址發掘成果展. Osaka, 2011. 157 pp. Colour plates
£60.00
Catalogue of a loan exhibition showing recent finds of Ming dynasty Longquan ware (long popular in Japan) from the Dayao Fengdongyan kiln site in China’s Zhejiang province. This kiln produced Longquan celadon wares for the Chinese court during the Hongwu
and Yongle reigns of the Ming dynasty. Shows 80 excavated and reconstructed items. Introduction, captions to plates and list of exhibits in English. Main text in Japanese.
153 Museum of Oriental Ceramics: IMPERIAL PORCELAIN: RECENT DISCOVERIES OF JINGDEZHEN
WARES. Kotei no Jiki: Shinhakken no Keitokuchin Kanyo. Osaka, 1995. 196 pp. 232 plates and illustrations in
colour. English captions. 30x21 cm. Paper.
£30.00
Travelling exhibition of 200 objects from Chinese excavations, with added 32 relevant pieces from Japanese collections. The objects,
reconstructed from sherds, date from Yuan to Ming. With essays by Japanese scholars and by Liu Xinyuan. In Japanese.
154 Nanjing Museum et al: HONGSHAN YUEMU CHUTU LIQI. Ritual Objects from the Burials of the Yue State
at Hongshan. 鴻山越墓出土禮器. Beijing, 2007. 12, 173 pp. Colour plates throughout illustrating 176 objects.
30x23 cm. Cloth.
£65.00
Separate well-illustrated monograph volume devoted to the ritual objects excavated from one of the most important recent archaeological excavations in China. An official excavation report and further monographs on musical objects and jades are also published
for this Spring and Autumn period site in Jiangsu. Amongst other things certain of these objects are important for the origins of
celadon. Table of contents and basic captions in English, otherwise Chinese.
155 Nanjing Museum et al: HONGSHAN YUEMU CHUTU YUEQI. Musical Instruments from the Burials of the Yue
State at Hongshan. 鴻山越墓出土樂器. Beijing, 2007. 18, 292 pp. Colour plates throughout illustrating 332 objects
or groups of objects. 30x23 cm. Cloth.
£85.00
Separate well-illustrated monograph volume devoted to the musical instruments - chiefly ceramic - excavated from one of the most important recent archaeological excavations in China. An official excavation report and further monographs on ritual objects and jades
are also published for this Spring and Autumn period site in Jiangsu. Table of contents and basic captions in English, otherwise Chinese.
156 Nanjing Museum et al. ed: DA YUE YIZHEN: HONGSHAN YUEMU WENWU JINGHUA. (Treasure of the
Great Yue: Masterpieces Excavated from the Yue Kingdom Tombs at Hongshan). 大越遺珍：鴻山越墓文物菁
華. Beijing, 2008 . 341 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£110.00
Catalogues the extraordinary artefacts recently excavated from the royal tombs of the Spring and Autumn period Yue Kingdom located
at Hongshan near Wuxi in China’s Jiangsu province and now in the Nanjing Museum. These include the amazing sets of bells and
chimes made from an early celadon-type white-glazed ceramic. The forms of the bells and chimes closely imitate the shapes and styles
of archaic bronze bells and metal and stone chimes. There are in addition many other types of ceramic objects that imitate bronze forms,
together with ceramics imitating jade bi discs and ceramic rhinoceros horns! There are also a number of jade articles from the period
plus some small glass objects. Text in Chinese. Recommended.
157 NANSONG GONGSHENGRENLIE HUANGHOU ZHAI YIZHI. The Remains of the Mansion of Empress
Gongshengrenlie of the Southern Song Dynasty. 南宋恭圣仁烈皇后宅遺址. Beijing, 2008. 15, 9, 242 pp. 135 pp.
colour plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. Folding map in back pocket. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£75.00
Detailed report on excavations at the site of this Southern Song imperial residence, located in Hangzhou in China, the site of the
Southern Song capital. Apart from the remains of foundations and building structures, the site yielded a large amount of ceramics
sherds, including many examples of guanyao celadon. Three page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese.
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158 National Museum of Korea: SPECIAL EXHIBITION OF CULTURAL RELICS FOUND OFF SINAN
COAST. Seoul, 1977. 53 pp. Korean & English text. 222 plates, 32 col, with 355 ills. 26x19 cm. Paper. £55.00
Catalogue of an exhibition of the remarkable & important findings of ceramics and some bronzes from Yuan China. 7,000 pieces have
been excavated.
159 Oriental Ceramic Society: CHINESE TRANSLATIONS NUMBER 9. Report on the Excavation of 56 Ancient
Tombs at the Hsiu-Ling Reservoir on Huang-Yen, Chekiang. London, 1979. 36 pp. 6 plates. 17 figures. 7 tables.
29x22 cm. Paper.
£15.00
Report on the excavation of 56 ancient tombs at the Xiuling Reservoir in Huangyan, Zhejiang, translated from Kaogu Xuebao.
160 Poly Art Museum: HENAN XIN CHU SONG JIN MING YAO CIQI TEZHAN. (Special Exhibition of NewlyExcavated Song and Jin Dynasty Ceramics from Famous Kilns in Henan). 河南新出宋金名窯瓷器特展. Beijing,
2009. c. 100 pp. Full page colour plates. 7 foldouts. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£85.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Poly Art Museum in Beijing showing well over 100 examples of Song and Jin dynasty ceramics excavated at various kiln sites in China’s Henan province between 2001 and 2008. The sites include Baofeng Qingliang Si, Zhanggonggang, Yexian Wenji, Yuzhou and others. The wares include an extensive amount of Ru wares plus Jun wares. Many of the pieces
are reconstructed from sherds but a good number, particularly the Ru wares, were excavated intact. All illustrated in full colour and
well-described in Chinese.
161 QIN YONGCHENG DOUFU CUN ZHANGUO ZHI TAO ZUOFANG YIZHI. (The Remains of the Warring
States Pottery Workshop Site at Doufu Village near the Qin Kingdom City of Yongcheng). 秦雍城豆腐村戰國制
陶作坊遺址. Beijing, 2013. xiv, 398 pp. text plus 112 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text illustrations and
drawings. 1 foldout. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£70.00
Excavation report of a Warring States pottery production site near Yongcheng in China’s Shaanxi province. The workshop primarily
produced decorative eave tiles for roof ends and many excavated examples with numerous designs are here illustrated. Five page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese.
162 RUYUAN ZEQIAOSHAN LIUCHAO SUI TANG MU. Burials of the Six Dynasties and the Sui and Tang
Dynasties at Zeqiaoshan, Ruyuan. 乳源澤橋山六朝隋唐墓. Beijing, 2006. 11, 255 pp. text plus 126 pp. colour
plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 3 foldouts. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£60.00
The Zeqiaoshan cemetery is located in Ruyuan county in China’s Guangdong province. Discovered in 1984, the site was excavated in
2000 and 85 burials dating from the Six Dynasties, Sui and Tang were found. The main finds were numerous fine ceramics, in particular, early celadons, numerous examples of which are here illustrated. Three page English abstract. Main text in Chinese.
163 Sackler Museum Beijing: JINGDEZHEN CHUTU MINGDAI YUYAO CIQI. (Ming Dynasty Ceramics
Excavated from the Imperial Kiln at Jingdezhen). 景德鎮出土明代御窑瓷器. Beijing, 2009. 216 pp. Full page
colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£85.00
Published following an exhibition at the Sackler Museum at Beijing Museum in 2006, this work details the finds of Ming ceramics made
during excavations at the Ming dynasty imperial kilns at Jingdezhen from 2002 to 2004. A total of 120 examples of excavated and reconstructed examples are shown, dating from the Hongwu to Zhengde reigns. All are illustrated in full page colour plates, practically
all in multiple views. The majority are blue-and-white, together with some monochromes. Foreword and introductory essay in English. Main texts in Chinese. An important contribution.
164 Shaanxi Museum ed: SHAANXI LISHI BOWUGUAN ZHENCANG TAO CIQI. Selected Treasures of Shaanxi
History Museum: Ceramics. 陝西歷史博物館珍藏陶瓷器. Xi’an, 2003. 191 pp. Colour plates and b/w illustrations
£40.00
156 pieces of ceramic wares from the collection of this famous museum in Xi’an are here illustrated in good colour plates and described
with a dual text in Chinese and English. As one would expect, the collection is especially strong on earlier wares from excavated sites.
165 Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology: TANG CHANGAN LIQUANFANG SANCAI YAOZHI. The Kiln
Site of Tricolor-Glazed Pottery at Liquanfang in Chang’an Capital City of Tang Dynasty. 唐長安醴泉坊三彩窯址
. Shaanxi Sheng Kaogu Yanjiusuo Tianye Kaogu Baogao No 34. Beijing, 2008. 3, 14, 155 pp. text plus 127 pp
colour plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£80.00
Excavation report on four Sui and Tang dynasty kiln sites located at Liquanfang near Xi’an in China. The kilns produced sancai wares
and tomb figurines and a large selection of these finds are illustrated here. A good reference for the study of these ceramics. Two page
English abstract. Main text in Chinese.
166 Shijiahe Kaogu Dui ed: TIANMEN SHIJIAHE KAOGU BAOGAO ZHI ER: DENGJIAWAN. Archaeological
Work at Shijiahe, Tianmen (II): Dengjiawan. 天門石家河考古報告之二：鄧家灣. Beijing, 2003. 18, 6, 309 pp.
text plus 32 pp. colour and 78 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 2 foldouts. 26x19 cm. Cloth. £40.00
Detailed excavation report of the Dengjiawan site at the large Neolithic complex at Shijahe in China’s Hubei province. The Dengjiawan site yielded numerous examples of pottery, the most interesting and appealing being numerous pottery figures of various animals
and birds. Five page English abstract. Main text in Chinese.
167 Shimazu, Noriki: NANKAI SHUTSUDO NO CHUGOKU TOJI. (Chinese Ceramics from the Southern Seas).
Tokyo, 1980. 208 pp. Japanese text. 73 colour plates and illustrations, 108 in b/w, maps. 27x19 cm. Cloth. £55.00
Chinese ceramics, mostly export wares, excavated in South-east Asia & the Philippines .
168 Song Dachuan ed: BEIJING MAOJIAWAN CHUTU CIQI. (Ceramics Excavated at Maojiawan in Beijing). 北
京毛家灣出土瓷器。宋大川主編. Beijing, 2008. 18, 250 pp. Colour plates. 29x21 cm. Boards.
£70.00
Shows in full colour plates about 250 of the finest and most interesting ceramics excavated from the Maojiawan site in Beijing, a Ming
dynasty pit within the old city of Beijing. Over one million ceramic sherds and pieces were found, dating from the Tang to the Ming.
Most of the pieces are mid-Ming dynasty blue-and-white from Jingdezhen. Other styles and kilns included Cizhou and Longquan.
169 Southeast Asian Ceramics Society: CHINESE TRANSLATIONS, NO. 2. SCS Chinese Translations No. 2.
Singapore, 1980. 50 pp. 124 illustrations, 9 figures. 26x19 cm. Paper.
£15.00
Contains reports on the latest excavation of an ancient kiln site at Dehua in Fujian, on the Qudougong kiln of Dehua and on Chinese
porcelain found in a shipwreck on the seabed off Sinan, Korea.
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170 Sun Fuxi ed: XI’AN WENWU JINGHUA: CIQI. (Masterpieces of Xi’an’s Cultural Relics: Porcelain). 西安文
物精華：瓷器。孫福喜主編. Beijing, 2008. 334 pp. Colour plates throughout. Numerous text illustrations.
29x22 cm. Cloth.
£80.00
Comprehensive and copiously-illustrated work on fine Chinese ceramics from sites in and around the ancient Chinese capital of Xi’an.
Unsurprisingly, most of the material is early and from archaeological excavations, although there is a good showing of Qing material. Sites of excavation are given where known. Arranged chronologically. Near dual texts in Chinese and English.
171 Sun Fuxi ed: XI’AN WENWU JINGHUA: SANCAI. (Masterpieces of Xi’an’s Cultural Relics: Sancai Wares).
£80.00
西安文物精華：三彩。孫福喜主編. Xi’an, 2011. 148 pp. Colour plates. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
Well-illustrated work on Sui and (predominantly) Tang dynasty sancai wares excavated at sites in and around the ancient Chinese capital of Xi’an. Some 160 fine examples are shown, the majority tomb figurines, horses and other smaller animals, bowls and ewers and
mythical beasts and deities. Sites of excavation are given where known. Arranged chronologically. Near dual texts in Chinese and English including detailed descriptions of each object.
172 Sun Fuxi ed: XI’AN WENWU JINGHUA: TAOYONG. (Masterpieces of Xi’an’s Cultural Relics: Pottery
Figurines). 西安文物精華：陶俑。孫福喜主編. Xi’an, 2014. 23, 306 pp. 250 pp. colour plates. Numerous
small b/w text illustrations. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£100.00
Shows 313 examples of Chinese tomb figurines excavated from sites in and around the city of Xi’an in China. The objects date from
the Neolithic to the Ming with extensive amounts of material from the Han through to, and including the Tang dynasty. All illustrated
in colour and described in detail. Site of excavation is given where known. Near dual texts in Chinese and English. A good contribution to the literature on the subject.
173 Wang Lin & Xu Hu: JIN BOXING TI JI HAN ZAO ERBAI PIN. (Two Hundred Han Stoves with Inscriptions
and Comments by Jin Boxing). 金伯興題記漢灶二百品。王琳許葫著. Beijing, 2013. 401 pp. Full page colour
£60.00
Illustrates 200 pottery stoves dating from the Han dynasty. The stoves were collected by one Jin Boxing who also made rubbings of
the stoves and inscribed comments alongside. The rubbings are illustrated beside a photograph of the actual stove. The stoves excavated from sites in Shaanxi, Shanxi and Henan provinces. Text in Chinese.
174 Wu Xiaosong: QICHUN LUOZHOU CHENG 2001 NIAN FAJUE BAOGAO. (2001 Excavation Report at
Qichun near the City of Luozhou). 蘄春羅州城2001年發掘報告。吳曉松主編. Beijing, 2007. 360 pp. text plus
16 pp. colour and 28 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 26x19 cm. Boards.
£35.00
Report on trial excavations at Qichun in central China. Yielded much material, in particular, ceramics from the Warring States through
to the Song, shedding much light on the history of the area. Four page English abstract. Main text in Chinese.
175 WUDAI HUANGPU YAOZHI. (The Remains of the Five Dynasties Huangpu Kiln). 五代黃浦窯址. Beijing,
1997. 17, 318 pp. and 104 pp. plates of which 8 in colour. 27x19 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
Excavated between 1984 and 1992, the Huangpu Kiln site south of Xi’an yielded large amounts of Tang, Five Dynasties, Song, Jin and
Yuan material, including tricolour, celadons and numerous other glazed wares. 8 page English abstract, otherwise Chinese only. Produced by the Institute of Archaeology, Shaanxi.
176 Xiaoshan Museum ed: SHAN QI YUE HUN: CHAILING SHAN TUDUN MU KAOGU FAJUE CHENGGUO
ZHAN. (Exhibition of the Results of the Archaeological Excavation of the Earthen Mound Tombs at Chailing
Shan). 山栖越魂：柴�山土墩墓考古發掘成果展. Beijing, 2013. 104 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm.
Wrappers.
£35.00
Catalogue of an exhibition displaying the result of excavations at these Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn period tombs located
in the district of Xiaoshan near Hangzhou in China. The artefacts shown are all ceramics with impressed and incised designs. Illustrated throughout. Text in Chinese.
177 Li Chi: XIAOTUN (HENAN ANYANG YINXU YIZHI ZHI YI) DI SAN BEN: YINXU QIWU: JIA BIAN:
TAOQI SHANG JI. Hsiao-T’un (The Yin-Shang Site at Anyang, Honan) Volume III: Artifacts: Fascicle 1: Pottery
of the Yin and Pre-Yin Period: Part 1: A Classified and Descriptive Account with a Corpus of All the Main Types.
Archaeologia Sinica Number Two. Taipei, 1956. Frontispiece, vii, 4, 3, 148 pp. text and 53 pp. b/w plates. 2 tipped
in colour plates. Numerous text drawings and illustrations. 38x27 cm. Paper. Wear and loss to spine.
£70.00
Published by the Academia Sinica, this is part of a mammoth compilation on the archaeological excavations at Anyang in the 1930s.
This is the first part of Volume III in the series which deals with artefacts recovered from the site. This part gives a detailed account
of pre-Yin and Yin period pottery found at the Xiao Tun Yinxu site. Text in Chinese. Rare.
178 Xie Hujun & Li Yongqiang ed: LUOYANG CHUTU CIQI. (Ceramics Excavated in Luoyang). 洛陽出土瓷器。
謝虎軍李永強主編. Zhengzhou, 2005. 181 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 28x21 cm. Wrappers.£75.00
Shows 180 fine examples of ceramics excavated in and around the city of Luoyang in China. The ceramics date from the Western Zhou
to the Qing and the vast majority is Yuan or before and includes a good amount of Tang and Song wares. All illustrated in full colour
and many in multiple views. Text in Chinese.
179 Xie Minglian: MAOYI TAOCI YU WENHUA SHI. (Trade Ceramics and Cultural History). 貿易陶瓷與文化史
。謝明良著. Taibei, 2005. 8, 399 pp. 8 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text illus. 27x20 cm. Boards. £95.00
An interesting work on the subject split into four main sections each with a good number of essays. The sections are: Early Chinese
Trade Ceramics; Japanese and Southeast Asian Ceramics in the Qing Court Collection; Trade Ceramics Excavated in Taiwan; Investigations into the Cultural History of Ceramics. Text in Chinese.
180 Xihan Nanyue Wang Bowuguan ed: XIHAN NANYUE WANG BOWUGUAN ZHENPIN TULU. (A Catalogue
of Treasures from the Museum of the King of the Western Han Nanyue Kingdom). 西漢南越王博物館珍品圖彔
. Beijing, 2007. 158 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£40.00
Shows the treasures of this museum built to house the well-preserved and very rich hoard of grave goods, especially jades and bronzes,
which were excavated in 1983 from the tomb of a king of the Western Han Nanyue Kingdom at Xianggang Shan in Guangzhou. Many
of the artefacts show the influence of the southern cultures of Chu and Yue. In addition to the archaeological finds, a number of ceramic pillows in the museum’s collection dating from the Tang to the Liao are also shown. Colour plates throughout. Text in Chinese.
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181 XISHA SHUIXIA KAOGU 1998-1999. (Underwater Archaeology in the Xisha Islands 1998-1999). 西沙水下考
古 1998-1999. Zhongguo Shuixia Kaogu Baogao Xilie 2. Beijing, 2006. xvi, 280 pp. Colour plates and b/w text
drawings throughout. Accompanying CD. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£85.00
Details underwater excavations and finds by Chinese archaeologists at the end of 1998 and early 1999 in the region of the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea. There were two main types of finds: ancient shipwrecks from the Song and Yuan dynasties and sites without shipwrecks with broken porcelain scattered on the seabed. Around 1500 finds were made, mostly porcelain, varied in style, including
celadon and blue-and-white and dating from the Song through to the Qing dynasties. Small amounts of metalware were also discovered. Many of the ceramics are illustrated here and the finds are testament to the huge amount of maritime trade conducted by China
in, and through, this area over the centuries. Four page introduction plus list of contents in English. Main text in Chinese.
182 Xu Jiegen ed: DING YAO FENGHUA. Reveal the Glamour of Ding Ware. 定窯風華。徐結根主編. Hangzhou,
£85.00
2011. 167 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
A survey of Ding ware showing very fine pieces predominantly held in museums in China plus a few examples from overseas collections. Includes dishes incised with designs, ewers, bowls and pillows. Well-illustrated with good colour plates. Sites of excavation and
holding museum given. The last 30 pages show recent Ding-style wares. A good addition to the somewhat sparse literature on the subject. Text in Chinese.
183 Yang Houli, Fan Fengmei and Rita C. Tan: DATED QINGBAI WARES OF THE SONG AND YUAN
DYNASTIES. Hong Kong, 1999. 112 pp. 100 colour plates. 28x21 cm. Paper.
£60.00
Illustrated documentation of one hundred pieces excavated from dated tombs, chiefly from Jiangxi province.
184 Yang Shilin & Kong Lingkuan: HONGWU ZHONGDUCHENG TAOCI CUIZHEN. (Ceramic Treasures from
the Hongwu Period at Zhongducheng). 洪武中都城陶瓷粹珍。楊士林孔令寬著. Beijing, 2003. 95 pp.
Numerous colour plates. 28x21 cm. Paper.
£40.00
Zhongducheng was built by the first emperor of the Ming dynasty, Hongwu, and its remains are located in Fengyang county in Anhui
province. This work shows ceramic artefacts excavated at the site, primarily ceramic roof tiles with dragon designs but also a number of ceramics and ceramic sherds. Interesting introduction on the history of the city and the importance of the ceramic finds. In Chinese. Out of print.
185 YUANMINGYUAN CHANGCHUNYUAN GONGMEN QU YIZHI FAJUE BAOGAO. (Excavation Report
on Remains Found in the Palace Gate Area of the Garden of Everlasting Spring at Yuanmingyuan). 圓明園長春園
宮門區遺址發掘報告. Beijing, 2009. vii, 118 pp. text plus 72 pp. colour plates. B/w text drawings. One foldout.
29x22 cm. Cloth.
£60.00
Detailed report on the archaeological investigations and excavations from the area of the main entrance to the Changchunyuan complex of the Yuanmingyuan outside Beijing. In addition to illustration and discussion of the remains of foundations of the buildings of
the palace gate complex, there is illustration of sculpted and carved pieces of masonry and a good number of ceramic sherds, many
of a delicacy indicating the refined imperial nature of the site. Three page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese.
186 ZAOYANG DIAOLONGBEI. Excavations of the Diaolongbei Site in Zaoyang City. 棗陽雕龍碑. Beijing, 2006.
2, xx, 433 pp. text plus 12 pp. colour and 144 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 2 foldouts. 27x19 cm.
Boards.
£45.00
Exhaustively details the excavations at the Diaolongbei site near Zaoyang in China’s Hubei province. The site yielded a residential
area dating from the Yangshao culture and artefacts of interest included coloured pottery with painted designs. Three page English
abstract. Main text in Chinese.
187 Zhang Bo ed: ZHONGGUO CHUTU CIQI QUANJI. Complete Collection of Ceramic Art Unearthed in China.
中國出土瓷器全集。張柏主編. Beijing, 2008. Each volume contains c.16 pp. introductory text and c.240 pp.
full page colour plates. 16 vols. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£950.00
Large and important 16 volume work exhaustively detailing Chinese ceramics found at archaeological sites in China. The volumes are
arranged geographically by city and/or province in China as follows:
Vol. 1: Beijing; Vol. 2: Tianjin, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang; Vol. 3: Hebei; Vol. 4: Inner Mongolia; Vol. 5: Shanxi; Vol. 6: Shandong;
Vol. 7: Jiangsu and Shanghai; Vol. 8: Anhui; Vol. 9: Zhejiang; Vol. 10: Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Chongqing, Hong Kong,
Macau, Taiwan; Vol. 11: Fujian; Vol. 12: Henan; Vol. 13: Hubei, Hunan; Vol. 14: Jiangxi; Vol. 15: Shaanxi; Vol. 16: Gansu, Qinghai,
Ningxia, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Guizhou, Tibet.
Each volume typically contains five or six pages of introductory text, a five or six page list of contents and then around 240 pages of
full page high quality colour plates showing excavated ceramics dating chronologically from the Western Zhou through to the early
Qing dynasty. The majority of the ceramics are early with strong showings of Tang, Song, Liao and Jin material but there is also a good
amount of Yuan and Ming pieces. All the illustrations have captions describing the piece and, of much importance, the site of excavation. The whole work illustrates and describes approximately 4,000 excavated ceramics and comprises a valuable reference work
and research tool, not least for the thorny issue of authentication. A further great advantage of this work is that it has dual text throughout in Chinese and English. Recommended.
188 Zhao Jiabin & Wu Chunming ed: FUJIAN LIANJIANG DINGHAIWAN CHENCHUAN KAOGU.
(Archaeological Report on the Shipwreck at Dinghai Bay on the Lian River in Fujian Province). 福建連江定海灣
沉船考古。趙嘉斌、吳春明主編. Beijing, 2011. iv, 466 pp. Colour text plates. 29x21 cm. Boards. £95.00
Detailed report on this Song dynasty shipwreck found in the delta of the Lian River in Fujian province in China. The wreck yielded extensive amounts of intact Song dynasty ceramics, in particular, teabowls and dishes in various glazes. A good number of such finds
are here illustrated, together with illustration of the wreck and its examination and excavation. Text in Chinese.
189 Zhao Yueding ed: HUANGDI DE CIQI: JINGDEZHEN CHUTU MING SANDAI GUAN YAO CIQI
ZHENPIN HUICUI: YONGLE; XUANDE CHENGHUA JUAN. (The Emperors’ Porcelain: Treasures of Ming
Dynasty Porcelain from the Yongle, Xuande and Chengua Reigns Excavated at Jingdezhen). 皇帝的瓷器：景德
鎮出土明三代官窯瓷器珍品薈萃：永樂：宣德成華卷. Shanghai, 2010. 399 pp. Full page colour plates
throughout both volumes. 2 vols. 30x23 cm. Wrappers.
£110.00
Two-volume catalogue of an exhibition held at the Shihua Art Museum in Shanghai showing 152 examples of reconstructed Ming dynasty ceramics excavated at Jingdezhen and dating from the early Ming dynasty Yongle, Xuande and Chenghua reigns. Many of the
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pieces are unique and many of the forms and designs shown are known only from excavations at the Zhushan site at Jingdezhen. The
first volume is dedicated to the Yongle period and shows 63 wonderful items. Volume Two covers the Xuande (53 pieces) and Chenghua
(36 examples) reigns showing superb reconstructed ceramics including Chenghua doucai. The ceramics were excavated between 1982
and 1994. Two page introduction by Regina Krahl. Main text in Chinese. Illustrated throughout. Now out-of-print.
190 Zhejiang Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Bureau ed: LONGQUAN DONGQU YAOZHI FAJUE
BAOGAO. (Report on the Excavation of Eastern Longquan Kiln Sites). 龍泉東區窯址發掘報告. Beijing, 2005.
409 pp. Plus 54 pp. of colour plates. 274 text figures and charts. Folding map. 26x19 cm. Boards.
£40.00
Detailed excavation report on the eastern districts associated with the Longquan kilns in Zhejiang provinces, one of the achievements
of eight decades of archaeological work on this important variety of traditional Chinese ceramic art. In Chinese.
191 Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics ed: SILONGKOU YUEYAO ZHI. The Yueyao Kiln Site at
Silongkou. 寺龍口越窯址. Beijing, 2002. 24, 419 pp. Colour illustrations throughout. B/w illustrations and line
£85.00
Detailed excavation report of the Yueyao kiln site at Silongkou near Cixi city in Zhejiang province. The Silongkou kiln began production no later than the late Tang dynasty and flourished through the Five Dynasties and the Song. This report is illustrated throughout
with numerous pieces of Yueyao ware - nearly intact, fragments and shards, together with drawings of how the complete ware would
have looked. An important contribution to the knowledge of this ware and porcelain production at the time. Five page English abstract.
Main text in Chinese.
192 Zhejiang Provincial Museum ed: DA YUAN FAN YING: HANGUO XIN’AN CHENCHUAN CHUSHUI
WENWU JINGHUA. Sailing from the Great Yuan Dynasty: Relics Excavated from the Great Yuan Dynasty. 大
元帆影：韓國新安沉船出水文物精華。浙江省博物館編. Haishang Sichou zhi Lu (Taoci zhi Lu) Xilie Te
Zhan zhi Yi. Beijing, 2012. 247 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£75.00
Catalogue of a loan exhibition from South Korea held at the Zhejiang Provincial Museum in Hangzhou, China, showing the famous
find of Southern Song and Yuan dynasty Chinese ceramics from the Sinan shipwreck found off the coast of South Korea. Also a number of artefacts in other media. All illustrated in excellent colour plates. text in Chinese.
193 ZHEJIANG SONG MU. (Song Dynasty Tombs in Zhejiang). 宋代浙江墓. Beijing, 2009. 183 pp. plus 68 pp.
colour plates. B/w text drawings, 5 fold outs. 27x19 cm. Boards.
£40.00
A survey of Song dynasty tombs excavated in China’s Zhejiang province. The colour illustrations show tomb architecture and an interesting selection of finds from various tombs including ceramics, tomb figurines, jewellery and moulded bricks. Text in Chinese.
194 Zhengzhou Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology ed: GONGYI ZHITIAN JIN TANG
MUZANG. Tombs of the Jin and Tang Dynasties at Zhitian, Gongyi. 鞏義芝田晉唐墓葬. Beijing, 2003. xviii, 308
pp. text plus 24 pp. colour and 60 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings.
£60.00
Excavation report on the finds at a number of Jin and Tang tombs at Zhitian in Gongyi county, Henan province. The tombs yielded over
200 artefacts and the cream of the finds are detailed here - primarily tomb ceramics, figurines, guardians, ceramic animals etc. Fine
sancai wares and monochrome glazed wares. Two page English abstract, otherwise Chinese text.
195 ZHONGGUO TAOCI QUANJI 3: QIN HAN. (Compendium of Chinese Ceramics 3: The Qin and Han
Dynasties). 中國陶瓷全集三：秦漢. Zhongguo Meishu Fenlei Quanji. Shanghai, 1999. 295 pp. 231 colour plates
and 231 b/w illustrations. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£80.00
Volume 3 in a 15 volume set on Chinese ceramics, this volume covers the Qin and Han dynasties, primarily excavated material. Illustrates 231 pieces in excellent colour plates. All pieces have brief but comprehensive descriptions. Objects are held in museums and
institutions in mainland China. A good number of pieces have seldom if ever been published before. In Chinese only. Out-of-print.
196 Zhou Li & Gao Hu: ZHONGGUO LUOYANG CHUTU TANG SANCAI QUANJI. Collected Work on Tang
Tricolor Unearthed in Luoyang, China. 中國洛陽出土唐三彩全集。周立高虎編. Zhengzhou, 2007. 618 pp.
Colour plates throughout with English Preface and introduction. 2 vols. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£130.00
Shows hundreds of Tang dynasty tomb figurines and some pottery excavated in and around the city of Luoyang in China. All examples
are illustrated in colour, many with multiple views or close-up detail. However, somewhat frustratingly, the site of excavation is not
given. Nevertheless, an excellent visual reference for Tang tomb figurines. Near dual text in Chinese and English, including captions.
197 Zhu Xiaodong ed: WUHUA TIANBAO: WUYUE GUO CHUTU WENWU JINGCUI. (Masterpieces of
Excavated Cultural Artefacts from the Wuyue Kingdom). 物華天寶：吳越國出土文物精粹. Beijing, 2010. 186
pp. Colour plates throughout, many full page. 1 foldout. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£80.00
An excellent work showing superb excavated artefacts in various media dating from the Wuyue Kingdom which flourished in the region of present-day Zhejiang province in China during the Tang and the Five Dynasties periods. The artefacts are described as being
either Tang or Five Dynasties in date. Includes many fine ceramics (in particular, wonderful celadons), gilt metalwork, small jade pieces
and ornaments. Excellent colour plates. Text in Chinese.
198 Zhu Yongwei & Chen Gang: NINGBO GU TAOCI SHIYI. (Ceramics from Ningbo). 寧波古陶瓷拾遺。朱勇
徫陳鋼著. Ningbo, 2007. 8, 6, 134 pp. Colour plates throughout. 28x21 cm. Wrappers.
£30.00
Shows a wide variety of Chinese ceramics and ceramic sherds dating from the Neolithic through to the Ming and Qing dynasties excavated from sites in and around the coastal city of Ningbo in China’s Zhejiang province. Site of excavation given. Demonstrates the
wealth and trade of this town over the centuries. Well-illustrated. Text in Chinese.
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199 Atchley, Virginia and Neil K. Davey: THE VIRGINIA ATCHLEY COLLECTION OF JAPANESE
£100.00
MINIATURE ART. 2005. 360 pp. Over 760 colour illustrations. 30x24 cm. Cloth.
Virginia Atchley is a major American collector of Japanese miniature arts. This catalogue depicts over 400 varied pieces from her collection of inro, netsuke and sagemono. Well-illustrated throughout in colour (including signatures) and with a good text. Includes an
essay: Goodall: The Fashion for Sagemono in Edo Japan (1615-1808). Also has indexes of netsuke, inro and sagemono artists.
200 Barker, Richard and Smith, Lawrence: NETSUKE. The Miniature Sculpture of Japan. London, 1976. 184 pp. 7
colour plates, 650 illustrations. Glossary and index. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£50.00
404 netsuke from the collection of the British Museum.
201 Barry Davies Oriental Art: THE ROBERT S. HUTHART COLLECTION OF NON-IWAMI NETSUKE.
London, 1998. 304 pp. Colour plates throughout. 33x23 cm. Cloth.
£70.00
A fine catalogue showing the superb collection of non-Iwami netsuke assembled by Robert Huthart. Includes 14 pieces by Masanao
of Kyoto, 18 by Toyomasa of Tamba and 11 by Masatsugu of Osaka, plus many other pleasing objects.
202 Bushell, Raymond: THE ART OF NETSUKE CARVING. Masatoshi, as Told to Raymond Bushell. New York,
2002. 236 pp. 38 text-figures. 356 colour & 356 b/w ills. Glossary, index, bibl. 30x23 cm. Cloth, slipcase. £35.00
A vivid account of netsuke making by a modern master. Chapters include tools, materials, carvings & techniques, etc. Illustrated with
pieces by Masatoshi, one of today’s greatest netsuke artists, and with his comments. Recent reprint.
203 Bushell, Raymond: COLLECTORS’ NETSUKE. Tokyo, 1971. First edition. 199 pp. 700 colour photographs.
Biography & index. 27x20 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
Aimed primarily at the experienced collector and connoisseur. The author presents discoveries, insights and opinions deriving from
some two decades of research. Illustrations of 354 pieces and the signatures. First edition.
204 Bushell, Raymond: THE INRO HANDBOOK. Studies of Netsuke, Inro, and Lacquer. Tokyo, 2002. 263 pp. 140
colour illustrations, 386 b/w illustrations of signatures, bibliography. 27x20 cm. Cloth.
£48.00
205 Bushell, Raymond: NETSUKE FAMILIAR AND UNFAMILIAR. New Principles for Collecting. Tokyo, 1975.
259 pp. 790 colour illustrations. Appendixes, bibliography and glossary-index. 27x20 cm. Cloth.
£40.00
A well illustrated handbook with examples of netsuke and their signatures from over fifty different collections. First edition.
206 Bushell, Raymond: THE NETSUKE HANDBOOK OF UEDA REIKICHI. Tokyo, 1988. 325 pp. 226
illustrations. 24 in colour. Bibliography and index. 23x16 cm. Cloth.
£65.00
Profusely illustrated, this handbook is recognised as a definitive work in the field. With biographic entries of 1342 netsuke carvers. 14th
printing.
207 Bushell, Raymond: THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF NETSUKE. With One Hundred Masterpieces of Miniature
Sculpture in Color. Tokyo, 1964. 71 pp. 100 colour illustrations. 23x15 cm. Paper.
£20.00
First edition. Mainly a brief introduction with illustrations.
208 Christie’s: THE DAVID COLLECTION OF FINE INRO, NETSUKE AND OKIMONO. London, 1986. 65 pp.
Colour and b/w illustrations. 25x20 cm. Paper.
£30.00
151 netsuke, 55 inro, okimono and ivory carvings from the David collection. A total of 227 lots, many illustrated. Christie’s, London
14 October, 1986. Creases to a couple of pages.
209 Christie’s: THE RAYMOND AND FRANCES BUSHELL COLLECTION OF NETSUKE PART I. London,
1987. 112 pp. All 350 objects illustrated in colour. 26x20 cm. Boards.
£65.00
First catalogue, of 3, of this celebrated collection. Some quite superb pieces. Scarce.
210 Christie’s: THE RAYMOND AND FRANCES BUSHELL COLLECTION OF NETSUKE PART III. Los
Angeles, 1989. 49 pp. 135 items illustrated in colour. 26x20 cm. Boards.
£25.00
211 Christie’s: FINE JAPANESE IVORY CARVINGS, NETSUKE AND INRO. from various sources. London,
1976. 64 pp. text and 45 p. b/w plates. 24x18 cm. Paper.
£15.00
Christie’s sale catalogue with 341 lots. The b/w plates show 16 inro, 104 netsuke (including some fine netsuke masks) and 51 fine ivory
carvings. With some annotations. List of prices realised included.
212 Christie’s: FINE JAPANESE IVORY CARVINGS AND NETSUKE. London, 1976. 27 pp. text plus 14 pp. of
b/w plates. 24x16 cm. Paper.
£15.00
Catalogue for Christie’s sale, October 20, 1976 with 150 lots. Six pages of the b/w plates show numerous netsuke, the remaining 8 show
Japanese ivory carvings.
213 Christie’s: FINE JAPANESE IVORY CARVINGS AND NETSUKE. From various sources. London, 1979. 66
pp. text and 19 pp. b/w plates showing numerous lots. 26x20 cm. Paper.
£15.00
Christie’s sale catalogue with 427 lots. 85 netsuke, 11 inro and 50 ivory carvings are illustrated. Annotations. List of prices realised.
214 Christie’s: FINE NETSUKE AND INRO. From various sources. London, 1979. 32 pp. text plus 4 pp. colour and
and 26 pp. b/w plates showing numerous lots. 24x18 cm. Paper.
£15.00
Christie’s sale catalogue with 156 lots — primarily netsuke. Numerous lots illustrated — mainly netsuke plus some inro. Annotated.
215 Christie’s: FINE NETSUKE AND INRO. from various sources. London, 1980. 70 pp. 34 pp. b/w plates and 1
colour plate showing numerous lots. 24x15 cm. Paper.
£15.00
Christie’s sale catalogue with 222 lots of good netsuke and some inro. Numerous illustrations — mainly of netsuke. Annotations.
216 Coullery, Marie-Therese and Newstead, M. S: THE BAUR COLLECTION — NETSUKE. Selected Pieces.
Baur Collection, volume 6. Geneva, 1977. 432 pp. 8 colour plates. 1,200 pieces and 897 signatures illustrated.
30x24 cm. Cloth.
£550.00
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Limited edition of 1500 copies, long out-of-print and increasingly sought-after. A copiously-illustrated record of an outstanding collection. The book shows this huge collection by subject and is thus also an important reference work.
217 Davey, Neil K: NETSUKE. A Comprehensive Study based on the M. T. Hindson Collection. London, 1982. 566
pp. 1322 pieces all illustrated, 182 in colour. Indexes, bibliography, price list. 31x21 cm. Cloth.
£200.00
This new revised edition illustrates and describes 1322 pieces from one of the most comprehensive collections ever formed. It contains
450 signature illustrations and an enlarged bibliography. Good, clean, firm copy with dustjacket.
218 Ducros, Alain: NETSUKE & SAGEMONO 2. Paris, 1987. 240 pp. 64 pages in colour. French and English text.
33x25 cm. Cloth.
£140.00
Illustrations of more than 200 netsuke, 50 inro, and 40 kiseru zutsu. With a preface by Virginia Atchley. The majority of the text is in
French, a fair percentage in English.
219 Eskenazi Ltd: JAPANESE NETSUKE FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF DR. ROBERT L. GREENE.
£15.00
London, 1973. 43 pp. 98 pieces all illustrated in b/w. Index of artists. Bibliography. 30x21 cm. Paper.
Currently ON OFFER at 50% off usual price. Exhibition catalogue of the previously little-known collection of Dr Greene which was
mainly acquired in North America. Artists include Suzuki Masakatsu, Unsho Hakuriu I & Shoko.
220 Eskenazi Ltd: EIGHTEENTH TO TWENTIETH CENTURY NETSUKE. London, 1978. 52 pp. 77 pieces all
illustrated in b/w. Bibliography. 30x21 cm. Paper.
£10.00
Currently ON OFFER at 50% off usual price. The catalogue of the exhibition held during the 1978 ‘Netsuke in Japanese Art’ Convention. Introduction by Mary Hillier.
221 Eskenazi Ltd: MICHAEL WEBB NETSUKE. London, 1978. 30 pp. 20 pieces all illustrated in b/w. 30x21 cm.
Paper.
£12.50
ON OFFER at 50% off usual price. A contemporary British netsuke carver.
222 Eskenazi Ltd: JAPANESE NETSUKE FROM PRIVATE COLLECTIONS AND MICHAEL WEBB
NETSUKE. London, 1980. 35 pp. 75 exhibits all illustrated, 1 in colour. Reproductions of all signatures. 30x21
cm. Paper.
£10.00
ON OFFER at 50% off usual price. Works from the 18th to the 20th century.
223 Eskenazi Ltd: JAPANESE NETSUKE, INRO AND LACQUER-WARE. London, 1986. 84 pp. 80 pieces
illustrated in colour. Glossary, bibliography. 30x21 cm. Paper.
£12.50
ON OFFER at 50% off usual price. Introduction by Joe Earle.
224 Eskenazi Ltd: JAPANESE NETSUKE, INRO AND LACQUER-WARE. London, 1986. 84 pp. 80 pieces
illustrated in colour. Glossary, bibliography. 30x21 cm. Cloth.
£12.50
ON OFFER at 50% off usual price. Introduction by Joe Earle. (Hardback also available at £17.50.)
225 Eskenazi Ltd: JAPANESE NETSUKE FROM THE LAZARNICK COLLECTION. London, 1990. 87 pp.
Bibliography. 10 colour plates, 51 b/w illustrations, 6 figures. 30x22 cm. Boards.
£17.50
ON OFFER at 50% off usual price. All 58 items thoroughly described and illustrated.
226 Bandini, Rosemary & Claudia Watts-Rehman,: JAPANESE NETSUKE, OJIME AND INRO FROM THE
DAWSON COLLECTION. London, 1997. 91 pp. 138 colour ills, index of signatures 30x21 cm. Cloth. £17.50
ON OFFER at 50% off usual price. The fruits of Dawson’s collecting over the last 25 years are here presented by Eskenazi. A fine group
of objects containing several netsuke from old collections. Well-illustrated and with a useful index of signatures.
227 Bandini, Rosemary & Claudia Watts-Rehman,: JAPANESE NETSUKE, OJIME AND INRO FROM THE
DAWSON COLLECTION. London, 1997. 91 pp. 138 colour illustrations, illustrated index of signatures 30x21
cm. Paper.
£12.50
ON OFFER at 50% off usual price. The fruits of Dawson’s collecting over the last 25 years are here presented by Eskenazi. A fine group
of objects containing several netsuke from old collections. Well-illustrated and with a useful index of signatures.
228 Eskenazi: JAPANESE NETSUKE, OJIME AND INRO FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION.
London, 1998. 226 pp. Colour illustrations throughout. 30x22 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
ON OFFER at 50% off usual price. A fine collection of netsuke, ojime and inro with many great classical netsuke from the 18th century Kyoto school. Includes numerous pieces from the Hindson, Behrens, Brockhaus, Winkworth and Hull-Grundy collections.
229 Harris, Victor: NETSUKE. The Hull Grundy Collection in the British Museum. London, 1987. 136 pp. 16 pp.
colour plates, 610 netsuke illustrated in b/w. 28x22 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
This scarce catalogue describes and illustrates over 600 superb netsuke from the famous Hull Grundy Gift to the British Museum.
Arranged by subject to allow easy comparison between the work of different artists.
230 Henderson, John Milne: AN EXHIBITION OF PRINTS AND PAINTINGS ON NETSUKE SUBJECTS. By
Zeshin and Related Artists. London, 1978. 104 pp. 107 illus., 7 in colour. Bibliography. 20x26 cm. Paper. £20.00
A pioneer study on Meiji woodblock prints and drawings drawing on artists who worked in different media and providing a cross-fertilisation of ideas to open lines of comparison between different fields of art.
231 Hillier, Jack Ronald: SOURCE-BOOKS FOR JAPANESE CRAFTSMEN. London, 1979. 43 pp. 42 b/w textfigures. 21x15 cm. Paper.
£10.00
A lecture given at the London Convention 1978 “Netsuke in Japanese Art”, where Jack Hillier traces the books from which the netsuke carvers might have been inspired.
232 Hurtig, Bernard: MASTERPIECES OF NETSUKE ART. One Thousand Favorites of Leading Collectors. New
York, 1973. 245 pp. 1000 pieces illus. in colour. Bibliography. Index of carvers. 31x24 cm. Silk, slipcase.£450.00
This well illustrated book captures the visual impact of netsuke. The pieces were selected and introduced by 20 leading collectors from
their own collections. Now very difficult to find.
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233 Impey, Oliver: MICHAEL WEBB. An English Carver of Netsuke. Oxford, 1983. 24 pp. 42 b/w illustrations.
20x22 cm. Paper.
£5.00
This exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum consists of netsuke carved in the shape of animals by an Englishman who has specialised
in the art for the last seven years.
234 Jirka-Schmitz, Patricia: NETSUKE. Four Centuries of Masterpieces: The Trumpf Collection. Stuttgart, 2000. 288
£45.00
pp. 325 illustrations of which 218 in colour. 27x21 cm. Cloth.
Presents 112 masterpieces from the Anne and Christian Trumpf in large colour illustrations. Text in English and German. See below
for second volume (German text only) which, together with this separately available work, a complete record of the collection.
235 Jirka-Schmitz, Patricia: THE WORLD OF NETSUKE. The Werdelmann Collection at the Museum Kunst Palast
Düsseldorf. Stuttgart, 2004. 351 pp. 683 illustrations in colour with 1070 objects. 407 illustrations of inscriptions
and marks. Appendixes with List of Carvers. Bibliography, index. 27x21 cm. Cloth.
£75.00
An excellent new survey of more than a thousand pieces, based on one of the world’s most comprehensive collections and featuring
the most recent research in the field. Shows over a hundred signatures.
236 Jonas, F. M: NETSUKE. Tokyo, reprint 1960. 185 pp. 55 plates with numerous illustrations, many in colour.
Appendix and index. 22x16 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
237 Kinsey, Miriam: CONTEMPORARY NETSUKE. Tokyo, 1977. 262 pp. Many ills. 27x20 cm. Cloth.
£115.00
Numerous full-colour and b/w photographs are included in this lavish guide to contemporary Japanese netsuke carvings. Brief biographies of carvers are included with detailed studies of 27 leading artists.
238 Klefisch, T: NETSUKE INRO U. A. SAGEMONO. Köln, 1983. 149 pp. 50 b/w plates, 9 colour plates with
numerous illustrations. 23x19 cm. Printed boards.
£50.00
A detailed exhibition catalogue from the Museum für Ostasiatiche Kunst of netsuke and related objects, arranged by school. Text in
English, French and German with bibliography and glossary. Scarce.
239 Kurstin, J. & Lorin, G: THE PEACOCK’S FEATHER. Gentlemen’s Jewelry of Old Japan. N.p., 2006. 132 pp.
112 colour plates. 30x24 cm. Cloth.
£50.00
Published to coincide with an exhibition of netsuke, inro and sagemono at the Morikami Museum in Florida. 112 pieces were loaned
from numerous collections, many pieces never shown before. Illustrated throughout in colour and well-described.
240 Meinertzhagen, Frederick: THE ART OF THE NETSUKE CARVER. London, 1956. viii, 80 pp. text and 20 pp.
b/w plates with numerous illustrations. 28x23 cm. Cloth.
£50.00
All the netsuke illustrated are from the author’s collection. The contents include function and form, the making of and the history of
netsuke. Original edition.
241 Moss, Paul ed: THE LONDON NETSUKE FAIR AND CONVENTION. Handbook 1990. London, 1990. 80 pp.
including 27 pp. advertisements. 124 colour illustrations. 30x21 cm. Boards.
£15.00
Includes articles by Michael Birch, Neil Davey, Michael Webb and other netsuke experts.
242 Moss, Sydney L: NETSUKE AND OKIMONO FROM PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. London, 1974. 50 pp. 25
b/w illustrations. 15x21 cm. Paper.
£5.00
Exhibition catalogue including pieces from the Bluth & Meinertzhagen collections.
243 Noetzel, Otto Heinrich: NETSUKE. Geschichte, Meister, Motive. Wilhelmshaven, 2001. 272 pp. of text, 16 colour
plates, 68 pp. of b/w plates with many illus. Text figures. Bibliography, glossary, index. 27x22 cm. Cloth. £60.00
Revised and expanded edition of this useful survey of netsuke connoisseurship which was the first important publication in German
since Brockhaus. The book deals primarily with the history and carvers of netsuke, materials used and symbolism.
244 O’Brien, Mary Louise: NETSUKE. A Guide for Collectors. Tokyo, 1965. 2nd printing. 245 pp. 146 objects
illustrated, 25 in colour. Artist list and index. 21x23 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
With chapters on types of netsuke, materials and techniques, subject matter and makers, as well as on the problems of collecting.
245 Okada, Barbra Teri & Neill, Mary Gardner: REAL AND IMAGINARY BEINGS. The Netsuke Collection of
Joseph and Edith Kurstin. New Haven, 1980. 135 pp. 44 colour illustrations, 107 in b/w, artist’s signatures, glossary,
bibliog. 26x22 cm. Cloth & slipcase.
£90.00
This collection represents the various schools of netsuke, ranging from well-known artists from Osaka and Kyoto (such as Mitsuhiro,
Kaigyokusai, and Masanao) through to wood carvers of Nagoya. With numerous illustrations, including signatures.
246 Roth, Stig: NETSUKE UR SAMLING SALOMON SÖRENSEN. With Introduction and Notes in English.
Göteborg, 1933. 154 pp. Frontispiece in colour, many illustrations on 101 plates. 25x19 cm. Cloth.
£80.00
Edition limited to 300 numbered copies. Extremely rare catalogue of a choice collection.
247 Ryerson, Egerton: THE NETSUKE OF JAPAN. Legends, History, Folklore and Customs. London, 1958. ix, 131
pp. 88 pp. Glossary, bibliography & index. 40 b/w plates with 249 illus. 26x23 cm. Cloth, dustjacket.
£30.00
Illustrates the variety of netsuke and describes the fables, folklore, and customs of old Japan behind the designs. The original edition
and a fine copy with the dustjacket.
248 Sagemonoya: SHUNGA NETSUKE. Tokyo, 2000. 40 pp. 99 colour illustrations. 30x22 cm. Paper.
£50.00
A fine selection of 99 shunga (erotic) netsuke from a major dealer in Japan. All objects well-illustrated in good colour, some with
close-ups of detail, and briefly described. Signatures are shown. The netsuke date from the 18th century through to the present day.
Captions and an introduction in English on Netsuke and Shunga by Richard Lane. Main text in Japanese.
249 Sandfield, Norman: THE ULTIMATE NETSUKE BIBLIOGRAPHY. An Annotated Guide to Miniature
Japanese Carvings. Chicago, 1999. 416 pp. 25 b/w illustrations. Paper.
£30.00
Contains over 4200 bibliographic print and non-print entries covering all aspects of netsuke. With indices and appendices. Essential
for every netsuke collector, library and museum. Paperback.
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250 Seaman, Joyce: MANJU. Netsuke from the Collection of the Ashmolean Museum. London, 2013. xii, 319 pp.
Colour plates throughout. 29x23 cm. Paper.
£35.00
Produced to accompany an exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, this work also stands as the first comprehensive survey of
this form of netsuke which comprises small carved discs primarily of ivory but also some in wood, metal and lacquer. 123 examples
are illustrated in colour with both sides shown, including signatures. A good addition to the literature on netsuke.
251 Snyder, Jeffrey: ASIAN IVORY. Atglen, 2009. 256 pp. Colour plates throughout 31x24 cm. Cloth.
£59.95
Displays hundreds of examples of ivory from China and Japan from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes figurines and statuettes, okimono, cricket cages, card case, netsuke, wrist rests, sword hilts, scabbards and much more. Illustrated throughout. Makers’
marks shown.
252 Sotheby’s: CATALOGUE OF WOOD AND IVORY NETSUKE. The Property of Various Owners. London,
£15.00
1969. 61 pp. 7 pp. b/w plates. 25x16 cm. Paper. 317 lots.
253 Sotheby’s: CATALOGUE OF FINE WOOD AND IVORY NETSUKE, INRO AND LACQUER WARES. The
Property of Various Owners. London, 1970. 93 pp. 14 pp. b/w plates illus. many lots. 25x16 cm. Paper. £15.00
413 lots, primarily good netsuke. Many lots illustrated in clear black-and-white — the majority show netsuke but also a number of inro
and a few lacquers. Annotations.
254 Sotheby’s: IMPORTANT JAPANESE LACQUER INRO ... AND FINE WOOD AND IVORY NETSUKE.
London, 1972. 46 pp. 15 b/w plates. 24x18 cm. Paper.
£30.00
Sotheby’s sale catalogue of inro and netsuke. With list of prices realised. A few annotations.
255 Sotheby’s: CATALOGUE OF NETSUKE, INRO AND OTHER JAPANESE WORKS OF ART. The Property
of Various Owners. London, 1976. 44 pp. 65 b/w illustrations. 25x18 cm. Paper.
£15.00
Sotheby’s sale catalogue of 400 fine netsuke and inro. 64 netsuke and 1 inro illustrated. Good succinct descriptions. Annotations.
256 Sotheby’s: CATALOGUE OF JAPANESE NETSUKE. The Property of E. R. Levett Esq. and Various Owners.
London, 1977. 26 pp. B/w illustrations throughout. 25x18 cm. Paper.
£20.00
Sotheby’s sale catalogue of good assembly of netsuke, the majority of the 158 lots are illustrated. Price annotations.
257 Sotheby’s: CATALOGUE OF NETSUKE, INRO, AND OTHER JAPANESE WORKS OF ART. The Property
of Various Owners. London, 1977. 25 pp. 20 b/w illustrations. 24x18 cm. Paper.
£12.00
Sotheby’s sale catalogue. 20 lots — netsuke and inro — are illustrated. Annotations.
258 Sotheby’s: CATALOGUE OF JAPANESE NETSUKE, INRO AND WORKS OF ART. London, 1977. 26 pp.
27 b/w illustrations. 24x18 cm. Paper.
£12.00
Sotheby’s sale catalogue. 27 lots — 21 netsuke and 6 inro — are illustrated. Annotations.
259 Sotheby’s: A COLLECTION OF NETSUKE, INRO AND LACQUER WARES. The Property of a European
Collector Part II. London, 1984. 79 pp. Numerous b/w illustrations. 24x18 cm. Paper.
£18.00
Sotheby’s sale catalogue of 324 fine lots from a fine but anonymous collection of Japanese netsuke and lacquers.
260 Sotheby’s: JAPANESE WORKS OF ART FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE CHARLES A.
GREENFIELD. Part II. New York, 1998. 103 pp. Colour illustrations throughout. 28x22 cm. Paper.
£35.00
Sotheby’s sale catalogue of 304 lots of fine Japanese art from the Greenfield collection. Includes many fine netsuke, lacquer and sword
fittings.
261 Sydney L. Moss Ltd: MORE THINGS IN HEAVEN AND EARTH. Japanese Netsuke and Ojime. London, 2006.
212 pp. 144 objects illustrated in colour. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£75.00
Dealer’s catalogue with a well-illustrated and well-described collection of fine netsuke and ojime.
262 Symmes, Edwin C: NETSUKE. Japanese Life and Legend in Miniature. Tokyo, 1990. 200 pp. 96 colour plates.
28x20 cm. Cloth.
£50.00
Each netsuke is showcased in an individual scene that illustrates the hidden story behind its creation, while the accompanying text both
entertains and informs.
263 Tokyo National Museum: ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF THE TOKYO NATIONAL MUSEUM. Inro
and Netsuke. Tokyo, 2000. 249 pp. 16 pp. colour and 150 pp. b/w plates. 27x19 cm. Paper.
£80.00
108 inro and 567 netsuke from the excellent collection in the Tokyo National Museum are here illustrated, mainly in clear black-andwhite photographs. All signatures are shown. Includes pieces from the collection donated by Go Seinosuke. Preface and caption lists
to all pieces in English. Main text in Japanese. Recommended.
264 Tollner, Madeline: NETSUKE. The Life and Legend of Japan in Miniature. San Francisco, 1960. 338 pp. 14 plates
in halftone & 3 colour illustrations. 28x23 cm. Cloth.
£200.00
Complete historical data, legendary tales and alphabetically listed names of 1500 carvers of the 16th to the 20th century. A valuable
netsuke reference. A good copy of the 2nd printing.
265 Tripp, Susan G. and Davey, Neil K: GARRETT COLLECTION OF JAPANESE ART. Lacquer, Inro and
Netsuke. London, 1993. 325 pp. 450 illustrations, mostly in colour. Indexes, glossary, bibliography. 32x25 cm.
Cloth.
£35.00
This early American collection contains a wide selection of netsuke, inro and other lacquer objects from the Muromachi to Edo period, including work by Zeshin, with an informative text presenting much new scholarship by two experts in the field English and
Japanese text and captions.
266 Veleanu, Mircea: NETSUKE. Surrey, 2008. 256 pp. 977 colour photos. 28x21 cm. Cloth.
£66.99
Over 900 netsuke are illustrated, organized by theme ranging from netsuke of Shinto figures, humorous netsuke, macabre netsuke and
other sections showing subjects from the erotic to the tea ceremony and sumo wrestling. A good visual reference. Brief descriptions to
each and market prices given in dollars.
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267 Vever Collection: CATALOGUE OF FINE NETSUKE FROM THE HENRI VEVER COLLECTION.
London, 1974. 24 pp. Many illustrations, showing the majority of the 130 lots. 26x20 cm. Paper.
£30.00
Sotheby sale catalogue of the fine netsuke collection of Henri Vever.
268 Victor Collection: THE I. A. AND CECILE MANN VICTOR COLLECTION OF NETSUKE. New York,
£30.00
1989. 53 pp. 201 objects, most of them illustrated, many in colour. 26x20 cm. Boards.
Christie’s sale catalogue of a choice collection of netsuke. Also includes a few inro and boxes.
269 Welch, M. & Chappell, S: NETSUKE. The Japanese Art of Miniature Carving. Chicago, 1999. 204 pp. 314 colour
illustrations. Paper.
£35.00
Features over 300 fine examples of the netsuke carvers’ art selected from private collections of International Netsuke Society members with many never before published. Netsuke shown date from the 17th century to the present day. Text on the historical development and breadth of netsuke production.
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270 AFANG GONG KAOGU FAXIAN YU YANJIU. (Archaeological Discoveries and Research on the Afang Gong
Palace). 阿房宮考古發現與研究. Beijing, 2014 29 col. pls., 484 pp. text. B/w text ills. 27x19 cm. Cloth. £45.00
Details the archaeological finds and research on the Qin dynasty Afang Gong Palace site located outside present-day Xi’an. The
palace was used by Qinshihuangdi, the First Emperor. All text in Chinese.
271 Alphen, Jan Van and Aris, Anthony: ORIENTAL MEDICINE. An Illustrated Guide to the Asian Arts of Healing.
London, 1995. 272 pp. 190 colour plates, 40 b/w illustrations. 30x23 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
15 contributions on Indian, Tibetan and Chinese medicine, with a brief history of each system and a clear exposition of theory and methods of diagnosis and treatment, and chapters on how ancient techniques have been adapted and combined with Western medicine.
272 Audsley, George Ashdown & Cutler, Thomas: THE GRAMMAR OF JAPANESE ORNAMENT. The Studio
Library of Decorative Art. London, 1989. 288 pp. 156 plates, 125 in colour. 34x24 cm. Cloth.
£40.00
A compilation of material from Audsley’s ‘The Ornamental Arts of Japan’ (1882) and Cutler’s ‘A Grammar of Japanese Ornament and
Design’ (1880), illustrating lacquer, textiles, painting and prints, ceramics, enamel etc.
273 Bagrow, Leo: HISTORY OF CARTOGRAPHY. Revised and Enlarged by R. A. Skelton. London, 1964. 312 pp.
21 col. and 116 b/w pls, 76 figs. List of cartographers, biblio, index 28x20 cm. Cloth, dustjacket (torn). £65.00
English edition of ‘the’ history of cartography translated from the German and revised and enlarged by the then Superintendent of the
British Museum Map Room.
274 Baller, F. W: LESSONS IN ELEMENTARY WEN-LI. Prepared for the China Inland Mission. Shanghai, 1912.
ix, 128 pp. 25x15 cm. Half leather. Wear to spine and covers.
£50.00
“These lessons have been drawn up with a view to help students of Chinese who know some Mandarin, and who are desirous of commencing the study of Wenli”. In addition to pursuing the worthy cause of instruction in literary Chinese, this book is totally fascinating in terms of the stories chosen for the lessons. Here one can read of the loss of the Titanic, the Passing of the Queue, looting by foreign
troops in Peking and much more. Chinese texts for each lesson with English explanations and notes assisting translation. Interesting
from many points of view. Rare. Price much reduced.
275 Baten, Lea: PLAYTHINGS AND PASTIMES IN JAPANESE PRINTS. New York, 1995. 160 pp. 158 colour
illustrations. Bibliography, index. 27x21 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
This book offers a delightful visual catalogue of an enormous variety of toys, games, puppets, dolls, talismans, folk crafts, and artefacts of daily life, as well as the craftsmen who made them.
276 Baumer, Christoph: THE HISTORY OF CENTRAL ASIA. Volume One: The Age of the Steppe Warriors.
London, 2012. 384 pp. 262 colour photographs. 29x23 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
Volume One of an ambitious four-volume history of this fascinating region. Volume One focuses on the area now comprising Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, northern Afghanistan and western and central Mongolia. It examines the
history from the Palaeolithic through to the Bronze Age and includes subjects as diverse as glacial retreat, the invention of the wheel,
the legendary Cimmerians and Amazons, Hellenism and Zoroastrianism and the Oxus treasure.
Volume Two: ‘The Age of the Silk Roads’ also available at £25.00.
277 Baumer, Christoph: THE HISTORY OF CENTRAL ASIA. The Age of the Silk Roads. London, 2014. x, 398 pp.
Colour photographs throughout. 29x23 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
Volume Two of this ambitious four-volume history of this fascinating region. This volume covers the period when the Silk Road flourished from c.200 BC to 900 AD and explores the unique flow of goods, peoples and ideas that brought Europe into contact with Asia.
278 Beal, Samuel: THE LIFE OF HIUEN-TSIANG. By the Shaman Hwui Li. Trubner’s Oriental Series. London,
1911. xlvii, 218 pp. 23x15 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
A disciple’s biography of the great Chinese Buddhist pilgrim of the seventh century, Xuanzang (600-664); the preface includes information about the late seventh century pilgrim Yijing. ‘New Edition’. Hucker 1273. Very nice copy with gilt on front cover and spine.
Very slight unobtrusive worming to first couple of frontpapers only.
279 [Beato, Felice]: HUANGCHENG JIN MENG 1860: FEILISI BIATUO ZHI JINGDIAN ZHONGGUO
YINGXIANG. A Golden Dream of the Imperial City 1860: Felice Beato’s Classic Images of China. 皇城金夢1860
：菲利斯。比阿托之經典中國影像. Fuzhou, 2014. 55 pp. Full page b/w plates throughout. Long foldout b/w
panorama (18x142 cm). 30x30 cm. Cloth.
£60.00
The photographer, Felice Beato, accompanied the Anglo-French army that entered Beijing in 1860. This work is based on the panorama
of the city Beato took from the gate tower of Zhengyangmen located at the southern end of present-day Tian’anmen Square. Illustrates
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and explains 29 enlarged details of the panorama. The panorama was the very first to be taken of Beijing. Whilst the details and explanations are themselves fascinating, the chief glory of this work is a foldout reproduction of the entire panorama measuring 18x142
cm. Dual texts in Chinese and English. Hard to obtain.
280 Bechert, Heinz and Gombrich, Richard ed: THE WORLD OF BUDDHISM. Buddhist Monks and Nuns in Society
and Culture. London, 1984. 308 pp. 297 illustrations 82 in colour, 215 photographs, drawings & maps. Bibliography
& Index. 31x23 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
This book follows the fortunes of Buddhism from the founding of the world’s largest monastic order in N.E. India 2500 years ago to
contemporary America. Renowned scholars such as Professors Lamotte & Zürcher contribute.
281 Beijing Administrative College ed: QING SHI CUN SHI: LI MADOU HE WAIGUO CHUANJIAOSHI MUDI
DE SIBAI NIAN CANGZAN. History Recorded on Stone: The Cemetery of Matteo Ricci and Other Foreign
Missionaries during Four Turbulent Centuries. 青石存史：利瑪竇和外國傳教士墓地的四百年滄桑。北京行
政學院編. Beijing, 2011. 250 pp. Colour plates (many full page) throughout. 40x29 cm. Boards.
£150.00
Shows the very interesting (and little-visited) cemetery in Beijing where numerous foreign Catholic missionaries are buried, including the tombs of Matteo Ricci and Giuseppe Castiglione. The cemetery is located in the grounds of Beijing Administrative College in
the west of the city and was originally called ‘Tenggong Zhalan’. One page introduction, list of contents and captions to plates in
English. Also English appendices list the missionaries buried there and the location of their tombstones. Full page plates show illustrations of the tombstones and black-and-white rubbings of the inscriptions. Main text in Chinese. Hard to obtain.
282 Beijing Capital Museum: YOUYOU LUWU: YANGUO GONGZHU YANLI DE BAGUO. Harmonious Life:
The State of Ba in the Eyes of a Yan Princess. 呦呦鹿鳴：燕國公主眼里的霸國. Beijing, 2014. 2, 194 pp. Colour
plates throughout. 29x23 cm. Wrappers.
£60.00
Catalogue of an interesting exhibition at Beijing’s Capital Museum comprising loans from the Shanxi Provincial Museum in Taiyuan
showing artefacts relating to excavations of tombs in Shanxi province that led to the discovery of the Ba Kingdom, a vassal state which
flourished in North China in the area of today’s Shanxi province at the time of the Western Zhou dynasty. There is no record of this kingdom in China’s historical records. The tombs indicate that marriages were arranged between the royal families of Ba and the state of
Yan which existed at the time in the area of Beijing. The exhibits mainly comprise very fine bronzes and some jades plus a few examples of lacquerware and gold. Illustrated throughout. Prefaces, brief introductions to each section and descriptions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese.
283 Bi Jiming: CHONGDING LIUSHU TONG. (A Dictionary of Seal Script). 重訂六書通。畢既明篆訂.
Shanghai, 1916. Various pagings of folded leaves, Chinese style. 10 juan in 5 ce. 21x14 cm. Stitched.
£25.00
Lithographic edition of dictionary of seal forms. Covers somewhat chipped and worn but still firm, useable and clean inside.
284 Bischof, Werner: JAPAN. London, 1954. 30 pp. text, by R. Guillain. 109 photos, 29 col. 29x23 cm. Cloth.£60.00
When his tragic death was reported in May, 1954, The Observer named Werner Bischof as one of the world’s most famous photographers, and this book was published as a tribute to a great artist and humanist.
285 Borjigidai Oyunbilig ed: MENGGU YOUMU TU: RIBEN TIANLI TUSHUGUAN SUOCANG SHOUHUI
MENGGU YOUMU TU JI YANJIU. Studies in Mongolian Manuscript Maps Preserved in the Tenrui Central
Library, Tenri University, Japan.. 蒙古遊牧圖：日本天理圖書館所藏手繪蒙古遊牧圖及研究. Studia HistoricoPhilogica Mongolica Monograph Series I. Beijing, 2014. 2, 1, 313 pp. Full page colour reproductions of maps
throughout. 40x29 cm. Boards.
£500.00
Hugely-detailed and very interesting visual reference on Mongolian manuscript maps held in the collection of the Tenri Library in
Japan. The maps date from the Qing dynasty (mostly the late Qing it seems) when the Manchus also ruled Mongolia as a part of
China. Illustrated throughout with detailed reproductions of the maps with descriptive texts. Introductory essays and an index giving
romanized translations of Mongolian place names. Main text in Chinese.
286 THE BOXER RISING. A History of the Boxer Trouble in China. New York, 1967. 118 pp. 23x15 cm. Cloth.
£20.00
Reprints of articles in the ‘Shanghai Mercury’ at the time of the unrest. Interesting firsthand accounts and reportage. Scarce.
287 Bristol, Horace: JAPAN. Tokyo, 1953. 14 paper booklets, chiefly b/w photographs, each with 16 or more pp. 14
vols. 22x18 cm. Paper, in a cloth case.
£50.00
Collections of fine photographs in booklets, by subject, with brief introductory texts and captions. The booklets are on: Architecture,
Tokyo, Religion, Rice, Lacquer, Crafts, Silk, Pearls, Children, Hot Springs, Hatsushima, Geisha, Tokaido and Pottery. Third edition.
288 Bulletin of the Research Center for Silk Roadology: SILK ROADOLOGY 9: RESEARCH AND STUDY ON
THE RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BUDDHIST TEMPLES IN GANDHARA. Nara, 2000. 5,
1, 5, 70 pp. 5 pp. colour plates and 211 pp. text. B/w text illustrations and drawings. 30x21 cm. Paper.
£75.00
One single contribution as per the title. One page summary in English. Main text in Japanese. Extremely hard to obtain.
289 Bunkachô ed: KAMAKURA IV: HOKUSÔ, NANSÔ, GEN: KAIGA, SHOSEKI,
KENZÔBUTSU. (Kamakura IV: Northern & Southern Song and Yuan Dynasties:
Painting, Calligraphy and Architecture). Genshokuban Kokuhô, 10. Tokyo, 1968. iv,
182 pp. 98 fullpage, full-colour plates, numerous b/w plates to accompany detailed
captions, architectural diagrams. Tables, large folded map. 36x27 cm. Cloth. £40.00
Single volume from a series of twelve. With four pages of captions in English, otherwise Japanese.
290 Bunker, Emma & Latchford, Douglas: KHMER BRONZES. New Interpretations of
the Past. Chicago, 2010. xv, 544 pp. Colour plates throughout. B/w text illustrations.
31x23 cm. Cloth.
£95.00
Explores the way in which the Indic gods appeared on the Khmer sacred landscape, together with
new bronze-casting techniques adapted by Khmer metalworkers. Illustrates a wide range of Khmer
bronzes of note both for their artistic qualities and spiritual significance. A detailed study bringing new
perspectives to bronze Khmer sculpture.
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291 Bunsaku, Kurata: HORYU-JI: TEMPLE OF THE EXALTED LAW. Early Buddhist Art From Japan. New York,
1981. 44 pp. 59 plates, 51 in colour. Index, glossary, bibliography. 38x26 cm. Cloth, slipcase.
£45.00
A beautifully illustrated catalogue of an exhibition celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Japan Society dedicated to Langdon Warner,
written by the director of the Nara National Museum.
292 Chai Zejun ed: SHANXI LIULI. (Glazed Tiles from Shanxi). 山西琉璃。柴澤俊編著. Beijing, 2012. 221 pp.
£140.00
432 colour plates and illustrations. 36x26 cm. Boards.
The only comprehensive monograph on the glazed tiles and roof ornaments in Shanxi province, indeed, the only comprehensive work
on traditional Chinese glazed tiles anywhere. The majority of the illustrations show Ming and Qing tiles, but also a few earlier specimens are included. One page list of contents and one page summary in English. In Chinese. Slightly revised after the 1990 edition.
293 Chanda, Ramaprasad and Hobson, R. L: MEDIEVAL INDIAN SCULPTURE IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
London, 1936. xiv, 75 pp. 24 pp. b/w plates. 22x15 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
The Stuart-Bridge collection of Indian sculpture was acquired at auction in 1872, when Sir Wollaston Franks, bidding for the Museum,
found himself without competition for the purchase of ‘Hindoo’ art and Indian sculpture was still something of an unknown quantity.
294 Chaoyang Museum ed: LONGCHENG BAOJI: CHAOYANG BOWUGUAN GUANCANG GUDAI
TONGJING. (Treasures of the Dragon City: Ancient Bronze Mirrors in the Collection of Chaoyang Museum). 龍
城寶笈：朝陽博物館館藏古代銅鏡。朝陽博物館編. Shenyang, 2014. 198 pp. Full page colour plates
£80.00
The city of Chaoyang is located in China’s Liaoning province and was an area of much importance during the Liao and Jin dynasties.
This work examines bronze mirrors in the Chaoyang Museum collection and, whilst the mirrors date from the Han through to the
Qing, the majority of the mirrors are from the Tang, Song, Liao and Jin dynasties with the emphasis on Liao and Jin material. Illustrated throughout in colour. All text in Chinese. Hard to obtain.
295 Chen Gaohua ed: SUI TANG HUAJIA SHILIAO. (Historical Materials on Sui and Tang Painters). Beijing, 1987.
420 pp. 20x14 cm. Paper.
£45.00
43 painters from the Sui and Tang dynasties are discussed, drawing on information from a variety of Chinese sources. In Chinese.
296 Chen Jianming ed: GUANCANG GU QIN ZHENGLI YU YANJIU. (A Catalogue of, and Research into, Ancient
Qin in the Collection of the Hunan Provincial Museum). 館藏古琴整理與研究。陳建明主編. Hunan Sheng
Bowuguan Cangpin Yanjiu Daxi. Beijing, 23014. 237 pp. Numerous colour plates, colour text plates and b/w
drawings. 30x24 cm. Half cloth.
£95.00
Illustrates and discusses the fine collection of the ancient Chinese musical instrument, the Qin, in the collection of the Hunan Provincial Museum in Changsha. Dated as follows: one from the Han dynasty, 3 Tang, 3 Song, 7 Ming, over 20 from the Qing and one from
the Republic period. All illustrated in colour, with many shown in multiple views ad close-up detail. Detailed essays accompany. Twopage preface, two-page foreword and list of contents on English. Main text in Chinese.
297 Chinese Art Society: ARCHIVES OF THE CHINESE ART SOCIETY OF AMERICA 1-37. New York, 194584 Various. 36 vols. Cloth and paper.
£2,800.00
A good nonuniform set of the first 37 issues of this interesting journal - complete except for volume 7. The following are bound in red
cloth - 3 issues per volume; 1-3, 10-13, 21-23, 24-26, 27-30, 31-33. The remainder are in the original paper. In good condition.
298 CHONGZHENG NEIGE DAKU CANBEN SHUYING. (Reproductions from Fragmentary Editions in the
Library of the Grand Secretariat). 重整內閣大庫殘本書影. Yangzhou, 1998. c. 57 folded leaves, Chinese-style.
Reproductions of pages from rare books throughout. 34x23 cm. Stitched, cloth case.
£40.00
Facsimile edition of a work illustrating 57 openings from 38 fragmentary bibliographic rarities. The earliest of these date from the
Song period and the latest from Qing-period manuscripts. Based on a 1933 Palace Museum publication of the same material.
299 CHUGOKU NO MEIGA. (Chinese Painting). 中國之名畫. Kyoto, 1957-1958. Each volume circa 20 pp. text and
10 tipped-in colour plates. 8 vols. 30x25 cm. Wrappers.
£300.00
Comprises seven volumes from this Japanese series on Chinese painting plus one volume from the uniform series on Japanese painting. The volumes are as follows: Painting of the Han Dynasty; Tun-Huang Painting; Wall Painting of Tun-Huang; Central Asian
Painting; Beauty in Chinese Painting; The Man in T’ang and Sung Paintings; Wall Painting of Kaokouli Tombs and Wall Painting of
Horyu-Ji Temple from the series on Japanese painting. The eight volumes contained in a board case with clasps (one missing) dating
from the 1960s in Hong Kong.
Text in Japanese.
300 Coffland, Robert T: CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE BAMBOO ARTS. Chicago, 2000. 136 pp. 42 fullpage
colour plates, 20 fullpage b/w plates. 26x26 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
With photographs by Pat Pollard.
301 Conder, Josiah: LANDSCAPE GARDENING IN JAPAN. With the Supplement of Forty Plates. New York, 1964.
xv, 251 pp. 77 plates and 55 text-figures. 29x21 cm. Paper.
£35.00
A reprint of the 2 volumes published in the late 19th century.
302 Cordier, Henri: HISTOIRE DES RELATIONS DE LA CHINE. Avec les Puissances Occidentales 1860-1900.
Bibliotheque d’Histoire Contemporaine. Taibei, 1966. iv, 570, iv; 650, iv; 598 pp. Index. 3 vols. Cloth. £40.00
Taiwan reprint of the original 1901 edition. A thorough and detailed account of China’s relations with the Western powers. In French.
303 Count Otani: SEIIKI KOKO ZUFU. (A Catalogue of Archaeological Finds from the Silk Route). 西域考古圖譜
. Beijing, 1999. 17 plates text and 246 plates of which 17 in colour. 43x29 cm. Loose in slipcase.
£250.00
A large collection of plates showing finds made by the Otani expeditions. The plates appear to come from a 1915/16 Japanese publication. Divided into sections on paintings and frescoes (54 plates), carvings (15), textiles and embroideries (7), old coins (8), miscellaneous (10), Indian sculpture (11), Buddhist canons (78), historical material (26), canonical texts (10), works in silk road languages
(23) and printed items (6). With introductory text and plate list. In Chinese only. Out of print.
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304 Cultural Relics Bureau: 2010 ZHONGGUO ZHONGYAO KAOGU FAXIAN. Major Archaeological Discoveries
in China in 2010. 2010 中國重要考古發現. Beijing, 2011. 197 pp. Colour text plates. 26x19 cm. Paper. £25.00
Well-illustrated work on major archaeological discoveries in China in 2010 from the Neolithic through all the major dynasties to the
Ming. 42 sites are shown and described. List of contents, descriptions of each find and captions in English. Main text in Chinese.
305 Davids, Roy & Jellinek, Dominic: PROVENANCE. Collectors, Dealers and Scholars in the Field of Chinese
Ceramics in Britain and America. Great Haseley, 2011. 500 pp. Over 150 illustrations. 28x22 cm. Cloth. £200.00
A major resource for the provenance of Chinese ceramics from collections in Britain and America. Contains 1064 biographies of collectors, dealers and scholars from the 17th century collector, Queen Mary II, onwards to the 20th century. A 40 page introduction traces
ceramic contacts between China and Britain and America from the 16th to the 21st centuries. Also includes sections on fakes, the psychology of collecting, a dissertation on export versus domestic wares and much more. Numerous appendices including one on collectors’ labels. Compiled from a wide range of sources. Promises to become an invaluable reference.
306 Deng Lin; Du Dinji ed: XINZENG SISHU. (The Four Books, Newly Augmented).
新增四書補註備旨：大學一卷、中庸一卷、論語四卷、孟子存卷三、四 (原
四卷) 。 (明) 鄧林撰、 (清) 杜定基增訂. N.p., 1880. 5 ce. 5 vols. 27x16 cm.
Stitched.
£75.00
A very well-known and popular version of the Four Books, produced by Du Dingji in 1779, and
much reprinted throughout the 19th century and even into the Republican period. This copy lacks the
4th fascicle, containing the first two chapters of the ‘Mencius’. The paper is yellow and brittle, and
the outer leaves slightly damaged. There are two collector’s seals of the same collector.
307 Dillon, Edward: THE ARTS OF JAPAN. Little Books on Art. Chicago, 1911. xiii, 212
pp. 41 plates. 15x12 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
Scarce history of Japanese art.
308 Du Jianmin ed: ZHONGGUO LIDAI DIWANG SHIXI NIANBIAO. (A
Chronology of the Chinese Emperors). 中國曆代帝王世系年表。杜建民編著.
Ji’nan, 2010. 3, 4, 219 pp. 20x14 cm. Wrappers.
£18.00
Chronology giving information on the reigns of Chinese emperors throughout history from earliest times through to the end of the Qing
dynasty. Sixth edition. In Chinese.
309 Dubosc, J.-P. & Tscharner, E. H. von: GROSSE CHINESISCHER MALER DER MING- UND TSINGDYNASTIEN 1400-1750. Und Chinesische Volkskunst - Gouaches und Farbendrucke. Bern, 1950. 30 pp. 26
illustrations on 16 plates. 24x16 cm. Stitched.
£18.00
Chinese paintings, mostly from the Dubosc collection. Also catalogue and illustrations of Chinese new-year prints and optical views.
In German.
310 Dunhuang Institute for Cultural Relics: ART TREASURES OF DUNHUANG. Hong Kong, 1983. 254 pp. text.
84 colour illustrations & plates, text-figures, maps. Chronology. 31x24 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
Jointly published by the Joint Publishing Press in Hong Kong and the Cultural Objects Press in Beijing. A highly illustrated account
and good visual survey of the sculpture and murals at Dunhuang. In English.
311 Dunhuang Institute for Cultural Relics: LE TRÉSOR DE DUNHUANG. Dix Siécles d’art de la Chine. Fribourg,
1983. 262 pp. 200 colour illustrations & plates, text-figures, maps. Chronology. 31x24 cm. Cloth.
£50.00
Jointly published by the Joint Publishing Press in Hong Kong and the Cultural Relics Press in Beijing. A highly-illustrated account
of the sculpture and murals at Dunhuang. French edition of Art Treasures from Dunhuang. In French.
312 Edo-Tokyo Museum: AN EXHIBITION OF HOJO TOKIMUNE AND HIS AGE. Tokyo, 2001. 247 pp. 247
colour plates. 30x22 cm. Paper.
£35.00
An exhibition that illustrates the rule of the Hojo leader who reigned during the invasion and defeat of the Mongols. With numerous
exhibits in various media - over 200 in total. Includes sculpture, ceramics, painting, swords, calligraphy. Text in Japanese.
313 Eisei Bunko: GEN NO CHATO MEIHINTEN. (Exhibition of Tea Ware). Tokyo, 1978. c. 100 pp. 77 exhibits, all
illustrated in colour. 25x26 cm. Cloth.
£15.00
A well-illustrated catalogue of selected tea-ceremony wares held at the Eisei Bunko. In Japanese.
314 Falconer, John: 1860-1930 YINGGUO CANG ZHONGGUO LISHI ZHAOPIAN. Western Eyes: Historical
Photographs of China in British Collections, 1860-1930. 1860-1930 英國藏中國歷史照片. Beijing, 2008. 618 pp.
Full page b/w photographs throughout. 1 foldout. 2 vols. 25x25 cm. Wrappers.
£175.00
Large two-volume catalogue of a fascinating exhibition held at the National Library of China in Beijing showing hundreds of blackand-white photographs of China from 1860 to 1930 held in British collections. Starts with Felice Beato’s photographs and moves
chronologically through to photographs from Mennie’s ‘Pageant of Peking’. The exhibition is in sections, including important photographers such as Thomson and Miller and major events such as the Boxer Rebellion. Other interesting sections include ‘Western Travellers in China 1870-1920’ and ‘Western Missionaries in China’. The exhibition shows many images by famous, little-known and
unknown photographers and includes many previously unexhibited images. A good reference. Dual texts in Chinese and English. Now
out-of-print and hard to find.
315 Fan Jianhua: DUER QIQING WENHUA SHI. A Cultural and Metaphorical History of the Traditional Chinese
Bellybands. 肚兒奇情文化史。藩健華著 . Shanghai, 2014. 10, 224 pp. Colour plates (many full page)
£50.00
More a loose top for women than a bellyband. A traditional item of clothing extensively worn by women during the Summer in the Chinese countryside as a cool form of clothing. Often extensively embroidered and a wide and varied selection of such ‘duer’ are here illustrated in colour. The earliest are late Qing, the majority from the 20th century. In Chinese. Hard to obtain.
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316 Fang, Jessica: YINZI. Chinese Silvers. Taipei, 1996. 135 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x23 cm. Paper. £60.00
Copiously-illustrated throughout in colour, this work is divided into sections on: necklaces, locks, Chilins, earrings, hair ornaments,
bells, needle holders, bracelets, belt ornaments, rings, silver boxes, works of art. The works range from imperial quality to the folk art
tradition and provides a good survey of Chinese silver jewellery and ornaments. List of contents and brief introductions to each section in English. Main texts in Chinese. The work has been exposed to moisture and the pages are crinkled with barely discernible watermarks to a few pages. Out-of-print.
317 Feddersen, Martin: JAPANESE DECORATIVE ART. A Handbook for Collectors and Connoisseurs. London,
1962. 296 pp. 247 illustrations, 8 in colour. Map, notes on dating, bibliography, index. 24x16 cm. Cloth. £50.00
The best all-round guide to the minor arts of Japan: ceramics, metalwork, lacquer, netsuke carving, basketry and leatherwork.
318 Fieger, Erwin: JAPAN. Sunrise-Islands. Dusseldorf, 1971. 160 pp. colour plates plus commentary. 31x43 cm.
£35.00
Cloth.
Big coffee-table book of photographs by Erwin Fieger on modern (1970’s) Japan, with dramatically-coloured photographs of traditional subjects, such as geishas, and new ones, such as young demonstrators facing riot police. Increasingly, a period piece.
319 Fieger, Erwin and Bowers, Faubion: JAPAN. Islands of the Rising Sun. New York, n.d. 160 colour plates plus
commentary. 31x46 cm. Cloth. Front endpaper creased and frayed.
£35.00
Big coffee table book of photographs by Erwin Fieger and text by Faubion Bowers, on modern (1970’s) Japan, with dramatically
coloured photos of traditional subjects, such as geishas, and new ones, such as young demonstrators facing riot police.
320 Five Thousand Years of Chinese Art ed: STONE CARVING, PART 1. Five Thousand Years of Chinese Art. Taibei,
1983-86. 158 pp. B/w illustrations and text illustrations. 31x21 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
Deals with the small sculptures of the Shang period, chimes of later periods and other objects carved in stone. Text in Chinese only.
321 Five Thousand Years of Chinese Art ed: TUN-HUANG PART III. Mural Painting. Five Thousand Years of Chinese
Art. Taibei, 1983-86. 181 pp. Many illustrations, mostly in colour. Text illustrations. 31x21 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
In Chinese only, this volumes deals with the wall paintings of Dunhuang.
322 Flacks, Marcus: CUSTODIANS OF THE SCHOLAR’S WAY. Chinese Scholar’s Objects in Precious Woods.
Chicago, 2014. 484 pp. Full page colour plates. B/w text drawings & illustrations. 32x25 cm. Cloth.
£140.00
Illustrates and discusses over 200 very fine examples of Chinese scholar’s studio objects made from various beautiful woods. Interesting introductory essays are followed by full page illustrations of many beautiful objects with accompanying descriptions.
323 Follmi, Olivier et al: BUDDHIST HIMALAYAS. People, Faith and Nature. London, 2002. 424 pp. 210 colour and
8 b/w illustrations. 37x29 cm. Cloth.
£39.95
A fine photographic work of the majestic Himalayan landscapes, of the Tibetan people and their scared places and worship. Accompanied by contributions from 19 specialists who discuss the political and spiritual personalities of the Himalayan world.
324 Fontein, Jan & Tung Wu: UNEARTHING CHINA’S PAST. Boston, 1973. 239 pp. 255 b/w illustrations.
Bibliography. 26x23 cm. Paper.
£30.00
Archaeological exhibition of Chinese objects, at the Museum of Fine Arts.
325 Fontein, Jan & Wu Tung: HAN AND T’ANG MURALS DISCOVERED IN TOMBS IN THE PEOPLE’S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND COPIED BY CONTEMPORARY CHINESE PAINTERS. Boston, 1976. 131
pp. Numerous illustrations, 8 in colour. 29x21 cm. Paper.
£30.00
Museum of Fine Arts exhibition catalogue.
326 Foshan Municipal Museum ed: FOSHAN SHI BOWUGUAN CANG TAOCI. (Ceramics in the Collection of
Foshan Municipal Museum). 佛山市博物館嗎藏陶瓷. Beijing, 2012. 285 pp. Numerous colour plates (many full
page) throughout. 29x21 cm. Cloth.
£75.00
Foshan has long been a centre of ceramic production in China’s Guangdong province and this is reflected in the collection of the local
museum. This volume entirely comprises ceramics and, whilst examples are shown from many dynasties, there is a focus on Shiwan
wares dating from the late Qing, Republic and Communist periods, in particular, figurines. Well-illustrated. Text in Chinese.
327 Franck, Harry A: GLIMPSES OF JAPAN AND FORMOSA. New York, 1924. xi, 235 pp. text, frontispiece, 95
b/w illustrations. 21x14 cm. Cloth.
£40.00
Interesting account of travels in Japan and Japanese-ruled Formosa between the two World Wars by an avid American traveller. With
unusual illustrations.
328 FROM THE LEONARD GOW COLLECTION OF CHINESE PORCELAIN. N.p. n.d. 20 b/w and colour
plates. 33x25 cm. Loose prints in folder
£50.00
A collection of 20 loose plates of illustrations from the book by Hobson: ‘Catalogue of the Leonard Gow Collection of Chinese Porcelain’. A couple of the plates are repeated.
329 Fu Yunzi: ZHENGCANGYUAN KAOGU JI: RIBEN HUANGSHI DE QIANNIAN SHOUCANG:
ZHONGGUO DA TANG DE YISHU BAOKU. (Ancient Artifacts in the Shoso-in: A Thousand Years of an
Imperial Repository: An Artistic Treasury from China’s Great Tang Dynasty). 正倉院考古集：日本皇室的千年
收藏：中國大唐的藝術寶庫。傅芸子著. Shanghai, 2014. 8, 166 pp. Colour illustrations throughout. 26x19
cm. Wrappers.
£30.00
Reprint of an early authoritative account of the archaeology and material culture of the ancient Japanese treasure house, the Shosoin, which, amongst much else, houses early and rare Chinese artefacts, in particular, from the Tang dynasty. First published in 1941.
This new reprint edition has updated introductions and, it appears, recent colour photography of the superb and rare Tang objects.
Provides us with the best-preserved examples of the high culture of the Tang dynasty. Includes textiles, musical instruments, objects
inlaid with mother-of-pearl, glass and gold and silver vessels. Text in Chinese with two Japanese prefaces. Hard to obtain.
330 Fu, Marilyn & Wen Fong: THE WILDERNESS COLORS OF TAO-CHI. New York, 1973. 48 pp. 12 colour
plates. 35x26 cm. Cloth, slipcase.
£25.00
Translation and illustration of a very fine album of twelve leaves from the Arthur M. Sackler collection. Includes a commentary.
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331 Fucheng County Museum ed: JING JIAN QIANQIU: FUFENG XIAN BOWUGUAN GUANCANG
TONGJING JICUI. Bronze Mirrors from the Collection of Fufeng County Museum. 鏡鑒千秋：扶風縣博物
館館藏銅鏡集萃. Xi’an, 2014. 181 pp. Colour plates throughout. B/w reproductions of rubbings of designs on
mirrors. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£70.00
Fufeng is located in China’s Shaanxi province and is one of the cradles of Chinese civilization and certainly one of the centres of early
bronze manufacture. This work shows 180 highlights from the Fufeng Museum’s extensive collection of bronze mirrors. The majority
are pre-Yuan and include good amounts of Han and Tang mirrors. All illustrated in colour. Near dual texts in Chinese and English.
332 Fujita Ginjiro ed: DAINANKO ROPPYAKU NEN TAISAI KENPIN SHASHINCHO. (Photograph Album of
Offerings for the 600th Year Festival of Dainanko). Kobe, 1935. 158 pp. Illustrations. 27x19 cm. Paper. £45.00
Offerings of works of art which were then exhibited at Kobe Tourist History Exhibition Hall.
333 Fujita, Heitaro: FUJITA DANSHAKUKE ZOHIN NYUSATSU MOKUROKU. (Catalogue of the Art Collection
of Baron Fujita). Osaka, 1929. 5, 153 pp. b/w plates of which 41 folding. 30x22 cm. Library Binding. £125.00
Scarce catalogue of the Japanese art collection of Baron Fujita compiled in the early 20th century. Numerous illustrations on good
black-and-white plates. Text in Japanese. Ex-library copy with stamps on endpapers only. Priced accordingly.
334 Fukushima Prefectural Art Museum: TEN TYPES OF ANTIQUITIES: THE SURVEY OF ANTIQUES FOR
MATSUDAIRA SADANOBU. N.p., 2000. 120 pp. 79 colour and 21 b/w plates. 30x21 cm. Paper.
£35.00
An exhibition on the Shuko Jushu record of antiquities which Sadanobu commissioned Tani Buncho and others to undertake. The
plates show the variety of objects included in the survey. In Japanese only.
335 Fung Ping Shan Museum: GREEN WARES FROM ZHEJIANG. Hong Kong, 1993. 72 pp. text and 88 pp. colour
plates illustrating all 90 exhibits. Chinese & English. 29x21 cm. Paper.
£40.00
Catalogue of an exhibition jointly presented with the Zhejiang Provincial Museum. Essays by Yeung Chun-tong, Cai Naiwu and Tang
Suying on various aspects of celadons and other green wares from the Zhejiang province, dating from Western Zhou to Ming.
336 Gai Shanlin: YINSHAN YANHUA. Petroglyphs in the Yinshan Mountains. Beijing, 1986. 461 pp. 144 illustrations,
some in colour; b/w drawings; map. 27x19 cm. Cloth.
£25.00
A study of petroglyphs in the Langshan mountains of the Yinshan mountain range in Inner Mongolia. Over 10,000 cliff carvings have
been discovered here, ranging in time from the Neolithic through the Bronze Age to the early Iron Age. Four page English abstract.
337 Galerie Tanaka: PEINTURES, SCULPTURES ET OBJECTS D’ART. Galerie Tanaka, nos. 1, 2, 5, 6, 1914-15..
Tokyo, 1914-15. 26, 17, 15, 22 pp. 9 plates. 4 vols. 19x16 cm. Paper.
£40.00
Rare dealer’s catalogue of modern Japanese art. No. 1 was published in April 1914, No. 2 in June 1914, No. 5 in Dec. 1914 and No.
6 in May 1915.
338 Gansu Bowuguan & Zhongguo Kexueyuan ed: WUWEI HAN JIAN. (Han Bamboo Slips from Wuwei Xian). 武
威漢簡. Kaoguxue Zhuankan, II:12. Beijing, 2005. 1, 5, 206 pp. 3 b/w text plates (one folding with full-size
transcriptions), plus 26 pp. of line-drawn copies of the slips, and 24 of plates. 38x27 cm. Half-cloth.
£95.00
Second edition of this important work with a newly-added appendix by Chen Mengjia ‘Wuwei Han Jian Fushu’. Reproduction, transcription and analysis of the extremely important, and nearly complete, MS text of the classic ‘Yili’, discovered in 1959 in the Han period tomb at Wuwei, Gansu, and a number of other slips form other tombs nearby. In Chinese. cf. RBS 10-749.
339 Geng Dongsheng ed: MING QING DEHUA BAICI. (Ming and Qing Dynasty Blanc-de-Chine). 明清德化白瓷
。耿東昇主編. Nanning, 2014. 153 pp. 117 pp. colour plates. B/w text drawings. 29x21 cm. Boards.
£60.00
Shows a total of 114 fine examples of Chinese Blanc-de-Chine. Comprises 68 Ming examples, 36 Qing and 10 Republic pieces. A wide
variety of shapes and figures. It is unclear where the pieces are held. All illustrated in colour, many in multiple views and with marks
shown. In Chinese. Hard to obtain.
340 Giersch, C. P: ASIAN BORDERLANDS. The Transformation of Qing China’s Yunnan Frontier. Cambridge, 2006.
328 pp. A few b/w illustrations. 2 maps. Cloth.
£51.95
A critical examination of the history of Chinese expansion into, and colonisation of, the south of Yunnan. Focuses on the Dai domains
in Yunnan and their reaction to the Chinese colonisation, plus the response and rivalry from other states in the area.
341 Giuganino, Alberto: LA PITTURA CINESE: TESTO ET TAVOLE. Rome, 1959. viii, 337 pp. 588 collotype
illustrations, 9 in colour. 2 vols. 36x26 cm. Cloth.
£150.00
Numbered edition of 750 copies. A major contribution to the history of Chinese paintings. Volume I provides the text, volume II consists entirely of plates. Text in Italian.
342 Gong Qinghui ed: MINGUO ZAOQI GAOCENG GUANLIAO DE CIQI. The Upper Bureaucrat Porcelain in
Early of the Republic. 民國早期高層官僚的瓷器。公慶輝編著. Beijing, 2014. 229 pp. Full page colour plates
throughout. 31x24 cm. Boards.
£120.00
Catalogues, discusses and illustrates a private collection of early Republic period Chinese porcelain, primarily with’ Hongxian’ and
‘Juren Tang’ basemarks, thus relating to ceramics made for the first President of China, Yuan Shikai. Also ceramics with the ‘Jingyuan
Tang’, ‘Gusong Zhai’ and other scarce basemarks. A total of 54 fine examples are illustrated in full page colour. In addition to single
objects, includes numerous pairs of objects, mainly vases. Two page introduction, 10 page essay and captions to plates (including
translation of basemark) in English. Fuller text in Chinese. A welcome contribution to the subject.
343 Goodrich, Chauncey: A POCKET DICTIONARY CHINESE-ENGLISH. And Pekingese Syllabary. Shanghai,
1909. vii, 237, 70 pp. Arranged by romanization, with radical index. 15x12 cm. Half leather.
£40.00
With its title page advertising the fact that this comes from the ‘seventh thousand’ this is an early reprint of the first edition of an extremely popular and useful pocket dictionary printed by the American Presbyterian Mission Press. Spine damaged, owner’s inscription on front endpaper, giving his Chinese name in his own brushed calligraphy.
344 Goto Moriichi: NIHON KODAI BUNKA KENKYU. (Research on Ancient Japanese Culture). Tokyo, 1942. 15,
757 pp. 223 illustrations. 22x16 cm. Cloth, loose from binding.
£35.00
A collection of essays focusing on the culture of the Kofun (Tumulus) Period. In Japanese only. Spine separated from book.
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345 Graham, David C. and others: VARIOUS OFFPRINTS. Chengdu, 1935-37. Various paginations. Typically 10+
pp. per offprint. B/w illustrations. 25x17 cm. Later boards.
£45.00
A number of offprints reprinted from the Journal of the West China Border Research Society. Bound together in one volume. Comprises:
Graham: ‘The ‘White Men’s Graves’ of Southern Szechwan’; Graham: ‘A Late Neolithic Culture in Szechwan Province’; Graham: ‘Implements of Prehistoric Man in the West China Union University Museum of Archaeology’; Graham: ‘Historic Notes on the P’o Jen
(Beh Ren): The Last Group of the Pre-Chinese Thai People to Remain in Szechwan’; Graham: ‘An Excavation at Suifu’; Millikin: ‘Han
Dynasty Remains in Sung Shan’; Dye: ‘Some Ancient Circles, Squares, Angles and Curves in Earth and in Stone in Szechwan, China;’
Edgar: ‘The Barley Quest: Arable Land in Eastern Tibet’.
346 Gugong Museum: MINGBEI SHANBEN. (Rubbings of Famous Stone Inscriptions). 名碑善本 . Complete
Collection of Treasures Gugong, 23. Shanghai, 2009. 24 pp. text and 232 pp. col. pls. 29x22 cm. Boards. £75.00
Volume 23 in this excellent series shows 89 highly-regarded examples of rubbings of famous Chinese stone inscriptions with fine calligraphy. The rubbings are held in the collection of the Gugong Museum in Beijing. Many of the rubbings are held in albums and most
of the 88 examples are illustrated in multiple views. The stones from which the rubbings are taken date from the Han dynasty onwards.
Captions in English, otherwise Chinese text.
347 Gugong Museum: YUQI 1-3. (Jadeware 1-3). 玉器（上中下）. Complete Collection of Treasures Gugong, 4042. Shanghai, 1996. 28, 292 pp; 29, 290 pp; 27, 283 pp. A total of 865 pp. colour plates illustrate 698 jade objects.
3 vols. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£300.00
Volumes 40-42 in the series The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum illustrate in good colour plates and describe
in Chinese a total of 698 jade objects in the Gugong collection in Beijing. Volume 40 shows 232 jade objects from the Neolithic period through to the Northern & Southern Dynasties. Volume 41 continues with 222 jades from Sui and Tang periods through to the Ming
period. Volume 42 depicts 244 jades from the Qing period. Text in Chinese only. 2006 reprint of the 1996 original. As with all editions
of this work, out-of-print and hard to find.
348 Gugong Museum: MING QING JIAJU: SHANG, XIA. (Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties: I and II). 明
清家俱上、下. Complete Collection of Treasures Gugong, 53-54. Hong Kong/China 2002. 26, 267 pp.; 26, 312
pp. 564 pp. colour plates showing 467 objects 2 vols. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£160.00
Illustrates and describes 467 pieces of Chinese classical furniture from the Forbidden City collection in Beijing. 90% of the pieces are
published here for the first time and thus is by far the most complete study of the Chinese imperial furniture collection to date. The volumes are written by Zhu Jiajin. Captions in English, otherwise Chinese text.
349 Gugong Museum: YUQI. Jadeware I & II. 玉器. Complete Collection of Treasures Gugong. Shanghai, 2007. 30,
314; 32, 315 pp. A total of 629 pp. colour plates illustrate 601 jade objects. 2 vols. 29x22 cm. Boards. £160.00
A further two (supplementary?) volumes in the series The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum illustrate in fine
colour plates and describe a total of 601 superb jade objects in the Gugong collection in Beijing. The first volume shows 332 jades
dating from the Neolithic through to the Ming dynasty. The second volume illustrates 269 jades from the Qing dynasty. Many of the
jades are from the Qing court collection, the remainder presumably from recent archaeological excavations and donation. Close examination of this work with the three previously-published volumes in this series on jade shows that the majority of the material in these
two volumes is new. There is some duplication but these duplicated pieces have been rephotographed and benefit from English captions which the earlier volumes do not have. Titles to each section and captions in English. Text in Chinese. Only available as a set.
350 Pan Shenliang ed: GONGCANG SHANHUA XUANJI. Selected Fan Paintings from the Palace Museum. 宮藏
扇面選集. Beijing, 1995. 10, 212 pp. 105 colour plates. Text in Chinese and Japanese. 27x30 cm. Cloth. £55.00
Illustrations and descriptions of 105 fan paintings in the Gugong Museum in Beijing, dating from Song through to the present (Qi
Baishi).
351 Gugong Museum: GU XI HUIBIAN. (Collection of Ancient Seals). 古璽彙編. Beijing, 1994. 6 pp. text. 520 pp.
(5708) seals. 27x19 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
An important reference work in which the seals are set out clearly to aid identification. Text in Chinese. New edition of 1981 original.
352 Hu Desheng: GUGONG BOWUYUAN CANG MING QING GONGTING JIAJU DAGUAN. (A Survey of
Ming and Qing Court Furniture in the Collection of the Gugong Museum). 故宮博物院藏明清宮廷家具大觀。
胡德生著. Beijing, 2006. 723 pp. Colour plates throughout. 2 vols. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£95.00
An excellent two-volume work showing 416 examples of Ming and Qing dynasty Chinese furniture used in, and commissioned for, the
imperial court. Many of the pieces are unique and, obviously, produced to the highest possible standards of craftsmanship. Includes
pieces inlaid with ceramic plaques, jade and hardstones. The furniture ranges from thrones and throne screens to daybeds, chairs, cupboards and stools. Includes lacquer pieces, many zitan examples and many other fine woods. The apogee of craftsmanship and innovation in this furniture came in the mid-Qing period, as can be seen from the numerous fabulous and extraordinary examples. A good
number of pieces show European influence and it is possible that some pieces were originally in the Yuanmingyuan European palaces.
A total of 416 examples are illustrated (many showing close-up detail) in Volume One with thorough discussion and further illustration in Volume Two. In Chinese. Recommended.
353 Gugong Museum ed: GUGONG BOWUYUAN CANG QINGDAI BIYUQI YU MANASI. Jasper Wares of
Qing Dynasty Collected by the Palace Museum and Manasi. 故宮博物院藏清代碧玉器與瑪納斯. Beijing, 2014.
351 pp. Colour plates throughout, many full page. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£90.00
Shows 157 examples of imperial jasper jade (biyu) wares held in the collection of the Gugong Museum in the Forbidden City in Beijing. Predominantly Qing dynasty, in particular, the Qianlong period, when use of this jade reached its peak. This jasper jade was coveted by the Qing Emperors, most notably, Qianlong. It was used for imperial seals and jade books but also in a wide range of other
shapes and forms, from brushpots and covered vessels to animal ornaments and carved landscape scenes. Although not stated, these
highly-impressive objects undoubtedly come from the former imperial collection. Illustrated throughout in colour. List of contents,
two-page preface, list of plates and captions in English. Main text in Chinese.
354 Gugong Museum comp; Zhao Congyue ed: GUGONG BOWUYUAN CANG SHENDETANG KUAN CIQI.
Porcelains with Inscriptions of Shendetang Collected by the Palace Museum. 故宮博物院藏慎德堂款瓷器。故
宮博物院編趙聰月編著. Beijing, 2014. 346 pp. Colour plates, many full page. 29x21 cm. Wrappers. £90.00
Shows 81 superb examples of Chinese ceramics bearing ‘Shendetang’ base marks. Shendetang was the preferred residence in Yuanmingyuan of the Daoguang Emperor (reigned 1820-1850) and all but 4 of the ceramics date from the Daoguang reign, the remaining
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four being Guangxu and Republic period imitations. All the ceramics are held in the collection of the Gugong Museum in the Forbidden
City in Beijing and many are from the former imperial collection. Illustrated throughout in colour. A good visual reference on this particular type of Qing dynasty ceramic. One page introduction, list of plates and captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese.
355 Gugong Museum ed: GUGONG JINGDIAN: QINGGONG HAICUO TU. Classics of the Forbidden City:
Catalogue of Marine Creatures Collected in the Qing Palace. 故宮經典：清宮海錯圖。文金祥主編. Beijing,
£100.00
Large-format publication reproducing the first three volumes of a beautiful and unique four-volume album, the Haicuo Tu’ (Illustrations of Marine Creatures), painted in 1699 in the Kangxi reign of the Qing dynasty by the court artist, Nie Huang. The three volumes
illustrated are held in the Gugong Museum in Beijing. The fourth volume is in the National Palace Museum in Taibei. A total of 371
marine creatures (both real and mythical) are shown in 155 paintings, reproduced here in good-sized full page colour plates (albeit
in a somewhat reduced size to the original work) that allow full appreciation of the images and painter’s skill. The work was highlyvalued by later Qing emperors, in particular, Qianlong. Extensive descriptions and essays on the importance of the album accompany.
356 Gugong Museum ed: GUGONG JINGDIAN: QINGGONG HOUFEI CHANGYI TUDIAN. Classics of the
Forbidden City: Outer Garments of the Qing Imperial Consorts. 故宮經典：清宮后妃氅衣圖典。殷安妮主
編. Beijing, 2014. 363 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 29x29 cm. Boards.
£90.00
Large-format publication showing 152 beautiful and varied examples of Qing dynasty outer costumes as worn by empresses and imperial consorts. All illustrated in full page colour, many in multiple views showing both the front and back of the costume or garment.
The vast majority are 19th century from the Daoguang, Tongzhi and (especially) the Guangxu reigns. All held in the collection of the
Gugong Museum in Beijing. Text in Chinese.
357 Gugong Museum ed: GUGONG JINGDIAN: QINGGONG SHOU PU. Classics of the Forbidden City:
Catalogue of Animals Collected in the Qing Palace. 故宮經典：清宮�譜。袁杰主編. Beijing, 2014. 414 pp.
Full page colour plates throughout. 29x29 cm. Boards.
£90.00
Large-format publication reproducing a beautiful and unique album ‘ Shou Pu’ (The Album of Beasts) painted between 1750 and 1761
by the court artists Yu Sheng and Zhang Weibang at the command of the Qianlong Emperor who was probably inspired by a similar
earlier album showing marine creatures known as the ‘Haicuo Tu’. The album is comprised of six volumes, each with 30 paintings.
Each painting shows one animal or mythical beast with accompanying description, thus a total of 180 animals and beasts. All reproduced here in good-sized full page colour plates (albeit in a somewhat reduced size to the original work) that allow full appreciation
of the images and skill of the painters. The album is held in the collection of the Gugong Museum in Beijing. In Chinese.
358 Gugong Museum: GUGONG ZHOUKAN DIWU NIAN SHUANG SHI HAO. Ming Lü Zhi Cai Yü Shu Hua
Hebi. Beijing, 1938. 1 pp. text. 23 illustrations. 39x27 cm. Wrappers, back frayed.
£30.00
The fifth number of the ‘Double Ten’ volumes to be issued by the Gugong Zhoukan, commemorating the national day, October 10. Reproduced is an album of Ming painting by Lü Zhi and calligraphy by Cai Yü.
359 Gugong Museum: KELIMULIN GONG ZHENPIN JI. Golden Russia: Treasures of the Moscow Kremlin. 克里
姆林宮珍品集. Beijing, 2006. 495 pp. Fullpage colour plates throughout. 28x22 cm. Wrappers.
£95.00
Large and fine catalogue of an exhibition at the Gugong Museum in Beijing showing 200 objects from the Collection of the Moscow
Kremlin. A major showing of Russian imperial art in China which includes objects in many media from armour and porcelain to religious artefacts, medals, textiles and jewel-encrusted works of art. Many objects previously unpublished. Full page colour plates
throughout and a dual text in Chinese and English.
360 GUILIN JINGJIANG ZHAOHE WANG LING KAOGU FAJUE QINGLI BAOGAO. (Archaeological
Excavation Report on the Zhaohe Royal Tomb at Jingjiang near Guilin). 桂林靖江昭和王陵考古發掘清理報告.
Beijing, 2014. xii, 133 pp. text plus 64 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 29x21 cm. Boards. £45.00
Excavation report and study of the site of the Ming dynasty Zhaohe tomb located at Jingjiang near Guilin in China’s Jiangxi province.
Explores the remains of the complex and the extant aboveground artefacts including Spirit Road stone statuary, foundations, remains
of glazed roof tiles and other material. In Chinese.
361 Gunma Prefectural Museum of History: SHIMA KAKOKU AND SHIMA RYU. Husband and Wife Photographers
of the Bakumatsu Era. N.p., 2007. 128 pp. Colour and b/w plates throughout. 26x18 cm. Paper.
£35.00
Catalogue of an exhibition showing the work of these pioneers of Japanese photography, active at the end of the Bakumatsu period.
In addition to rare examples of their black-and-white photographs, includes paintings by Shima Ryu and other exhibits associated with
their work and life. In Japanese.
362 Guo Jibin ed: JIAOZUO SHI BOWUGUAN GUANCANG WENWU JINGCUI. (Treasures in the Jiaozhou
Municipal Museum). 焦作市博物館館藏文物精粹。郭繼斌主編. Zhengzhou, 2012. 164 pp. Colour plates
throughout, many full page. 29x21 cm. Boards.
£50.00
The city of Jiaozhou is located in the north-west of China’s Henan province and the area abounds with archaeological sites, particularly from the Han and Tang dynasties. This heritage is reflected in the collection of the Jiaozhou Museum and this work shows a selection from the Museum’s holdings, particularly fine Han and Tang tomb pottery, houses and figurines and Han bronzes and Tang
mirrors. Illustrated throughout. Text in Chinese.
363 Guo Pu comp: ERYA YIN TU. (Illustrated Edition of the Erya). 爾雅音圖。郭璞撰. Tianjin, 2008. Various
pagings of folded leaves (c. 50 per volume), Chinese-style. Text and woodcut illustrations of flora, fauna, humans,
natural and supernatural phenomena, etc. throughout. 3 vols. 33x22 cm. Stitched, brocade case.
£100.00
The earliest extant illustrated edition of this ancient Chinese lexicon (and sometime Classic) was produced in 1801 as an accurate facsimile of an original Song imprint. This, in turn, is a modern facsimile of the 1801 edition, with good reproductions of its many fine illustrations. Guo Pu (276-324) of the Jin period is credited with compiling and annotating this version of the ‘Erya’ which has claims
to being considered the first Chinese dictionary. It is basically a philologically valuable collection of early glosses on words in preQin period texts, probably assembled during the Qin or early Han period. Illustrated throughout. In Chinese.
364 Guyue Xuan ed: MINJIAN CANG SHAN JI. (A Private Collection of Fans). 民間藏扇集。古月軒編.
Shanghai, 1992. 110 pp. 104 colour plates. 38x27 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
Fans from the private Luo family collection are here illustrated. Comprises fans by modern masters ranging from He Haixia, Tang Yun,
Guan Liang to Song Wenzhi, Zhu Qizhan and Yang Yanwen. In Chinese only.
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365 Hales, Robert: ISLAMIC AND ORIENTAL ARMS AND ARMOUR. A Lifetime’s Passion. St Peter Port, 2013.
xiv, 386 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 31x25 cm. Cloth.
£120.00
Comprises illustrations and concise descriptions of over one thousand fine and varied eastern weapons and armour. They originate
from Islamic and Hindu cultures and beyond to include Russia, China, Tibet, Mongolia, Korea and Southeast Asia. Most of the objects
have never been previously published. Illustrated throughout in colour and with accompanying descriptive texts.
366 Halls: ANTIQUE FURNITURE, ORIENTAL CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART. Shrewsbury, 2011. 112 pp.
£15.00
Colour plates throughout. 24x17 cm. Paper.
Auction catalogue from a Shrewsbury auctioneer which includes Chinese ceramics from the Brodie Lodge collection formed in the mid20th century.
367 Hammers, Roslyn Lee: PICTURES OF TILLING AND WEAVING. Art, Labor and Technology in Song and
Yuan China. Hong Kong, 2011. x, 293 pp. Numerous colour illustrations. 26x26 cm. Cloth.
£42.00
A study of Chinese scrolls and paintings bearing scenes of tilling and weaving (geng zhi) showing the various stages and procedures
with each stage accompanied by a poem by the Song dynasty official, Lou Shu. The paintings are discussed and the importance of the
poems assessed.
368 HANGPAI ZHONGGUO 1945: MEIGUO GUOJIA DANG’ANGUAN GUANCANG JINGXUAN. Aerial
Photos of China 1945: Selected from Collections of the US Natural (National) Archives and Records Administration.
航拍中國1945 ：美國國家檔案館館藏精選. Fuzhou, 2014. 207 pp. Full page b/w photographs throughout.
37x30 cm. Boards.
£250.00
Large-format work showing black-and-white aerial photographs taken by US military aircraft in 1945 over Northern China. The large
black-and-white photographs in this work allow full exploration of detail. The following cities are shown: Beijing (46 photographs),
Dagu to Tianjin (11), Qingdao and Surrounding Areas (23), Shanghai (13), Other Areas (7). Whilst the whole work fascinates, it is the
aerial photography of Beijing that is truly exceptional, showing the city in its original unspoilt but dilapidated state. Dual texts in Chinese and English. Hard to obtain but recommended.
369 Harrison-Hall, Jessica: DAYING BOWUGUAN CANG ZHONGGUO MINGDAI TAOCI. Catalogue of Ming
Ceramics in the British Museum. 大英博物館藏中國明代陶瓷. Beijing, 2014. 762 pp. Colour text plates
throughout both volumes. 2 vols. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£180.00
Chinese edition of Jessica Harrison-Hall’s excellent (and now unobtainable) work on the marvellous collection of Ming dynasty Chinese ceramics in the British Museum. Illustrated throughout with colour text plates showing 100s of examples. All text in Chinese.
370 Hasuda Shugoro: SHUGORU HASUDA — METALL PLASTIK. Kyoto, 1981. 282 pp. 127 colour plates. 37x26
cm. Cloth, slipcase.
£155.00
Beautifully illustrated monograph on the modern metal artist. Text in Japanese and German.
371 Hauge, Victor and Takako: FOLK TRADITIONS IN JAPANESE ART. Tokyo, 1978. 272 pp. 231 exhibits.
Illustrated throughout (many in colour). 27x22 cm. Cloth.
£55.00
The catalogue of a travelling exhibition, drawn from pieces in American public and private collections, and designed to convey the
beauty, strength and vitality of the true folk art of Japan.
372 He Haiping et al: HEBEI LUANPING BOWUGUAN JINSHU WENWU XIUFU BAOGAO. (Report on the
Restoration of Metal Objects in the Collection of Luanping Museum in Hebei Province). 河北灤平博物館金屬文
物修復報告。何海平等著. Beijing, 2014. 1, 6, 265 pp. Numerous text colour plates.
£75.00
Catalogues the restoration of a number of ancient Chinese bronzes in the collection of the Luanping Museum in China’s Hebei province.
The majority date from the Warring States, Spring and Autumn period, Liao and Jin dynasties. Each bronze illustrated with ‘before
and after’ dual images. All text in Chinese.
373 He jiying ed: SHANGHAI TANG SONG YUAN MU. (Tombs in Shanghai Dating from the Tang, Song and Yuan).
上海唐宋元墓。何繼英主編. Beijing, 2014. xxiv, 241 pp. text plus 112 pp. colour plates with 211 images.
Numerous b/w text images. 29x21 cm. Boards.
£70.00
Produced in conjunction with the Shanghai Museum, this is a survey of Tang, Song and Yuan tombs discovered in the Shanghai region.
Illustrated with many fine finds from the tombs including gold jewellery, gold and silver wares, ceramics, carvings and objects in various other media. Text in Chinese.
374 He Peiqi: RIZHI SHIQI DE TAINAN. (Tainan during the Period of Japanese Rule). 日治時期的台南。何培
齊主編. Yingxiang Taiwan Xilie 2. Taipei, 2007. 271 pp. Colour and b/w reproductions of postcards throughout.
29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£45.00
Based on the holdings of the National Central Library of Taiwan, this is a well-illustrated work showing old photographs and postcards of the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan in colour and black-and-white dating from the end of the 19th century to the 1940s. Shows
the architecture, street scenes and scenery of places in and around Tainan. Captions on some postcards and photographs in English.
375 Hearn, Lafcadio: KOTTO. Being Japanese Curios, with Sundry Cobwebs. New York, 1902. vii, 251 pp.
Illustrations. 21x14 cm. Decorative cloth.
£45.00
Japanese stories from ‘Hyaku Monogatari’ and suchlike. First edition.
376 Hearn, Lafcadio: OUT OF THE EAST. Reveries and Studies in New Japan. Boston, 1895. (2), 341 pp. 18x13 cm.
Green cloth. First edition.
£65.00
377 Hebei Museum ed: BEICHAO BIHUA QUYANG SHIDIAO. (Northern Dynasties Tomb Murals and Quyang
Stone Sculpture in the Collection of Hebei Museum). 北朝壁畫曲陽石雕. Hebei Bowuguan Jiben Chenlie. Beijing,
2014. 297 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£95.00
Shows a good selection of the finest examples of Northern Dynasties murals excavated from tombs in China’s Hebei province and held
in the collection of the Hebei Provincial Museum in Shijiazhuang. This is followed by an excellent and extensive selection of the famous and exquisite Quyang white marble Buddhist statuary dating from the Northern Dynasties through the Sui, Tang and Five Dy-
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nasties periods and into the Song and Yuan dynasties. As with the murals, all the pieces are held in the Hebei Museum. Illustrated
throughout with fine colour plates. Introductions to each section and captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese.
378 Heber, Reginald: NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY THROUGH THE UPPER PROVINCES OF INDIA.
London, 1829. lxvii, 450; vii, 564; vi, 527, viii. 3 vols. 21x14 cm. Later half leather.
£60.00
The title continues: ‘From Calcutta to Bombay, 1824-1825. (With Notes upon Ceylon,) An Account of a Journey to Madras and the
Southern provinces, 1826, and Letters Written in India.’ Fourth edition in three volumes. Heber was Bishop of Calcutta. Rebound in
later cloth.
379 Heine, Wilhelm ed. and trans: DIE EXPEDITION IN DIE SEEN VON CHINA,
JAPAN UND OCHOTSK. Unter Commando von Commodore Calw, Ringgold und
Commodore John Rodgers. Leipzig, 1858-9. xx, 331 pp. text, frontispiece tinted
engraving plus 5 tinted and 2 b/w engraved prints, 2 engraved folding maps; viii, 391
pp. text, frontispiece tinted engraving plus 5 tinted and 2 b/w engravings, 2 maps (one
folding); vii, 424 pp. text, frontispiece tinted engraving plus 3 tinted and 4 b/w
engravings, 3 folding maps. 3 vols. 25x17 cm. Recent marbled boards.
£300.00
Three-volume rebound set of the original German edition. Heine was the official artist attached to
the Perry expedition. This work is considered a continuation to his work on the Perry expedition. The
three volumes detail the work of the 1853-6 North Pacific Surveying Expedition headed by Commodore Colin Ringgold and, later, Commodore John Rodgers. The Expedition was undertaken at about the same time that Perry undertook his famous visit to Japan. Its purpose was to define safe maritime routings for American shipping to the Far East. Whilst Heine did not accompany this expedition, he
viewed it as an important event and edited and translated the account into German. Details the Expedition’s journey to Japan, observations on Japan and the Japanese, notes on Kamchatka and the Siberian Far East.
There are a total of 24 pages of fine engraved prints (predominantly full page), of which 16 are tinted and 8 are black-and-white.
The plates are mostly engraved by C. Heyn and show scenes of Japanese people and landscapes, plus sites the Expedition visited.
The maps are of particular interest and importance and, in this copy, are in fine clean condition with minimal tears. The first folding
map in volume one shows the southern coast of China from Hainan island past Canton and Hong Kong up past Amoy to northern Fujian. It includes the northern Philippines, Taiwan and the southern Japanese islands. The second folding map shows the northern part
of China from south of Shanghai up past the Shandong peninsula and round to the Korean peninsula and an anonymous Chinese Tartary. it also includes the Japanese archipelago. Whilst there is detail to the coastal regions on both maps, the interiors of all the countries shown are largely blank - an indication of the limited knowledge at the time. The first map in volume two shows the northern coast
of Taiwan - Keelung, the coastline and positions of the main coal mines in the area. The second folding map shows the Pacific with
locations and tracks of recent storms. The three maps in volume three comprise: a map of the Pacific showing the distances between
major points and the route of the Perry Expedition; the Amur river from its estuary near Sakhalin (which is shown in its majority) upriver into the Siberian wastes; the final map shows the northern Pacific from northern Japan up past Sakhalin and the Kamchatka peninsula past the Bering strait, Alaska and the Aleutians and down the Canadian coast to northern California. This map shows the routes
of the various ships. Not listed in Cordier or Pages. Text in German. Rare.
380 Henan Museum ed: GUOWANG YU ZHUHOU: ZHONGGUO HENAN QINGTONG WENMING ZHAN.
Kings and Marquises: Exhibition of Ancient Bronze Civilization of Henan, China. 國王與諸侯：中國河南青銅
文明展. Zhengzhou, 2013. 211 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Boards.
£90.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Henan Provincial Museum in Zhengzhou, China, showing 117 recent archaeological finds relating
to the culture of the rulers of the region during the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties when the Henan area was an important centre of
Chinese civilization. The exhibits primarily comprise fine bronzes. The exhibition travelled to Sweden. Preface and captions to plates
in English. Main text in Chinese. Hard to obtain.
381 Henmi Baiei: CHUGOKU RAMAKYO BIJUTSU TAIKAN. (A Survey of Chinese Lama Buddhist Art). 中國
喇嘛教美術大觀。逸見梅榮著. Tokyo, 1975. 216; 5, 2, 8, 720, xv pp. 8 pp. colour and c.1000 b/w photographic
illustrations. 2 vols. 26x19 cm. Cloth.
£400.00
A large compendium of about 100 black-and-white photographs of Chinese Lamaist Buddhist art, together with 8 full page colour illustrations. The photographic illustrations come from a broad selection of Japanese publications including a good number from the
first half of the twentieth century. Includes much illustration of sites no longer extant or much changed. In Japanese. Very scarce.
382 Hentze, C: LES FIGURINES DE LA CERAMIQUE FUNERAIRE. Materiaux pour l’Etude des Croyances et
du Folklore de la Chine Ancienne. Dresden, n.d. vii, 104, 114 pp. 114 plates. Bib, index. 33x25 cm. Cloth.£50.00
Contains very many illustrations of Chinese ceramic funerary objects, accompanied by a text discussing the origins of the funerary
figure and its human, animal and other forms. In French. Waterstaining to bottom of text pages and edgepapers. The plates themselves mainly unaffected, just at the bottom margin on some. Priced accordingly and perfectly usable as a working copy.
383 Hickman, Money L: JAPAN’S GOLDEN AGE: MOMOYAMA. New Haven, 1996. 320 pp. 40 b/w illustrations,
240 colour plates and illustrations. Index, chronology. 29x25 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
This book serves as the catalogue for a major exhibition of Japanese art of the Momoyama (1573-1615) period held at the Dallas Museum of Art. Objects are on loan from Japanese private and museum collections. and include paintings, sculptures, calligraphy, tea
ceremony items, etc.
384 Higuchi, Hiroshi: CHUGOKU HANGA SHUSEI. A Collection of Chinese Woodblock Prints. 中國板畫集成.
Tokyo, 1967. 5 loose leaves with introductory text and lists of contents. 103 loose leaves (of which 96 illustrated)
showing 327 illustrations, the first 10 with tipped-in colour plates, the remaining 86 b/w. Text booklet with 1, 1, 89,
8 pp. 38x26 cm. Loose in cloth case. Text booklet.
£650.00
A very comprehensive survey of the finest Chinese woodblock prints. A total of 103 loose leaves show 327 illustrations, the majority
black-and-white, divided by sections as follow. Part I: Suchow and Yangliuching Colour Prints; Part II: Chronological Summary;
Part III: Shuiyin Hua Prints; Part IV: Muke Hua Prints; Part V: Suchow Prints; Part VI: Yangliuching Nian Hua Prints; Part VII: Other
Nian Hua Prints. A very fine selection of Chinese woodblock prints from the earliest times up to the early 1940s. It is unclear where
the prints are held. Of particular interest for the Suzhou prints. Accompanying text booklet with English essay: A Historical Sketch of
Chinese Woodblock Prints and fuller Japanese text. A rare work.
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385 Höllmann, Thomas O: JINAN: DIE CHU-HAUPTSTADT YING IM CHINA DER SPÄTEREN ZHOU-ZEIT.
Materialien zur Allgemeinen und Vergleichenden Archàologie band 41. München, 1986. 151 pp. numerous text
£25.00
Detailed account of archaeology discoveries in Ji’nan, Shandong Province. In German.
386 Hong Kong Heritage Museum ed: THE ART OF CHINESE CERAMICS FROM HAN TO TANG:
SELECTED TREASURES FROM THE DR. T. T. TSUI DONATION. Han Tang Taoci Yishu: Xu Zhantang
Boshi Juanzeng Zhongguo Wenwu Cuixuan. Hong Kong, 1998. 156 pp. Colour plates. 34x24 cm. Cloth. £90.00
A selection of the fine ceramics dating from the Han to the Tang dynasties donated by T. T. Tsui to the Hong Kong Heritage Museum.
Good colour plates and dual text in Chinese and English.
387 Hong Kong Museum of Art: TREASURES OF CHANG’AN. Capital of the Silk Road. 長安瑰寶︰絲路之都.
Hong Kong, 1993. 270 pp. Over 100 colour plates. 27x21 cm. Paper.
£35.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Hong Kong Museum of Art showing many fine works of art and artefacts produced in the ancient capital of Chang’an during the Han and Tang periods and excavated in the last few decades. Objects loaned by Chinese museums. Text
in English and Chinese.
388 HOUTAIPING: DONG LIAO HE XIAYOU YOU’AN YI QINGTONG SHIDAI YICUN WEIZHU DE
DIAOCHA YU FAJUE. (Houtaiping: Report and Excavations at a Bronze Age Site on the Right Bank of the
Lower Reaches of the Eastern Liao River). 后太平：東遼河下游右岸以青銅時代遺存為主的調查與發掘.
Beijing, 2011. 14, 4, 360 pp. text plus 72 pp. colour plates. Many b/w text drawings. 29x22 cm. Boards. £80.00
Excavation report on a Neolithic site in Jilin province in China. Yielded interesting pottery with impressed and comb pattern designs,
together with small bronzes and small bronze weaponry. One page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese.
389 Hsiang Yuan-pien (Guo Baochang & Ferguson, John ed.): NOTED PORCELAINS OF SUCCESSIVE
DYNASTIES. Xiaozhu Xiang Shi Lidai Ming Ci Tupu. 校注項氏歷代名瓷圖譜。項元汴著（郭葆昌福開
森編）. Beijing, 2011. 200 pp. Chinese and English text. 86 full page colour plates. 34x24 cm. Paper. £120.00
Slightly-reduced facsimile edition of the beautiful 1931 edition of this work, revised and annotated by Kuo Pao-ch’ang (Guo Baochang)
and John C. Ferguson. Deals with the spurious ceramics collection of the noted Ming dynasty collector, Hsiang Yuan-pien (Xiang
Yuanbian). For more information on this book, see Sir Percival David’s article in Transactions OCS: 11 (1933) “Hsiang and His
Album” or ask us for details. Illustrated throughout. One page of illustration accompanied by a page of descriptive text. Foreword
and introduction accompany. Dual texts in Chinese and English. An affordable way to own this work.
390 Hu Hongqing et al. ed: GAOCHANG YISHU YANJIU. (Research into the Art of Gaochang). 高昌藝術研究。
胡洪慶等主編. Shanghai, 2014. 249 pp. Numerous colour text plates. 29x21 cm. Boards.
£110.00
Detailed study of the art and artefacts found at the ancient Silk Road site of the city of Gaochang located near Turfan in China’s Xinjiang province. Well-illustrated with numerous pictures of the site and artefacts from various periods when the city flourished. A good
contribution to the sparse literature on Gaochang. In Chinese.
391 Huang Nengfu ed: ZHONGGUO CHENGDU SHU JIN. Shu Brocade Chengdu of China. 中國成都蜀錦。黃
能馥主編. Beijing, 2006. 175 pp. Colour text plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Boards.
£75.00
A detailed and useful survey of the famous woven silk brocade made for centuries in Chengdu in China’s Sichuan province. A good
amount of early material (particularly Tang dynasty) together with numerous examples from the Ming and Qing dynasties. Illustrated
throughout in colour showing many examples from across the centuries. Dual texts in Chinese and English.
392 Huang Wenkun: FAXIANG ZHI MEI. Beauty of Buddhas. 法相之美. Wenwu Zhenbao Congshu 1. Taibei, 1994.
181 pp. 93 colour plates. 31x22 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
One of a series of books on the different art forms of China, all lavishly illustrated. This one looks at images of the Buddha carved,
engraved or sculpted on cliffs and rocks and in caves. Chinese edition.
393 Huang Xuanpei et al: GEMS OF LIANGZHU CULTURE. From the Shanghai Museum. Hong Kong, 1992. 238
pp. 93 colour plates. Map, plans and drawings. 29x22 cm. Paper.
£45.00
Exhibition of archaeological treasures excavated in China and testifying to the earlier little-known culture of Liangzhu, a unique Neolithic culture. Especially remarkable are the finds of jade artefacts of superb quality. Well-illustrated and with dual text.
394 Huc, E. R. and Gabet, J: TRAVELS IN TARTARY, THIBET, AND CHINA. 1844-1846. The Broadway
Travellers. London, 1928. xliv, 387; viii, 406 pp. Map, index. 2 vols. 23x15 cm. Cloth, with gilt on spine. £45.00
A mission to gather information on the progress of the Catholic church in China leads to travels through virtually inaccessible regions
and almost the first published knowledge of the areas. Introduction by Paul Pelliot. New edition.
395 HULUNBEIER MINZU WENWU KAOGU DAXI: ELUNCHUN ZIZHI QI JUAN. Hulunbuir Ethnic Cultural
Relics and Archaeology Series: Oroqen Autonomous Banner. 呼倫貝�民族文物考古大系：鄂倫春自治旗卷.
Beijing, 2014 255 pp. Colour plates throughout, many full page. 29x21 cm. Boards.
£88.00
A survey of the material culture of the nomadic hunting peoples living in the Oroqen region of the extensive Hulunbuir area of Inner
Mongolia. Nearly all the material is modern and includes clothing and textiles, hunting equipment and containers, horse equipment
and accoutrements plus much else. Of particular interest are a couple of Shaman robes. Prefaces and captions to plates in English.
396 Huxley, Walter intro: REPRODUCTIONS OF CHINESE RUBBINGS TAKEN FROM INSCRIPTIONS. Cut
in Stone, Wood and also from Bronzes, Monuments and other Bas-Reliefs. New York, 1938. 24 pp. 9 illustrations.
36x26 cm. Paper.
£70.00
Reproductions made from the earliest line engravings from which impressions are known to have been taken.
397 Illing, Richard: THE ART OF JAPANESE PRINTS. London, 1980. 176 pp. 70 colour plates, 122 illustrations.
Glossary, bibliography and index. 29x23 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
A survey of the history of the Japanese print from the 17th century to the present day, with many illustrations. Abrams A62.
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398 ILLUSTRATION IN JAPAN VOL. 1. Tokyo, 1981. c. 250 pp. 261 plates, many col. 35x27 cm. Cloth. £40.00
A compilation of more than 600 of the finest examples of contemporary Japanese illustration.
399 ILLUSTRATION IN JAPAN VOL. 2. Tokyo, 1982. c.300 pp. Many col. illustrations. 34x26 cm. Cloth. £40.00
400 ILLUSTRATION IN JAPAN VOL. 3. Tokyo, 1982. c.300 pp. 180 colour illustrations. 34x26 cm. Cloth.£40.00
401 International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society: JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL CHINESE SNUFF
BOTTLE SOCIETY 1969-1998. Baltimore, 1969-98. First five issues of the run (the newsletter) mimeographed
stapled; 14 issues of newsletter paper cover and with b/w plates; 1974- colour covers with b/w and increasing use
of colour plates. 83 vols. 28x22 cm. Paper.
£750.00
An extensive run of the newsletter turned journal. Originally a newsletter of ‘The Chinese Snuff Bottle Society of America, Inc.’ this
periodical became a Journal in December 1974 when the society adopted its new name and ‘International’ orientation. A wealth of
material and information for the serious collector. Details of the run follow:
Mimeographed ‘Newsletter’: Vol. I, No. 2; Vol. II, No. 1-3; Vol. III, No. 1 (five issues); Self-covered ‘Newsletter’: Vol. III, No. 2-Vol.
VI, No. 3 (14 issues); ‘Journal’ Index 1969-1978 (1 issue); ‘Journal’: Vol. VI, No. 4-Vol. XIII, No. 2; Vol. XIII, No. 4-Vol. XIV, No. 2
(30 issues); ‘Journal’: Vol. XV, No. 2; Vol. XVII, No. 2; Vol. XXI, No. 3-4 (4 issues); ‘Journal’: Vol. XXII, No. 2-Vol. XXIII, No. 3 (6
issues); ‘Journal’: Vol. XXIV, No. 1-2; Vol. XXIV, No. 4; Vol. XXV, No. 2-Vol. XXVIII, No. 2 (16 issues); ‘Journal’: Vol. XXVIII, No. 4Vol. XXIX, No. 4; Vol. XXX, No. 2; Vol. XXX, No. 4 (7 issues).
402 Ishiguro Kojiro: THE MR. & MRS. ISHIGURO COLLECTION OF ANCIENT ART 1. Tokyo, 1976. 212 pp.
265 plates and illustrations, many in colour. Maps. Bibliography. 33x25 cm. Cloth.
£80.00
Privately published catalogue of a private collection of ancient art from the Near East and Mediterranean cultures. All 265 objects
are illustrated and described, mainly in Japanese but selected entries are also translated into English.
403 Ishimatsu Hinako: BEIWEI FOJIAO ZAOXIANG SHI YANJIU. Buddhist Images in the Northern Wei Period.
北魏佛教造像史研究。石松日奈子著. Beijing, 2012. xv, 322 pp. 214 b/w plates. 1 pp. b/w line drawings. map.
27x19 cm. Boards.
£50.00
Translation into Chinese of a Japanese work. Nine page English abstract. Main text in Chinese.
404 Itabashi Ward Museum: AN EXHIBITION OF THE FINE ARTS OF LONGEVITY AND HAPPINESS.
Itabashi, 2004. 111 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x21 cm. Paper.
£40.00
Catalogue of an exhibition examining the themes of longevity and happiness in Japanese art. Shows artworks in various media that
depict these themes. A total of 61 exhibits, all illustrated in colour and described. Text in Japanese.
405 Jagchid, Sechun and Paul Hyer: MONGOLIA’S CULTURE AND SOCIETY. Boulder, 1979. 24x16 cm. Cloth,
dustjacket.
£40.00
406 Japan Ukiyo-e Society: HEITERES TREIBEN IN DER VERGÄNGLICHEN WELT. Japanische Holzschnitte
des 17. bis 19. Jahrhunderts. Tokyo, 1990. 218 pp. 216 colour illustrations. Artist biographies, technical information,
etc. 26x211 cm. Paper.
£30.00
Travelling exhibition, shown in Japan and in Germany, at the Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst in Köln and Linden Museum in Stuttgart,
of 79 single sheet prints, 80 Surimono and 57 woodblock printed books.
407 Jenyns, Soame R: LATER CHINESE PORCELAIN — THE CH’ING DYNASTY (1644-1912). Faber
Monographs on Pottery & Porcelain. London, 1959. xi, 111 pp. 124 plates, 4 coloured, with many illustrations
Appendixes, bibliography & index. 26x17 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
The second edition was augmented with a cross index of plates to the text, a revised general index, and a few alterations. Hucker 1434.
408 JIGU CONGZHEN. Treasures of Cultural Relics in Jiguzhai. 汲古叢珍. Beijing, 1997. 4, 247 pp. Colour plates
throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth, slipcase.
£45.00
To celebrate the 35th anniversary of Liaoning Antique Store — Jiguzhai — in Shenyang, this volume presents the best pieces in the
holdings of Liaoning Provincial Museum, Shenyang Palace Museum and Jiguzhai. Includes painting, jade, bronzes etc. Preface and
caption list in English.
409 Jilin University Frontier Archaeology Research Centre ed: BIANJIANG KAOGU YANJIU: DI SI JI. Research
of China’s Frontier Archaeology: Volume 4. 邊疆考古研究：第四輯. Beijing, 2006. 1, 379 pp. text plus 24 pp.
b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings, maps and tables. 26x19 cm. Paper.
£25.00
Contains 24 essays on frontier archaeology dealing with various periods from the Neolithic onwards. Appears to be an annual publication. Very brief summaries to each essay in English. Main text in Chinese.
410 Johnson, Hiroko: WESTERN INFLUENCES ON JAPANESE ART. The Akita Ranga Art School and Foreign
Books. Leiden, 2005. 176 pp. 57 illustrations, some colour. 27x19 cm. Cloth.
£50.00
Akita Ranga artists, influenced by illustrations in Western art books, created a new direction in Japanese art by using western techniques such as chiaroscuro and perspective. A detailed study.
411 Joly, Henri L: LEGEND IN JAPANESE ART. A Description of Historical Episodes, Legendary Characters, Folklore .... Tokyo, 1967. 623 pp. 15 colour plates, over 500 illus. Bibliography and index. 29x23 cm. Cloth. £350.00
Reprint of 1908 edition. Invaluable for the identification of subjects in Japanese art. Contains descriptions of historical episodes, legendary characters, heroes and gods, folklore, myths and religious symbolism found in prints, paintings and other arts of Japan. An important reference. Good clean firm copy.
412 Joly, Henri L. and Kumasaku Tomita: JAPANESE ART AND HANDICRAFT. London, 1976. 214 pp. 170 plates
with numerous illustrations, 7 in colour. 32x26 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
An illustrated record of the loan exhibition held in aid of the British Red Cross, October-November, 1915. A reprint of the original 1916
edition which has always been affectionately known as the ‘Red Cross’ catalogue. Special, reduced price.
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413 Juliano, Annette L: TENG-HSIEN. An Important Six Dynasties Tomb. Artibus Asiae Supplementum XXXVII.
Ascona, 1980. 84 pp. 149 illustrations. 32x24 cm. Cloth.
£40.00
The Dengxian find in 1957 was one of the key discoveries made by Chinese Archaeologists since 1950 and represents a landmark in
the art history of the Six Dynasties Period.
414 Kageyama, Haruki: THE ARTS OF SHINTO. Kyoto, 1976. 14, 75, 8 pp. text plus 40 pp. colour and 128 pp. b/w
£390.00
plates 24x19 cm. Paper.
This work was published following (and to commemorate) the renowned exhibition of Shinto art at the Kyoto National Museum in 1974
which brought together masterpieces of Shinto art from temples and museums all over Japan which included National Treasures and
Important Cultural Objects. 168 objects are illustrated, 40 in colour, the rest in clear black-and-white plates. Seven page introduction
and list of plates in English. Main text in Japanese. A scarce reference.
415 Rogers, Howard: KAIKODO JOURNAL I. Kamakura, 1996. 211 pp. 81 objects illustrated in colour, with many
b/w illustrations. 30x21 cm. Paper.
£35.00
Sumptuous and scholarly catalogue from Kaikodo Gallery of 45 Chinese and Japanese paintings, and 35 other objects.
416 Kaikodo: KAIKODO JOURNAL XVI. By Design: The Art of Tseng Yuho. New York, 2000. 86 pp. 29 pp. colour
plates, b/w plates and text illustrations. 30x21 cm. Paper.
£25.00
Kaikodo’s summer 2000 offering of paintings by the Chinese painter Tseng Yuho. With essays on the artists life and art.
417 Kaikodo: KAIKODO JOURNAL XVIII. Unperturbed: The Art of Huang Zhongfang (Harold Wang). New York,
2000. 91 pp. Colour plates, including one foldout. B/w text illustrations. 30x21 cm. Paper.
£28.00
Kaikodo’s autumn 2000 exhibition of the work of the modern Chinese painter Huang Zhongfang.
418 KALAQIN WANGFU BAO. (The Treasures of the Kalaqin Princes). 喀喇沁王府寶. Beijing, 2011. 214 pp.
Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Cloth.
£85.00
The Kalaqin princedom was located in the Chifeng area of Inner Mongolia during the Ming and early Qing periods and then appears
to have been absorbed at some point into one of the Eight Banners of the Manchu. This work shows an extremely fine selection of Chinese works of art - jade, rhinoceros horn carving, archers rings etc. which belonged to the ruling princes. All are illustrated in full
colour, many in multiple views, and described. Extensive introductory text. It is unclear where these objects are held although, given
that the work is published by the Forbidden City Press, they may well be in the Gugong Museum in Beijing. In Chinese.
419 Kanagawa Museum of History: PORTRAITS OF THE IMPERIAL FAMILY. An Album of the Meiji Imperial
Household. Kanagawa, 2001. 145 pp. 165 colour and 180 b/w plates. 30x21 cm. Paper.
£40.00
A fascinating exhibition of photographs, prints and posters that show the Meiji Imperial household in set family poses, the Emperor
reviewing troops, vignette prints and portraits of the Imperial family etc. With some extraordinary images. Text in Japanese.
420 Kang Peng & Kang Siliang ed: ZHONGGUO ZHOU GUAN. (Chinese Porridge Pots). 中國粥罐。康鵬康斯
亮編著. Ji’nan, 2011. 333 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£90.00
Chronologically arranged and illustrated throughout with ceramic zhou (porridge or rice gruel) pots dating from the Ming Wanli
reign through to the Republic period. A good amount of transitional period material and Republic period examples. Ranges in palette
from blue-and-white to polychrome wares. The pieces are from local kilns but include many good examples. In Chinese,
421 Kasumigaseki Club: SHOGUN YOSHIMUNE AND COURT ELEGANCE. N.p., 2000. 195 pp. 171 colour
plates. 28x21 cm. Paper.
£35.00
A survey of the art and court culture at the time of the Shogun Yoshimune. In Japanese.
422 Ke Changji: WEIHUAGE JIGULU BAWEI. (Notes on Bronze Inscriptions). Yüyüan Congkan 1. (Beiping),
(1935). 418 pp. 4 vols. 27x14 cm. Stitched, cloth case.
£48.00
The notes were originally written to accompany rubbings. Since several collections of facsimile reproductions had been published by
then, it was considered sufficient to print the notes by themselves. In Chinese.
423 Kessler, Adam T: EMPIRES BEYOND THE GREAT WALL. The Heritage of Genghis Khan. Seattle, 1994. 176
pp. 152 illustrations, 101 in colour. Maps, table, bibliography, index. 30x23 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
Based on astounding archaeological finds of the last few years, now housed in Chinese museums, this book traces the history of the
pastoral, nomadic steppe civilisations which flourished before the rise of the Mongols. With a corner torn off contents page (no loss
of text, slight loss of decorative frontispiece opposite).
424 Kilburn, Richard: TRANSITIONAL WARES AND THEIR FORERUNNERS. Hong Kong, 1981. 224 pp. 217
exhibits, all illustrated, 70 in colour. Bibliography. 30x22 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
Catalogue of an exhibition organised by the Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong dealing with transitional wares (1619-1683) before the return of imperial patronage to Jingdezhen. The best book on this subject.
425 King, Paul: IN THE CHINESE CUSTOMS SERVICE. A Personal Record of Forty-Seven Years. London, 1930.
304 pp. Illustrations. Cloth.
£25.00
King worked in the Chinese Customs Service from the 1860s onwards and ended up being a Commissioner of Customs in China.
Amongst other places, he lived and worked in Swatow, Kiukiang, Shanghai and Chefoo. This is the account of his interesting career.
Revised edition. Some wear to covers.
426 Kleutghen, Kristina,: IMPERIAL ILLUSIONS. Crossing Pictorial Boundaries in the Qing Palaces. Seattle, 2014.
Cloth.
£49.00
Examines all known surviving examples of the Qing court phenomenon of ‘scenic illusion’ paintings (tongjinghua) which employed
western perspective and adorned walls and ceilings in the Forbidden City Produced at the height of the early modern cultural exchange
between China and Europe, primarily during the Qianlong reign, these works have received little attention until recently. This is the
first comprehensive investigation of the aesthetic, and importance of these paintings.
427 KOBE ROKU HO O YIAI HIN TENKAN ZUROKU. Tokyo, 1927. 202 pp. 189 b/w plates. 31x19 cm. Stitched,
cloth case.
£40.00
Calligraphy and painting of the landscape, bird-and-flower, and figure types. In Japanese.
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428 Koson, Ikeda: HOITSU SHONIN SHINSEKI KAGAMI. (A Mirror of the Works of the Priest Hoitsu). 包一上
人真蹟鏡. Tokyo, n.d. 26; 25 folded leaves. Woodcut illustrations throughout each volume. 2 vols. 25x18 cm.
Stitched. Decorative covers.
£550.00
Homage by student to master. The artist Sakai Hoitsu died in 1828. This collection of illustrations of his works was collected and edited by his student, Ikeda Koson. Koson himself passed away in 1866. There is no publisher or date of publication given and we can
find little information on this work. We therefore assume that it was published either in the latter part of Hoitsu’s life or posthumously.
A tentative date range for its publication is 1860-1880. A copy of this work is known to have been in the British Library in 1904. The
two volumes match the entry for the work given in Toda (Ryerson catalogue) p.363. As described by him, the woodcut illustrations are
black-and-white with a bluish ink wash. A total of over 100 illustrations showing the range of Hoitsu’s work. Text in Japanese. A rare
work in fine condition.
429 Kuno Takeshi ed: NIHON BIJUTSUSHI 1-2. (Japanese art history, Volumes 1-2). Tokyo, 1952. 23, 220; 26, 271
£40.00
pp. 136 pp illustrations. 2 vols. 19x13 cm. Paper.
The first volume covers the architecture, sculpture, paintings and applied arts of the ancient times and the middle ages up to 1188, the
second covers the middle ages from that date, the modern and contemporary times.
430 Kuroda Genji: SAIYO NO EIKYO-WO UKETARU NIHON-GA. (Japanese Painting under Western Influence).
Kyoto, 1924. 2, 81 pp. 76 plates. 26x19 cm. Cloth.
£75.00
Illustrates mainly woodblock prints influenced by Western styles and motifs. In Japanese.
431 Kwan, Simon & Sun Ji: CHINESE GOLD ORNAMENTS. Zhongguo Gudai Jinshi. 中國古代金飾。關善明
、孫機. Hong Kong, 2003. 1, 571 pp. 400 colour plates with 639 illustrations. Colour text illustrations. B/w text
£200.00
400 items of Chinese gold ornaments from the Kwan collection, dating from the Shang through to the Qing dynasties, are illustrated
and described. An excellent reference with fine colour plates. Text in Chinese with English captions to plates.
432 Kyoto Museum of Culture ed: PRE-MODERN ARTS AND CRAFTS OF THE ANCIENT CAPITAL. Kyoto,
2007. 223 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x23 cm. Paper.
£45.00
Catalogue of an exhibition examining the tradition and production of art and craft during the period when Kyoto was capital. 230 fine
exhibits in various media are all illustrated in colour. One page summary & seven page list of plates in English. Main text Japanese.
433 Lee, Sherman E: JAPANESE DECORATIVE STYLE. Cleveland, 1961. 161 pp. 174 illustrations, 12 colour
£30.00
An exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art, many exhibits loaned from private collections in Japan.
434 Leppich, Editha: BAMBUS IN KUNST + KUNSTGEWERBE. Linz/Rhein, n.d. 192 pp. 191 illustrations, 62 in
colour. 22x22 cm. Boards.
£45.00
A monograph on objects carved in bamboo and bamboo as represented in paintings. Numerous illustrations, a good number in colour.
Text in German. A scarce contribution.
435 Lequin, Frank: THE PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE OF ISAAC TITSINGH. Volume I: 1785-1811. Japonica
Neerlandica, 4. Amsterdam, 1990. l, 534 pp. 8 plates. 23x16 cm. Cloth.
£34.00
Titsingh (1745-1812) was the first serious European Japanologist. Frank Lequin has reconstructed the best part of Titsingh’s correspondence, all never published before. This volume contains 215 letters to his Japanese and European friends. Many of the letters are
in Dutch.
436 Li Chi: STUDIES OF THE BRONZE TING-CAULDRON. Excavated from Hsiao T’un & Hou Chia Chuang.
Archaeologia Sinica, New Series No. 4. Nankang, 1970. xii, 123 pp. 32 plates with many illustrations. 38x27 cm.
Paper. Some wear and tear to spine.
£40.00
A study of archaic bronzes excavated from Xiaotun and Houjiazhuang, with descriptions of their casting process and decorative patterns. Thirty page English summary. Main text in Chinese.
437 Li Chongfeng: FOJIAO KAOGU: CONG YINDU DAO ZHONGGUO. Buddhist Archaeology: From India to
China. 佛教考古：從印度到中國。李崇峰著. Shanghai, 2014. 4, 4, 934 pp. 4 pp. colour illustrations,
numerous b/w text illustrations and drawings. 2 vols. 27x19 cm. Wrappers.
£200.00
Interesting two-volume work on the transmission of Buddhism from India into China based on the archaeological record. Part One:
Hinduka: The Origin of Buddhist Art; Part Two: Kucina: The Intermediate Phase between the Buddhist Art of Hinduka and China
Proper; Part Three: North China: The Sinicizing Process of Buddhist Art; Part Four: Sichuan and Yunnan: Epilogue of the Sinicizing Process of Buddhist Art; Part Five: Historical Data and Remains: A Perspective on the Sino-Indian Cultural Exchange. Detailed
list of contents and a number of the chapters in English. Main text in Chinese. Hard to obtain.
438 Li Jinzeng ed: JINGUO GUIBAO: SHANXI CHUTU JINGUO WENWU JINGHUA LU. (Treasures of the Jin
Kingdom: A Record of the Finest Cultural Relics from the Jin Kingdom Excavated in Shanxi Province). 晉國瑰寶
：山西出土晉國文物精華彔。李進增主編. Yinchuan, 2011. 2, 2, 2, 131 pp. Colour text plates throughout.
28x21 cm. Wrappers.
£30.00
A survey of the finest relics excavated from various sites in China’s Shanxi province and related to the Jin kingdom which flourished
in the area during the Western Zhou dynasty. Illustrated primarily with extremely fine bronzes and small jades. The objects housed in
the Shanxi Museum. In Chinese.
439 Li Kunsheng comp: NANZHAO DALIGUO DIAOKE HUIHUA YISHU. The Sculpture and Painting Arts of
Nanzhao and Dali Kingdoms. 南詔大理國雕刻繪畫藝術。李昆聲主編. Yunnan Minzu Meishu Quanji.
Kunming, 1999. 311 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£60.00
A pictorial survey of the sculpture and painting of the Nanzhao and Dali Kingdoms that flourished in Yunnan. Copiously-illustrated
with sections on sculpture, paintings and also unearthed relics (mainly bronze and ceramic figurines) from tombs and temple hoards.
Useful information on sites where sculptures/carvings are located or where objects were unearthed. Preface, introduction to each section and captions in English, otherwise Chinese text. Out of print.
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440 Li Song: ZHONGGUO DAOJIAO MEISHU SHI: DI YI JUAN. A History of Chinese Daoist Art: Volume I. 中
國道教美術史。李凇著. Changsha, 2012. 20, 420 pp. Colour and b/w text plates. 33x25 cm. Cloth. £250.00
Volume One of a series of three, this detailed first volume covers the emergence of Daoist art in China in the Warring States period
through to the Sui dynasty. Divided into two main chapters with subsections as below.
Chapter 1: Pre-Daoist Art: Section 1: The World Cohabited by Humans and Spirits: Through Cultural Relics from Chu Tombs; Section 2: Bronze Mirrors of the Han and the Jin Dynasties: From Birdmen to All Kinds of Deities; Section 3: Images of Lao Zi in the
Han Dynasty; Section 4: From Luoyang to Northern Shaanxi: The Colourful Underground Paradise; Chronology of Daoist Art from
the Eastern Zhou Dynasty to the Han Dynasty. Chapter 2: Appropriation and Interaction: The Daoist Stone Carvings from the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Sui Dynasty: Section 1: The Northern Wei: The Emergence of Daoist Stone Carvings in Chang’an
and Yao County; Section 2: The Western Wei Dynasty; The Era of Datong; Section 3: The Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Northern
Qi Dynasty: A Limited Expansion; Section 4: The Sui Dynasty: The Rapid Rise of the Tianzun; Chronology of Daoist Art from the Three
Kingdoms to the Sui Dynasty.
Colour text plates throughout primarily showing stone sculpture but also including bronzes, mirrors and other excavated artefacts.
Detailed list of contents and list of text plates in English. Main text Chinese. A good addition to the research literature on the subject.
441 Li Weiqin et al: HUOHUA SHOUCANG: XINHAI GEMING YINXIANG. (Collecting Matchbox Labels: The
Xinhai (1911) Revolution). 火華收藏：辛亥革命印象。李偉欽等編著. Guangzhou, 2011. 150 pp. Colour
text illustrations throughout. 26x18 cm. Wrappers.
£25.00
Illustrates a large selection of Chinese matchbox labels dating from around 1911-1912 and with illustrations and designs relating to
the 1911 Revolution. In Chinese.
442 Li Xiaoping: NANSONG JINYIN TING SHOUCANG YU JIANSHANG. (Collecting and Appreciating
Southern Song Gold and Silver Ingots). 南宋金銀鋌收藏與鑒賞。李曉萍著. Hangzhou, 2008. 136 pp. Colour
illustrations throughout. 28x21 cm. Wrappers.
£25.00
A well-illustrated survey of these little-known and little-studied objects. In Chinese.
443 Li Xiating & Li Shaoxuan ed: JIN GUO QINGTONGQI YISHU TUJIAN. (An Illustrated Record of the Art of
Jin Kingdom Bronzes). 晉國青銅器藝術圖鑒。李夏廷李劭軒編著. Beijing, 2009. 338 pp. B/w text illustrations
and text drawings throughout. 28x22 cm. Wrappers.
£30.00
Shows numerous and varied fine examples of ancient Chinese bronzes dating from the Zhou dynasty Jin Kingdom. Each bronze is illustrated in black-and-white and accompanied by detailed black-and-white drawings showing the intricate designs on the body of the
bronze. There is also illustration of moulds used for casting, again accompanied by detailed illustration of the designs. A useful research tool. In Chinese.
444 LIANG ZHUANG WANG MU. Mausoleum of Prince Liang Zhuangwang. 梁莊王墓. Beijing, 2007. 18, 364, 7
pp. text plus 219 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 2 foldouts. 2 vols. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£140.00
The official and highly-detailed two-volume excavation report on the important Ming dynasty tomb of Prince Zhuang of the Liang kingdom discovered near the city of Zhongxiang in China’s Hubei province in 2001. The site yielded many fine treasures from the early Ming
period, including gold objects, jade, jewellery and ceramics. The second volume of the report is entirely comprised of colour plates
and illustrates many of the artefacts found. Four page English abstract. Main text in Chinese.
445 Lim, Lucy ed: STORIES FROM CHINA’S PAST. Han Dynasty Pictorial Tomb Reliefs and Archaeological
Objects from Sichuan. San Francisco, 1987. 216 pp. 30 col. plates, 150 b/w illustrations. 28x28 cm. Paper.£35.00
Catalogue of an exhibition of Han art. Presenting about 100 items including tomb reliefs, sculptural figures made of pottery and stone,
an unusual bronze “monkey tree,” rubbings, etc.
446 Lin Fangling ed: SAN SHAN WU YUAN WENHUA XUNZHAN: YUANMINGYUAN JUAN. Royal
Mountains and Gardens of Beijing’s Western Suburbs: A Cultural Tour: Yuanmingyuan. 三山五園文化巡展：圓
明園卷. Beijing, 2013. 399 pp. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£80.00
Produced to accompany an exhibition at the Yuanmingyuan Museum in Beijing, this is a well-illustrated and detailed study of many
aspects of the destroyed Yuanmingyuan, from the gardens and buildings through to depictions in paintings and prints and discussion
and illustration of many of its fabulous removed treasures. Text in Chinese. Hard to obtain.
447 Lin Tsiu-Sen: MASTERPIECES OF CHINESE PAINTING. XII TO XVIII CENTURIES. Zürich, 1947. 12 pp.
text. 8 colour plates. 50x34 cm. Booklet and plates, loose in paper folder.
£25.00
Paintings by Tang Yin, Yun Shouping and others.
448 Lin Yeqiang: JIXIA QINGSHANG: HUAIHAI TANG CANG QINGDAI YUYAO CIPING. Ethereal Elegance:
Porcelain Vases of The Imperial Qing: The Huaihai Tang Collection. 機暇清賞：懷海堂藏清代御窯瓷瓶。林
業強主編. Hong Kong, 2007. 400 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 33x25 cm. Cloth.
£175.00
Large and finely-produced catalogue of an exhibition held at the Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong which showed
143 superb Qing dynasty imperial vases from the Hong Kong-held Huaihai Tang collection. The vases date from the Kangxi to
Daoguang reigns with the majority from the Yongzheng and Qianlong reigns. Each is illustrated in a full page colour plate with basemark also shown and described. The exhibition was in three main sections: Monochromes, Underglaze Ware, Polychromes. Accompanied by introductions and essays. Dual texts in Chinese and English.
449 Lin Zanting ed: TAIWAN DIANYING SHEYING JISHU FAZHAN GAISHU 1945-1970. Cinematography in
Taiwan 1945-1970: History and Technical Development. 台灣電影攝影技術發展概述 1945-1970 。林贊庭編
著. Taipei, 2003. 318 pp. Numerous b/w illustrations. 30x21 cm. Half cloth.
£32.00
Detailed study on the development and productions of this little-known cinema tradition. Numerous black-and-white illustrations of
stills from films, the production process and the actors. In Chinese only.
450 Liscak, Vladimir & Kral, Oldrich: NEJSTARSI CINSKE UMENI VE SBIRKACH NARODNI GALERIE V
PRAZE. Ancient Chinese Art in the Collection of the National Gallery in Prague. Prague, 1990. 272 pp. 20 colour
and 137 b/w illustrations. 25x18 cm. Cloth.
£15.00
Includes 10 pp. English resumé. Covers the early bronzes, jades and other objects in the collection.
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451 Liu Zhaohe & Zheng Hongkui ed: MENGGU MINZU WENWU TUDIAN: MENGGU MINZU YOULE
WENHUA. (A Compendium of the Culture of the Mongolian People: Mongolian Sports, Games and Music). 蒙
古民族文物圖典：蒙古民族游樂文化。劉兆和主編鄭宏奎編著. Beijing, 2008. 12, 306 pp. Colour & b/w
plates and drawings throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£50.00
A well-illustrated study examining the traditional sports, games and music of the Mongolian people as practised in the Inner Mongolian region. Of use with reference to the ancient nomadic tribes of the steppes. Photography and illustration throughout. In Chinese.
452 Liu Zhimin ed: XINCHENG KAISHAN SI. Kaishan Temple in Xincheng. 新城開善寺。劉智敏編著. Beijing,
2013. 4, 3, 313 pp. text plus 72 pp. colour plates. 114 pp. b/w architectural drawings. B/w text illustrations and
£100.00
Detailed architectural survey and restoration report on this important Liao dynasty temple structure located near the city of Baoding
in China’s Hebei province. Accompanied by extensive illustration and detailed architectural drawings. Text in Chinese.
453 Ljungstedt, Anders: AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE PORTUGUESE SETTLEMENTS IN CHINA.
And of the Roman Catholic Church and Mission in China etc.. Hong Kong, 1992. xii, 280 pp. 2 plates, 1 in colour.
3 folding maps. 22x15 cm. Cloth.
£15.00
Reprint of the very rare Boston 1836 original, being the first and most authoritative book on Macau. Also contains ‘Description of the
City of Canton’. Historians today acknowledge this book as a primary source for the early history of the Portuguese settlements.
454 Llewellyn, Bernard: CHINA’S COURTS AND CONCUBINES. Some People in Chinese History. London, 1956.
214 pp. 9 b/w illustrations by Pauline Diana Baynes. 22x14 cm. Cloth, dustjacket.
£35.00
Tales of famous figures from Chinese history. Chapters include: The Cinderella of Chulo, The Shady Emperor, The Queen of Concubines, The Unholy Nun!
455 Lu Deming: JING DIAN SHI WEN. (The Classics Annotated). 經典釋文。陸德明撰. Shanghai, 1980. Various
paginations of folded leaves Chinese-style. 8 vols. 29x19 cm. Stitched.
£100.00
In the Tang dynasty, Lu Deming produced his annotated edition of the Classics as he then understood them (including a Zhuangzi and
Laozi, but excluding Mengzi). This is a good facsimile of a Song edition of his work which is in the National Library of China.
456 LU HUANG WANG MU. (The Tomb of Prince Huang of Lu). 魯荒王墓. Beijing, 2014. 8, 21, 409 pp. text plus
346 pp. b/w and (predominantly) col. pls. Many b/w text drawings. 5 foldouts. 2 vols. 29x21 cm. Boards.£160.00
Detailed and most interesting report on the excavation of the tomb of Prince Huang of the Ming dynasty located at Yanzhou in China’s
Shandong province. Prince Huang was the 10th son of the Hongwu emperor, the founder of the Ming dynasty. At the age of 15, he was
granted the fiefdom of Lu (present-day Shandong) and died five years later in 1389. The tomb was crudely excavated from 1968-71
during the Cultural Revolution and the numerous very fine artefacts are now held in the Shandong Museum in Ji’nan. Includes clothing and textiles, gold jewellery, jade belts and extensive amounts of tomb figurines and accoutrements. A number of the artefacts were
exhibited in the 2014 British Museum exhibition: ‘Ming: 50 Years that Changed China’. The first volume consists of detailed texts and
black-and-white drawings, the second volume contains 346 pages of illustration of the tomb’s excavation and its marvellous contents.
457 Lust, John: WESTERN BOOKS ON CHINA PUBLISHED UP TO 1850. In the Library of the School of Oriental
and African Studies, London University. London, 1992. 352 pp. 17 illustrations. 28x20 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
Reprint of this important annotated bibliography of more than 1000 books on China published in the West before 1850. The catalogue
is classified with indexes of authors, titles and publishers. An invaluable reference work on this subject.
458 Ma Shu: MING QING YIXIANG. (Imagery of the Ming and Qing). 明清意象。馬書著. Beijing, 2009. 256
pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£50.00
A survey of Chinese furniture made during the Ming and Qing dynasties, many examples of an elegant simplicity. Illustrated throughout in colour. In Chinese.
459 Majumdar, A. B: BRITAIN AND THE HIMALAYAN KINGDOM OF BHOTAN. Patna, 1984. 220 pp. 2 maps.
£50.00
A study of British-Bhutanese relations from earliest contacts until the First World War.
460 Marshall, Sir John: A GUIDE TO TAXILA. Cambridge, 1960. x, 196 pp. text and 23 pp. b/w plates. 9 foldout
maps. 22x14 cm. Cloth, dustjacket.
£35.00
A scholarly and detailed guide to one of the most important historical and archaeological sites in Pakistan. By an expert scholar on
the city. Includes information on finds made since the publication of Sir John’s three volume magnum opus Taxila in 1953.
461 Matsumoto Collection: SOKEN’AN BIJUTSU SHUSEI ZUROKU II. Tokyo, 1933. c. 60 pp. text, 300 plates and
illustrations, some in colour. 31x22 cm. Japanese style binding, front cover loose.
£75.00
Second part of an important collection of Japanese and Chinese art and handicrafts, exhibited at the Tokyo Fine Arts Club.
462 MINGDAI JINYINQI. Gold and Silver Wares of the Ming Dynasty. 明代金銀器. Beijing, 2006. 105 pp. Colour
plates throughout. 20x14 cm. Paper.
£20.00
Good little contribution illustrated throughout in colour with numerous examples. Near dual text in English and Chinese.
463 Mitamura, Taisuke: CHINESE EUNUCHS. The Structure of Intimate Politics. Boston, 2000. 176 pp. 20x13 cm.
Paper.
£30.00
Professor Mitamura hides nothing, tracing the history of eunuchs from its earliest days through to its banning in 1924.
464 Mitsukoshi Etoil Espace des Arts: CONTES DE L’EVEIL SOUS LA LUNE. L’Oeuvre du Peinture Japonais
Nakajima Chinami. Tokyo, 1996. c.200 pp. Numerous colour plates and b/w illus. 26x22 cm. Wrappers. £33.00
Catalogue of a travelling retrospective exhibition in Japan of the modern Japanese painter, Nakajima Chinami, who died in 1993. The
exhibition travelled to a number of venues. Illustrated throughout. Dual text in French and Japanese.
465 Miyoshi, Manabu: SAKURA — JAPANESE CHERRY. Tourist Library No 3. Tokyo, 1941. 82 pp. 59
photographs, 2 colour plates. 20x13 cm. Paper.
£15.00
The history, philosophy, and admiration of the Japanese cherry. Third edition.
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466 Moeran, Brian: FOLK ART POTTERS OF JAPAN. Beyond an Anthropology of Aesthetics. London, 1997. 288
pp. 60 illustrations. Cloth.
£45.00
A study of a group of potters living in the southern Japan, and about problems they face in the production, marketing and aesthetic
appraisal of their mingei stoneware. Due Mar. 97.
467 Montgomery, Jeffrey et al: MINGEI. Folk Arts of Japan - A Private Collection. Lugano, 1990. 92 pp. 118
£30.00
illustrations and plates in colour. 24x22 cm. Paper.
Exhibition catalogue of the Galleria Gottardo of Japanese folk arts in a major private collection. 118 objects were exhibited, and are
illustrated in colour and described.
468 Mori Art Museum: THE SMILE IN JAPANESE ART. From the Jomon Period to the Early Twentieth Century.
Mori, 2007. 191 pp. Colour plates throughout. 1 foldout. 28x26 cm. Boards.
£60.00
Catalogue of an interesting and varied exhibition at the Mori Art Museum examining the depiction of the smile and laughter in Japanese art from its beginnings right through to the Taisho period. Includes exhibits in many media but there is a concentration of paintings. A total of 99 exhibits, all illustrated in colour, and a dual Japanese and English text.
469 Morris, Ivan trans: THE PILLOW BOOK OF SEI SHONAGON. London, 1967. xxiii, 268 pp. Frontispiece, 7
plates, 31 illustrations. 24x15 cm. Cloth.
£40.00
The first complete English translation of this work describing life in 10th-century Japan. First UK edition with the introduction and
complete translation. (A companion volume exists with scholarly apparatus: explanatory notes and a glossary but this is the translation only.) Very good copy with dustjacket.
470 Morse, Hosea Ballou: THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF THE CHINESE EMPIRE. Taipei, 1963.
xxix, 727; xlv, 479; xvii, 530 pp. 15 pls, 16 maps & 6 diagrams, some folding. 3 vols. 20x14 cm. Cloth. £100.00
The standard reference for China’s relations with the modern Western powers up to the fall of the Qing. Vol. 1: The Period of Conflict
1834-1860; Vol. 2: The Period of Submission 1861-1893; Vol. 3: The Period of Subjection 1894-1911. Hucker 662. Taiwan reprint of
this scarce work.
471 Moss, Hugh M: CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES 6. From the Collection of the Rt. Hon. The Marquess of Exeter,
K.C.M.G. London, 1974. 180 pp. 497 plates, 59 in colour. 24x17 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
A comprehensive study of the important collection early collection at Burghley House, giving details of rare examples including the
largest known group of Peking palace ivory bottles and ‘guyue xuan’ enamels.
472 Mundy, Captain Robert: NARRATIVE OF EVENTS IN BORNEO AND CELEBES DOWN TO THE
OCCUPATION OF LABUAN. From the Journals of James Brooke Esq, Rajah of Sarawak and Governor of
Labuan. Together with a Narrative of the Operations of H.M.S Iris. London, 1848. xvii, 385 pp.; xi, 395 pp. Two
lithograph frontispieces (one tinted), 5 tinted lithograph plates, 11 b/w engraved illustrations. A total of 5 folding
maps (1 with colour). 2 vols. 22x14 cm. Recent quarter leather.
£170.00
Captain Robert Mundy journeyed with Sir Thomas Cochrane to Borneo in 1846 where, together with Sir James Brooke, they engaged
in action against pirates in the area who were threatening British interests. The illustrations are taken from drawings and paintings
by Mundy. This is the two-volume account of their exploits and adventures. Rebound in Hong Kong in the 1960s. One map (showing
part of Borneo) with 2 tears, both of about 4 cm, extending along folds in the map. Otherwise, generally clean. Priced accordingly.
473 Münsterberg, Hugo: THE ARTS OF JAPAN. An Illustrated History. Tokyo, 1957. xviii, 201 pp. 120 plates, 11 in
colour. Bibliography. 27x19 cm. Printed board.
£30.00
474 Murase Miyeko: BYOBU. Japanese Screens From New York Collections. New York, 1971. 134 pp. 62 plates, 5 in
colour. Chronology. Bibliography. 21x26 cm. Cloth.
£20.00
A beautifully illustrated catalogue of an exhibition of 26 screens.
475 Murase Miyeko: JAPANESE ART. Selections from the Mary and Jackson Burke Collection. New York, 1975.
347 pp. 252 illustrations, 16 in colour. Bibliography. 27x22 cm. Paper.
£45.00
Highly informative Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogue. The Burke Collection embraces sculpture, calligraphy, painting (Rimpa,
Muromachi, Nanga), ceramics, lacquer, ukiyo-e and screens.
476 Murase Miyeko et al: COURT AND SAMURAI IN AN AGE OF TRANSITION. Medieval Paintings and Blades
from the Gotoh Museum. New York, 1990. 128 pp. Colour reproductions of 19 paintings, duotones of 23 sword
blades. 31x24 cm. Cloth.
£40.00
Catalogue to an exhibition at the Japan Society. It includes six scholarly essays on various topics: socio-historical survey of the Heian
and Kamakura periods; poetry; swords and swordsmiths; mounting of Japanese paintings, &c. Hardback.
477 Murata Jiro: MANSHU NO SHISEKI. (Historical Sites of Manchuria). 滿洲の史蹟。村田治郎著. Tokyo,
1944. 23, 571, 22 pp. text plus 96 pp. b/w plates hors texte with numerous b/w photographs. A few b/w text illus.
Foldout map showing location of sites. 22x16 cm. Cloth.
£500.00
Interesting and valuable record of historical sites in Manchuria, primarily temples and other architectural monuments. Many now destroyed or much renovated and restored. Includes the temples and gardens at Chengde. A fine copy. Text in Japanese. Rare.
478 Musée Albert-Kahn: CHINA 1909-1934: CATALOGUE OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS AND FILM
SEQUENCES FROM THE MUSEE ALBERT-KAHN. Volume 1: Albert Kahn’s Chinese Guests. The Identified
Sites (Except Beijing). Volume 2: Chinese Overseas, The Northern Expedition, Beijing, and the Unidentified Sites.
Boulogne-Billancourt, 2001. 404; 443 pp. 401 colour and 524 b/w plates; 1154 photographs, the majority in b/w.
19 maps. Bibliography, indexes. 2 vols. 30x27 cm. Cloth.
£220.00
A marvellous work with hundreds of photographs (including many stereoscopic slides) taken mostly between 1909 and 1913 and showing views of numerous parts of Northern China from Shanghai up through Shandong (Qingdao, Ji’nan, Taishan) through the area surrounding Beijing and on up to Shenyang in the Northeast. Much more besides. Volume two contains 1154 photographs of which the
vast majority are of Beijing and the surrounding areas. An absolute pleasure to browse and an excellent photographic reference on
China in the early 20th century. Trilingual publication in French, English and Chinese. Published in a limited edition.
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479 Musée Guimet: SPLENDEURS DES HAN, ESSOR DE L’EMPIRE CELESTE. (Splendours of the Han: The
Rise of the Heavenly Kingdom). Paris, 2014. 256 pp. 240 colour illustrations. 24x28 cm. Boards.
£60.00
Catalogue of an excellent exhibition at the Musée Guimet in Paris exploring the cultural and artistic legacy of China’s Han dynasty,
an apogee of China’s splendour and power as a civilization. Very fine, rare and unusual artefacts loaned from museums across China.
Illustrated throughout. Text in French.
480 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF A SPECIAL LOAN EXHIBITION OF
ART TREASURES FROM JAPAN. Boston, 1936. ix, 210 pp. 101 exhibits each illustrated & described. 39x29
cm. Japanese style binding, cloth case.
£75.00
Held in conjunction with the Tercentenary celebration of Harvard University. This is the more lavish catalogue, published in a numbered edition of 300 copies, not to be confused with the identically titled, smaller catalogue.
481 Museum of the Jinsha Remains ed: MAWANGDUI HAN MU WENWU ZHENPIN ZHAN. (Exhibition of
Treasures from the Han Dynasty Tombs at Mawangdui). 馬王堆漢墓文物珍品展. Chengdu, 2013. 183 pp. Colour
plates throughout. Numerous small colour text plates. 29x21 cm. Boards.
£60.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Jinsha Yizhi Bowuguan (Museum of the Jinsha Remains) in Chengdu in China’s Sichuan province.
Comprises loans from the Hunan Provincial Museum in Changsha showing extremely fine artefacts from the famous Han dynasty
tombs at Mawangdui in Hunan province. An introductory section on the excavation and importance of the tombs is followed by numerous colour plates showing marvellous bronzes, jades, seals, wooden and lacquer objects plus extremely rare textiles and more. All
text in Chinese. Hard to obtain.
482 Museum of the Jinsha Remains ed: YU YE JIN ZHI: MINGDAI JIANGXI FANWANG MU CHUTU WENWU
JINGPIN ZHAN. (Exhibition of Treasures from Tombs of the Ming Dynasty Vassal State in Jiangxi). 玉葉金枝
：明代江西藩王墓出土文物精品展. Chengdu, 2014. 234 pp. Colour plates throughout. Numerous small colour
text plates. 29x21 cm. Boards.
£60.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Jinsha Yizhi Bowuguan (Museum of the Jinsha Remains) in Chengdu in China’s Sichuan province
comprising a loan exhibition from the Jiangxi Provincial Museum showing fine artefacts from the royal tombs of the Ming dynasty vassal state located in the Jiangxi area at the time. The highlights of the exhibits are small jade and gold articles and jewellery. Also includes tomb figurines and a few textiles and ceramics. Illustrated throughout in colour. Text in Chinese. Hard to obtain.
483 Nagatake Takeshi: JAPANESE CERAMICS FROM THE TANAKAMARU COLLECTION. New York, 1980.
18 pp. text. 55 colour plates, map. 24x25 cm. Paper.
£35.00
Travelling exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Seattle Art Museum. The Tanakamura collection contains some of the
best examples of Japanese ceramics.
484 Naito, G. & Ario, S: KOSETSUSAI ZOHIN TENKAN ZUROKU. (Illustrated Catalogue of the Kosetsusai
Collection). Osaka, 1935. 125 pp. text and 153 plates, primarily b/w, a few in colour. 30x22 cm. Paper. Stitched.
Case with wear.
£150.00
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Osaka Art Club and also the Tokyo Art Club of the Japanese art collection (primarily paintings
and ceramics) of Denzaburo Fujita (1841-1912). 250 objects are shown. Texts in Japanese. Wear to the case, the book itself in fine condition. Scarce.
485 Nanjing Museum ed: CHANGMU XIANGWANG: DU XUYI DAYUNSHAN JIANGDU WANGMU. Forget
Me Not: The Mausoleum Precinct of the Jiangdu Feudatory Kingdom at Dayun Hill in Xuyi County. 長母相忘：
讀盱眙大雲山江都王墓. Nanjing, 2013. 473 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 32x32 cm. Cloth. £250.00
Details the discovery and excavation from 2009-11 at Dayunshan in China’s Jiangsu province of a relatively complete Western Han
cemetery for the rulers of the feudal Han dynasty Jiangdu kingdom. In total, three main tombs, 11 attendant tombs, two chariot-andhorse pits, two weaponry pits and the mausoleum architecture remains were discovered. Tombs No. 1 and No. 2 yielded large amounts
of lacquer wares, bronzes, gold and silver wares and jades including a jade coffin and jade burial suits sewn with gold wire. The occupant of Tomb No. 1 was confirmed to be Liu Fei, the first King of the Jiangdu Kingdom. A large volume illustrated throughout with
full page colour plates showing the discovery, excavations and extremely fine artefacts. Text in Chinese.
486 Nanjing Museum ed: FANGFEI LIUNIAN: ZHONGGUO BAINIAN QIPAO ZHAN. Qipao Glamour (Fragrant
Luxuriance Across the Years: A Centenary Exhibition of the Qipao). 芳菲流年：中國百年旗袍展. Nanjing, 2013.
150 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£50.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Nanjing Museum in China exploring the history, design and culture of the qipao in 20th century China.
Nanjing was the capital at the time when a modernising wind swept through China and this new modern elegant look for women took
hold. Illustrated throughout with numerous examples of qipao and associated illustration. Text in Chinese. Hard to obtain.
487 Nanjing Museum ed: JINSE ZHONGGUO: ZHONGGUO GUDAI JINQI DA ZHAN. The Golden China: Gold
Artifacts of Ancient China. 金色中國：中國古代金器大展。南京博物館編. Nanjing, 2013. 447 pp. 319 pp.
colour plates. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£180.00
Large catalogue of a highly-impressive exhibition held at the Nanjing Museum in China showing superb gold artefacts unearthed at
sites throughout China and dating from the Warring States through to the Qing with extensive amounts of early material. This is the
first large-scale exhibition of gold artefacts held in China since 1949 and includes important loans from major provincial and other
museums throughout China plus gold objects from the Nanjing Museum’s fine collection. The first 175 pages of colour plates provide
a chronological survey of the development and increasing artistic achievement of gold artefacts in China. Of these 175 pages, 129 pages
cover material from the Warring States through to the Yuan. Includes early ‘steppe’ style material, gold seals, Buddhist artefacts, Tang
gold bowls and much more of great variety. The final 139 pages of illustration show gold jewellery of all types and predominantly dating from the Ming dynasty. Introduction, list of contents, brief introductions to each section and captions to plates (including site of
excavation) in English. Main text in Chinese. An excellent reference on the subject. Recommended.
488 NANYANG HAN HUAXIANG JI. (A Compilation of Han Dynasty Stone Reliefs in Nanyang). 南陽漢畫像集.
Shanghai, 1933. 14, 22, 2 pp. 22 pp. b/w collotypes. 29x21 cm. Stitched. Slight chipping to cover edges. £75.00
An early compilation of rubbings of Han dynasty tomb reliefs from sites in the Nanyang area of China. Text in Chinese. Scarce.
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489 Nara National Museum: KOKUBUN-JI TEMPLES — THEIR ARTS AND HISTORY. Special Exhibition.
Nara, 1980. 164 pp. including 20 pp. in English. 8 colour and over 100 b/w illustrations. 26x18 cm. Paper.£35.00
The Kokubun-ji temples were founded in the 8th century under the patronage of Emperor Shomu. Today few remain, but many sites
are known and excavated. This exhibition shows finds from various sites. 18 pp. English summary.
490 National Library of Beijing comp: ZHONGGUO BANKE TULU. (Illustrations of
Chinese Woodblock Printing). 中國版刻圖錄. Beijing, 1990. 724 plates. 8 vols. 37x27
cm. Stitched, cloth case.
£700.00
Third printing of this magnificent collection of 724 specimen pages from Chinese printed books, from
8 library collections. The collection as a whole forms the best available guide to a thousand years
of printing. In Chinese. RBS 7:768. In Chinese.
491 National Museum of China: DA HAN CHU WANG: XUZHOU XIHAN CHU
WANG LINGMU WENWU JICUI. (Chu Kings of the Great Han: Artefacts from the
Western Han Tombs of the Kings of Chu at Xuzhou). 大漢楚王：徐州西漢楚王陵
墓文物輯萃 . Beijing, 2005. 374 pp. Colour plates throughout. Colour text
illustrations. 29x22 cm. Wrappers.
£100.00
Catalogue of a magnificent and important exhibition held at the National Museum of China in Beijing showing the wonderful finds from the 2nd century B.C. Western Han Chu tombs at Xuzhou in
China’s Jiangsu province. The Kingdom of Chu was an important Han vassal state. The exhibition
shows finds from a number of tombs, primarily large and interesting tomb figurines of which some
beautiful dancers and musicians are worthy of mention. Of particular note, the Beidongshan tomb, excavated in 1986, yielded over
200 fine painted terracotta tomb figures. However, it is the Shizishan tomb, excavated in 1994-95, that yielded the most finds. The
tomb was initially famous for the copious numbers of large and varied tomb figurines found in a nearby pit. The other finds from the
tomb itself are equally stunning and extremely refined - extensive quantities of fine bronzes and jades, seals, gilt-bronze, gold plaques
and gilt belt hooks, a superb jade burial suit, an extraordinary jade and lacquer coffin and equally fine jade, gold and bronze boxes.
136 exhibits are shown, many comprising multiple objects. Illustrated throughout with fine colour plates, many showing close-up details and objects photographed from different angles. For many of the exhibits, this is their first public showing. List of exhibits with
brief descriptions in English, otherwise the main text with good descriptions and essays is in Chinese. Highly recommended. Now outof-print.
492 National Museum of History: WAN LI JIANG SHAN PIN RU MENG: LIANG AN ZHANG DAQIAN CISHI
SANSHI ZHOUNIAN JINIAN ZHAN. Dreaming of Boundless Homeland: A Cross-Strait Memorial Exhibition
for the 30th Anniversary of Chiang Dai-chien’s Passing. 萬里江山頻入夢：兩岸張大千辭世三十週年紀念展.
Taibei, 2014. 223 pp. Colour plates throughout. Colour text illus. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£90.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the National Museum of History in Taibei showing over 100 paintings by Zhang Daqian from all periods of his work and from the collection of the National Museum of History together with mainland loans from the Jilin Provincial Museum, Sichuan Museum and Shenzhen Museum. Colour plates throughout. Prefaces and brief captions to plates in English. Main text
in Chinese.
493 National Museum of Japanese History: KALEIDOSCOPE OF OTHER WORLDS. The Afterlife, Demons and
Divination. Tokyo, 2001. 207 pp. 299 colour plates. 30x21 cm. Paper.
£50.00
Catalogue of an exhibition that examines concepts of the afterlife and divination both historically and in modern Japan through the
bringing together of a vast array of art. Includes demon handscrolls, ukiyo-e and illustrated books through to folk art. Supplemented
by scenes of modern practices in fortune telling. Copiously-illustrated. All text in Japanese.
494 National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo: CRAFTS REFORMING IN KYOTO (1910-1940) — A STRUGGLE
BETWEEN TRADITION AND RENOVATION. Tokyo, 1998. 236 pp. Colour plates. 30x20 cm. Paper. £35.00
A fine exhibition providing a panoramic overview of the dramatic changes that occurred in the world of Kyoto crafts from Taiso to the
second decade of the Showa era. 272 works in various media - 135 ceramics, 78 lacquer pieces, 40 textiles and 18 folk crafts - are illustrated. One-page English summary and English captions to all plates, otherwise Japanese only.
495 National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto: HISAO DOMOTO RETROSPECTIVE. Kyoto, 2005. 201 pp.
Numerous colour plates and b/w text illustrations. 22x28 cm. Boards.
£45.00
Catalogue of a retrospective exhibition of the fine work of the famous contemporary Japanese painter, Hisao Domoto. Illustrated
throughout. Introduction, two essays, captions, list of works and bibliography in English. Main text in Japanese.
496 National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo: JUSETSU MIWA: A RETROSPECTIVE. Tokyo, 2007. 269 pp. 182
pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text illustrations. 30x22 cm. Wrappers.
£40.00
Catalogue of an exhibition showing numerous examples of the work of this fine ceramic artist who interprets Japanese tea wares in a
contemporary manner. Near dual text in Japanese and English.
497 National Palace Museum: BIHUA QIANLI: YUANCANG GU YU TU TEZHAN. Outlining Geographical
Expanse with a Brush: Historical Maps in the Collections of the National Palace Museum. 筆畫千里：院藏古輿
圖特展. Taibei, 2008. 127 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x21 cm. Wrappers.
£35.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the National Palace Museum showing a fine selection of old painted Chinese maps in the Museum’s holdings and demonstrating the range and depth of the collection. General introduction, introductions to each section and list of plates in
English. Main text in Chinese.
498 National Palace Museum: CHEN LANFU XIANSHENG SHUHUA TEZHAN MULU. Special Exhibition
Catalogue of the Calligraphic Works and Paintings of Ch’en Li. 陳蘭甫先生書畫特展目錄. Taibei, 1979. [16] 121
pp. Frontispiece colour portrait, colour portrait of Ch’en Chih-mai, chiefly plates throughout, including 3 in colour
tipped in, and 16 colour plates showing seals. 31x22 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
Ch’en Li (1810-82) was a late Qing scholar official skilled in calligraphy and painting. His well-known diplomat great grandson
Ch’en Chih-mai collected his work and donated the collection to National Palace Museum in 1979. This catalogue is the result. Single-page inserted with publisher’s ‘brief notice’ including biographical and other information in English, otherwise Chinese.
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499 National Palace Museum: DA GUAN: BEI SONG SHU HUA TE ZHAN. Grand View: Special Exhibition of
Northern Sung Painting and Calligraphy. 大觀：北宋書畫特展. Taibei, 2006. 495 pp. Numerous full page colour
£130.00
Large catalogue of a superb exhibition displaying rare and fragile Northern Song paintings and calligraphy in the marvellous collection
of the National Palace Museum in Taibei. Introduction, list of contents, list of plates and captions in English. Main text in Chinese.
500 National Palace Museum: AN EXHIBITION OF WORKS BY CH’IU YING. Taibei, 1989. 105 pp. 99 plates and
illustrations in colour, 54 in b/w. 30x21 cm. Paper.
£30.00
20 paintings by this famous Ming artist illustrated in full and in detail. Text mainly in Chinese, but with English résumé.
501 National Palace Museum: HE YUE HAI JIANG: YUAN CANG GU YUTU TE ZHAN. Mapping the Imperial
Realm: An Exhibition of Historical Maps. 河嶽海疆：院藏古輿圖特展. Taibei, 2012. 191 pp. Colour plates
£45.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the National Palace Museum in Taibei showing a fine selection of 54 river, mountain, sea and territorial border maps from the Museum’s extensive collection of such material. The maps are predominantly hand-painted and date from
the Qing dynasty. All exhibits illustrated in colour. Prefaces, brief introductions to each section, list of contents, list of plates and brief
captions in English. Main text in Chinese.
502 National Palace Museum: MING SI DA JIA TE ZHAN: QIU YING. Four Great Masters of the Ming Dynasty:
Qiu Ying. 明四大家特展：仇英. Taibei, 2014. 368 pp. Colour plates (many full page) throughout. 30x23 cm.
Wrappers.
£75.00
Catalogue of an excellent exhibition at the National Palace Museum in Taibei (and thus the former Chinese imperial collection) showing outstanding works of painting and calligraphy by the famous Ming dynasty artist, Qiu Ying. This is the fourth and final showing
in a series of exhibitions held by the Museum entitled ‘Four Masters of the Ming’. Divided into a number of sections: Painting; Heritage; Influence. Preface, list of contents and good descriptions of plates in English. Main text in Chinese.
503 National Palace Museum: PANORAMA OF CERAMICS IN THE COLLECTION OF THE NATIONAL
PALACE MUSEUM:. Hsuan-Te Ware I. 故宮藏瓷大系宣德之部上. Taibei, 2000. 283 pp. Colour plates
throughout. 38x27 cm. Cloth, slipcase.
£90.00
111 pieces of Ming dynasty porcelain from the Xuande period are here illustrated in excellent colour and discussed. Introductory texts
in English and Chinese. Captions to plates in English, detailed plate descriptions in Chinese. A prime reference on Xuande porcelain
and, in particular, on the Xuande holdings in the famous collection of the National palace Museum in Taiwan.
504 National Palace Museum: KUAN WARE OF THE SUNG DYNASTY. 故宮藏瓷：官窯. Porcelain of the
National Palace Museum. Hong Kong, 1962. 62 pp. text in Chinese/English. 69 plates and illustrations in colour.
40x28 cm. Cloth.
£500.00
31 beautiful pieces of Guan ware from the Northern Song dynasty held in the peerless National Palace Museum collection in Taiwan.
Includes photographs of bases and inscriptions by the Qianlong emperor. Each piece with useful description. Good introduction on
the discernment and identification of Northern Song Guan pieces. Texts in Chinese and English. Very scarce.
505 National Palace Museum: QINGGONG SHIHUI: YUANCANG RIBEN QIQI TEZHAN. Japanese
Lacquerware from the Ch’ing Imperial Collection. 凊宮蒔繪：院藏日本漆器特展。陳慧霞文字撰. Taibei,
2002. 99 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x21 cm. Paper.
£30.00
Catalogue of an exhibition of 80 wonderful examples of Japanese lacquerware held in the Qing imperial collection. The Qing emperors, in particular Kangxi and Qianlong, coveted Japanese lacquer and acquired superb examples during their reigns. List of contents, introduction and contents in English. Main text in Chinese.
506 National Palace Museum: SHI QUAN QIANLONG: QING GAOZONG DE YISHU PINWEI. The All
Complete Qianlong: A Special Exhibition on the Aesthetic Tastes of the Qing Emperor Gaozong. 十全乾龍：清
高宗的藝術品味. Taibei, 2013. 409 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x23 cm. Wrappers.
£75.00
Catalogue of a major and broad-ranging exhibition at the National Palace Museum exploring the connoisseurship and collecting
style of the Qing dynasty Qianlong Emperor. Sections on: Taste and Cultivation, Environment, Connoisseurship and Production, Organisation and Cataloguing, Categorizing and Appreciation, Imitation and Innovation, Life and Art, Travel and Experience, Peace and
Leisure, Chronology of the Qianlong Emperor. Illustrated throughout with superb and fascinating objects collected by, or commissioned
by, the Emperor and in a large variety of media - from ceramics, paintings and cloisonné to rare books, bronzes and lacquer. This is
a larger exhibition and shows a distinctly different group of exhibits to the 2002 National Palace Museum exhibition on Qianlong, Preface, list of contents, list of plates, brief introductions to each section and captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese.
507 National Palace Museum: XIAJING SHANSHUI HUA TEZHAN TULU. A Special Exhibition of Summer
Landscape Paintings. 夏景山水畫特展圖錄. Taibei, 1991. 116 pp. 34 paintings illustrated in full colour, many
with details. 31x22 cm. Paper.
£30.00
Another exhibition in the Museum’s series of exhibitions of paintings of the seasons.
508 NEIMENGGU ZIZHIQU CHANGCHENG ZIYUAN DIAOCHA BAOGAO: DONGNAN BU ZHANGUO
QIN HAN CHANGCHENG JUAN. (Investigation Report on the Location and Extent of the Great Wall in
Southeast Inner Mongolia during the Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties). 內蒙古自治區長城資源調查報告
：東南部戰國秦漢長城卷. Beijing, 2014. 203 pp. 89 pp. col. pls. B/w text drawings. 29x21 cm. Boards.£55.00
Detailed study of the remains of some of the earliest sections of the Great Wall located in the Inner Mongolia region of China. Provides insights into the thinking concerning locations and geographical features chosen for this world-famous defensive structure.
509 NEIMENGGU ZIZHIQU CHANGCHENG ZIYUAN DIAOCHA BAOGAO: BEIWEI CHANGCHENG
JUAN. (Investigation Report on the Location and Extent of the Great Wall in Inner Mongolia during the Northern
Wei). 內蒙古自治區長城資源調查報告：北魏長城卷. Beijing, 2014. 240 pp. 114 pp. colour plates. B/w text
£65.00
Detailed study of the remains and location of sections of the Great Wall constructed during the Northern Wei period and located in
the Inner Mongolia region of China. Discusses locations and geographical features chosen for this world-famous defensive structure
plus remains of forts and other associated structures. In Chinese.
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510 Newman, Alex R. & Ryerson, Egerton: JAPANESE ART. A Collector’s Guide. New York, 1964. 146 pp. Index.
Many illustrations. 27x27 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
With thirty sections ranging from armour to the accessories of wedding ceremonies, from gilt bronze figures to smokers’ utensils. First
American edition.
511 Newman, Alex R. and Ryerson, Egerton: JAPANESE ART. A Collector’s Guide. London, 1964. 271 pp. Profusely
£30.00
illustrated in black and white. 22x15 cm. Cloth.
In its thirty sections ranging from armour to the accessories of wedding ceremonies, from gilt bronze figures to smokers’ utensils, this
volume is intended as a handbook for collectors.
512 Ningxia Museum ed: SAI SHANG HUI YUN: NINGXIA BOWUGUAN CANG HUIZU WENWU JICUI.
(Treasures of Muslim Artefacts in the Collection of the Ningxia Museum). 塞上回韻：寧夏博物館藏回族文物
集萃. Beijing, 2011. xxxviii, 297 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Cloth.
£70.00
Shows an interesting and varied selection of objects produced by the Hui (Muslim) people of Ningxia province in China. The objects
date from the Qing dynasty through to the near present day. Illustrated throughout. Text in Chinese.
513 Ningxia Museum ed: SHUOSE CHANGTIAN: NINGXIA BOWUGUAN CANG LISHI WENWU JICUI.
(Masterpieces in the Ningxia Museum). 朔色長天：寧夏博物館藏歷史文物集萃. Beijing, 2013. 459 pp. Full
page colour plates throughout. Colour text plates. 29x29 cm. Cloth.
£180.00
Large and very well-produced work showing highlights of the excellent and little-known collection of the Ningxia Museum located in
China in the capital of the Ningxia Autonomous Region, Yinchuan. The objects come from archaeological and other sites in the province
and include, amongst much else, very fine tomb figurines, small ancient bronzes, ceramics, Buddhist art and statuary and Ming gold
jewellery. All illustrated in full page colour plates and many with accompanying plates showing close-up detail. Text in Chinese.
514 Niu Xiaoting: MINGSHI YINGMU JIAJU ZHIZAO. (The Production of Ming-Style Chinese Hardwood
Furniture). 明式硬木家具製造。牛曉霆著. Harbin, 2013. 241 pp. A number of colour and b/w text illustrations
and drawings. 28x22 cm. Wrappers.
£30.00
Detailed technical discussion of the production methods of Ming-style Chinese hardwood furniture practised today as it has been for
centuries. Interesting illustrations of craftsmen at work, tools etc. accompany. In Chinese. Hard to obtain.
515 Noever, Peter et al: DAS ALTE JAPAN. Spuren und Objekte der Siebold-Reisen. München, 1997. 212 pp. 259
illustrations, 71 in colour. 28x21 cm. Cloth.
£40.00
Published in connection with an exhibition of objects collected by Philipp Franz von Siebold and his son, held at the Museum für
Angewandte Kunst in Vienna. The objects are all from the 19th century Japan and give a detailed view of Japan at that period.
516 Noma Seiroku: THE ARTS OF JAPAN. Ancient and Medieval Vol. 1. Tokyo, 1966. 236 pp. 198 plates, 32 in
colour; 4 maps. Glossary, bibliography, chronology. 37x27 cm. Cloth.
£50.00
Deluxe edition of the first volume describes over five millennia of cultural treasures of ancient Japan up to the year 1572, plus the magnificent temples, shrines and countryside of which they are a part.
517 Noma Seiroku: THE ARTS OF JAPAN. Late Medieval to Modern Vol. 2. Tokyo, 1980. 326 pp. 232 plates, 31 in
colour, maps. Glossary, bibliography, chronology and index. 26x19 cm. Cloth.
£100.00
Sixth printing of the second volume covers the period from the end of the sixteenth to mid-twentieth century. Covers, amongst other
things, castle architecture, encounters with the outside world, the tea ceremony and the arts of Edo.
518 Nouet, Noel: TOKYO. n. p. Tokyo? 1946. 106 pp. 50 b/w illustrations. 26x18 cm. Paper.
A pleasing work with 50 black and white sketches of scenes and architecture of Tokyo in 1946.
£35.00
519 Ogawa, K: SIGHTS AND SCENES IN FAIR JAPAN. Tokyo, n.d. (c.1917). Title page, 2 fullpage maps and 50
fullpage collotype pls, of which 48 hand-coloured. 26x37 cm. Embroidered silk over boards. Stitched. £300.00
A compilation of 50 sights and scenes of Japan ranging from views of Tokyo to tranquil rural scenes, Japanese theatre and geisha admiring chrysanthemums. Unusually, compared to other copies we have handled, 48 of the 50 plates are hand-coloured and all are quite
beautiful. In other copies previously handled, there are only 16 hand-coloured plates. Apart from the title page which has the title in
both English and Japanese, the captions to the plates are in English only, making us think that this work was produced as a high-quality souvenir for western tourists. By the renowned Japanese photographer, K. Ogawa, and one of his most pleasing works. The plates
are contained within silk-covered boards with an embroidered landscape scene showing travellers in the foreground and Mount Fuji
in the distance. The silk to the boards is browned but retains colour. Wear to the edges of the silk boards and some marks to the covers. The covers are somewhat fragile and in danger of detaching. Loss to silk at top of spine. Occasional marks inside, mostly not affecting the plates. A hand-written inscription ‘In Tokyo’ is on the otherwise blank page facing plate 1. Generally, however, a decent
copy of a delightful and rare work. Priced accordingly.
520 Oka Hideyuki: HOW TO WRAP FIVE MORE EGGS. Traditional Japanese Packaging. New York, 1984. 215 pp.
221 b/w photographs, some fullpage. 27x19 cm. Cloth.
£20.00
Excellent photographs by Michikazu Sakai and new material based on the author’s further research.
521 Okada Yuzuru: JAPANESE HANDICRAFTS. Tourist Library Vol. 21. Tokyo, 1959. xiv, 220 pp. 99 illustrations,
6 in colour. Folding map. 19x13 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
The techniques, history and contemporary state of Japanese handicrafts. Second printing.
522 Okamoto, Toyo & Takakuwa, Gisei: GARDENS OF JAPAN. Kyoto, 1962. 8, 121, 11 pp. B/w plates throughout.
20x22 cm. Paper.
£20.00
A pleasing photo compilation of black-and-white photographs of views taken in numerous famous gardens of Japan. Near dual text
in Japanese and English.
523 Okudaira Hideo: EMAKI. (Japanese Picture Scrolls). Tokyo, 1957. 290 pp. Japanese text. 252 illustrations, 8
colour plates. 26x18 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
Widely varied in subject matter, the emaki illustrates, usually with accompanying text, literary works, moral tales, biographies, and
legends concerning the origin of celebrated shrines and temples.
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524 Ordos Museum: E’ERDUOSI QINGTONGQI. Ordos Bronzeware. 鄂爾多斯青銅
器. Beijing, 2006. 345 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Cloth.
£180.00
Excellent work on Ordos bronzes showing hundreds of examples in full page colour plates. The majority of the bronzes come from the collection of the Ordos Museum located in Yi League in Inner
Mongolia and many have never previously been published. One page abstract and captions to plates
in English. Main text in Chinese. An important contribution. Now out-of-print.
525 Oriental Ceramic Society: THE CERAMIC ART OF CHINA. London, 1972. 153
pp. plus 171 pp. of b/w plates illustrating all 253 items, 15 colour plates. Chronology,
£80.00
map. Glossary, bibliography. 29x23 cm. Cloth.
This important anniversary exhibition was a survey of the whole range of Chinese ceramics based on
collections of the founders and former and present members of the Society. Foreword by Harry Garner; introductory essays by William Watson and Basil Gray. Numbered edition of 1000 copies.
526 Oriental Ceramic Society: TRANSACTIONS OF THE ORIENTAL CERAMIC SOCIETY VOLUMES 21-56.
London, . Each volume c. 75 pp. Many plates and illus. 36 vols. 29x22 cm. Original cloth or paper.
£2,000.00
A good long run of this esteemed journal including many very scarce early volumes.
527 Oriental Ceramic Society: TRANSACTIONS OF THE ORIENTAL CERAMIC SOCIETY 41, 1975-77.
London, 1977. xxxiii, 332 pp. 272 illustrations, 6 in colour, 115 line drawings. 29x23 cm. Cloth.
£20.00
Addis: Ching-te Chen Visit; Hung-wu & Yung-lo White; McKinnon: N. Sumatran Oriental Ceramics; 3 articles by Carswell, Gray &
Crowe on China & Islam; Smart: 14th Century Chinese Porcelain; Capon: Chinese Tomb Figures.
London, 1979. xvii, 92 pp. 60 illustrations and line drawings. 28x22 cm. Paper.
£25.00
Contains Laurence Sickman: Chinese Classic Furniture; John Carswell: China and Islam - survey of the Coast of India and Ceylon.
London, 1982. 104 pp. 6 colour plates, 111 illustrations. Notes and list of members. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£25.00
Contains David Hyatt King: Hirado Porcelain - its dating; Brian Morgan: A Search for the Earliest Ming Style; Sir John Addis: Porcelain-stone and Kaolin - Late Yuan Developments at Hutian; Tsugio Mikami: China and Egypt - Fustat.
London, 1984. 112 pp. 85 illustrations, 3 in colour. Notes. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£22.50
Contains Rawson: Eccentric Bronzes of the Early Western Zhou; Gillman: Chinese Buddhist Sculpture 10th to 13th Century; Earle:
Japanese Export Lacquers; Ayers: Chinese Porcelain of the Sultans in Istanbul.
London, 1985. 104 pp. 80 plates and illustrations. Map. Notes and list of members. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£22.50
Peter Hardie examines the Indian connection, Mrs Sun-Bailey the E. S. Thornhill Bequest in North Staffordshire Polytechnic, and Sir
Michael Butler contributes a richly illustrated study on late Ming porcelains.
London, 1986. 104 pp. 110 plates and illustrations. Map. Notes and list of members. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£22.50
Sir Michael Butler: Chinese Porcelain at the Beginning of the Qing; Regina Krahl: Longquan Celadon of the Yuan & Ming; Christine-Anne Richards: Early Northern Whitewares; Lion-Goldschmidt: Ming Porcelains in the Santos Palace.
London, 1987. (6), 96 pp. 62 b/w illustrations, list of members. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£22.50
The year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the International Exhibition of Chinese Art at the Royal Academy of Arts. Basil Grey records
here his assessment of the event and Nigel Wood reports on the two conferences.
London, 1990. 102 pp. 96 b/w photographs. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£25.00
Contains: J. C. Y. Watt: Neolithic Jade Carving in China; John Guy: Vietnamese Wall Tiles of Majapahit; Julia B. Curtis: 17th- and
18th-century Chinese Export Ware in Southeastern Virginia; Julia Hutt: The Gifu Inro - A Set of One Hundred Inro by Koma Yatsutada; Phillip N. Allen: Yixing Export Tea Wares of the 17th and 18th Centuries; Evelyne Jay: Summary of Lecture.
London, 1991. 88 pp. 8 colour plates, 34 b/w illustrations. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£25.00
Contains: Rose Kerr: Song and Yuan Bronzes; Wang Qingcheng: Ru Ware; Wang Qingcheng: Some Questions Concerning Ge Ware;
Thomas Lawton: Jin Futing, a 19th-Century Chinese Collector-Connoisseur. Also contains summaries of lectures and an analytical
index to all 54 Transactions published.
London, 1995. 94 pp. 85 illustrations, 26 in colour. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£25.00
Contains: Jörg: Exoticism in Japan - Japanese Interest in Dutch Ceramics and Other Curiosities; Clunas: Report on the Study Day
of 16th Century Ch. Ceramics; Harrison-Hall; Research Display on ditto at the BM; Pearce: A Group of Chinese Stoneware Sculptures Reunited; etc.
537 Osaki, Shinkichi ed: SHUKOKAN OKURA BUNKA ZAIDAN. (Catalogue of the Okura Shukokan Collection).
Okura, 1962. 362 pp. 130 exhibits illustrated, 9 in colour. 34x26 cm. Silk.
£150.00
Beautifully illustrated album of masterpieces from the Museum’s collection. Text in Japanese and English.
538 Osam, Hiraki: JAPAN: A SELF PORTRAIT. Paris, 2004. 216 pp. 150 duotone pls. 31x26 cm. Cloth.
£40.00
A photographic portrait of Japan from 1945 to the mid 1960s by eleven of its most talented photographers. Apart from Osam, there
are textual contributions by Takeuchi Keiichi and Alain Sayag.
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539 Ota, Saburo: KUSABANA/SOKA E-MONOGATARI. (Paintings and Descriptions of Grass and Flowers). 草花
繪物語. Tokyo, 1911. c.160 pp. 43 full page colour and b/w illustrations, the majority collotype, a few woodblock
prints. 23x15 cm. Cloth, decorative slipcase.
£200.00
A little-known work by the important artist, Ota Saburo, illustrator of the work, Asa Giri. In this work he has also written the text. The
illustrations are done in a number of different techniques and styles. Bad foxing to the paper but the illustrations in good condition.
In Japanese. Rare.
540 Pan Lusheng: ZHONGGUO MINSU JIANZHI TUJI. (Collected Illustrations of Chinese Popular Papercuts).
£20.00
Beijing, 1992. 22. pp. text. 6 pp. of colour plates. 391 pp. of b/w illustrations. 27x19 cm. Paper.
A well-produced and extensive book of papercut designs.
541 Pang, Tina & Sze, Jane ed: GE YOU TIANZHEN: ZHONGGUO WENFANG YUDIAO. Virtuous Treasures:
Chinese Jades for the Scholar’s Table. 閣有天珍：中國文房玉雕. Hong Kong, 2008. 223 pp. Colour plates
£95.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the University Museum and Art Gallery at the University of Hong Kong showing predominantly Qing
dynasty Chinese jades made for literati appreciation. A broad range of jade objects are shown, from dishes and brush washers to belt
plaques and small table screens. Colour plates throughout. Dual texts in Chinese and English including introductory essays.
542 Pearson, Richard: ANCIENT JAPAN. Washington, 1992. 324 pp. 305 illustrations (71 in colour), maps & line
£45.00
Accompanying the exhibition at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, this volumes offers a comprehensive examination of the material culture of prehistoric Japan from the Palaeolithic to the Asuka periods, with interpretative essays for each period and numerous illustrations.
543 PEASANT PAINTINGS FROM HUHSIEN COUNTY. Beijing, 1976. 4 pp. text and 80 colour plates. 29x26 cm.
Wrappers.
£35.00
Illustrated throughout, the paintings of a Cultural Revolution propaganda nature. English text.
544 Percival, Captain Robert: AN ACCOUNT OF THE ISLAND OF CEYLON. London, 1805. xii, 446 pp. B/w
engraved frontispiece, b/w folding map, 3 folding charts. 4 b/w engraved plates. 28x22 cm. Half leather. £350.00
The title continues: ‘Containing Its History, Geography, Natural History, with the Manners and Customs of its various Inhabitants;
To Which is Added, The Journal of an Embassy to the Court of Candy. Illustrated by a Map, Charts, and Engravings of Some Interesting Scenes in the Island. The 2nd Edition: Appendix; Containing some Particulars of the Recent Hostilities with the King of Candy’.
545 PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD OF CORONATION CELEBRATIONS TIENTSIN, NORTH CHINA. On the
Occasion of the Coronation of Their Most Gracious Majesties George The Sixth and Queen Elizabeth, Twelfth
Day of May, 1937.. N.p. [Tianjin], n.d. [1937]. Title pages and 73 b/w photographic illustrations. 24x32 cm. Stitched.
Silk-covered blue boards with embroidered design.
£500.00
Comprises title page, two full page portrait photographs of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in full coronation regalia and then
sections on various coronation celebrations held in Tientsin (Tianjin) to mark the event: Ceremony of Trooping the Colour by 1st Bn.
The Lancashire Fusiliers at Min Yuan (10 photographs); Naval Contingent HMS Lowestoft (2); Tientsin British Emergency Corps
March Past and Presentation of Long Service Medals (3); Church Service at Victoria Park (5); Garden Party at HBM Consul General’s Residence (4); Ye Olde English Faire: Race Club Gardens (15); Illuminations & Decorations in the British Concession (27);
Display by Band & Drums of 1st Bn The Lancashire Fusiliers and Fireworks Display at the Race Course (5). A total of 73 black-andwhite photographic illustrations. One is struck by the sheer Britishness of it all, rarely does China impinge! A distinct expatriate piece.
In fine condition, just slight wear to the covers and very slight foxing at times to a few pages. Rare.
546 PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE TOSHOGU SHRINE, NIKKO. Nikko, 1934. 70 pp. 32 pp. colour plates. Map.
19x27 cm. Decorative wrappers. Stitched.
£85.00
32 pages of full-colour plates showing buildings and the beautiful scenery around the Toshogu Shrine in Nikko, Japan. Accompanying pages of explanatory text are in both Japanese and English
547 Piggott, Sir Francis: STUDIES IN THE DECORATIVE ART OF JAPAN. London, 1910. 130 pp. 33 plates, 10
in colour. 58 text-figures. 29x23 cm. Cloth, traces of label.
£75.00
Ex-library copy with stamps on title page.
548 Pirazzoli-t’Serstevens, Michele: THE HAN CIVILIZATION OF CHINA. Oxford, 1982. 240 pp. 158 illustrations,
30 in colour. Maps. Bibliography. Index. 29x26 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
The numerous plates illustrate the various aspects of Han life during the period. There are fascinating sections on afterlife, urban civilization, art, science etc. A fine reference on this important period of Chinese history.
549 Poly Art Museum: YANXUN XIUSE: KANGXI CIQI YU GONGTING YISHU ZHENPIN TEZHAN.
Shimmering Romance - A Special Exhibition of Kangxi Porcelain and Works of Art. 延薰秀色：康熙瓷器與宮
廷藝術珍品特展. Beijing, 2011. 239 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£85.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Poly Art Museum in Beijing showing 89 very fine examples of porcelain from the Kangxi reign, the
large majority with imperial base marks. All illustrated in colour, many in multiple views and basemarks shown. Also includes 16 fine
examples of Kangxi period works of art in various media. The majority of the ceramics come from the Zheng Guan Tang collection,
together with examples from other Chinese collections and some from overseas. Contents, list of plates and captions in English. Main
text in Chinese.
550 POSTCARD ALBUM OF JAPAN. Over 200 colour and b/w postcards. 31x26 cm. Album
£850.00
Contains over 200 postcards (the large majority in colour) showing a large variety of places, scenery and people in Japan dating
mostly from the early 20th century. A fine collection.
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551 Pulleyblank, Edwin G: THE BACKGROUND TO THE REBELLION OF AN LU-SHAN. London Oriental
Series 4. London, 1955. x, 264 pp. Folding map and chart. 22x14 cm. Cloth, dustjacket.
£45.00
A study of the background to this critical rebellion in the Tang dynasty which nearly overthrew the Xuanzong Emperor and left the dynasty so weakened that it never recovered its unity and strength and gradually collapsed into the Five Dynasties.
552 Purcell, Victor: THE BOXER UPRISING. A Background Study. Cambridge, 1963. xiv, 348 pp. 3 maps. 24x16
£20.00
cm. Cloth.
A description of nineteenth-century China, a study of its government, armed forces and society, its foreign relations and its attempts
at reform. The book includes an examination of the Boxer Uprising of 1900.
553 Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. (Hubei Provincial Museum ed.): LI YUE ZHONGGUO: HUBEI SHENG
BOWUGUAN GUANCANG SHANG ZHOU QINGTONGQI. Chinese Ritual and Music: A Special Exhibition
of Shang and Zhou Bronzes from the Hubei Provincial Museum. 禮樂中國：湖北省博物館館藏商周青銅器.
Wuhan, 2014. 212 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£95.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow comprising major loans from the Hubei Provincial Museum in Wuhan, China. The exhibition showing superb and extraordinary ancient bronzes dating from the Shang and Zhou dynasties
and Warring States period and excavated at sites throughout Hubei province, including exceptional finds from the tomb of Marquis Yi
of Zeng A total of 115 artefacts including bronzes associated with rituals and burial customs and also amazing ancient musical instruments, in particular, a set of bronze bells and stone chimes. The exhibition also included a few examples of Chu lacquer ware. Illustrated throughout in colour. Near dual texts in Chinese and English. Hard to obtain.
554 QINGYANG BEI SHIKU SI NEIRONG ZONGLU. (A Survey of the Statuary in the Northern Cave Grotto
Temple at Qingyang). 慶陽北石窟寺內容總彔. Beijing, 2013. 8, pp. 1-326; 6, pp. 327-519. 181 pp. colour plates.
B/w plates and numerous b/w text drawings. 2 vols. 29x21 cm. Cloth.
£150.00
A comprehensive and well-illustrated two-volume survey of the Buddhist sculptural complex of the North Grotto Temple at Qingyang
in China’s Gansu province. Contains Northern Wei and Tang period Buddhist stone statuary. Text in Chinese.
555 Qu Yuan; Xiao Yuncong illus: SIKUGUAN BUHUI XIAO SHI LISAO TU SAN JUAN = QINDING BUHUI
LISAO TU. (The Augmented Siku Quanshu Version of the Illustrated ‘Encountering Sorrow’ by Xiao Yuncong).
四庫館補繪蕭氏離騷圖三卷。蕭雲從繪. Yangzhou, 1997. 12, 44; 54; 64 folded leaves Chinese-style. B/w
illustrations throughout. 3 vols. 27x17 cm. Stitched, cloth case.
£150.00
Finely-produced facsimile of an important illustrated woodblock printed work. Perhaps the most famous illustrations of the ‘Songs of
the South’ (or ‘Elegies of Ch’u,’ which include the ‘Lisao’ or ‘Encountering Sorrow’) are those by Chen Hongshou, which established
his reputation as an artist. In the same collection where Chen’s images appeared, there were a further 69 illustrations by Xiao Yuncong (1596-1673). These were good enough to be selected, by order of the Qianlong emperor in 1782, for copying into the monumental
encyclopaedic manuscript library, ‘Siku Quanshu’. The present facsimile is based on the Siku version in the ‘Wenjinge’ but has a completely reset text of the ‘Songs of the South’ collated with a Song-period edition of the text in the collection of the Jiangnan Library,
and is, therefore, of textual as well as visual interest. In Chinese only. From an edition of only 500 copies. Out-of-print.
556 Renaudot, Eusebius: ANCIENT ACCOUNTS OF INDIA AND CHINA. By Two Mohammedan Travellers Who
went to those Parts in the 9th Century; Translated from the Arabic by the Late Learned.... London, 1733. [Title
printed in red and black with woodcut vignette] xxxvii, 99, 260 pp., 6 ff. 20x13 cm. Later quarter leather.£900.00
First English edition. Cordier 1924; Lust 299.
A medieval travel account of great importance, describing India and the Far East four hundred years before Marco Polo. The two
Arabic travellers, apparently called Sulaiman and Abu Zaid Hasan, embarked on their journeys in the mid-ninth century A.D., visiting the principal cities of the East.
The English edition was translated from the original French, printed in Paris in 1718. Renaudot (1646-1720) was an accomplished
Orientalist, who based this work on a unique Arabic manuscript (written before A.D. 1173) which is now in the Bibliothèque Nationale. He expanded these travel accounts with long annotations and essays on such topics as Christianity in China and Chinese scientific achievements.
Although some of the material is unlikely to be reliable, much of the information on China was later confirmed by Marco Polo. This
work has consequently come to be valued for its description of China at a very early period.
Reviewing this edition for The Chinese Repository, E. C. Bridgman wrote, ‘Every reader of these copious extracts will see at once
the striking resemblance between the Chinese of the 9th and 19th centuries’.
Rebound in recent quarter leather.
557 [Riboud, Mark]: MAKE • LUBU DONGFANG YINXIANG. Marc Riboud: Into the Orient. 馬克。呂布：東
方印象. Beijing, 2012. c.60 pp. per volume. Full page b/w photographs throughout each volume 5 vols. 20x19 cm.
Decorative cloth.
£110.00
Details the journeys the famous French photographer, Mark Riboud, made in Asia in the 1950s. Each of the five volumes covers a particular country or countries visited and photographed in black-and-white. Turkey 1955; Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan 1955-56; India
and Nepal 1956; China 1957 and Japan 1958. Dual texts in Chinese and English.
558 Rijksmuseum: THE BEAUTY & THE ACTOR — UKIYO-E. Japanese Prints from the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
and voor Volkenkunde Leiden. Amsterdam, 1995. 200 pp. 160 colour plates. Glossary, bibliography, biographies.
30x25 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
Catalogue of 160 prints culled from the more than 8000 prints in two major Dutch collections. Introductory essay by Matti Forrer and
Charlotte van Rappard-Boon on the history of the collections, followed by a catalogue of the exhibited prints. Very nice production.
559 Rijksmuseum: HET VLIETENDE LEVEN: JAPANSE ROLSCHILDERRINGEN UIT HET KUMAMOTO
PREFECTURAL MUSEUM OF ART. The Floating World: Japanese Hanging Scrolls from the Kumamoto
Prefectural Museum of Art. Amsterdam, 1999. 80 pp. 40 items illustrated in colour, b/w text figures and details.
26x21 cm. Paper.
£25.00
Royal Ontario Museum: HOMAGE TO HEAVEN HOMAGE TO EARTH. Chinese Treasures of the Royal Ontario
Museum. Toronto, 1992. 284 pp. 140 colour and 20 b/w plates. 31x23 cm. Cloth.
£25.00
A superb photographic presentation of one of the world’s most outstanding collections of Chinese art.
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561 Rudolph, Richard C: HAN TOMB ART OF WEST CHINA. A Collection of First and Second Century Reliefs.
Berkeley, 1951. ix, 67 pp. text. 100 b/w illustrations. Glossary, bibliography, index. 31x24 cm. Cloth.
£75.00
In collaboration with Wen Yu. Reproductions of rubbings of first and second century reliefs on stone, brick and tile. Hucker 1447.
562 Saeki, Keizo: KONIN BUNKA NO SHIN KENKYU. (New Research into the Culture of Konin). Rekishi to
Bijutsushi Yumedono 11. Nara, 1934. 2, 170, 2 pp. text plus 27 pp. b/w plates. 23x16 cm. Stitched. Japanese-style.
Decorative cover.
£75.00
A study of the subject. Illustrated with good black-and-white plates. In Japanese.
563 Sakai Atsuharu: JAPAN IN A NUTSHELL: VOLUMES 1 & 2. Yokohama, 1949-52. ix, 258; viii, 255 pp.
£50.00
Numerous b/w illustrations. 2 vols. 21x15 cm. Stitched Japanese-style binding, in decorated cloth.
Numerous brief explanations of Japanese culture. A fine, still informative, and beautifully-produced example, typical of Occupied
Japan. Vol. 1: Religion, Culture, Popular Practices, Vol. 2: Psychology, Tradition, Customs & Manners. Signed by the author.
564 Sakai Hoitsu & Suzuki Kiitsu: SHIKI NO HANA. (Flowers of the Four Seasons). 四
季の花。酒井抱一鈴木其一畫. Kyoto, 1907-08. Spring (2 vols.): Title page, 8 pp.
list of contents, 2 single page and 48 double page original colour woodblock prints.
Summer (4 vols.): Title page, 8 pp. list of contents (2 pp. in each vol.), 1 single page
and 88 double page original colour woodblock prints. Autumn (3 vols.): Title page, 6
pp. list of contents (2 pp. in each vol.), 2 single page and 68 double page original
colour woodblock prints. Winter (1 vol.): Title page, 2 pp. list of contents, 2 single
page and 26 double page original colour woodblock prints. A total of 7 single page and
230 double page original woodblock prints. 10 vols. 28x19 cm. Boards. Accordionstyle.
£3,800.00
Large and marvellous ten-volume compendium of the flowers of the four seasons. Split into sections
by season as follows: two volumes on Spring, four on Summer, three on Autumn and one on Winter.
The floral illustrations in the style of two famous Japanese painters known for their renditions of nature: Sakai Hoitsu and Suzuki Kiitsu. Good impressions with excellent colour. All text in Japanese.
Published by Unsodo.
Skilful repairs to a couple of leaves, the occasional mark and spotting. Rubbing and wear to the covers of a number of volumes. Otherwise, in fine condition. Rare. Images available on request.
565 Sakurai Chuon: SAKURAI CHUON GASHU. (Collection of Paintings by Chuon Sakurai). Tokyo, 1931. 96 plates,
28 in colour. 27x20 cm. Silk.
£65.00
Illustrations of paintings by Chuon Sakurai with a short introduction to them by the artist. In Japanese.
566 Samolin, William and Drew, Isabella: EURASIAN ANIMAL STYLE PLAQUES I. Monumenta Serica Vol. XXIV.
N.p., 1965. pp. 1-14 plus 17 pp. b/w plates. 26x18 cm. Paper.
£35.00
567 Sannomaru Shozokan Museum of the Imperial Collections: THE IMPERIAL COURT DESIGN. Searching for
Harmony between the Japanese, Chinese and Western Styles. Tokyo, 2003. v, 99 pp. Colour plates throughout.
28x22 cm. Paper.
£40.00
Catalogue of an exhibition from the Japanese imperial collections that shows objects commissioned during the Meiji period to decorate the imperial palace and which reflected the Meiji policy to westernise Japan. 71 interesting objects in various media are shown,
many with a distinct western influence. Summary and plate list in English. Main text in Japanese.
568 Sawa Takaaki ed: BUTSUZO ZUTEN. (Iconography of Buddhist Images). Tokyo, 1963. 301 pp. Text illustrations
£50.00
Useful in study and appreciation of Buddhist art, assembling illustrations of images in Japan, classified under Buddha, Goddess of
Mercy, saints, messengers, other divinities and high priests, each with explanation of its name & symbolism. 5th edition. Fukuda C70.
569 Sayer, Geoffrey R: T’AO YA. Or Pottery Refinements. London, 1959. x, 163 pp. Appendixes and index. 25x19 cm.
Cloth.
£45.00
The Tao Ya was first published in 1906 and in revised form in 1910, the edition used for this translation. The book treats ceramics from
the Kangxi period onwards.
570 Scott, A. C: THE CLASSICAL THEATRE OF CHINA. London, 1957. 250, (6) pp. 5 plates, 1 in colour. Many
illustrations by the author. Glossary, index. 24x16 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
The most detailed book on ‘jingxi,’ or Peking drama.
571 Scott, A. C: THE FLOWER AND WILLOW WORLD. A Study of the Geisha. London, 1959. 215 pp. 1 colour
plate, 16 in b/w, 6 figures. 22x15 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
Scott describes the historical development of the geisha, the social background which surrounds her, her training and accomplishments,
her costume and hairstyle.
572 Seattle Art Museum,: A THOUSAND CRANES. Treasures of Japanese Art. Seattle, 1987. 239 pp. Bibliography,
map. 30 plates, 24 in colour, illustrating 90 pieces. 30x22 cm. Cloth.
£50.00
Book on the Japanese collection in the Seattle Art Museum, with articles by Dobbins: Buddhism in Japan; MacCollough: Heian Artist
Society; Collcutt: Chusei — The Medieval Age; Jansen: Kinsei — Early Modern Japan; and others.
573 Seitz, D: SURFACE JAPAN. Short Notes of a Swift Survey. New York, 1911. 158 pp. text and 20 tipped-in colour
photogravure plates. Marginal b/w sketches. 29x22 cm. Decorative boards. Cloth back.
£225.00
A very pleasing work, the chief glory of which are 20 tipped-in colour photogravure plates showing various Japanese scenes and people. The work is further enhanced by a large number of small black-and-white marginal sketches in the manner of Hokusai. The book
describes a journey around Japan in the early 20th century and its production has a distinct period feel. With some wear to the edges
and corners. A few marks but generally very clean. Rare.
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574 Shaanxi Provincial Museum ed: SHAANXI SHENG BOWUGUAN. (The Shaanxi Provincial Museum).
Zhongguo Bowuguan. Beijing, 1983. 232 pp. 204 pieces illustrated on 139 colour plates & 69 b/w plates, 204 text
£50.00
figures. 37x27 cm. Cloth, box.
High-quality and prolifically-illustrated account of the treasures of the Shaanxi Provincial Museum including bronzes, tomb figures
of Han and Tang, Buddhist sculpture, tomb furnishings, and Tang gold and silver. In Chinese. Offered at a much reduced price.
575 Shah, Sayed Idries: ORIENTAL MAGIC. London, 1970. xvii, 206 pp. 34 b/w illustrations and line drawings.
23X15 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
Discusses the tradition of magic in countries across the Orient progressing from Jewish magic through Egypt, Arabia and India to China
and Tibet. Fascinating. Reprint of the 1956 edition.
576 Shanghai Museum ed: BEIFANG ZHI XING: YEKAJIELINNA ERSHI YU ELUOSI DIGUO DE
HUANGJIN SHIDAI. Star of the North: Catherine the Great and the Golden Age of Russian Empire. 北方之星
：葉卡捷琳娜二世與俄羅斯帝國黃金時代. Shanghai, 2010. 363 pp. Colour plates throughout, many full page.
30x23 cm. Wrappers.
£90.00
Catalogue of a loan exhibition at the Shanghai Museum showing extremely fine paintings, ceramics, furniture and works of art pertaining to the reign of Catherine the Great in Russia, who was monarch from 1762 to 1796. All the objects come from the collection
of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. List of contents, prefaces, brief introductions to each section and captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese. Hard to obtain and out-of-print.
577 Shanxi Museum ed: GUIZHOU SHAOSHU MINZU FUSHI YISHU. The Art of the Clothing of the Minority
Peoples of Guizhou. 貴州少數民族服飾藝術. Taiyuan, 2012. 169 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm.
Wrappers.
£50.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan, China, showing a wide variety of embroidered clothing and accessories,
including silver jewellery, worn by the minority peoples of Guizhou province in the south-west of China. The exhibits come from the
collection of the Guizhou Provincial Museum. A very colourful ensemble. In Chinese. Hard to obtain.
578 Shanxi Museum ed: LONGYOU YIZHEN: GANSU HAN JIN MUDIAO YISHU. (The Art of Han and Jin
Dynasty Wooden Carvings from Gansu). 隴右遺珍：甘肅漢晉木雕藝術. Taiyuan, 2013. 119 pp. Colour plates
£40.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan, China, showing a loan exhibition of excavated ancient wooden objects
dating from the Han and Jin dynasties and loaned from museums in Gansu province. Includes tomb figurines, chariots and horses,
painted panels and domestic objects. Illustrated throughout. Text in Chinese. Hard to obtain.
579 Shanxi Museum ed: YURUN DONGFANG: DAWENKOU - LONGSHAN LIANGZHU YUQI WENHUA
ZHAN. (Splendours of the East: Dawenkou and Longshan: An Exhibition of the Jade Culture of Liangzhu). 玉潤
東方：大汶口－龍山：良渚玉器文化展. Taiyuan, 2014. pp. Colour plates. 29x21 cm. Wrappers. £55.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan showing important archaeological finds relating to the Neolithic Liangzhu
culture of eastern China. The exhibits comprise the fine jades and pottery associated with this culture and include many fine examples.
Site of excavation is given. Illustrated throughout. Captions in English including site of excavation. Main text in Chinese.
580 Shao Guotian: AOHAN WENWU JINGHUA. Aohan China. 敖漢文物精華。邵國田主編. Halubeier, 2004.
16, 266 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£90.00
Very interesting work showing much previously unpublished or little-published material excavated in the Aohan Banner region in
Inner Mongolia over the past 30 years. The first part describes 15 major historical and cultural sites located in the area. Part Two shows
302 cultural relics housed in the Aohan Museum. Part Three shows 37 murals from Liao tombs in the Aohan banner. The artefacts illustrated include Ordos bronzes, gold and silver, ceramics, weaponry, bronzes and other categories. Many fine and unusual pieces.
Brief introduction in English, otherwise Chinese text only. Hard to obtain.
581 She Zengyou (?): HONG MING JI SHISI JUAN. 弘明集十四卷. Shanghai, n.d. (1920s?). Various paginations.
5 vols. 20x13 cm. Stitched. Later board case.
£150.00
Reduced facsimile produced by Hanfenlou in Shanghai in the 1920s or 1930s of the Ming dynasty edition done by Wang Daokun from
a Yuan dynasty version. The Buddhist work Hong Ming Ji was written during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Five volumes containing 14 juan plus supplement. All text in Chinese. Hanfenlou editions are sought after.
582 Shen Hong: QINGDAI QIANBI: SHOUCANG YI TOUCI. (Collecting and Investing in Qing Dynasty Coins).
清代錢幣。沈泓著. Hefei, 2011. 8, 188 pp. Colour text plates throughout. 24x17 cm. Wrappers.
£20.00
The investment aspect aside, this is a well-illustrated survey of Qing dynasty coinage. In Chinese.
583 Shen Hong: SONGDAI QIANBI: SHOUCANG YI TOUCI. (Collecting and Investing in Song Dynasty Coins).
宋代錢幣。沈泓著. Hefei, 2011. 6, 174 pp. Colour text plates throughout. 24x17 cm. Wrappers.
£20.00
Disregarding the investment aspect, this is a well-illustrated survey of Song dynasty coinage. In Chinese.
584 Shen Zhengguo et al. ed: YUEHAI ZHUOYING: ZHONGGUO CHUANTONG YUEQI ZHIZUO
XIANCHANG SHILU. (Illustrated Record of the Manufacture of Traditional Chinese Musical Instruments). 樂
海口影：中國傳統樂器製作現場實彔。沈正國等主編. Shanghai, 2012. 193 pp. Colour photographs
£35.00
Interesting and well-illustrated work showing the traditional production processes for making Chinese musical instruments.
585 SHEN ZHOU JINGPIN JI. (The Masterpieces of Shen Zhou). 沈周精品集. Beijing, 1997. c. 200 pp. Colour
£120.00
Sixty masterpieces by the Ming artist Shen Zhou are here illustrated in fine colour plates. Handscrolls are reproduced in their entirety.
The paintings come from Chinese museum collections with a large number from the Palace Museum on Beijing. Text in Chinese. An
excellent visual reference. Out-of-print.
586 SHENGTANG FENGCAI: TANG XUE JING MU SHI GUO XIANKE YISHU. (A Sense of the Glory of the
Tang: The Fine Engravings on the Stone Sarcophagus from the Tomb of Xue Jing). 盛唐風采：唐薛儆墓石椁
線刻藝術. Beijing, 2014. 137 pp. Colour and b/w illustrations and b/w drawings. 26x19 cm. Boards.
£35.00
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Xue Jing died in 720 AD and was married into, and closely related to, the Tang dynasty royal family. Located in southern Shanxi
province, the tomb is of a large scale and has been robbed at least 3 times over the centuries. Of most interest are the tomb murals and
the large stone sarcophagus which bears very fine engravings depicting scenes of flowers and birds and men and women in fine costumes. In Chinese.
587 Shengzu; Shen Yu and Wang Zengqi: TONGBAN ‘YUZHI BISHU
SHANZHUANG SANSHILIU JING SHI TU’. 銅板《御製避暑山莊三十六景詩
圖》。聖祖玄燁詩；沈崳繪；王曾期書. Beijing, 2002. 4 pp. leaflet. 36
openings with reproduction of copperplate illustration opposite a poem & commentary,
plus an additional 19 openings with reproductions of matching woodcut illustrations.
£250.00
38x41 cm. Accordion-style.
Facsimile edition of the first work produced in China based on the copperplate printing technology
introduced by the Jesuits. The work is a collection of 36 poems attributed to the Kangxi emperor
(Shengzu) about scenic spots around his summer palace at Jehol, the ‘Bishu Shanzhuang’, matched
with copper engravings of scenes painted by Shen Yu. The calligraphy has been copied by Wang
Zengqi. The work was engraved by Matteo Ripa and printed in 1713. An appendix reproduces woodcut versions of the illustrations made at the Palace for the original 1712 edition in, as it were, traditional media. Text in Chinese only. Now out-of-print.
See: Hummel: Eminent Chinese of the Ch’ing Period, 330.
588 Shenzhen Museum ed: YU SHI ZHI HUN: ZHONGGUO SHEHUI KEXUE YUAN KAOGU YANJIUSUO
FAJUE CHUTU SHANG ZHOU YUQI JINGPIN. (Ghosts of Jade and Stone: Shang and Zhou Dynasty Jade
Masterpieces Excavated by the China Academy of Social Sciences Archaeological Research Institute). 玉石之魂
：中國社會科學院考古研究所發掘出土商周玉器精品. Beijing, 2013. 159 pp. Colour plates throughout. 28x22
cm. Wrappers.
£50.00
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Shenzhen Museum showing an excellent and varied selection of small Shang and Zhou dynasty
jades from sites across China and held in the collection of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Many previously unpublished
items. Includes many jades depicting animals. Illustrated throughout. Text in Chinese.
589 Shi Gufeng ed: HUIZHOU RONGXIANG YISHU. Art of Portrait of Huizhou. 鰴州容像藝術。石谷風編著
. Hefei, 2001. 130 pp. Colour plates throughout. 25x26 cm. Paper.
£30.00
A well-illustrated work that describes and depicts the art of ancestor portrait painting during the Ming and Qing dynasties in Anhui
province. Very little is published on the subject and this work helps plug the gap. One page essay in English, otherwise Chinese.
590 Shiga Prefecture Biwako Museum of Art: THE FINE ART OF SAKYAMUNI. Shiga, 2003. 125 pp. 31 colour
and 85 b/w plates. B/w text illustrations. 30x21 cm. Paper.
£35.00
Catalogue of an exhibition showing the image of Sakyamuni in various media - painting, sculpture and metalwork. With loans from
temples and collections throughout Shiga prefecture. In Japanese.
591 Shih Tsui-Feng: TAIWAN YUANZHUMIN SHENLI ZHUANGSHI YU FUSHI. The Body Decorations and
Costumes of Taiwanese Aborigines. 臺灣原主民身體裝飾與服飾。施翠峰著. Taibei, 2004. 175 pp. Colour
plates, colour and b/w illustrations throughout. 27x21 cm. Wrappers.
£45.00
A survey of this interesting subject. With sections on: Body Decoration in Asia, The Tattooing Culture of the Taiwanese Aborigines.
The body decoration and costumes of the main Taiwan tribal peoples are then discussed and illustrated group by group. In Chinese.
592 Shimada Kinsuke: LYRICISM IN KYOTO. Kyo no Jojo. Tokyo, 1981. vi, 127 pp. 90 colour illustrations, 2 maps
of old Kyoto, plus two separate photographs. 38x27 cm. Cloth, slipcase.
£55.00
Aspects of Kyoto are highlighted in this splendid book of photography. Includes two prefaces in English, one by the famous haiku poet,
Seisensui Ogiwara. Two extra photographs are enclosed, which may be ‘framed for hanging on a wall’. Special Price; was £100.
593 SHIZHAOCUN YU XISHANPING. Shizhaocun and Xishanping. 師趙村與西山坪. Zhongguo Tianye Kaogu
Baogao Ji; Kaoguxue Zhuankan, IV:53. Beijing, 1999. xvii, 350 pp. text plus 8 pp. colour and 144 pp. b/w plates.
27x19 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
The two sites are located in the upper Wei river valley in Gansu province. Excavations took place at various times between 1981 and
1990 and discovered evidence of a number of Neolithic cultures - Dadiwan, Banpo, Qijia, Miaodigou etc. Finds were primarily painted
pottery to a high standard. Three-page English abstract, otherwise Chinese only. Produced by the Institute of Archaeology, CASS.
594 Shrine of the Universe Art Museum: THE SHRINE OF THE UNIVERSE MUSEUM ART COLLECTION.
Special Volume for the New York Art Exhibition. Osaka, 1962. 74 pp. Illustrations throughout, 37 in colour. 27x20
cm. Slipcase.
£35.00
Illustrated catalogue of the Japanese art in the collection of the Shrine of the Universe Art Museum, presenting a selection of paintings from many periods, some lacquer, swords and coins.
595 Sichuan Museum ed: SICHUAN CHUTU NANCHAO FOJIAO ZAOXIANG. Buddhist Statues of the Southern
Dynasties Excavated in Sichuan. 四川出土南朝佛教造像. Beijing, 2013. 11, 275 pp. Numerous full page colour
plates, colour text plates and b/w text illustrations and drawings. 29x21 cm. Boards.
£250.00
Illustrates and describes numerous fine examples of Southern Dynasties (5th and 6th centuries AD) Buddhist statuary excavated at sites
in China’s Sichuan province and held in the collection of the Sichuan Museum in Chengdu. Statuary dating from the Southern Dynasties
is rare and this work provides a fine visual and research reference on the subject. All text in Chinese.
596 Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology et al: LUXIAN SONG MU. Excavation of Song
Dynasty Tombs in Luxian County, Sichuan. 瀘縣宋墓. Beijing, 2004. xiv, 201 pp. text plus 67 pp. colour plates.
Numerous b/w text drawings. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£40.00
Excavation report of six Southern Song dynasty tombs located in Luxian county in Sichuan province. The tombs were constructed in
the architectural style of Song buildings. This architecture-style construction, together with fine stone sculptures of tomb guardians,
deities, warriors and officials, comprise the major finds of the excavations and shed much light on Song architectural methods and style,
Song clothing etc. Well-illustrated with colour plates. Three page English abstract. Main text in Chinese.
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597 Sierra de la Calle, Blas: YOSHITOSHI Y SU ESCUELA GRABADOS ‘UKIYO-E’. (Ukiyo-e Prints by
Yoshitoshi and his School). Museo Oriental. Valladolid: Catalog VIII. Valladolid, 2009. 473 pp. Full page colour
£45.00
plates throughout. 24x17 cm. Paper.
Catalogues the collection of ukiyo-e prints held in the Museo Oriental in Valladolid in Spain. The majority of the material previously
unpublished. Text in Spanish.
598 Siga Prefectural Office ed: BEAUTIES OF OMI. Otsu, 1928. 28 b/w photographs, some tipped-in. One foldout.
32x23 cm. Cloth.
£65.00
A pleasing and rare photographic souvenir of the province of Omi, showing lake and mountain scenery, historic sites and the town of
Otsu. Dual text in English and Japanese.
599 Sollier, André and Györbirö, Zsolt: JAPANESE ARCHERY. Zen in Action. Tokyo, 1969. 94 pp. Numerous
drawings and photos. Glossary. 26x18 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
The authors show in detail the practice and spirit of the art, and stress that the ultimate goal is a state of mind in which one accepts
whatever comes along with calm and composure, and is able to make correct judgements about life and its events.
600 Song Ci: CHONGKAN BUZHU XIYUAN LU JIZHENG. (Reprinted and
Annotated Edition of The Washing Away of Wrongs). 重刊補註洗冤錄集證。宋慈
. N.p., 1847. 6 juan bound into one western-style case: [Lacking prelims.], [first juan]
3-65 [lacking two leaves], 71, 56, 25, 60, 2, 5, 18, 19, 2, 2, 20 folded leaves. 13
fullpage & 1 small text illus. 32x15 cm. Half leather. Marbled boards.
£1,200.00
Written by Song Ci (1186-1249). Late Qing edition of a work first published in 1247 and highly important as the oldest extant work on forensic medicine by any civilization.
This copy is missing the main cover page, prelims and leaves 1-2 of juan 1. Otherwise complete in
6 juan.
Interesting as a well-produced example of Qing period woodblock ‘taoyin ben’ multiblock printing,
there are four colours in all: black woodblock printed text with surtexts in red, blue and yellow inks.
Bound western-style.
See Balazs: ‘Sung Bibliography’ p.186; ‘Celestial Lancets’ p.307 onwards.
601 Song Yubin et al. ed: ELUOSI BINHAI BIANJIANG QU BOHAI WENWU
JICUI. (Bohai Cultural Relics from Coastal Areas of the Russian Far East). 俄羅斯
濱海邊疆區渤海文物集粹。宋玉彬等主編. Beijing, 2013. 28 pp. text plus 277
pp. colour plates. 29x21 cm. Boards.
£80.00
Produced in conjunction with the Russian Far East Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography and the Jilin Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeological Research Institute, this is a well-illustrated survey of ‘Bohai’ cultural relics found at sites in the Russian Far East. The kingdom of
Bohai flourished from the 8th to 10th centuries in the area of today’s North Korea, Northeast China
and the southern coastal area of the Russian Far East. Shows numerous examples of, primarily, pottery and small bronzes excavated
from numerous sites in the Russian Far East. Two two-page prefaces in English. Main texts in Chinese and Russian.
602 Song Yubin et al. ed: ELUOSI BINHAI BIANJIANG QU NUZHEN WENWU JICUI. (Jurchen Cultural Relics
from Coastal Areas of the Russian Far East). 俄羅斯濱海邊疆區女真文物集粹。宋玉彬等主編. Beijing, 2013.
26 pp. text plus 257 pp. Colour plates. 29x21 cm. Boards.
£80.00
Produced in conjunction with the Russian Far East Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography and the Jilin Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeological Research Institute, this is a well-illustrated survey of Nuzhen/Jurchen relics found at sites in Russia’s
far East. The Jurchen were the Jin dynasty rulers of northern China and the relics appear to date primarily from the 10th to 13th centuries AD with what appears to be some earlier material. The objects are mostly pottery and small bronzes, many of which show a
‘steppe’ influence. Two two-page prefaces in English, otherwise texts in Chinese and Russian.
603 Soothill, W. E: THE LOTUS OF THE WONDERFUL LAW. Or the Lotus Gospel Saddharma Pundarika Sutra
Miao-Fa Lien Hua Ching. Oxford, 1930. xi, 275 pp. 14 pls, 1 in colour. Glossary, index. 23x16 cm. Cloth. £65.00
A partial translation, with commentaries, of one of the the most famous Buddhist works — the Lotus Sutra.
604 South Manchuria Railway Company: MUKDEN (FENGTIAN) 1935. 奉天. Shenyang, (Fengtian), 1935. 25 pp.
Full page b/w frontispiece and 10 b/w photo illustrations of varying sizes. 19x13 cm. Decorative paper. £200.00
A rare little survival. English language guide to Mukden (present-day Shenyang), then capital of the Japanese-controlled Manchoukuo
area of north-east China. Describes and illustrates the sights in and around the city. Pleasing decorative colour covers show a design
of temple roofs amidst green vegetation and a blue sky. A good period piece.
605 Spuler, Bertold: THE MUSLIM WORLD. A Historical Survey. Part II: The Mongol Period. Leiden, 1969. 125
pp. Map, tables, bibliography, index. 24x16 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
Reprint of 1960 edition.
606 State Cultural Relics Bureau and the Public Security Bureau ed: ZHONGZHI CHENGCHENG LEITING
CHUJI: 2010 NIAN QUANGUO ZHONGDIAN DIQU DAJI WENWU FANZUI CHENGGUO JINGCUI.
The Achievement of the Specialized Fight Against the Cultural Relics-Involved Crimes of the Key Regions in
2010. 众志成成雷霆出口： 2010年全國重點地區打口文物犯罪成果精粹. Beijing, 2011. 318 pp. Full colour
£95.00
Interesting survey of the archaeological and other cultural artefacts recovered by the Chinese police throughout China in the course
of 2010. A total of 279 objects are illustrated including fine ancient bronzes, pottery, tomb figurines, gilt-bronze statuary and heads
from Buddhist statues. All objects shown in full page colour plates. Brief captions in English. Main text in Chinese.
607 Summers, James: A HANDBOOK OF THE CHINESE LANGUAGE. Parts I and II, Grammar and Chrestomathy.
Oxford, 1863. xxx, 231; 105, 46 pp. 25x16 cm. Half-leather.
£85.00
‘Prepared with a view to initiate the student of Chinese in the rudiments of this language, and to supply materials for his early studies.’
Ex-library copy with minimal markings, slight wear to the 1925 rebinding but generally in fine, very clean condition. A rare work.
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608 Sun Bingjun & Cai Qingliang ed: RUIGUO JIN YU XUANCUI: SHAANXI HANCHENG CHUNQIU
BAOCANG. Selected Bronze, Jade and Gold Treasures from the Rui State of Early Spring and Autumn Period. 芮
國金玉選粹：陝西韓城春秋寶藏。孫秉君蔡慶良合著. Xi’an, 2007. 310 pp. Colour plate throughout. B/w
illustrations. 30x21 cm. Cloth.
£95.00
The first major publication on these finds. Details the important discoveries made in 2005 at Hanchang in the northern part of China’s
Shaanxi province. The sites excavated comprised a horse-and-chariot pit and three royal tombs belonging to the Rui state which flourished in the region during the early Spring and Autumn period. The tombs yielded many artefacts, primarily bronzes, jade, gold and
jewellery. These objects date from the Shang and Western Zhou periods together with pieces contemporary with the Rui state. 104 of
the finest objects are here illustrated in full colour plates, many in multiple views or showing close-up detail. Descriptive texts and essays accompany. Captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese.
609 Sun Haibo: ZHONGGUO WENZI XUE. (The Study of Chinese Characters). 中國文字學。孫海波. Tokyo,
1941. 214 pp. Some illustrations. 26x18 cm. Paper.
£35.00
Discusses the origins and evolution of Chinese characters, the ways in which they reflect meaning and sound etc. By one of the great
philologists of the late imperial period.
610 Suntory Art Museum: IN PURSUIT OF THE SUN AND MOON. Tokyo, 1998. 113 pp. with 72 colour and 47
b/w plates. 28x21 cm. Paper.
£30.00
Catalogue of an exhibition focusing on the motifs of the sun and moon in Japanese art. Illustrates paintings, lacquer, textiles, ceramics and armour which contain these symbols. One page summary in English, otherwise Japanese text only.
611 Takakuwa Gisei: SHOJI — THE SCREENS OF JAPAN. Tokyo, 1961. 33 pp. Japanese, 3 pp. English text. 105
plates, map. 20x21 cm. Paper.
£35.00
Photographs and descriptions (in English) of masterpieces of this genre from Kyoto.
612 Taki, Shodo: JAPAN TODAY. A Pictorial Guide. Tokyo, 1950. 371 pp. mainly illus. 26x18 cm. Stitched. £40.00
Published by the Society for Japanese Cultural Information this book was made primarily for the consumption of the Occupation
forces.
613 Tang Changyu ed: TULUFAN CHUTU WENSHU: SAN. (Documents Excavated at Turfan: Three). 吐魯番出土
文書. Beijing, 1996. 40, 2, 582 pp. 2 pp. colour plates, b/w illustrations throughout. 36x27 cm. Cloth.
£80.00
Photographic reproductions of the early paper documents preserved and unearthed at Turfan, with full transcriptions and scholarly
apparatus. The third volume of a series of authoritative publications.
614 Tang Changyu ed: TULUFAN CHUTU WENSHU: SI. (Documents Excavated at Turfan: Four). 吐魯番出土文
書. Beijing, 1996. 31, 610 pp. 2 pp. colour plates, b/w illustrations throughout. 36x27 cm. Cloth.
£80.00
The fourth volume of a series of authoritative publications.
615 Tatsui, Matsunosuke: JAPANESE GARDENS. Tourist Library No 4. Tokyo, 1938. 111 pp. 99 photographs, 4
illustrations, 1 in colour. 20x13 cm. Paper.
£15.00
The history, philosophy, and structure of Japanese gardens, including a guide to existing famous historical gardens. Third edition.
616 Terry, Charles S: MASTERWORKS OF JAPANESE ART. Tokyo, 1956. xi, 252 pp. 100 plates, 40 in colour,
tipped-in. 35 b/w text-illustrations. 31x22 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
Based on the definitive six-volume Pageant of Japanese Art edited by the staff members of the Tokyo National Museum. Silberman
734.
617 Tian Yongqiang comp: QIAN GU YIZHEN: QINGCHENG XIAN. Historical Relics in Qingcheng County. 千
古遺珍：慶城縣。田永強主編. Xi’an, 2012. 16 pp. text plus 125 pp. col. plates. 29x21 cm. Boards. £60.00
Qingcheng County is located in China’s Gansu province and has a rich archaeological heritage stretching back thousands of years.
This work shows the cream of the collections in the Qingcheng County Museum and includes extensive amounts of fine and early tomb
figurines, jades, ceramics, bronzes and Buddhist figures. Illustrated throughout in colour and with near dual texts in Chinese and English. Hard to obtain.
618 Tiao Zun et al. ed: YIXING ZISHA TAO YI. (The Art of Yixing Pottery). Taibei, 1992. 226 pp. 183 pp. colour
illustrations 30x22 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
Displays the art of Yixing pottery from the Ming dynasty up to the present day. Good colour illustrations. In Chinese only.
619 Tokyo National Museum: PAGEANT OF JAPANESE ART 1-6. Tokyo, 1952-54. Each volume c. 100 pp. and 50
plates of which many in colour. 6 vols. 37x27 cm. Cloth.
£300.00
1-2: Painting. 3: Sculpture. 4: Ceramics & Metalwork. 5: Textile & Lacquer. 6: Architecture & Gardens. A most comprehensive presentation of the whole range of Japanese art. Excellent photographs and descriptions. Silberman 733.
620 Tokyo National Museum: SELECTED MASTERPIECES OF THE TOKYO NATIONAL MUSEUM. A
Centennial Commemorative Exhibition. Tokyo, 1973. 259 pp. 362 illustrations, the majority in b/w. 26x19 cm.
Paper.
£35.00
362 of the finest masterpieces in the Tokyo National Museum were selected for this centennial exhibition. From calligraphy and Buddhist painting to lacquer and porcelain. Introduction and 19 page list of plates in English. Main text in Japanese.
621 Tomasko, Nancy Norton ed: THE EAST ASIAN LIBRARY JOURNAL: VOL. XIV, NO. 2. Princeton, 2010. 219
pp. 158 colour illustrations. 25x19 cm. Paper.
£30.00
Contents include: Chen: Chinese-Language Texts from Dunhuang and Turfan in the Princeton University East Asian Library.
622 Tomo Museum of History ed: CHORAKUJI TREASURES. 2003. 67 pp. Numerous colour plates. B/w text
£30.00
Catalogue of an exhibition that shows the choicest treasures from this long-established temple - the Chorakuji. Includes 39 fine paintings (including Yuan dynasty examples), seven sculptures, seven lacquers, 24 examples of metalwork, ceramics etc. In Japanese.
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623 Toto Origami Club: ORIGAMI. Japanese paper folding. Tokyo, 1957. 22 pp. mostly illustrations. 6 origami
samples. 26x18 cm. Paper.
£30.00
Step-by-step guide of how to make origami, with 17 designs and 6 folded samples. Coloured Japanese paper also provided for your
practice.
624 Tourist Board of Kyoto comp: PHOTOGRAPHIC KYOTO. Kyoto, 1951. 6, 95 pp. B/w photographs throughout.
£35.00
21x15 cm. Boards. Front cover detaching.
A photographic guide to Kyoto published in the early 1950s with a period feel to the numerous black-and-white photographs. In English and Japanese.
625 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN. Vol. XXXVIII. Part II. Tokyo, 1910. 57 pp. 23x15
cm. Paper. Wear, marks and chipping to covers.
£35.00
Contains: Armstrong: Ninomiya Sontoku, The Peasant Sage. Hall: Dazai on Buddhism; Kirby: Ukemochi no Kami, The Shinto Goddess of Food (16 pp.). Partly uncut copy. Very scarce.
626 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN. Vol. XLI. Part I. Tokyo, 1913. vii, pp. 1-193.
23x15 cm. Boards.
£25.00
Contains just the one long contribution of 188 pages: Dening: Japanese Modern Literature. A perspective from the beginning of the
20th century. Scarce.
627 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN. Vol. XLI. Part III. Tokyo, 1913. vii, pp. 379-492.
plus 2 b/w plates and 1 folding map. 23x15 cm. Boards.
£45.00
Contains just the one long contribution of 113 pages: Greene: Osada’s Life of Takano Nagahide. Translated and edited by Greene.
628 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN. Vol. XLI. Part IV. Tokyo, 1913. vii, pp. 493-681.
plus a number of b/w plates. 23x15 cm. Boards.
£45.00
Contains just the one long contribution of 188 pages: Schwartz: The Great Shrine of Idzumo: Some Notes on Shinto.
629 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN. Vol. XLIII. Part I. Tokyo, 1915. iv, 170 pp. B/w
frontispiece plus a couple of b/w illustrations. 23x15 cm. Boards.
£60.00
Contains just the one long contribution of 170 pages: Robertson: Bibliography of Early Spanish Japanese Relations. Very scarce.
630 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN. Vol. XLIII. Part II. Tokyo, 1915. iv, pp. 166-307.
23x15 cm. Boards.
£35.00
Contains just the one long contribution of 141 pages: Schwartz: A Survey of the Satsuma Dialect.
631 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN. Vol. XLIV. Part II. Tokyo, 1916. xi, 473 pp.
23x15 cm. Boards.
£30.00
Contains one long contribution. De Becker: Elements of Japanese Law. A detailed western contribution to the subject from the early
twentieth century.
632 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN. Second Series Vol. V. Tokyo, 1928. 116 pp. 22x15
cm. Boards.
£35.00
Contains: Parker: Cognates of Native Japanese Words; Gundert: An Introduction to the Main Currents of Buddhist Philosophy in
Japan; Layard: Index of Transactions to the Asiatic Society of Japan, First Series, Volumes I-L; Murdoch: Bibliographic Note. Of much
value for the Index of Transactions.
633 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN. Second Series Vol. XIV. Tokyo, 1937. xvi, 284
pp. Folding colour frontispiece. 1 folding b/w plate. A number of fullpage b/w illus. 22x15 cm. Boards. £35.00
Contains: Smith: Materials on Japanese Social and Economic History: Tokugawa Japan I; Sadler: The Naval Campaign in the Korean War of Hideyoshi (1592-1598); Snellen: Shoku Nihongi IV-VI (Chronicles of Japan - continued)
634 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN. Second Series Vol. XVI. Tokyo, 1938. xv, 356
pp. 22x15 cm. Boards.
£30.00
Contains: Borton: Peasant Uprisings in Japan of the Tokugawa Period; Fisher: Kumazawa Banzan, His Life and Ideas; Fisher (trans):
Dai Gaku Wakumon By Kumasawa Banzan.
635 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN. Second Series Vol. XVIII. Tokyo, 1939. xi, 204
pp. A few b/w plates. 22x15 cm. Boards.
£45.00
Contains: Sakamaki: Japan and the United States 1790-1853: A Study of Japanese Contacts with and Conceptions of the United States
and Its People Prior to the American Expedition of 1853-4.
636 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN. Second Series Vol. XIX. Tokyo, 1940. 307 pp.
text plus 26 pp. b/w plates. 22x15 cm. Boards.
£45.00
Contains: Casal: Some Notes on the Sakakuzi and on the Role of Sake Drinking in Japan (186 pp. text plus 16 pp. b/w plates); Rabbitt: Rice in the Cultural Life of the Japanese People (66 pp. text plus 6 pp. b/w plates); Kishibe: On the Origin of the P’i P’a with
Particular Reference to the Five-Stringed P’i P’a Preserved in the Shosoin (42 pp. text plus 10 pp. b/w plates).
637 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN. Third Series Vol. 6. Tokyo, 1958. vii, 96 pp.
22x15 cm. Boards.
£35.00
Contains: Comprehensive Index: A Classified List, Followed by Author and Subject Indexes, of Papers Appearing in the Transactions
of the Asiatic Society of Japan, 1872-1957.
638 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN. Third Series Vol. 7. Tokyo, 1959. 241 pp. 22x15
cm. Boards.
£30.00
Contains inter alia: Daniels: Straw Snakes; Blacker: Ohashi totsuan; Ackroyd: Women in Feudal Japan.
cm. Boards.
£30.00
Contains: Blum (trans): father Mounicou’s Bakumatsu Diary; Cooper: The First European-Language Dictionary of Japanese.
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cm. Boards.
£30.00
Contains: Farrington: Some Other Englishmen in Japan; Uno: Day-Care and Family Life in Late-Meiji/Taisho Japan; Plummer: A
Captain’s Diary; Huffman: Freedom and the Press in Meiji-Taisho Japan; Malm: A Century of Proletarian Music in Japan.
641 TRANSACTIONS OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY, LONDON. Volume VII. Fifteenth
£35.00
Session 1905-06. Part II. London, 1907. ii, pp. 159-310. B/w plates. 26x16 cm. Paper.
Contains: Okoshi: How the Nikko Temples Were Built; Stead: Japanese Patriotism; McCaul: The Red Cross Society in Japan; Salwey:
Japanese Enamels, Ancient and Modern (18 pp. text plus 3 pp. b/w plates); Morris: A Pilgrimage to Ise; Takakusu: Buddhism as We
Find It in Japan; Harding Smith: A Description and History of Japanese Lacquer Down to the End of the Genroku Period 1681-1708
(21 pp. text plus 9 pp. b/w plates); Nearly disbound.
642 TRANSACTIONS OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY, LONDON. Volume VIII.
Seventeenth Session 1907-08. Part I. London, 1908. ii, pp. 1-159. B/w plates. 26x16 cm. Paper.
£35.00
Contains: Redesdale: Three Hundred Years Ago; Strange: Tokoyuni I and His Theatrical Colour Prints (19 pp. text plus 6 pp. b/w
plates); Garbutt: Military Works in Old Japan (on fortifications etc. - 20 pp. text plus b/w illustrations and plates); Foxwell: Reminiscences of Lafcadio Hearn (27 pp. text plus 1 b/w plate); Binyon: Some Phases of Japanese Painting; Hildburgh: Japanese Household Magic. Becoming disbound. Scarce. Notable for the rare article on Lafcadio Hearn and other erudite contributions.
643 TRANSACTIONS OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY, LONDON. Volume VIII.
Eighteenth Session 1908-09. Part II. London, 1909. ii, pp. 161-308. B/w plates. 26x16 cm. Paper.
£40.00
Contains: Holme: The Pottery of the Cha-No-Yu (23 pp. text plus 14 pp. b/w plates illustrating numerous examples); Mosle: The Sword
Ornaments of the Goto Shirobei Family (21 pp. text plus 12 pp. b/w plates illustrating numerous objects, 1 foldout chart); Troup:
Some Illustrations of Buddhism from Japanese Pictures; Honda: The ‘Red-Haired’ Occidentals; Described by a Japanese Scholar in
1787; Dobree: Chinese Characters: Their Structure and Methods of Indexing Them; Calthrop: The Tokyo Pilgrims. Disbound. Scarce
and of particular note for the early contributions on Cha-no-yu wares and Goto sword ornaments.
644 TRANSACTIONS OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY, LONDON. Volume X. Twentieth
Session 1910-1911. Part III. London, 1911. pp. 230-312 plus a number of b/w plates. 26x16 cm. Paper. £40.00
Contains: Spiers: Japanese Roofs (16 pp. text plus b/w illustrations); Cheshire: The Japanese Game of Go; Strange: The Art of Kvosai (13 pp. text plus 7 pp. b/w plates); Koop: The Construction and Blazonry of Mon (32 pp. text plus b/w plates and text illustrations).
645 TRANSACTIONS OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY, LONDON. Volume X. TwentyFirst Session, 1911-1912. London, 1912. ii, 92 pp. plus a number of b/w plates. 26x16 cm. Paper.
£25.00
Contains: Sladen: The Japanese as I Have Known Them; Westarp: Japan Ahead in Music; Diosy: Yoshitune, The Boy Hero of Japan;
Dick: The Kano School of Painting.
646 TRANSACTIONS OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY, LONDON. Volume XXIX . FortyFirst Session 1931-32. London, 1932. xv, 169 pp. 26x16 cm. Paper.
£25.00
Contains: Tuck: Jitsuzo: A Study of a Student; Komai: You English - We Japanese; Ozaki: Constitutional Government in Japan;
Swaythling: Leading Impressions of a Japanese Visit, 1931; Ponsonby-Fane: Jidai Ijin no Riakuden: Japanese Personalities Throughout the Ages. Some wear to covers. Scarce.
647 Tuker, Francis: THE YELLOW SCARF. The Story of the Life of Thuggee Sleeman or Major-General Sir William
Henry Sleeman K.C.B. 1788-1856. London, 1961. xiv, 211 pp. B/w portrait frontispiece. 2 maps. 22x14 cm. Cloth,
dustjacket.
£30.00
The dustjacket also has a subtitle: ‘An Account of Thuggee and Its Suppression’. The biography of Sir William Henry Sleeman who
spent his life uncovering this cult, fighting it and eradicating it.
648 Umehara Sueji: SENGOKU SHIKI TOKI NO KENKYU. Etude des Bronzes des Royaumes Combattants. 戰國
式銅器の研究。梅原末治著. Mémoire de Toho-Bunka-Gakuin, Volume 7. Kyoto, 1936. 4 pp. French & 135 pp.
Japanese text. plus 126 pp. b/w plates and 37 figures. 31x25 cm. Cloth.
£700.00
A study of Chinese bronzes from the Warring States period by a foremost Japanese sinologist. Text in Japanese. Captions to plates in
both French and Japanese. Good clear b/w plates. Scarce.
649 Umehara Sueji: SHIN-SHU SEN-OKU SEI-SHO. Or the Collection of Old Bronzes of Sumitomo : A New &
Revised Edition. 新修泉屋清賞。梅原末治著. Kyoto, 1971. 311 pp. Japanese, 48 pp. English text. 105 collotype
plates, 35 in colour. 132 figs. 2 vols. 27x20 cm. Cloth.
£200.00
A compact edition cataloguing the splendid Chinese bronzes in this famous collection.
650 Vanderstappen, H.; Covey, R. ed: THE LANDSCAPE PAINTING OF CHINA. Musings of a Journeyman.
Gainesville, 2014. xiv, 342 pp. Colour text plates throughout. 28x24 cm. Cloth.
£38.50
Covers Chinese painting from the late Tang to the end of the Ming dynasty and the early Qing. Arranged chronologically, this work
comprises the detailed thoughts, musings and insights into Chinese painting by a fine scholar of the subject, Harry Vanderstappen. Published posthumously. A very interesting and stimulating work.
651 Vandier-Nicolas, Nicole: SARIPUTRA ET LES SIX MAITRES D’ERREUR: FACSIMILE DU MANUSCRIT
CHINOIS 4524 DE LA BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE. (Sariputra and the Six Mistaken Masters: A
Reproduction of Chinese Manuscript 4524 in the Bibliotheque Nationale). Mission Pelliot en Asie Centrale V. Paris,
1954. 35 pp. text. Separate long fold out colour facsimile of the painting. 32x25 cm. Paper. Board case. £300.00
Discussion and reproduction in its entirety of a Buddhist scroll painting Pelliot brought back from Dunhuang. Text in French. Scarce.
652 Volf, Jana: TREASURES OF CHINESE GLASS WORK SHOPS. Chinese Qing Dynasty Glass in the Ina and
Sandford Gadient Collection. Winter Park, 1997. 79 pp. 62 pieces illustrated in colour. 22x28 cm. Cloth. £55.00
Amassed over 25 years and consisting of more than 200 pieces, the Gadient Collection is one of the most varied and remarkable private collections of Chinese glass, half of which date to the 18th century or earlier. With an introduction by Clarence Shangraw.
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653 Wagner, Donald B: IRON AND STEEL IN ANCIENT CHINA. Handbuch der Orientalistik 4: China, 9. Leiden,
1993. xvi, 574 pp. Many illustrations. 25x16 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
Presents a wealth of new material together with a penetrating discussion on all aspects of the evidence from written sources and archaeological excavations.
654 Wang Guobing and Yuan Xiangfei: GUYUEXUAN YU FALANGCAI CI. (Guyuexuan and Falang Painted
Porcelains). 古月軒與琺瑯彩瓷。王國丙袁翔飛著. Beijing, 2013. 158 pp. 29 pp. colour plates. Colour text
illustrations. 24x18 cm. Boards.
£30.00
A study of this superb type of Qing dynasty enamel-painted porcelains produced to the highest possible standards for the Emperor’s
appreciation. Well-illustrated. In Chinese.
655 Wang Linshan ed: YILI HEGU KAOGU WENJI. (A Collection of Essays relating to the Archaeology of the Yili
Region). 伊利河谷考古文集。王林山主編. Urumqi, 2012. 4, 3, 10, 560 pp. 4 pp. colour plates and numerous
b/w text illustrations and drawings. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£60.00
Comprise 64 papers by numerous scholars and researchers concerning the long and interesting cultural history of the Yili region in
China’s Xinjiang province and focussing on the fascinating archaeological finds in the area. In Chinese. Hard to obtain.
656 Wang Qingzhen & Ge Shike ed: TIANMINLOU ZHENCANG QINGHUA CIQI. Blue & White Porcelain from
the Collection of Tianminlou Foundation. 天民樓珍藏青花瓷。汪慶正，葛師科主編. Shanghai, 1996. 243 pp.
Full page colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Cloth.
£120.00
Shows 100 examples of extremely fine Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain from the Tianminlou Collection. Each piece illustrated
in full page colour, together with accompanying smaller colour plates of bases and basemarks. All described in details. Introductory
texts accompany. Dual texts in Chinese and English. Scarce.
657 Wang Shih-chieh et al ed: A GARLAND OF CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY VOL. II: THE YUAN MING AND
CH’ING DYNASTIES (1280-1911 AD). Yiyuan Yizhen Fashu Di Er Ji: Yuan Ming Qing. 藝苑遺珍法畫第二輯
：元明清. Hong Kong, 1967. 4 pp. lists of contents and 70 pp. b/w and plates. 55x38 cm. Cloth.
£100.00
Volume Two of a finely-produced and very large format series on Chinese calligraphy held in private collections in the United States
and Taiwan. This second volume shows 29 very fine examples of calligraphy in the form of scrolls, albums and handscrolls by calligraphers from the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. The albums and handscrolls reproduced in their entirety. Dual texts.
658 Wang Shih-chieh et al ed: A GARLAND OF CHINESE PAINTINGS VOL. I: SUI TANG FIVE DYNASTIES
AND SONG. Yiyuan Yizhen Ming Hua Di Yi Ji: Sui, Tang. Wudai, Song. 藝苑遺珍名畫第一輯：隨唐五代宋
. Hong Kong, 1967. 34 pp. introductory text & lists of contents & 58 fullpage col. pls. 55x38 cm. Cloth. £100.00
Volume One of a finely-produced and very large format series on Chinese paintings held in private collections in the United States and
Taiwan. This first volume covers early paintings from the Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties and the Song. The 58 pages of colour plates show
36 paintings, albums and handscrolls. Introductions, lists of contents and captions to plates accompany. Dual texts in Chinese and English. Bump to top left corner of the book that extends through the work but does not affect images. Scarce.
659 Wang Shih-chieh et al ed: A GARLAND OF CHINESE PAINTINGS VOL. 4: THREE MONKS OF THE
EARLY CH’ING PERIOD... Yiyuan Yizhen Ming Hua Di Si Ji: Qingchu San Seng: Badashanren, Shi Qi, Shitao.
藝苑遺珍名畫第四輯：清初三僧：八大山人，石谿，石濤. Hong Kong, 1967. 4 pp. lists of contents and
63 pp. full page b/w and colour plates. 55x38 cm. Cloth.
£300.00
Volume Four of a finely-produced and very large format series on Chinese paintings held in private collections in the United States
and Taiwan. This fourth volume shows 34 very fine paintings, albums and handscrolls by Badashanren (6 including a 12 page album
of nature studies reproduced in full and to near life-size), 7 by Shi Qi and 21 by Shitao. An excellent assemblage of works. Dual texts
in Chinese and English. Very scarce.
660 Wang Shixiang: MINGSHI JIAJU ZHENSHANG. (Classic Chinese Furniture - Chinese Edition). 明式家具珍
賞。王世襄編著. Beijing, 2014. 287 pp. 332 plates and illustrations in colour, 187 in b/w; 52 drawings. Glossary,
index 31x24 cm. Boards.
£80.00
2014 reprint of the Chinese edition of this important publication by China’s foremost expert on the subject. Illustrated in colour and
black-and-white and with 52 diagrams of furniture construction. Most of the objects had not appeared in publication before. All text
in Chinese.
661 Wang Shixiang: MINGSHI JIAJU ZHENSHANG. (Classic Chinese Furniture - Chinese Edition). 明式家具珍
賞。王世襄編著. Hong Kong, 1988. 285 pp. 332 plates and illustrations in colour, 187 in b/w; 52 drawings.
Glossary, index 31x24 cm. Cloth, in a slipcase.
£250.00
Third printing of the Chinese first edition of the important publication by China’s foremost expert. Illustrated in colour and black-andwhite and with 52 diagrams of furniture construction. Most of the objects had not appeared in publication before. All text in Chinese.
Now scarce.
662 Wang Shixiang ed: ZHUKE YISHU: WANG SHIXIANG JI. (The Art of Bamboo Carving: Writings by Wang
Shixiang). 竹刻藝術：王世襄集：王世襄編著. Beijing, 2013. 186 pp. Numerous colour and b/w text illus.
24x17 cm. Wrappers.
£35.00
A collection of writings and observations on bamboo carving by the now-deceased collector and connoisseur, Wang Shixiang. Illustrated with superb carved bamboo objects both from Wang’s collection and from major museum collections in China. Text in Chinese.
663 Wang Wanghuai: RIBEN PENGLAI WEN TONGJING YANJIU. (Research into Japanese Mirrors Bearing
Designs of Penglai). 日本蓬萊紋銅鏡研究。王網懷著. Shanghai, 2008. 11, 4, 163 pp. Numerous colour plates.
29x21 cm. Boards.
£50.00
A detailed study of Japanese mirrors bearing designs associated with the Chinese mythical island of Penglai, where the immortals live.
The mirror designs mostly bear symbols of pines and cranes, symbols of longevity. Illustrated with numerous examples. In Chinese.
664 Wang Zhijie: MAOLING WENWU JIANSHANG TUZHI. Cultural Relics of Maoling Mausoleum by Pictures
and Stories. 茂陵文物鑒賞圖志。王志杰著. Xi’an, 2012. 17, 299 pp. Colour plates. 29x22 cm. Cloth. £90.00
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Illustrates the many artefacts, a number absolutely superb, excavated from the Maoling Mausoleum near Xi’an in China - burial place
of the Western Han dynasty Emperor, Wu Di. Also shown are artefacts from satellite tombs around the Maoling Mausoleum, together
with artefacts from other Han tombs in the area. Illustrated throughout in colour and with an extensive amount of English text including
essays, introductions to each section and brief captions. Fuller text in Chinese.
665 Wang Ziyun: ZHONGGUO GUDAI SHIKE HUA XUANJI. (Collection of Pictures Carved in Stone of Ancient
China). 中國古代石刻畫選集. Beijing, 1957. 9 pp. 75 plates. 39x27 cm. Cloth.
£75.00
115 illustrations of 34 objects (Han to Tang). Most of these objects are fragmentary and for this reason very few of them have been
published elsewhere. In Chinese. RBS 3:482.
666 Warner, Marina: THE DRAGON EMPRESS. Life and Times of Tz’u-hsi, 1835-1908. Empress Dowager of China.
London, 1972. 271 pp. 32 pp. colour, 100 b/w illustrations. Notes, index. 25x19 cm. Cloth, dustjacket.
£30.00
The Empress Dowager Cixi was the power behind the throne in China from 1861 to 1908. Marina Warner’s compelling biography describes Cixi against the background of court ceremony and Confucian tradition.
667 Waterhouse, David: IMAGES OF EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY JAPAN. Ukiyoe Prints from the Sir Edmund
Walker Collection. Toronto, 1975. 234 pp. bibliography, index, 171 plates and illustrations, some in colour. 31x23
cm. Paper.
£30.00
Exhibition catalogue of an important collection. With a foreword by Hsio-Yen Shih and an essay on Edmund Walker. Large page illustrations. Abrams B80.
668 Watters, Thomas trans: ON YUAN CHWANG’S TRAVELS IN INDIA (A. D. 629-645). New Delhi, 1961. xiii,
401 pp; 357 pp. 2 folding maps. 22x15 cm. Cloth, dustjacket.
£75.00
Reprint of the original 1904-05 edition. Two volumes in one. Yuan Chwang is somewhat better known as the famous Buddhist monk
and pilgrim, Xuanzang, who travelled to India in the 7th century to visit the sacred places of Buddhism and who brought back to China
many Buddhist texts and sutras. Watter’s work on the Chinese record of Xuanzang’s travels - Xiyu Ji (Records of Travels to the West)
comprised a collection of critical notes that was edited into this work after his death by S. Bushell and T. W. Rhys Davids. Both viewed
Watter’s research as superior to Samuel Beal’s work of 1881. Decent Indian reprint.
669 Weber, V.-F: KO-JI HO-TEN: DICTIONNAIRE A L’USAGE DES AMATEURS ET COLLECTIONNEURS
D’OBJETS D’ART JAPONAIS ET CHINOIS. Volume I and II. N.p., n.d. 511; 653 pp. 70 plates, over 1,100 textfigures, map. Appendices and index. 2 vols. 30x21 cm. Wrappers.
£250.00
Contents include: Proper names, signatures and biographies of artists and artisans; accounts of famous places and of historical and
legendary figures; and summaries of myths, legends, customs and morals. Anonymous reduced format facsimile reprint of the 1975
Hacker reprint. The quality of the reproductions leaves something to be desired but, nevertheless, a perfectly serviceable copy of this
increasingly scarce reference. In French.
670 Wei Hui ed: SHUO XIQI. Discussions on Tin-Wares. 說錫器。維徽編著. Chengdu, 2010. 215 pp. Colour plates
£70.00
A welcome contribution showing many examples of Chinese objects made from tin - dishes, covered containers, ritual-style objects,
utensils and much more. The pieces date from throughout the Qing dynasty plus a number of Republic period examples. Illustrated
throughout. Text in Chinese.
671 Weisberg, Yvonne M. L. and Gabriel P: JAPONISME. An Annotated Bibliography. Reference Library of the
Humanities 695. New York, 1990. xxviii, 445 pp. 4 plates. Author and subject indexes. 22x14 cm. Cloth. £42.00
The first bibliography that details contemporary articles on Japonisme, organized by type of publication and chronologically, with approximately 729 primary sources. Preface, foreword, author and name/subject indexes.
672 White, William Charles: TOMB TILE PICTURES OF ANCIENT CHINA. An Archaeological Study of Pottery
Tiles from Tombs of Western Honan. Museum Studies No. 2. Toronto, 1939. xx, 69 pp. 127 plates. 29x21 cm.
Decorative cloth.
£90.00
Most of the tiles reproduced emanated from the Jincun tombs and date back to the 3rd century B.C. and are in the collection of the
Royal Ontario Museum. More than 100 plates of ink-rubbings. Hucker, 1448.
673 Winzinger, Franz: MEISTERWERKE DES JAPANISCHEN FARBENHOLZSCHNITTS. Veroffentlichungen
der Albertina IX. Graz, Austria 1975. 45 pp. text. 10 b/w illustrations, 56 fullpage colour plates, bibliography. 54x40
cm. Cloth.
£150.00
A lavishly-illustrated catalogue of Japanese woodblock prints by the great masters, with a general history of Japanese prints, a brief
discussion of the techniques involved, and a section on the Kabuki theatre.
674 With, Karl: BUDDHISTISCHE PLASTIK IN JAPAN. Bis in den Beginn des 8. Jahrhunderts N. Chr. Wien,
1922. 64 pp. text. 222 plates. 30x22 cm. Boards.
£50.00
A still valuable and authoritative survey of the development of Japanese sculpture up to the beginning of the 8th century. Third edition, in one volume. Silberman 743.
675 Wood, Captain John: A JOURNEY TO THE SOURCE OF THE RIVER OXUS. London, 1872. cvii, 280 pp.
B/w engraved frontispiece. 2 folding maps. 23x14 cm. Cloth.
£80.00
Second edition edited by Wood’s son. Also contains an essay by Henry Yule: Geography of the Valley of the Oxus. A travel classic. The
engraved frontispiece in fine condition. The two folding maps in good condition with minor foxing. Decent firm copy.
676 Woodruff, Philip: THE MEN WHO RULED INDIA. The Founders. London, 1965. 402; 385 pp. 2 vols. 20x12
cm. Cloth.
£30.00
A detailed and well-written two-volume survey of the leading English figures who ruled India from 1600 - 1858.
677 Worswick, Clark ed: JAPAN. Photographs 1854-1905. London, 1980. 151 pp. 110 photographs, 16 in colour. 24x29
cm. Cloth.
£45.00
The author has selected the photographs from hundreds of albums of the day and has written an accompanying text. A good overview
of early Japanese photography.
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678 Wu Liji: LIAODAI MUZANG YISHU ZHONG DE NABO WENHUA YANJIU. (Research into the Migratory
Culture of the Liao Rulers Based on Artefacts in Liao Dynasty Tombs). 遼代墓葬藝術中的捺�文化研究。烏力
£30.00
吉著. Beijing, 2013. 4, 215 pp. 46 pp. colour illustrations and b/w text drawings. 27x17 cm. Cloth.
The Liao rulers originated from the pasture and steppe lands of northern Asia and continued their itinerant tradition whilst rulers of
China, most notably during the Spring and Summer periods. This is the first study of this tradition based on findings from tombs of the
time. In Chinese.
679 Wu Shichong et al. ed: ZHONGGUO MIAOZU FUSHI TUZHI. A Picture Album of China’s Miao Costumes and
Ornaments. 中國苗族服飾圖志。吳仕忠等編著. Guiyang, 2000. 13, 627 pp. Colour illustrations and
photographs throughout. 29x21 cm. Boards.
£125.00
Excellent detailed reference on Miao clothing, textiles, jewellery and ornament. The book delves into the numerous different local
styles within the Miao minority group, each with their own distinctive decoration and patterns. Very well-illustrated in colour showing the textiles, ornamentation plus numerous photographs of Miao women in their dress, together with scenes of local life and ceremony. Benefits further from a dual text in English and Chinese. The most comprehensive work we have seen on the subject.
680 Xi’an Qujiang Art Museum ed: DONGBOZHAI CANG MING WANLI HUANGJIA JINQI - YI WANLI
XINCHOU (1601) NIAN WEI ZHONGXIN. (Ming Dynasty Wanli Imperial Gold - Including Objects Dated to
the Year 1601). 東波齋藏明萬曆皇家金器－以萬曆辛丑（1601）年為中心. Beijing, 2014. 127 pp. Colour
plates (many full page) throughout. 29x21 cm. Half cloth.
£60.00
Illustrates an amazing collection of late Ming Wanli period gold jewellery and objects, many of which are dated 1601. The collection
apparently was in Tianjin in the early 20th century and sold in 1920 to a Japanese collector. The collection was more recently bought
by the Hong Kong collector, Peter Kwok, who founded the Qujiang Art Museum in Xi’an and subsequently donated this astonishing
collection of gold to the museum. Much of the jewellery and objects are made from intricate filigree work and, of particular note
amongst an exceptional group of objects, are gold filigree baskets adorned with gold flowers, gold filigree ruyi sceptres and intricate
filigree boxes and stands. Illustrated throughout in colour. Text in Chinese.
681 Xie Wenyong et al: GUANGZHOU MEISHUGUAN CANG MING QING HUIHUA. Paintings of the Ming and
Qing Dynasties from the Guangzhou Art Gallery. 廣州美術館藏明清繪畫. Hong Kong, 1986. 320 pp. Chinese and
English text. Over 223 illustrations, 23 in colour. 28x22 cm. Cloth.
£75.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Art Gallery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, featuring 99 paintings by artists dating from the 15th
to the 20th centuries. With biographies of the artists. Illustrated throughout, the large majority being in black-and-white. Dual texts
in Chinese and English. Scarce.
682 (Xu Bing): XU BING BANHUA. Xu Bing Prints. 徐冰版畫。徐冰. Beijing, 2009. 266 pp. Numerous colour
plates throughout, 8 foldouts. 34x25 cm. Cloth.
£110.00
Well-produced large-format monograph on the woodblock print work of the foremost contemporary Chinese artist, Xu Bing. Traces
his print work from the small and highly-appealing small prints produced at the beginning of the 1980s through to the development of
Square Word calligraphy. His seminal work Tianshu ‘The Book from the Sky’ is barely mentioned. Illustrated throughout. Dual texts
in Chinese and English. Includes two essays by Xu Bing, ‘Ignorance as a Kind of Nourishment’ and ‘Understanding Gu Yuan’ as well
as a timeline of Xu Bing’s life and creative output.
683 Xu Jianrong: GUANYIN BAOXIANG. (Images of Guanyin). 觀音寶相。徐建融編著. Shanghai, 1998. 322 pp.
B/w photographs throughout. 26x19 cm. Paper.
£25.00
A compilation of images of Guanyin in stone, bronze, murals, paintings, rubbings etc. dating from the Northern Wei through to the Qing
dynasties. Good black and white illustrations. A useful survey. In Chinese only.
684 Xu Jianrong: PUSA ZAOXIANG. (Images of Bodhisattvas). 菩薩造像。徐建融編著. Shanghai, 1998. 334
pp. B/w photographs throughout. 26x19 cm. Paper.
£30.00
Images of Bodhisattvas in sculptures, murals, bronzes and painted statuary dating from the Northern Wei to the Qing dynasties. Good
black and white illustrations. A useful survey. In Chinese only.
685 Xu Jianrong ed: DANGDAI SHUHUA JIANDING YU YISHU SHICHANG. (The Authentication of Modern
Chinese Painting and the Art Market). 當代書畫堅定與藝術市場 . Shanghai, 1995. 155 pp. text, 35 pp.
reproductions of seals, 47 pp. colour plates, 1 pp. b/w plates. 26x19 cm. Paper.
£15.00
Discusses the authentication, painting styles and individual painters plus various other essays concerned with modern Chinese painting and the art market. In Chinese only.
686 XUANHE YIYUN: SONGDAI HUANIAOHUA JINGPIN JI. (A Flavour of Huizong: A Collection of
Masterpieces of Song Dynasty Bird-and-Flower Paintings). 宣和遺韻：宋代花鳥畫精品集. Tianjin, 2012. 10 pp.
text plus 190 pp. full page colour plates. 38x27 cm. Cloth.
£80.00
A beautiful and large-format compilation of Song dynasty bird-and-flower paintings held in museums worldwide, but mostly in mainland China and Taiwan. The paintings include paintings by, or attributed to, the Xuan He Emperor, Huizong, whose family name,
under which he painted, was Zhao Ji. 148 exquisite works are illustrated in fine colour plates. Text in Chinese.
687 Xue Yongnian comp: KUNLUN TANG CANG SHUHUA JI. The Collected Works of Painting and Calligraphy
from Kunlun Tang. Beijing, 1994. 15, 8, 176 pp. 148 pp. colour plates. 38x27 cm. Cloth.
£40.00
Selected paintings, predominantly Ming and Qing, from the Kunlun Tang collection which is held in Japan. Includes works by Wang
Jian, Gong Xian, Gao Fenghan, Ren Bonian and many others. Text in English and Chinese.
688 Yamada, Chisaburoh F. ed: DECORATIVE ARTS OF JAPAN. Tokyo, 1964. 262 pp. 107 plates in colour. 34x26
cm. Cloth.
£75.00
Beautiful production on ceramics, metal work, lacquer ware and textiles.
689 Yamato Bunkakan: GILT BRONZE BUDDHIST STATUES FROM EAST ASIA: CHINA, KOREA, JAPAN.
Airashike hotoke tachi - Chugoku, Kankoku, Nippon. Yamato, 1999. 160 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x21 cm.
Paper.
£45.00
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An exhibition that provides a survey of the early history of gilt bronze statuary in East Asia. The exhibits comprise 107 examples from
China, 57 from Japan and 23 from Korea. Caption list in English, otherwise Japanese text only.
690 Yan Huiqun ed: JINGNING BOWUGUAN WENWU JINGPIN TU JI. (An Illustrated Collection of Cultural
Treasures in the Jingning Museum). 靜寧博物館文物精品圖集. Lanzhou, 2011. 200 pp. Colour plates throughout,
many full page. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£50.00
Jingning County is located in China’s Gansu province and has a long history associated with the Silk Road. The local museum houses
an extensive collection of artefacts and the cream of its treasures is shown here. Includes fine Neolithic and other early pottery, jades,
painted and carved tomb bricks, small Ordos-style bronzes and much more. Illustrated throughout in colour. Text in Chinese.
691 Yan Xiaoming & Tao Jiming ed: JIADING ZHU KE. Jiading Bamboo Carving. 嘉定竹刻。燕小明陶繼明主
編. Shanghai, 2010. 163 pp. Numerous colour illustrations. 24x18 cm. Wrappers.
£25.00
An illustrated study of the fine bamboo carving of the Jiading school which flourished in the Jiading region of present-day Shanghai
during the late Ming and into the Qing. In Chinese.
692 Yanagisawa Takashi et al: TAIMA-DERA. (Taima-dera Temple). Yamato no Koji Volume 2. Tokyo, 1982. 23 pp.
text and 56 plates, 20 in colour. 33x26 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
From the series ‘Old Temples of Yamato’ this beautifully illustrated volume focuses on Taima-dera temple and studies the Taima mandalas in particular detail.
693 Yang Hongxun: DAMING GONG. (The Daming Palace). 大明宮。楊鴻勛著. Beijing, 2013. vi, 380 pp. Colour
and b/w text illustrations throughout. 2 foldouts. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£120.00
Detailed study of the vast seventh-century palace Daming Gong of the Tang dynasty. Accompanied by numerous illustrations, plans
and diagrams, including imagined illustrations of the palace complex when extant and in its prime. Text in Chinese.
694 Yang Junkai: BEIZHOU SHI JUN MU. Shi Jun Tomb of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. 北周史君墓。楊軍凱著
. Beijing, 2014. 372 pp. Numerous colour plates and b/w text drawings. One foldout. 29x22 cm. Cloth. £110.00
Excavation report on an interesting Northern Zhou dynasty tomb dating from 580 AD found in the suburbs of the ancient capital of
Xi’an in China. The tomb belonged to an official named Shi and his wife, Kang. Whilst numerous tomb artefacts were found, it is the
relief stone carvings and the tomb’s carved stone sarcophagus that are of most interest and importance as the subject of the carvings
relate to both Han culture and Zoroastrianism. The title of the official Shi was ‘Sabao’ the administrator of Zoroastrianism in Liangzhou
at the time. Many of the stone carvings are painted and coated with gold foil. The sarcophagus carvings show much relating to the culture of the Silk Road and the inscriptions on the sarcophagus are in both Sogdian and Chinese. Illustrated throughout with numerous
colour plates showing the carvings. One page abstract in English, otherwise Chinese text only.
695 Yang Xiaoshan: METAMORPHOSIS OF THE PRIVATE SPHERE. Gardens and Objects in Tang-Song Poetry.
Harvard, 2003. xi, 301 pp. 23x16 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
Draws on a wealth of textual sources, in particular, Tang and Song poetry, to provide a detailed study of the functions of gardens and
the aesthetic objects placed in them by their owners. Much on the large and fantastically-shaped scholar’s rocks - ‘qi shi’. Sheds light
on hitherto neglected aspects of Chinese literati culture in the Tang and Song dynasties.
696 Yao Qian & Gu Bing: LIUCHAO YISHU. Art of the Six Dynasties. Beijing, 1981. 19 pp. Chinese & 13 pp. English
text. 14 colour & 307 b/w plates and illustrations. 37x27 cm. Cloth.
£20.00
140 illustrations of sculptures, 94 of carved pictures on bricks in tomb chambers, 73 of calligraphy on steles and tombstones.
697 Yaozhou Kiln Museum ed: ZHONGGUO YAOZHOU YAO GUOJI XUESHU TAOLUNHUI WENJI.
(Proceedings of an International Symposium on China’s Yaozhou Kiln). 中國耀州窯國際學術討論會文集。耀
州窯博物館編. Xi’an, 2005. 6, 2, 216 pp. 6 pp. colour plates. B/w text illus. 29x21 cm. Paper.
£50.00
held in 2004 at the Yaozhou Kilns Museum in Shaanxi province in China. A total of 46 papers on various aspects of research into the
output of this kiln active in the Tang, Song (most famously) and Jin dynasties. Text in Chinese.
698 YECHENG WENWU JINGHUA. (Fine Cultural Relics from Yecheng). 耶城文物菁華. Beijing, 2014. 207 pp.
Full page colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£60.00
The town of Yecheng is located in China’s Hebei province. It is notable for a number of historic and archaeological sites in its vicinity and this work shows the finest of them. Of most note are a selection of very fine and interesting Eastern Wei and Northern Qi Buddhist statuary and sculptural fragments in stone and white marble. Illustrated throughout in colour. Text in Chinese.
699 YINXU FAJUE BAOGAO 1958-1961. Excavation of Yinxu 1958-1961. Kaoguxue Zhuankan, IV:31. Beijing,
1987. 16, 367 pp. 2 colour & 80 b/w plates. Tables; text figures throughout. 26x19 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
The official CASS, Institute of Archaeology, report on the excavations at the ‘wastes of Yin’ during the years in question. Includes a 4
page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese.
700 Yoshida Koichi ed: UKIYO-E GIHYAKKUIN ISSHU. (The Paintings of Toyokuni, Kuniyoshi, Hiroshige).
Tokyo, 2002. 404 pp. 204 pp. fullpage colour reproductions. 28x19 cm. Cloth.
£195.00
Contains full colour high quality reproductions of two woodblock books: Ogura Gihyakunin Isshu by Toyokini, Kuniyoshi and Hiroshige
plus Hyakkunin Ishi Esho by Toyokuni. Accompanied by a 177 page discussion of the works and an eight page list of names of the artists
who drew the border scenes on each print. In Japanese.
701 Yoshikawa Itsuji: MAJOR THEMES IN JAPANESE ART. Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art, 1. Tokyo, 1976.
166 pp. 176 illustrations, 42 in colour. 24x19 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
Covers primitive art in Japan, early classical art of the Nara period, the formation of Mediaeval art in the Heian period, the late
Heian and Kamakura periods and Suibokuga, decorative painting of the Muromachi etc.
702 Yoshimuro, Zentaro: GLOSSARY OF LIBRARY TERMS IN JAPANESE-CHINESE-ENGLISH. Tokyo, 1998.
329 pp. 21x15 cm. Paper.
£45.00
An essential reference work with 2000 library and book terms available in English, Chinese and Japanese. Will benefit not only librarians but also book collectors, scholars, publishers and dealers.
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703 Yoshizawa, Tadashi: NIHON NO NANGA. (Japanese Nanga Paintings). 日本の南畫 . Suiboku Bijutsu
Taikei/Bekkan Dai 1. Tokyo, 1976. 210 pp. 24 pp. colour and 75 pp. b/w plates. Other b/w illustrations. 43x31 cm.
Cloth, slipcase.
£60.00
A large work and a fine survey of Nanga painting, almost exclusively from Japanese museums and collections. Captions in English,
otherwise Japanese text only.
704 Yu Jianshe ed: CHIFENG JINYIN QI. (Gold and Silver Excavated in the Chifeng Region). 赤峰金銀器。于建
設主編. Hohhot, 2006. 1, 26, 226 pp. 202 pp. fullpage col. pls. Colour text illus. 28x21 cm. Wrappers. £85.00
Shows 162 gold and silver objects (or sets of objects) dating from the Bronze Age, Tang, Liao and Yuan dynasties, excavated from sites
in the Chifeng region of Inner Mongolia. The majority of the material shown is Liao and Yuan and much has seldom, if ever, been previously published. Full page colour plates throughout. Brief introduction and 5 page list of contents and plate list in English. There is
also a map showing key archaeological sites in the Chifeng area which yielded the gold and silver shown here. Usefully, the list of sites
is also in English. Main text in Chinese. Hard to obtain. Recommended.
705 Zhang Qingyun and Zhuang Bingheng comp: JUNDU JIYAO. (A Collection of Military Communications). 軍牘
集要。張卿雲、莊秉衡編輯. Beijing, 1994. 12 juan in 6 ce. 6 vols. 31x20 cm. Stitched.
£75.00
Facsimile of a compilation of official correspondence relating to military affairs, first issued in 1897. In Chinese.
706 Zhao Feng: LIAO TEXTILES AND COSTUMES. Liaodai Sichou. 遼代絲綢。趙豐. Hong Kong, 2004. 269
pp. Numerous colour plates. 31x23 cm. Cloth.
£100.00
A detailed study of Liao period textiles and costumes based on archaeological evidence. The Liao dynasty, ruled by the Khitan (or
Qidan), occupied the greater part of Northern China during the period roughly equating to the Song dynasty. Their culture has links
with the nomadic cultures of the steppes. A useful addition to the subject illustrated throughout in colour and showing numerous examples. Dual text in Chinese and English.
707 Zhao Qiang & Liang Baozhong: TIE YU HUO ZHI WU. (A Dance of Iron and Fire). 鐵輿火之舞。趙強梁保
忠著. Beijing, 2008. 156 pp. Colour text plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£70.00
Detailed survey of specific types of old Chinese swords from curved scimitars to swords with broad flat blades. Each type of sword discussed and illustrated with numerous examples. Close-up detail of design, decoration and inscriptions. Mainly Ming and Qing examples. A good contribution to the subject. Text in Chinese.
708 ZHEBEI SONGZE WENHUA KAOGU BAOGAO JI (1996-2014). (Archaeological Reports on the Neolithic
Songze Culture of Northern Zhejiang Province). 浙北崧澤文化考古報告集. Beijing, 2014. 1, 2, 391 pp. text plus
115 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£85.00
Details the series of excavations at various sites in the north of Zhejiang province in China which relate to the Neolithic Songze culture. Main finds were jade objects and pottery - reminiscent of the Liangzhu culture which also flourished in this region. Illustrated
with numerous finds. In Chinese.
709 Zhejiang Archaeological Research Bureau ed: HUHANGYONG GAOSU GONGLU KAOGU BAOGAO.
(Report of Archaeological Excavations Undertaken During the Construction of the Shanghai-Hangzhou-Ningbo
Expressway). 滬杭甬高速公路考古報告. Beijing, 2002. 3, 15, 309 pp. text plus 32 pp. colour and 48 pp. b/w
plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 26x19 cm. Cloth.
£40.00
Report of archaeological sites uncovered and investigated between 1992-96 during the construction of the Beijing-Hangzhou-Ningbo
Expressway. Includes Neolithic sites that yielded pottery and interesting jade artefacts plus later tombs (Han, Jin) that yielded the greenwares distinctive of the region. In Chinese.
710 Zhen Dexiu: CHONGKE ZHEN XISHAN XIANSHENG DUSHU JI. (The Collected Notebooks of Zhen
Dexiu). 重刻真西山先生讀書記。真德秀撰。本寺藏板，乾隆四年重鐫。半頁十行二十一字，四周雙
邊，白口，單魚尾，框 21x15 cm. Beijing, 1743. 4, 2, 3, 8, 49 (juan 1); 63, 44 (juan 2-3); 62 (juan 6); 50 (juan
7); 44 (juan 8); 34, 39 (juan 9-10); 63 (juan 11); 39 (juan 12); 41 (juan 14); 59 (juan 15); 52 (juan 16); 53, 38 (juan
17-18); 35, 55 (juan 19-20) folded leaves, Chinese-style. 17 juan of 40, in 13 fascicles (ce). 13 vols. 29x18 cm.
Stitched, cloth case.
£600.00
Seventeen of forty chapters from a Qianlong edition of Zhen Dexiu’s ‘Notes’, chiefly on philosophy and ethics in the context of their
associated literary philology. Zhen Dexiu (1178-1235, hao: Xishan) was an important statesman of the Southern Song period, also
known as a literary scholar and anthologist.
Even the most complete surviving editions of Zhen’s ‘Notes’ contain only a small proportion of what is known to have existed (one
collection and part of another from a total of four collections, according to the ‘Siku Quanshu Zongmu’). Later editions collect these
in 39 or 40 juan, so a complete copy of the work in this edition would have been typical. Although the work is incomplete, it is a wellprinted example of an 18th-century Chinese book with highly interesting contents. Each juan of the ‘Notes’ is more or less self-contained and focused on a particular topic. For example, juan 1 deals with ‘The Nature of Heaven’s Mandate’; juan 6 and 7 are both on
‘Benevolence’ (ren), containing Zhen’s readings in the classics and philological notes on the usage and significance of this central Confucian concept.
The title page and ‘benmohou’ (notes after publication) are dated Qianlong 4 or 1739, but the first preface in this edition has the later
date of Qianlong 8 or 1743. The design, condition and printing of the book are in line with these dates.
The book is clearly printed on darkish bamboo paper. Some repairs have been made and the fascicles have been protected with modern paper covers at some point and given a new cloth case. There is expected wear to some of the outer leaves and the title page has
suffered some worming, but condition is generally good. Rare.
711 Zheng Chengyan: LIAODAI GUIZU SANGZANG ZHIDU YANJIU. Research on the Funeral System of
Nobility of the Liao Dynasty. 遼代貴族喪葬制度研究。鄭承燕著. Beijing, 2014. 6, 252 pp. text plus 31 pp.
colour plates. A few b/w text drawings. 27x19 cm. Boards.
£50.00
A detailed study based on tomb excavations in northern China and Inner Mongolia. Text in Chinese.
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712 ZHONGGUO LINGMU DIAOSU QUANJI 1: SHIQIAN ZHI QINDAI. (A Survey of Chinese Tomb Sculpture:
Vol. 1: From Prehistory to the Qin Dynasty). 中國陵墓雕塑全集 1 ：史前至秦代. Xi’an, 2009. xii, 8, 128, 304,
£125.00
120 pp. pp. full page colour plates. B/w text plates. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
Part One of a comprehensive survey of Chinese tomb sculpture in stone and ceramic. This large volume covers the period from prehistory through to and including the Qin dynasty. A few examples from the Neolithic, Shang and Western Zhou, good coverage of Warring States tomb sculpture and extensive coverage of the marvellous life-size warriors and associated material from the Qinshihuang
Mausoleum. A total of 285 examples illustrated in colour, many full page. Good descriptions accompany. Text in Chinese. A good visual reference.
713 Yang Han: QING DAI HUIHUA 3. (Paintings of the Qing Period 3). Zhongguo Meishu Quanji - Huihua 11.
Shanghai, 1988. 108 pp. text and 206 pp. with 217 plates and illustrations in colour. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£75.00
The last volume covers the paintings of the nineteenth century, ending with Wu Changshuo. In Chinese.
714 Wang Ziyun et al: YUANSHI SHEHUI ZHI ZHANGUO DIAOSU. Zhongguo Meishu Quanji - Diaosu 1.
Beijing, 1988. 106 pp. text. 190 pp. with 234 col. pls. and illus. Many b/w text figures. 29x22 cm. Cloth. £60.00
Deals with sculpture and carvings ranging from the period of primitive society up to the Warring States. Illustrated throughout. A fine
visual reference. In Chinese. A volume in the Zhongguo Meishu Quanji series. Out-of-print.
715 Wang Ziyun: MAIJISHAN SHIKU DIAOSU. (Sculptures of Maijishan Temple Grottos). 麥積山石窟雕塑.
Zhongguo Meishu Quanji - Diaosu 8. Beijing, 1988. 120 pp. text. 206 pp. with 205 plates in colour. 29x22 cm.
Cloth.
£60.00
Excellent visual reference on the sculptures in the Maijishan complex. In Chinese. A volume in the Zhongguo Meishu Quanji series.
Out-of-print.
716 Wang Ziyun: BINGLINGSI DENG SHIKU DIAOSU. (Cave Temple Sculptures at Binglingsi and Others).
Zhongguo Meishu Quanji - Diaosu 9. Beijing, 1988. 72 pp. text and 172 pp. with 137 plates and illustrations in
colour. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£65.00
Covers all the stone sculptures in various cave temples at Binglingsi and surrounding areas. The Buddhist statuary dates from the Northern Wei through to the Tang and Song. Excellent visual reference. In Chinese. A volume in the Zhongguo Meishu Quanji series.
717 Zhongguo Nongye Bowuguan ed: ZHONGGUO GUDAI GENGZHI TU. Farming and Weaving Pictures in
Ancient China. 中國古代耕織圖。中國農業博物館編. Beijing, 1995. 29, 228 pp. 16 colour and numerous b/w
illustrations. 27x19 cm. Boards.
£45.00
From the Warring States to the Qing, this book illustrates and discusses farming and weaving pictures that have appeared in various
media. Of particular interest are the woodblock illustrated books from the Song to the Qing, including the Gengzhi Tu Pictures of Tilling and Weaving). Little published on the subject. Dual texts in Chinese and English. Out-of-print and hard to find.
718 ZHONGGUO XIYIN ZHUANKE QUANJI 1-2 = XIYIN: SHANG, XIA. (Collection of Chinese Seals and
Seal Carving 1-2 = Seals: Parts 1 and 2). 中國璽印篆刻全集 1—2: 璽印上、下. Zhongguo Meishu Fenlei Quanji.
Shanghai, 1999. 28, 182, 66; 31, 205, 89 pp. 387 pp. illustrations showing 2811 seals and seal impressions. 2 vols.
30x22 cm. Cloth.
£120.00
Part of the vast ‘Meishu Fenlei’ series this is half of a mini sub-series devoted to seals and seal carving. This two-volume work is devoted to seals which were produced primarily for practical or official purposes, to mark ownership or for bureaucratic authorisations, including imperial seals and marks, from the Qin period to the Qing. In Chinese only.
719 Zhou Jilie ed: MINGUO KE TONG WENFANG ZHENSHANG. (The Connoisseurship and Appreciation of
Republic Period Engraved Scholar’s Studio Metal Seal and Ink Boxes). 民國刻銅文房珍賞。周繼烈主編.
Beijing, 2013. 303 pp. Full page colour plates throughout 29x21 cm. Boards.
£70.00
Illustrated throughout with many examples of these collectable (and affordable!) small metal boxes presumably used to house seal
stones and red ink. Engraved with a wide variety of scene and subject matter plus calligraphic inscriptions. In Chinese.
720 Zhou Lu: SHAANBEI SI POYI JIANZHI. (Four Old Ladies’ Papercuts from Northern Shaanxi Province). Anhui,
1995. 210 pp. c 180 illustrations. 17x19 cm. Paper.
£15.00
Introductory text in both Chinese and Japanese. Numerous illustrations of papercuts.
721 Zhu Baoli: MING QING JIAJU DE DUANDAI YU BIANWEI. (The History and Authentication of Ming and
Qing Dynasty Furniture). 明清家具的斷代與辨偽。朱寶力著. Shenzhen, 2014. 369 pp. Colour text plates
£110.00
A detailed history of the history, development and connoisseurship of Chinese furniture from the Ming dynasty onwards. Well illustrated.
Text in Chinese.
722 ZIJINCHENG DIHOU SHENGHUO 1644-1911. (Imperial Life in the Forbidden
City 1644-1911). Beijing, 1981. 121 pp. Colour illustrations throughout. 31x23 cm.
Paper.
£50.00
A pictorial view of imperial life in the Forbidden City during the Qing dynasty. In Chinese only. A
separate 12 page English text pamphlet accompanies.
723 Zuo Hanzhong: MINJIAN DIAOKE. (Popular Carving). Hunan Minjian Meishu
Quanji. Changsha, 1994. 47, 184 pp. 211 colour plates. 85 b/w text plates. 30x22 cm.
Cloth.
£40.00
This finely produced volume in an excellent series documents carvings in architecture, on furniture,
of religious offerings, in stone and bamboo, as part of a usefully reference work on Hunanese popular art. In Chinese only.
SUBJECT INDEX
SUBJECT INDEX
Archaeology 15, 19, 26-7, 33, 52, 59, 63,
65, 86-7, 93, 95, 98-100, 103, 108, 1247, 130-1, 134, 136-7, 140-1, 143-4,
146-7, 149-50, 152, 156-7, 161-3, 1656, 170, 174-7, 180-1, 186-7, 191-2,
194, 196, 198, 270, 282, 304, 324, 329,
336, 345, 360, 362, 373, 380, 385, 388,
390, 393, 409, 413, 423, 437-8, 444-5,
452, 456, 460, 479, 481-2, 485, 488,
491, 508-9, 513, 548, 578, 580, 586,
593, 596, 601-2, 606, 617, 655, 664,
678, 690, 694, 698-9, 708-9, 711
Architecture 76, 477, 693
Armour and Weapons 365, 707
Bamboo 300, 434, 662, 691
Beijing 279, 722
Bibliography 457, 621
Biography 51, 676
Blanc de Chine 106, 339
Blue and White 126-7
Boxer Rebellion 286, 552, 666
Bronzes 4, 19, 48, 60, 290, 294, 331, 370,
372, 380, 422, 436, 443, 524, 553, 566,
582-3, 608, 648-9, 663, 689
Buddhism 323, 437, 603
Buddhist Art 6, 11, 40-1, 53-5, 69, 278,
280, 291, 381, 414, 440, 477, 554, 562,
568, 590, 622, 692
Calligraphy 346
Carvings 31, 250, 320, 578, 586, 662,
691, 723
Celadons 152, 335
Ceramics 3, 5, 14, 17-8, 20, 32, 42, 44-5,
66-7, 73, 75, 79-80, 82-180, 182-91,
193-8, 292, 305, 313, 326, 328, 335,
339, 342, 354, 366, 369, 382, 386, 389,
407, 420, 424, 448, 483, 496, 503-4,
525-36, 549, 569, 618, 654, 656, 697,
709, 712
Cinema 449
Classics 306, 455
Confucianism 710
Connoisseurship 38, 51, 506
Conservation 15, 372
Contemporary Art 495, 682
Court Life 8, 356, 446, 505, 576
Daoism 440
Design 404, 441, 486, 520
Dictionaries 283, 343, 363
Dingyao 182
Dunhuang 34, 310-1
Eunuchs 463
Export Art 32, 75, 104, 167
Facsimiles 363, 455, 555
Fans 350, 350, 364, 364
Figurines 96, 382
Folk Art 23, 275, 315-6, 371, 466-7, 540,
720
Forbidden City 12, 76, 352, 426, 463
Foreigners in Asia 281, 302, 425, 435,
459, 470, 545, 629-30, 635
Furniture 348, 352, 458, 514, 660-1, 721
– 64 –
Games and Sports 451, 599
Gardens 185, 301, 446, 465, 522, 615,
695
Glass 652
Gold 16, 63, 431, 442, 462, 487, 580,
680, 704
Handscrolls 523
History 276-7, 340, 405, 454, 459, 551,
556, 668, 676
Illustrated Books 363, 539, 555, 564, 587
Imari 45
Inro 208, 239, 263
Inscriptions 422
Islamic Art 46, 365, 512
Ivory 212-3, 251
Jade 2, 16, 35, 46, 56, 197, 347, 349, 353,
491, 541, 579, 588, 608, 708
Japonisme 671
Jewelry and Silver 25, 431, 444, 482, 577,
680
Kyoto 592, 624
Lacquer 199, 204, 505, 553
Landscape 507
Language 274, 607, 609
Law 631
Literature 338, 375, 469
Longquan 146, 152, 190
Maps and Atlases 9, 29, 273, 285, 497,
501
Maritime 32, 57, 79, 91, 101, 105, 114,
158, 181, 188, 192
Medicine 271, 600
Metalwork 4, 653, 670, 719
Military History 705
Minor Arts 300
Minorities 340, 395, 512, 591, 679
Mirrors 24, 294, 331, 663
Missionaries 22, 37, 39, 281, 394, 453
Money 582-3
Mongolia 605
Murals 325, 377
Museums 164
Music 62, 155, 296, 451, 584
Myths and Legends 575
Natural History 355, 357
Netsuke 199-269
Painting 1, 6-7, 22, 36-7, 39, 41, 49, 61,
68, 74, 77, 295, 299, 309, 325, 330,
341, 350, 355, 357-8, 364, 367, 398400, 410, 427, 439, 447, 468, 474, 492,
495, 497-500, 502, 507, 523, 543, 559,
565, 585, 589, 611, 650-1, 657-9, 681,
685-7, 703, 713
Photography 12, 26, 28, 64, 279, 284,
287, 314, 318-9, 361, 368, 374, 419,
478, 519, 538, 545-6, 550, 557, 573,
592, 598, 604, 612, 624, 677
Printing 10, 30, 384, 419, 490
Qingbai 183
Rare Books 34, 47, 50, 298, 306, 428,
455, 564, 581, 600, 607, 621, 702, 710,
717
Reference 122, 305, 457, 621
Religion 323, 493, 603, 683-4
Rubbings 346, 396
HANSHAN TANG BOOKS
Scholar’s Studio 1, 62, 322, 351, 695,
718-9
Screens 474, 611
Sculpture 13, 31, 40, 52, 69, 81, 116-7,
293, 377, 392, 403, 439-40, 554, 562,
595-6, 665, 674, 683-4, 698, 712, 714-6
Seals 70, 351, 718
Secret Societies 647
Sex 248
Shanghai 58
Silk Road 277, 288, 303, 387, 390, 613-4,
655, 690
Silk 78, 367
Silver 316, 442, 462, 704
Snuff Bottles 401, 471
Tea and Tea Ware 42, 313
Textiles 8, 27, 43, 77-8, 315, 356, 391,
395, 486, 577, 591, 679, 706
Theatre 570
Tokyo 518
Tomb Art 488, 561, 672
Trade 57, 179
Transitional Wares 424
Travel 323, 327, 378-9, 394, 472, 519,
544, 550, 573, 598, 604, 675
Ukiyo-e 397, 406, 558-9, 597, 667, 673,
700
Woodcuts 10, 21, 30, 384, 682
Writing 283, 609
Yixing 20, 618

LIST 183 - Hanshan Tang Books

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