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HANSHAN TANG BOOKS • LIST 169
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B RO N Z E S / 7
F RO M O U R S T O C K / 22
S U B J E C T I N D E X / 64
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NEW & RECENT PUBLICATIONS
1 2012 ANTIQUES: CHINESE ARTS AUCTION RECORDS 2011.1.1-2011.12.31. 2012 Gudong Paimai
Nianjian. 2012 拍賣年鑒. Taibei, 2012. c.500 pp. Colour plates throughout. 23x17 cm. Wrappers.
£100.00
Detailed coverage of auction prices for Chinese ceramics, jade, bronzes, sculpture and numerous other fine works of art in various
media sold at salesrooms in the US, Europe and the Far East in 2011. Colour illustrations throughout. Thousands of fine examples are
shown with prices realised. Brief captions to plates in both Chinese and English. A prime reference.
2 Chan Hok-lam: MING TAIZU (R.1368-98) AND THE FOUNDATION OF THE MING DYNASTY IN
CHINA. London, 2011. xii, 360 pp. 23x16 cm. Cloth.
£85.00
Eight essays focussing on the image of Ming Taizu, the founder of the Ming dynasty, and a powerful, brutal and autocratic emperor
who had a significant impact on China. The essays examine such themes as the legitimisation of the dynasty, policies of persecution
and punishment and struggles over the succession.
3 Chandra, Lokesh & Sharma, Nirmala: BUDDHIST PAINTINGS OF TUN-HUANG. In the National Museum,
New Delhi. New Delhi, 2011. 280 pp. Colour plates throughout. 32x25 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
Reproduces 143 of the best painted scrolls brought back from Dunhuang by Aurel Stein and held in the National Museum, New Delhi.
Stein’s finds were split between the British Museum in London and the now National Museum in New Delhi. Whilst the British Museum holdings have been published, the Delhi holdings are little-known and this book is most welcome. Illustrated throughout in colour
and with good introductory texts and descriptions of the paintings.
4 CHANGZHI GUANYIN TANG MINGDAI CAISU. (Ming Dynasty Painted Statuary in the Guanyin Hall in
Changzhi). 長治觀音堂明代彩塑. Beijing, 2012. 1, 124 pp. Numerous colour text plates. 28x21 cm. Wrappers.
£37.00
A survey of the notable group of Ming dynasty painted wood and stucco Buddhist statuary in the Guanyin Hall in the town of Changzhi
located in China’s Shanxi province. Illustrated and described in detail. Text in Chinese.
5 CHAOYANG WENWU JINGCUI. Gems of Chaoyang Cultural Heritage. 朝陽文物精粹. Beijing, 2012. 179
pp. Colour plates throughout. 26x19 cm. Boards.
£50.00
A survey of the cultural heritage of the extensive Chaoyang district of Beijing. Mostly shows old architecture — temples, courtyards
etc. — but also some excavated material, including ceramics and jewellery. In Chinese.
6 Chen, Sanping: MULTICULTURAL CHINA IN THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES. Philadelphia, 2012. xi, 279
pp. 23x16 cm. Cloth.
£52.00
Interesting work examining various aspects of the multicultural society and culture that was China in the early middle ages equating
approximately to the Northern Wei and Tang dynasties. Chapters include: The Legacy of the Tuoba Xianbei: The Tang Dynasty; From
Mulan to Unicorn; Brotherly Matters and the Canine Image: The Invasion of ‘Barbarian’ Tongues; The Huns and the Bulgars: The
Chinese Chapter; The Mystery of the ‘White-Drake’ Oracle: The Iranian Shadows; Son of Heaven and Son of God; Bai Juyi and Central Asia
7 Dong Hongquan ed: QINGDAI YINQI JIANSHANG. The Qing Dynasty Silver Appreciation. 清代銀器鑒賞
。董洪全編著. Hangzhou, 2012. 4, 206 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£70.00
Illustrates an extensive amount of Qing dynasty export silver held in a private Chinese collection. It is stated that the items were bought
from a number of countries outside China. Some 150 varied examples are shown, all illustrated in colour and described. A good visual reference. Text in Chinese.
8 Duda, Margaret: TRADITIONAL CHINESE TOGGLES. Counterweights and Charms. Singapore, 2011. 276
pp. 1450 colour and 500 b/w illustrations. 29x24 cm.
£60.00
Shows over 1500 Chinese toggles from six of the world’s finest collections. This is the first major reference on the subject to be published in 50 years. Divided into sections by material of manufacture — wood, ivory, jade etc. Illustrated throughout.
9 ECANG XIKEQIN YISHUPIN. Shikchin Art Relics Collected in the State Hermitage Museum of Russia.
俄藏錫克沁藝術品. Shanghai, 2011. 12, 417 pp. 86 pp. colour & 133 pp. b/w plates. A few b/w text plates and
drawings. 38x27 cm. Cloth.
£650.00
Xikeqin is a ruined and little-known Buddhist complex situated south-east of the the town of Yanqi in China’s Xinjiang province. It
lies on the Northern Silk Road in the Turfan depression. The site is also known as Shikchin/Shikshin/Shorchuk and is near Karashahr.
It is also referred to by the generic name, Mingoi. The site was investigated by Grunwedel during the Third Turfan Expedition of 1905
to 1907, by Stein in 1907 whilst on his second expedition (described in Serindia) and also by Oldenburg during the Russian expeditions to Turkestan in 1909 and 1914. Whilst descriptions of the site, and finds made there, were published in the accounts of the above
explorers, very little has been published since. This work systematically describes and illustrates in fine full page colour plates the artefacts discovered and excavated by Oldenburg (the majority dating from the Tang dynasty) and now held in the collection of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. Includes very fine stucco paintings of Buddhist deities, terracotta figurines, wooden pieces etc. Also
reproduces the numerous black-and-white photographs taken by the Oldenburg expedition, together with a few plans and drawings.
Illustrated with numerous full page colour and black-and-white plates. List of contents and nine pages of useful introduction and essays in English. Main text in Chinese. Produced to a high standard and a valuable addition to the limited literature on this Silk road
site. Complete in this one volume. Published in a very limited edition of 300 copies, of which only 100 have been made available for
sale in China. We have been able to obtain a number of copies but are unlikely to get more.
10 Hao Liangzhen ed: CIZHOU YAO QINGHUA WUCAI CIQI. (Blue-and-White and Polychrome Ceramics from
the Cizhou Kilns). 磁州窯青花瓷五彩瓷器。郝良真主編. Beijing, 2012. xv, 363; xviii, 359 pp. Full page colour
plates throughout both volumes. 2 vols. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£160.00
Two-volume work exploring the folk blue-and-white and polychrome wares produced in the late 19th century and through the first half
of the 20th century at the Cizhou kilns in China’s Hebei province. One volume on blue-and-white, the other on wucai (polychrome)
wares. All the examples come from the Handan Museum, located not far from the kilns and which has a key collection of Cizhou ceramics. Both volumes illustrated throughout in colour and showing extensive amounts of ceramics. In Chinese.
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11 He Chaoyang ed: MING QING XUANDE LU. (Ming and Qing Dynasty Xuande Incense Burners). 明清宣德爐
。張明何朝陽主編. Beijing, 2012. 300 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 29x29 cm. Boards.
£80.00
Shows over 160 very fine Ming and Qing dynasty ‘Xuande’ style bronze incense burners, the majority illustrated in full page colour
plates. A number illustrated in multiple views and all basemarks shown. It appears that the burners are held in private collections in
China. A fine visual reference. Text in Chinese.
12 Hubei Provincial Museum: DAOSHENG WANWU: CHU DI DAOJIAO WENWU. The Tao Gives Rise to Ten
Thousand Things: Taoist Relics from the Chu Region. 道生萬物：楚地道教文物. Beijing, 2012. 305 pp. Colour
£65.00
plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
Catalogue of an excellent exhibition at the Hubei Provincial Museum in Wuhan, China, showing Daoist relics from southern China
centring on Hubei and Hunan provinces, the ancient Chu kingdom. Laozi, the founder of Daoism, came from this region and the area
is rich in Daoist artefacts. Prefaces, abstracts to essays, Introductions to each section and brief captions to plates in English. Fuller
text in Chinese.
13 Ji Cheng: THE CRAFT OF GARDENS. The Classic Chinese Text on Garden Design. Rutland, 2012. 144 pp. 120
colour photographs. B/w text drawings. 21x28 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
Ji Cheng’s great work on garden design, the ‘Yuan Ye’ or ‘Craft of Gardens’ was originally published in 1631 and is the earliest manual of Chinese landscape gardening. This is the first complete English translation.
14 Jin Shen: ZHIHUI WUXIAN: HELU TANG CANG JINTONG FOXIANG. Eternal Wisdom: Collection of
Gilt-Bronze Buddhist Sculptures from the Hall of Harmony. 智慧無限：合綠堂藏金銅佛像。金申著. Beijing,
2012. 293 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. One foldout. 31x24 cm. Decorative cloth.
£130.00
Catalogue of a recently-formed private Chinese collection of gilt-bronze Buddhist statuary The material dates from the 8th to 18th centuries with the majority of material Ming and Qing dynasty. Some 150 fine examples are illustrated in colour, many in multiple views.
Brief captions and list of plates in English. Main text in Chinese.
15 Krairiksh, Piriya: ROOTS OF THAI ART. Suffolk, 2011. 360 pp. 600 colour ills. 28x21 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
Covers 700 years of Thai art history, and looks at both Buddhist and Hindu art from the 5th to 13th centuries. This extensive study incorporates paintings, pottery and architecture, and examines the mythology surrounding each category.
16 Li Jun ed: QIANFENG CUI SE: ZHONGGUO YUEYAO QINGCI. (Precious Colours of Qianfeng: Chinese
Yueyao Celadons). 千峰翠色：中國越窯青瓷。李軍編著. Ningbo, 2011. 203 pp. Colour plates throughout.
29x22 cm. Boards.
£80.00
Shows a wide selection of yueyao celadon wares dating from the Warring States through to the Southern Song. The pieces are held in
various museums in China. Illustrated throughout. Text in Chinese.
17 LIAONING SHENG WENWU KAOGU YANJIUSUO CANG WENWU JINGHUA. (Fine Cultural Artefacts
in the Collection of the Liaoning Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute).
遼寧省文物考古研究所藏文物精華. Beijing, 2011. xvii, 229 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm.
Boards.
£60.00
Illustrates the cream of the collection of the Liaoning Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute located in the city
of Shenyang, China. Over 400 very fine excavated items are illustrated and described. Includes bronzes, gold, ceramics, jade, stone
and pottery — the bronzes and gold of particular note. Sites of excavation are given. Two page introduction in English. Main text in
Chinese.
18 Lin, James ed: THE SEARCH FOR IMMORTALITY. Tomb Treasures of Han China. Cambridge, 2012. 356 pp.
Numerous b/w and colour plates throughout. 25x29 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
A catalogue detailing the very fine exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge which has brought together archaeological discoveries dating from the Han dynasty. Shows the spectacular artistic legacy from the tombs of the royal family of the Chu kingdom at
Xuzhou in China’s Jiangsu province, together with the marvellous finds from the tomb of the King of Nanyue discovered in Guangzhou
in 1983. The Han forged the first stable empire covering most of modern-day China during the last two centuries BC and the first two
centuries AD. The immortality is seen through exquisite artistry — jades, exotic silver and gold work plus much else. Illustrated
throughout in colour, showing many wonderful artefacts, and accompanied by good descriptive text and essays.
19 Liu Li & Chen Xingcan: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF CHINA. From the Late Paleolithic to the Early Bronze Age.
Cambridge, 2012. xxii, 475 pp. A number of b/w text illustrations. 26x18 cm. Boards.
£65.00
Explores the roles of agricultural development and advancing social complexity in the process of state formation in China over a period of 10,000 years. Illustrates how ancient Chinese societies were transformed during this period from simple to complex, tribal to
urban and preliterate to literate.
20 Liu Li & Chen Xingcan: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF CHINA. From the Late Paleolithic to the Early Bronze Age.
Cambridge, 2012. xxii, 475 pp. B/w text illustrations. Paper.
£23.99
Paperback edition.
21 Marchant & Son: THE BERTIL J. HOGSTROM COLLECTION. Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain (16621722). London, 2011. 104 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£80.00
Dealer’s catalogue showing 50 fine examples of Kangxi blue-and-white from this very focussed collection. All illustrated in colour, many
in multiple views and described. Base marks shown.
22 Marchant & Son: MING PORCELAIN. London, 2009. 132 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x21 cm. Wrappers.
£110.00
Dealer’s catalogue showing 54 examples of Ming dynasty ceramics from various private collections. All illustrated in colour, all in multiple views and described. Base marks shown.
23 Marchant & Son: RECENT ACQUISITIONS 2009. London, 2009. 135 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x21 cm.
Wrappers.
£55.00
Dealer’s catalogue showing 66 recent acquisitions, the majority Chinese ceramics from the Qing dynasty, together with a few jades
and a couple of bronzes. All illustrated in colour and described.
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£55.00
Wrappers.
Dealer’s catalogue illustrating and describing 68 fine recent acquisitions, the majority late Ming and Qing dynasty Chinese ceramics
plus a few pieces of jade and bronze. All illustrated in colour, many in multiple views and described. Base marks shown
25 Marchant & Son: RECENT ACQUISITIONS 2011. Qing Porcelain. London, 2011. 116 pp. Colour plates
throughout. A few foldouts. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£40.00
Dealer’s catalogue showing 50 fine pieces of Qing dynasty ceramics from various private collections. All illustrated in colour, many
in multiple views and described. Base marks shown
26 Marchant & Son: SELECTED CHINESE PORCELAIN. From the Collection of Professor D. R. Laurence.
London, 2010. 64 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£20.00
Dealer’s catalogue illustrating and describing 30 pieces of late Ming and Qing dynasty ceramics from the collection of Professor Laurence. All illustrated in colour, many in multiple views and described. Base marks shown
27 National Museum of China: THE ART OF ENLIGHTENMENT. Qimeng de Yishu. Beijing, 2011. 413 pp. Colour
and b/w plates throughout. 31x23 cm. Wrappers.
£190.00
Large catalogue of a very fine and interesting exhibition held at the National Museum of China in 2011 exploring the art of the Enlightenment with major loans from the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden and the Bayerische
Staatsgemaldesammlungen Munich. Fine exhibits in many media, including paintings, prints, books and documents, decorative arts.
Introductory essays by scholars in the field accompany set the scene for fine illustrations and detailed descriptions of the exhibits. English edition.
28 The Palace Museum ed: GUGONG JINGDIAN: GUGONG GUANYIN TUDIAN. Classics of the Forbidden
City: Guanyin in the Collection of the Forbidden City. 故宮經典：故宮觀音圖典. Beijing, 2012. 324 pp. Colour
plates throughout. 29x29 cm. Boards.
£85.00
A survey of images of Guanyin held in the collection of the Forbidden City in Beijing. The images are in various media — stone, wood
and jade, paintings, bronzes and ceramic. It would appear that the majority of examples are from the Chinese imperial court collection with a number of examples accessioned after the founding of the Forbidden City museum. Illustrated throughout in colour showing a total of 242 superb examples. In Chinese.
29 The Palace Museum ed: GUGONG JINGDIAN: QING GONG SHENGSHI DIANJI. Classics of the Forbidden
City: Ancient Books and Records of Qing Dynasty. 故宮經典：清宮盛世典籍. Beijing, 2012. 330 pp. Colour
plates throughout. 29x29 cm. Boards.
£85.00
A survey of the superb collection of books and manuscripts in the Forbidden City Museum in Beijing. Shows over 200 very fine examples, predominantly Qing dynasty plus some Ming material. Also illustrates some related material. Colour plates throughout. Text
in Chinese.
30 Pines, Yuri: THE EVERLASTING EMPIRE. The Political Culture of Ancient China and Its Imperial Legacy.
2012. 248 pp. Cloth.
£27.95
31 Sacchi, Livio: TOKYO. City and Architecture. Milan, 2010. 249 pp. Colour photographs throughout. A number
of b/w text drawings. 16x21 cm. Paper.
£16.95
A well-illustrated survey of the varied architecture of this remarkable city.
32 Sargent, William: TREASURES OF CHINESE EXPORT CERAMICS FROM THE PEABODY ESSEX
MUSEUM. Salem, 2012. 556 pp. Colour plates throughout. 31x24 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
Shows 287 representative examples of Chinese export porcelain dating from the 15th to the early 20th century from one of the world’s
great collections. Divided into sections by types of ware and decorative motifs. Illustrated throughout in colour and with an excellent
descriptive text. An absolute bargain at the price!
33 Shanghai Museum: NANZONG ZHENGYONG: SHANGHAI BOWUGUAN CANG LOUDONG HUAPAI
YISHU. The Orthodox Lineage of the Southern School: The Art of Loudong School in the Collection of Shanghai
Museum. 南宗正脉：上海博物館藏婁東畫派藝術. Shanghai, 2011. 309 pp. Colour plates (many full page)
throughout both volumes. B/w text illustrations. 2 vols. 37x27 cm. Wrappers.
£135.00
Large two-volume catalogue of a fine exhibition at the Shanghai Museum exploring the art of the Qing dynasty Loudong school which
flourished from the start of the Qing dynasty onwards. Its leading lights were Wang Shimin and his grandson, Wang Yuanqi. This exhibition explores the work of these two artists and their followers, together with related works and forgeries. Eighty works (including
some albums) from the Shanghai Museum’s collection are shown in fine and large full page colour plates. Preface, abstracts to essays,
list of contents and captions in English. Main text in Chinese.
34 Shanghai Museum: ZHU LOU WENXIN: ZHUKE ZHENPIN TE JI. Literati
Spirit: Art of Chinese Bamboo Carving. 竹鏤文心：竹刻珍品特集. Shanghai, 2012.
372 pp. Colour plates. B/w text illustrations. 37x27 cm. Wrappers.
£90.00
Catalogue of an exhibition of bamboo carving at the Shanghai Museum. The 194 exhibits are of superb quality, the large majority coming from the Museum’s little-published bamboo carving collection, together with a few loans from the Forbidden City Museum and Ningbo Museum. Sections on:
The Jiading School; Lineage of the Jiading School; Liuqing Technique; Interaction. Contents, foreword, brief introductions to each section, list of plates and captions in English. Main text in Chinese.
Recommended.
Please note that this is an entirely different exhibition to the ‘Charm of Bamboo’ exhibition held at
the Zhejiang Provincial Museum at the end of 2011/early 2012.
35 Shanghai Museum ed: GU XIU GUOJI XUESHU YANTAOHUI LUNWEN JI.
Symposium on Works of the Gu’s Embroidery. 顧繡國際學術研討會論文集.
Shanghai, 2010. 5, 403 pp. 103 pp. colour plates. B/w text illustrations. 26x19 cm.
Wrappers.
£50.00
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Proceedings of a symposium held in Shanghai in 2010 exploring aspects of the famous late Ming dynasty embroidery by the ladies of
the Gu family of Shanghai. This embroidery had much influence on the embroidery centres of Suzhou and elsewhere. Twenty seven papers were given by various textile scholars. List of contents and brief abstracts to each essay in English. Main text in Chinese.
36 Shaoxing Museum ed: JIANGHAN JIJIN: HUBEI SHENG BOWUGUAN DIANCANG SHANG ZHOU
QINGTONGQI. Auspicious Metal from the Jianghan Plain: Shang and Zhou Bronzes from the Collection of the
Hubei Provincial Museum. 江漢吉金：湖北省博物館典藏商周青銅器. Beijing, 2012. 137 pp. Colour plates
£32.00
throughout. 28x21 cm. Wrappers.
Catalogue of a loan exhibition at the Shaoxing Museum in the city of Shaoxing, China, showing superb examples of Shang and Zhou
dynasty bronzes from the collection of the Hubei Provincial Museum in Wuhan. Over 100 examples are shown, all illustrated in colour
and described. Introductory texts and brief captions in English. Main text in Chinese.
37 Shenzhen Museum ed: CHAN FENG YU RU YUN: SONG YUAN SHIDAI DE JIZHOU YAO CIQI. (An
Exhibition of Song and Yuan Ceramics from the Jizhou Kiln). 禪風與儒韻：宋元時代的吉州窯瓷器. Beijing,
2012. 243 pp. Colour plates throughout. 28x22 cm. Wrappers.
£65.00
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Shenzhen Museum showing an excellent selection of Song and Yuan dynasty ceramics produced
at the Jizhou kiln in Fujian province. Predominantly brown and other dark-glazed wares. A total of 114 very fine and varied examples
plus a number of sherds. Exhibits come from various museum & private collections in China. All illustrations colour. Text in Chinese.
38 Shenzhen Museum ed: XUAN SE ZHI MEI: ZHONGGUO LIDAI HEIYOU CIQI ZHENPIN. (The Beauty
of Dark Colours: Treasures of Dark-Glazed Chinese Ceramics Across the Ages). 玄色之美：
中國歷代黑釉瓷器珍品. Beijing, 2012. 225 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. A number of colour and b/w
text illustrations. 28x21 cm. Wrappers.
£60.00
A work presumably produced to accompany the exhibition of Song and Yuan ceramics from the Jizhou kiln held at the Shenzhen Museum in 2012. Provides a chronological overview of dark-glazed Chinese ceramics from the Tang dynasty through to the end of the
Yuan. Illustrated throughout with many fine examples. Text in Chinese.
39 Thompson, Julian: THE ALAN CHUANG COLLECTION OF CHINESE PORCELAIN. Hong Kong, 2010.
325, 83 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. Colour text plates. 35x27 cm. Cloth.
£400.00
The Alan Chuang collection is amongst the most important to have been formed in recent years. The collection clearly reflects the collector’s preferences. Thus, vases and cups, rather than dishes and bowls; flowers and landscapes instead of dragons and other more
formal decoration. The ceramics date from the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties and include many important pieces, including a superb
late Yuan Qingbai figure of Guanyin, the only other known example being in the Capital Museum, Beijing. Amongst the Ming wares,
the Chenghua period is well represented. Moving on to Qing dynasty examples, there are numerous imperial wares of fabulous quality, including monochromes, famille-rose and the highly-prized falangcai enamelled porcelains made for the personal use of, and appreciation by, the Yongzheng and Qianlong emperors. Shows a total of 121 superb ceramics. Illustrated throughout with full page
colour plates, many of the pieces being shown in multiple views and with close-up detail. All base marks shown. Introductory and descriptive texts by a renowned expert in the field. Dual texts in Chinese and English. A beautiful book produced to the highest standards.
40 Tian Jiaqing: QINGDAI JIAJU: XIUDING BEN. (Qing Dynasty Furniture: Revised Edition). 清代家具：
修訂本。田家青編著. Beijing, 2012. 346 pp. colour plates throughout. One foldout. 31x23 cm. Boards.£85.00
Revised edition of Tian Jiaqing’s noted work on Qing dynasty Chinese furniture. Illustrated throughout showing many fine examples.
Text in Chinese.
41 Tianjin Museum ed: TIANJIN BOWUGUAN CANG CI. Porcelains Collected by Tianjin Museum.
天津博物館藏瓷. Beijing, 2012. 243 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 28x21 cm. Wrappers.
£75.00
Shows 210 examples of Chinese ceramics held in the remarkably fine and still relatively little-published collection of the Tianjin Museum in China. The ceramics date from the Han through to the Republic period, with the selections of Ming and Qing ceramics being
of particular note. Illustrated throughout in colour. Text in Chinese.
42 Tianjin Museum ed: TIANJIN BOWUGUAN CANG HUIHUA. Paintings Collected by Tianjin Museum.
天津博物館藏繪畫. Beijing, 2012. 287 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 28x21 cm. Wrappers.
£80.00
Illustrates 142 excellent examples of Chinese painting from the fine collection of the Tianjin Museum. The paintings date from the Northern Song through to the end of the Qing dynasty and there is an extensive amount of Ming and Qing paintings shown. Illustrated
throughout in colour. Text in Chinese.
43 Tianjin Museum ed: TIANJIN BOWUGUAN CANG SHUFA. Calligraphy Works Collected by Tianjin Museum.
天津博物館藏書法. Beijing, 2012. 261 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 28x21 cm. Wrappers.
£80.00
Shows 123 superb examples of calligraphy held in the little-published collection of the Tianjin Museum. The examples date from the
Eastern Jin (an example by Wang Xizhi!) through to the Qing dynasty. Extensive amounts of Ming and Qing material. Illustrated
44 Tianjin Museum ed: TIANJIN BOWUGUAN CANG YAN. Inkstones Collected by Tianjin Museum.
天津博物館藏言硯. Beijing, 2012. 223 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 28x21 cm. Wrappers.
£70.00
Two hundred fine and varied Chinese inkstones from the collection of the Tianjin Museum in China. The inkstones date from the Han
through to the Republic period and there is an extensive selection of Qing dynasty examples. Illustrated throughout in colour. Text in
Chinese.
45 Tianjin Museum ed: TIANJIN BOWUGUAN CANG YU. Jade Wares Collected by Tianjin Museum.
天津博物館藏玉. Beijing, 2012. 237 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 28x21 cm. Wrappers.
£75.00
Shows 215 very fine examples of Chinese jade from the little-published collection of the Tianjin Museum in China. The pieces date from
the Neolithic through to the Qing dynasty and there is a large amount of pre-Ming material shown. Illustrated throughout in colour.
Text in Chinese.
46 Titus, Felicitas: OLD BEIJING. Postcards from the Imperial City. Rutland, 2012. 145 pp. Colour illustrations
throughout. 24x27 cm. Boards.
£27.00
Comprises 355 black-and-white and hand-tinted colour cards showing views of old Beijing that span the period from the last years of
Imperial China to the Japanese invasion of 1937.
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47 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 throughout. 29x22 cm.
£90.00
Cloth.
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.
48 Xianyang Museum ed: FO YING LIU HEN. Images and Traces of the Buddha Statues. 佛影留痕. Xi’an, 2012.
88 pp. Colour plates throughout. 28x21 cm. Wrappers.
£45.00
Catalogue of an interesting exhibition of 66 examples of Buddhist statuary in the collection of the Xianyang Museum near Xi’an in
China. The examples date from the Northern Dynasties through to the Qing but the large majority of exhibits are pre-Ming and excavated from sites in the Xianyang area. Includes both stone and gilt-bronze examples. Illustrated throughout and with a dual text in Chinese and English.
49 Xiong, Victor: EMPEROR YANG OF THE SUI DYNASTY. His Life, Times and Legacy. Albany, 2006. 357 pp.
23x15 cm. Paper.
£25.00
Examines the importance of Emperor Yang (reigned 604-607 AD) of the short-lived Sui dynasty of China. A study impressive for its
detail and which sheds much light on this oft-neglected dynasty.
50 Zhang Duan??? ed: ZHONGGUO DAOJIAO SHENXIAN ZAOXIANG DAXI. The Great Series of Daoist
Immortal Statues. 中國道教神仙造像大系。張斷口編著. Beijing, 2011. 399 pp. Colour plates, the majority
full page, throughout. A number of b/w plates. 38x27 cm. Cloth.
£190.00
High-quality production showing primarily Ming and Qing dynasty Daoist statues in museums and, predominantly, Daoist temples
throughout China. A few earlier examples. An excellent visual reference illustrated throughout in colour. Contents, namely list of
plates, in English. Main text in Chinese.
51 Zhao Feng & Qi Dongfang ed: JIN SHANG HU FENG: SICHOU ZHI LU FANGZHIPIN SHANG DE
XIFANG YINGXIANG (4-8 SHIJI). New Designs with Western Influence on the Textiles of Silk Road from 4th
Century to 8th Century. 錦上胡風：絲綢之路紡織品上的西方影响（4-8世紀）。趙丰齊東方主編.
Shanghai, 2012. 220 pp. 67 full page colour plates, numerous text colour plates throughout. B/w text illustrations
and drawings. 28x21 cm. Wrappers.
£75.00
Details recent research and finds concerning western influences found on textiles discovered at Silk Road sites in China. Well-illustrated with many interesting examples. List of contents, text to three-page glossary and captions to the full page colour plates in English. Main text in Chinese.
52 ZHONGGUO BANHUA QUANJI. (A Compendium of Chinese Woodblock Prints). 中國版畫全集. Zhongguo
Meishu Fenlei Quanji. Beijing, 2012. c. 400 pp. per volume. Over 200 pp. full page colour and b/w plates to each
volume. B/w text illustrations. 3 foldouts in volume 6. 6 vols. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£400.00
A very good and useful six-volume representative survey of Chinese woodblock printing across the centuries.
Comprises:
Vol. 1: Buddhist Prints: From the Tang through to the Qing. Includes Dunhuang material. Vol. 2: Folk Prints: Mostly Qing dynasty
material with a few earlier examples. A wide variety. Vol. 3: Painting Manuals: Focuses on two famous painting manuals — the Ming
dynasty ‘Shizhuzhai Hua Pu’ (44 colour images) and early Qing dynasty ‘Jiezi Yuan Hua Zhuan’ (177 colour and black-and-white images). Vol. 4: Ming Dynasty Woodblock Prints: Surveys one of the finest periods of woodblock printing in China, showing a wide variety of material. Vol. 5: Qing Dynasty Prints: Shows a broad and interesting selection in over 300 images. Vol. 6: Qing Dynasty
Palace Prints: Focuses on imperially-commissioned works printed in Wuying Dian in the Forbidden City in Beijing. Includes, amongst
much else, the Gengzhi Tu and copperplate engravings.
The prints illustrated throughout the series come primarily from major museum and library collections in China plus some material
from collections abroad. Each volume copiously illustrated throughout with colour and black-and-white plates. Good descriptions
accompany. All text in Chinese.
BRONZES
53 Allen, A. J: ALLEN’S AUTHENTICATION OF ANCIENT CHINESE BRONZES. Auckland, 2002. 171 pp.
252 illustrations, almost entirely colour plates. Selected bibliography, index. 30x21 cm. Cloth.
£80.00
Follows on from the author’s previous works on Chinese porcelain, this is a practical, highly-illustrated guide to the factors involved
in bronze authentication.
54 André, Guilhem: ARCHEOLOGIE CHINOISE: TRESORS DE LA REGION DU GUANGXI. Paris, 2003. 117
pp. 114 items illustrated in colour plates. Map. Chronology. 29x26 cm. Cloth.
£28.00
Catalogue of an unusual exhibition of pieces selected as originating from Guangxi and held in Poitiers, France. Apart from pieces lent
by museums in Guangxi, included 12 lent by the Guimet as well as one piece from the museum in Poitiers. Chiefly early provincial
bronzes but also some ceramic items. In French.
55 Anhui Provincial Museum: ANHUI SHENG BOWUGUAN CANG QINGTONG QI. Bronzes Housed in the
Museum of Anhui Province. Shanghai, 1989. 7 pp. introduction, 100 colour plates with brief descriptions, 86 pp.
text and illustrations 38x32 cm. Cloth.
£200.00
One hundred bronzes of Shang to Han periods illustrated in colour and extensively discussed, in Chinese. Brief resume and plate captions in English on loose insert. Large format work that is still the best on this museum’s holdings.
56 ANYANG YINXU XUJIAQIAO GUOJIAZHUANG SHANGDAI MUZANG — 2004-2008 NIAN YINXU
KAOGU BAOGAO. Report on the Excavations at Xujiaqiao and Guojiazhuang in Anyang — 2004-2008 Yinxu
BRONZES
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Archaeological Report. 安陽殷墟徐家橋郭家庄商代墓葬 ﹣2004-2008 年殷墟考古報告. Beijing, 2011. x, 185
pp. text plus 56 pp. colour and 12 pp. b/w plates. B/w text drawings. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£40.00
Archaeological report on recent excavations at the extensive Anyang Yinxu site, here focussing on the Shang dynasty cemeteries at Xujiaqiao and Guojiazhuang. As ever, many fine bronzes were excavated, a good selection here illustrated. One page English abstract.
Main text in Chinese.
57 BEIJING WENWU JINGCUI DAXI: GU ZHONG JUAN. Gems of Beijing Cultural Relics Series: Ancient
Bells. 北京文物精粹大繫：古鐘卷. Beijing Wenwu Jingcui Daxi, 7. Beijing, 2000. 251, 33 pp. Colour plates
£50.00
throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
Number seven in a series of volumes on the various treasures to be found in the Beijing area, this volume shows 221 examples of ancient bronze bells in Beijing ranging from the Great Bell Temple collection to other examples in temples and towers through to holdings in museum collections. Much little-known material. Good colour illustrations. With a near dual text in English and Chinese.
58 Bulling, A: THE DECORATION OF MIRRORS OF THE HAN PERIOD. A Chronology. Artibus Asiae Suppl.
20. Ascona, 1960. 116 pp. 81 illustrations on 50 plates, 27 text-figures. 32x24 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
A detailed survey of the development of the design of mirrors during the Han period. Now offered at a much reduced price to reduce
an accumulation of stock.
59 Bunker, Emma C: ANCIENT CHINESE INLAID BRONZES. Late Warring States — Early Western Han Periods.
London, 1989. 14 pp. 3 colour plates and 6 text figures. Bibliography. 30x21 cm. Paper.
£25.00
The catalogue of an exhibition of highly important Chinese bronzes, reflecting the exquisitely refined taste of aristocratic south China
at the end of the Warring States period. Extensive technical observations.
60 Cao Wei ed: SHAAN BEI CHUTU QINGTONGQI. Bronzes from Northern Shaanxi. 陝北出土青銅器。曹瑋
主編. Chengdu, 2009. xxii, 51, 209; 1131 pp. Over 900 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 5 vols.
29x22 cm. Cloth.
£700.00
An excellent reference on ancient Chinese bronzes excavated from sites in the north of China’s Shaanxi province, a centre of Chinese
civilization since ancient times. Over 900 fine and interesting examples are illustrated in colour plates, including belt hooks, knives,
Ordos-style bronzes, small animal ornaments, arrow heads and larger vessels — Ding, Gui, Fu, Jue etc. The objects are arranged by
type of object and within each category, the objects are arranged chronologically. The objects date from the Shang, Zhou, Spring and
Autumn Period, Warring States, Qin and the Han dynasty. Captions give details of the site of excavation, museum location and description of the object. Volume One contains list of contents, introductions and two essays: Studies on Shang-Date Bronzes from Northern Shaanxi; Study of Eastern Zhou and Qin-Han Periods Bronzes from Northern Shaanxi. Dual texts in Chinese and English.
61 Capital Normal University History Dept ed: SHOUDU SHIFAN DAXUE LISHI BOWUGUAN CANGPIN
TULU. The Collection of Capital Normal University History Museum. 首都師範大學歷史博物館藏品圖錄.
Beijing, 2004. 221 pp. 208 colour plates. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£40.00
An interesting work on the little-known and little-published collection of Shifan Daxue in Beijing. The collection features a good selection, in particular, of early bronzes and ceramics. A total of 208 objects are shown. In Chinese.
62 CHANGPING ZHANGYING:YANSHAN NANLUDEQU CAOQI QINGTONG WENHUAYIZHI FAJUE
BAOGAO. Excavation Report on the Early Bronze Age Site at the Southern Foot of Yanshan Mountain. 昌平張營
：燕山南麓地區早期青銅文華遺址發掘報告. Beijing, 2007. 6, 2, 14, 5, 275 pp. 16 pp. colour & 24 pp. b/w
plates. 2 foldouts. 27x19 cm. Boards.
£35.00
Report on the large archaeological site at Zhangying in the Changping district of greater Beijing. The site contains abundant remains
from the Xia through to the Tang and is important for establishing the bronze age chronology of the area. Brief one page abstract in
English. Main text in Chinese.
63 Chen Peifen: SHANGHAI BOWUGUAN CANG QINGTONG JING. Bronze Mirrors in the Shanghai Museum’s
Collection. Shanghai, 1987. 17, 2, 59 pp. text. 200 plates, 100 in colour. 27x19 cm. Cloth.
£80.00
100 colour plates depicting bronzes mirrors from the Warring States period through the Tang period. Included are also 100 reproductions of rubbings of the patterns and decorative motifs. In Chinese only. A scarce record.
64 Chinese Academy of Social Sciences ed: YIN ZHOU JINWEN JICHENG 1-18. (Inscriptions on Bronze Objects
from the Yin and Zhou Dynasties). Beijing, 1984. c. 370 pp. per volume. Rubbings of inscriptions throughout. 18
vols. 38x27 cm. Cloth.
£2,000.00
The result of over 20 years of effort, this monumental work reproduces inscriptions on bronze objects dating from the Yin, Zhou, Spring
and Autumn and Warring States periods i.e. from about 1300 BC to 300 BC.
The objects shown come from major and lesser museums, research institutions and exhibition halls at excavation sites in China, and
from museums and private collections abroad. The inscriptions on each bronze are reproduced in full and in their original size. Each
object is described and measured and details are given such as date and place of excavation, provenance, publications (from the Song
dynasty onwards) in which the bronze has appeared and its current location. A bibliography is given in each volume. Objects and inscriptions illustrated are of amazing variety and include axes, swords, knives, the ding, jue, zun, chariot fittings, weights, ritual objects, bells, chimes and much more. Whilst some of the objects are famous (the Mao Gong Ding, the Fu Yi Ding) and others are on
permanent display in museums, the majority have been seldom, if ever, published and rarely in such comprehensive detail. 12,113 inscriptions are illustrated. In Chinese.
65 Cultural Relics Bureau of Hebei Province: MANCHENG HAN MU. Han Tombs in Mancheng County: Cream of
Cultural Relics of Hebei Province. 滿城漢墓. Guangzhou, 2000. 130 pp. Colour plates throughout. 28x21 cm.
Wrappers.
£35.00
Survey of the artefacts excavated in 1968 at Han tombs at Mancheng, Hebei province which constitute one of the most important archaeological finds made in China. Superb bronze, gold and jade objects. Illustrated throughout. Dual texts in Chinese and English.
66 Dai Yingxin comp: GAOJIABAO GEGUO MU. The Graves of the Ge State at Gaojiabao. Xi’an, 1994. 19, 257
pp. text plus 8 pp. colour and 60 pp. b/w plates. Text drawings and illus. 27x19 cm. Boards.
£45.00
A detailed archaeological report on the excavations of the pre-Zhou tombs at Gaojiabao, 60 km north-west of Xi’an. The tombs yielded
some very fine bronzes. 48 page English summary, otherwise Chinese text.
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67 Dailey, M. C: THE RAYMOND A. BIDWELL COLLECTION OF CHINESE BRONZES AND CERAMICS.
Springfield, 1965. 85 pp. 54 plates, 11 in colour. Chronological table. 29x22 cm. Paper.
£30.00
Porcelain ranging from a Neolithic vase to the ‘Rice Design’ ware of the mid-nineteenth century A.D. and bronzes including a rare
late Zhou dynasty kneeling figure of a boy holding a cylinder.
68 Deydier, Christian: THE ART OF THE WARRING STATES AND HAN PERIODS. London, 1991. 125 pp. 40
£25.00
coloured illustrations including 6 folding. 29x21 cm. Paper.
An exhibition of high quality items in gold, bronze, inlaid bronze, gilt bronze, lacquer and earthenware representing the artistic development of this culturally important period.
69 Deydier, Christian: CHINESE BRONZES. London, 1980. 252 pp. 254 plates, 41 in colour, and illustrations. 29x25
cm. Cloth.
£50.00
Richly illustrated account of Chinese archaic bronzes. Includes chapters and sections on all aspects, with an excellent introduction.
70 Deydier, Christian: L’ART ET LA MATIERE. London, 1998. 125 pp. 62 objects illustrated in colour, and
described. 29x21 cm. Cloth.
£25.00
An exhibition of 62 excellent pieces of bronze, lacquer, ceramic and gold dating from the Shang to the Liao dynasties. Dual text in English and French.
71 Duan Shu’an ed: ZHONGGUO QINGTONGQI QUANJI 1-16. (Collection of Ancient Chinese Bronzes 1-16).
中國青銅器全集. Zhongguo Meishu Fenlei Quanji. Beijing, colour plates. Detailed captions with b/w matching
plates. 16 vols. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£1,200.00
Excellent 16 volume series on ancient Chinese bronzes. Four volumes cover the Xia and Shang dynasties, two are on the Western
Zhou, five illustrate the Eastern Zhou, one volume covers Qin and Han dynasty bronzes, one shows Bashu pieces from Sichuan province,
one is on Dian and Kunming bronzes from Yunnan, one on the bronzes from the northern steppes and a final volume on bronze mirrors. Illustrations are of very high quality and supported by a scholarly text, though in Chinese only.
72 Egawa, Toshio: TAIKO TO SEIDO DOBUTSU — KODAI CHUGOKU NO SOSHOKUHIN. Agraffes and
Bronze Animals — Ancient Chinese Ornaments. Tokyo, 1994. 134 pp. of which 80 pp. is colour illustrations. 27x21
cm. Cloth, slipcase.
£110.00
Luxurious catalogue in 700 numbered copies of the author’s 158 agraffes and 88 other bronze animal ornaments. Each piece is illustrated in full colour and described, the majority Warring States and Han period. English summary and plate captions. Main text in
Japanese. Offered at a reduced price to release stock.
73 Erdberg, Eleanor von: CHINESE BRONZES. From The Collection of Chester Dale and Dolly Carter. Artibus
Asiae. Supplementum XXXV. Ascona, 1978. x, 250 pp. 129 pieces illustrated, 19 plates of rubbings. Appendix.
32x24 cm. Cloth.
£80.00
A catalogue raisonné of 129 bronzes from the Carter collection, most of which now belong to the Art Museum of Princeton University, comparing them with other bronzes found in excavations of the last decade.
74 Eskenazi: INLAID BRONZE AND RELATED MATERIAL FROM PRE-TANG CHINA. London, 1991. 155
pp. 9 b/w and 88 colour illustrations. 31x22 cm. Cloth.
£145.00
Splendid exhibition catalogue. With an introductory essay by Colin Mackenzie: From Diversity to Synthesis — New Roles of Metalwork and Decorative Style during the Warring States and Han periods.
75 Eskenazi: ANCIENT CHINESE BRONZES FROM AN ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION. London, 1999.
35 pp. 23 colour plates. Map. 30x22 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
Ten early Chinese bronzes from an English private collection, dating from the Shang and Western Zhou. Each object well-illustrated
and with detailed description.
76 Fang Chengyu: ZHONGGUO HUAQIAN YU CHUANTONG WENHUA. Chinese Charms: Art, Religion and
Folk Belief. 中國花錢與傳統文化。方稱宇著. Beijing, 2008. 394 pp. Colour plates throughout. 28x21 cm.
Cloth.
£80.00
Excellent and interesting detailed study of these highly-collectable silver and bronze Chinese charms. Hundreds of examples are
shown. Divided into sections by design on the charms — zodiac signs, auspicious symbols etc. Forewords and introductions to each
section. Near dual texts in Chinese and English.
77 Gugong Museum: QINGTONG LI YUE QI. Bronze Ritual Vessels and Musical Instruments. 青銅禮樂器.
Complete Collection of Treasures Gugong, 25. Hong Kong/China 2006. 24, 296 pp. 189 items illustrated in colour
plates, with some additional b/w reproductions of inscriptions and details, sometimes from rubbings. 29x22 cm.
Boards.
£75.00
In a sense this book provides new documentation, in the ‘Complete Collection’ series, of ‘the crown jewels’ of China, since the finest
early ritual bronzes in the imperial or national collection traditionally bear a special relation to the mandate of China’s governors.
Moreover, ritual music is also strongly associated with governance and regulation in Chinese culture. Here are 189 of the Gugong’s
most important pieces, dating from the Shang through the Warring States period, superbly photographed and described. The bronzes
illustrated include both objects from the Qing court collection and pieces excavated in the 20th century. Captions in English, otherwise Chinese text.
78 Gugong Museum: QINGTONG SHENGHUO QI. Bronze Objects for Daily Use. 青銅生活器. Complete
Collection of Treasures Gugong, 26. Hong Kong/China 2007. 25, 238 pp. 209 colour plates, some b/w reproductions
of inscriptions. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£75.00
Presents 209 of the finest bronze pieces from the Gugong Museum’s collections — bowls, vessels, utensils, censers and mirrors. The
pieces date from the Shang to the Jin dynasties. Includes a number of gilt and inlaid pieces. Whilst a number of the pieces are stated
to have been in the Qing court collection, the majority have presumably been excavated during the 20th century. A fine addition to this
definitive series. Captions in English, otherwise Chinese text.
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79 Gugong Museum ed: GUGONG JINGDIAN: GUGONG QINGTONGQI TUDIAN. Classics of the Forbidden
City: Bronzes of the Forbidden City. 故宮經典：故宮青銅器圖典. Beijing, 2010. 320 pp. Full page colour plates
£70.00
throughout. 29x29 cm. Boards.
Surveys the archaic Chinese bronzes excavated from sites in China held in this fabulous collection. A fine visual reference. Text in Chinese.
80 Guo Baojun: XUNXIAN XINCUN. (Xin Village in Xun Prefecture). Kaoguxue Zhuankan, II:13. Peking, 1964. iv,
74 pp. text. 104 b/w plates. Figures, map. 27x19 cm. Paper. Wear to spine.
£50.00
Report on ancient archaeological sites in the vicinity of Xin village in China’s Henan province where excavations took place during
the 1930s yielding very fine archaic ritual bronzes and weaponry. Numerous photographs and rubbings of the excavation and artefacts, mainly bronzes. In Chinese. Scarce.
81 Guojia Wenwuju Guojia Wenwu Jianding Weiyuanhui: WENWU CANGPIN DINGJI BIAOZHUN TULI:
TONGQI JUAN. Illustrated Important Chinese Cultural Relics Ranking Standard: Bronzes.
文物藏品定級標準圖例：銅器卷. Beijing, 2006. 318 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards. £80.00
393 Chinese bronzes dating from the Shang to the Qing have been selected by the State Cultural Relics Bureau Verification Committee and divided by importance into First Class (164), Second Class (104), Third Class (62) and Common Class Cultural Relics (63).
A definitive grading of important Chinese bronzes by national experts. All illustrated in colour. List of plates in English, otherwise Chinese text.
82 Guojia Wenwuju Guojia Wenwu Jianding Weiyuanhui: WENWU CANGPIN DINGJI BIAOZHUN TULI:
BINGQI JUAN. Illustrated Important Chinese Cultural Relics Ranking Standard: Weaponry.
文物藏品定級標準圖例：兵器卷. Beijing, 2011. 317 pp. Colour plates throughout. A number of b/w text
drawings. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£95.00
257 varied examples of Chinese weaponry dating from the Shang through to the Qing dynasty have been selected by the State Cultural
Relics Bureau Verification Committee and divided by importance into Artefacts of Grade I (127), Grade II (87), Grade III (31) and
Common Artefacts (12). A definitive grading of important Chinese weaponry by national experts. The large majority of the weaponry
is bronze and dates from before the Han dynasty. All illustrated in colour. List of plates in English, otherwise Chinese text. An excellent and accessible visual reference.
83 Hagi Uragami Museum: THE SECRET KINGDOM: EXHIBITION OF ARTEFACTS FROM THE ROYAL
TOMBS OF THE SHI KINGDOM. N.p., 1998. 47 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers. £40.00
Catalogue of an exhibition showing large and impressive bronzes and a number of other excavated objects from the royal tombs of the
short-lived and elusive Shi kingdom located in China’s Shandong province during the Spring and Autumn period. Very basic list of plates
in English, otherwise Japanese text.
84 Hamada Kosaku and Umehara Sueji: SEN-OKU SEI-SHO. Or the Collection of Old Bronzes of Baron Sumitomo.
Kyoto, 1934. 222 pp. Japanese, 27 pp. English text. 65 plates, text figures. 26x19 cm. Wrappers.
£150.00
Main text in Japanese, with 27 page list of captions in English. A catalogue of this famous collection of superb Chinese bronzes. Shows
240 bronze vases, tools, weapons, miscellaneous objects and Buddhist statuettes plus 140 bronze mirrors. Revised edition. A good
copy.
85 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.
86 He Lin: GUGONG SHOUCANG: TONGJING. (The Gugong Collection: Copper Mirrors).
故宮收藏：銅鏡。何林主編. Beijing, 2007. 319 pp. Colour plates throughout. 24x17 cm. Wrappers.
£30.00
Illustrates and describes 200 bronze mirrors, the majority excavated, but including a number of very fine Qing dynasty examples that,
presumably, were used by the imperial court. Text in Chinese.
87 He Lin ed: GUGONG CANG JING. The Palace Museum’s Collections of Bronze Mirrors. 故宮藏鏡。何林
主編. Beijing, 2008. 313 pp. Colour plates throughout. 28x22 cm. Wrappers.
£65.00
Illustrates, in full page colour plates, 150 superb examples of bronze mirrors from the collection of the Forbidden City in Beijing. A
large number of the mirrors have an accompanying illustration of a rubbing showing the design on the mirror. The large majority of
the mirrors come from archaeological sites but a number of Qing dynasty mirrors are presumably from the Qing Court Collection. Text
in Chinese.
88 Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology: ZHENGZHOU SHANGCHENG: 1953-1985
NIAN KAOGU FAJUE BAOGAO. The Site of Shang Dynasty City in Zhengzhou: A Report on the 1953-1985
Excavations. 鄭州商成： 1953-1985 年考古發掘報告. Beijing, 2001. 67, 1-600; 601-1058 pp.; 11 pp., 48 pp. of
colour and 280 pp. of b/w plates. Text figures, drawings and tables throughout the text volumes. 3 vols. 26x19 cm.
Cloth.
£115.00
Official report of the crucially important excavations of the early Shang city (the earliest with rammed city walls) near Zhengzhou, famous for its wonderful bronzes of the Erligang period, not to mention jades and ceramics. 5-page abstracts in English and Japanese,
otherwise Chinese only.
89 Henan Provincial Museum ed: HANDAI DIE ZHU: WENXIAN HONGFANYAO DE FAJUE HE YANJIU.
(Han Dynasty Piled Casting: The Excavation of, and Research into, the Hongfan Foundry in Wenxian). Beijing,
1978. 2, 42 pp. text and 12 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 26x18 cm. Paper.
£30.00
A very interesting account of the excavations at the remains of the Han dynasty Hongfan Foundry at Wenxian in Henan province. Of
especial note were the finds of piled casting moulds for coins and other small bronze pieces. These moulds were stacked on top of each
other to maximise the usage of the foundry kiln on each firing. With numerous text drawings clarifying the use of the excavated artefacts. In Chinese.
90 Hotel de Ville de Paris: CHINE: L’ENIGME DE L’HOMME DE BRONZE: ARCHEOLOGIE DU SICHUAN.
(China: The Enigma of the Bronze Man: Archaeology from Sichuan). Paris, 2003. 284 pp. Colour plates, b/w
illustrations, b/w text drawings. 27x21 cm. Paper.
£45.00
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65 exhibits from sites in Sichuan were on display in this exhibition at the Hotel de Ville, Paris — 40 from Sanxingdui, 5 from Jinsha
at Chengdu, 5 from Pengzhou and the rest from scattered sites around the province. Well-illustrated. In French.
91 Hotel Drouot: COLLECTION DE FEU M. CH. SCHEFER: OBJETS D’ART ET DE CURIOSITE
ORIENTAUX, CHINOIS. et Europeens Tableaux et Dessins.... Paris, 1898. 78 pp. A few b/w plates. 27x19 cm.
Paper.
£45.00
Early sale catalogue from Hotel Drouot in 1898. Comprises the collection of Mr. Schefer. The collection ranges from Persian ceramics to Chinese and Japanese bronzes. In French.
92 Hotel Drouot: COLLECTION P. BRENOT: OBJETS D’ ART DE LA CHINE ET DU JAPON. Porcelaines ,
Bronzes, Laques, Emaux Cloisonnés, Gardes de Sabre, Etoffes, Etc.... Paris, 1903. 112 pp. A few b/w plates. 31x23
cm. Paper.
£15.00
A Hotel Drouot sale catalogue of 1903 selling Japanese and Chinese art from the Brenot collection. Uncut copy. In French.
93 Hotel Drouot: COLLECTION CH. HAVILAND BRONZES DE LA CHINE ET DU JAPON DES XVII,
XVIII ET XIX SIECLES, GARDES DE SABRES, KOZUKA, FUCHI-KASHIRA, MENUKI. Deuxieme
Vente. Paris, 1923. 53 pp. text plus 4 pp. b/w plates illustrating numerous objects. 31x23 cm. Paper.
£25.00
94 Hu, Philip ed: LATER CHINESE BRONZES. The Saint Louis Art Museum and Robert E. Kresko Collections.
Saint Louis, 2008. 208 pp. Numerous colour plates. 28x22 cm. Cloth.
£65.00
Shows 38 bronzes from the Southern Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, the majority Ming and Qing. Most are in the Saint Louis
Art Museum or the collection of Robert Kresko. All are illustrated and discussed in much scholarly detail. A very welcome contribution to the sparse literature on the subject.
95 HUAIYIN GAOZHUANG ZHANGUO MU. (The Warring States Tomb at Gaozhuang near Huaiyin).
淮陰高莊戰國墓. Beijing, 2009. 5, 3, 268 pp. text plus 30 pp. colour plates. B/w text illustrations and drawings.
29x22 cm. Boards.
£70.00
Excavation report on this interesting Warring States tomb that yielded important and impressive ritual bronzes and jades. Major finds
illustrated in colour. Text in Chinese.
96 Janse, Olov: NOTES SUR QUELQUES EPEES ANCIENNES TROUVEES EN CHINE. BMFEA No. 2.
Stockholm, 1930. pp. 66-134 and 21 pp. b/w plates, some folding. In French. 26x19 cm. Paper. Wear to spine.
£25.00
Offprint.
97 Ji Dongshan ed: SHENYUN YU HUIHUANG: SHAANXI LISHI BOWUGUAN GUOBAO JIANSHANG:
QINGTONGQI JUAN. Charm and Brilliance: An Appraisal of the National Treasures in the Shaanxi Provincial
Museum: The Bronzes. 神韻與輝煌：陝西歷史博物館國寶鑒賞：青銅器卷。冀東山主編. Xi’an, 2006.
225 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£50.00
Shows and discusses the finest bronzes and gilt-bronzes in the collection of the Shaanxi Provincial Museum in Xi’an. A total of 108
examples are illustrated in colour and discussed. The material illustrated dates from the Shang to the Tang and comes from tombs in
Shaanxi. Foreword, preface, list of plates and title description of each object in English. Main text in Chinese.
98 JIJIN ZHU HUA ZHANG: BAOJI MEIXIAN YANGJIACUN SHAN SHI QINGTONGQI YAOCANG. The
Cache with Bronze Vessels of The Shan Family at the Yangjiacun Village, Mei County, Baoji City. 吉金鑄華章：
寶雞眉縣楊家村單氏青銅器窯藏. Beijing, 2008. 363 pp. Colour, b/w plates and drawings throughout. 1 colour
map. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£85.00
A well-illustrated survey of the highly-important find of ancient Chinese bronze vessels found in 2003 at Yangjiacun village near the
city of Baoji in north-west China. The bronzes are extremely fine and many bear inscriptions relating to the Shan family. Twenty seven
of the finest bronzes are reproduced in full and with numerous close-ups of detail and design. Inscriptions are transcribed into modern Chinese. Illustrated appendices discuss other finds of vessels at Yangjiacun between 1955 and 2003. List of contents and very
basic captions in English. Main text in Chinese.
99 Jin Genyuan & Zhang Zhengwang ed: ZHONGGUO MINJIAN SHOULU JIANSHANG. (The Appreciation of
Folk Chinese Hand Warmers). 中國民間手爐鑒賞。金根源張正望編著. Beijing, 2008. 6, 2 pp. text plus 180
pp. colour plates. 28x21 cm. Wrappers.
£35.00
A total of 180 fine examples of Chinese bronze hand warmers are illustrated in colour and described. Arranged chronologically, there
are 31 Ming dynasty, 131 Qing dynasty, 17 Republican period and 1 modern examples shown. Base marks are shown and the large
majority of the plates also show an additional view, either of the intricate design on the top of the warmer or a side view showing design on the body of the warmer. Text in Chinese. A welcome contribution to the subject.
100 Jin Shen & Peng Yonghua: LIANG JIA CANG GUDAI FOXIANG: TAIHUA ZHAI CANG FOXIANG
DANBO XUAN ZHENCANG. (Ancient Buddhist Images from Two Collections: The Taihua Zhai Collection of
Buddhist Images and Treasures from the Danbo Xuan Collection). 兩家藏古代佛象：苔華齋藏佛象澹泊軒珍藏
。金申彭永華著. Tianjin, 2009. 1, 1, 3, 1, 177; 1, 3, 1, 177 pp. Colour plates throughout both volumes. 2 vols.
30x22 cm. Boards.
£170.00
Two-volume work cataloguing the finest works held in two private Chinese collections. The Taihua Zhai collection focusses on early
gilt-bronze Chinese Buddhist sculpture along with a number of other works. The Danbo Xuan holdings are strong in early Chinese stone
Buddhist sculpture plus some later Buddhist bronzes. Both volumes illustrated throughout in colour. Text in Chinese.
101 Jingmen Municipal Museum comp: JINGMEN ZILINGGANG. Zilinggang Cemetery in Jingmen. 荊門子陵崗.
Beijing, 2008. 3, 3, 14, 320 pp. 8 pp. colour & 56 pp. b/w plates. 2 b/w illustrations and numerous b/w text drawings.
27x19 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
Excavation report on a large number of graves located at the Zilinggang mound near Jingmen in China’s Hubei province. The tombs
dated from various periods from the Eastern Zhou to the Ming. Main finds included fine Eastern Han bronze mirrors and Western Han
bronzes and jades. One page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese.
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102 JINNING SHIZHAISHAN DI WU CI FAJUE BAOGAO. Shizhaishan at Jinning — The Fifth Excavation
Report. 晉寧石寨山第五次發掘報告. Beijing, 2009. 11, 238 pp. text plus 115 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text
£85.00
drawings. 1 foldout. 27x20 cm. Cloth.
A detailed report that surveys the excavations at this famous and productive site in Yunnan province in China which dates from the
Warring States and Western Han periods. This fifth excavation was conducted during 1996. The magnificent artefacts included wonderful and distinctive bronzes and weapons, a number with inlay, together with copious amounts of jade and jewellery. A highly important find. One page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese.
103 Karlgren, Bernhard: CATALOGUE OF THE CHINESE BRONZES IN THE ALFRED F. PILLSBURY
COLLECTION. Minneapolis, 1952. (13), 228 pp. 114 b/w plates, many full page. 32x24 cm. Cloth.
£250.00
On one of the world’s great collections of Shang and Zhou bronzes. A detailed, authoritative description of the 106 pieces, with a long
introduction on the chronology of ancient Chinese bronze developments. Hucker 1418.
104 Karlgren, Bernhard ed: BULLETIN OF THE MUSEUM OF FAR EASTERN ANTIQUITIES, NO. 13.
Stockholm, 1941. 126 pp. text and 80 pp. b/w plates. Paper.
£60.00
Contains Huai and Han by Karlgren examining Chinese bronzes of the Huai style from 650 BC onwards, the name based on early finds
in the Huai river valley. Illustrations predominantly of mirrors and a few ritual vessels.
105 Kelley, Charles Fabens & Ch’en Meng-Chia: CHINESE BRONZES FROM THE BUCKINGHAM
COLLECTION. Chicago, 1946. 164 pp. 84 b/w plates, colour frontispiece. Commentary, notes & illustrations.
31x23 cm. Cloth.
£60.00
Descriptions of about 50 outstanding Chinese bronzes collected by Kate S. Buckingham, and now in the Art Institute of Chicago.
Hucker 1422.
106 Kerr, Rose: LATER CHINESE BRONZES. V&A Far Eastern Series. London, 1990. 116 pp. Bibliography, index.
90 illustrations, 32 in colour. 26x26 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
The first monograph to deal with bronzes from the Song to the Qing dynasties. During this time metal was eclipsed by ceramics, making the history of later Chinese bronzes varied and fragmentary.
107 Kidder, J. Edward: EARLY CHINESE BRONZES IN THE CITY ART MUSEUM OF ST. LOUIS. St. Louis,
1956. 110 pp. 35 plates, 1 in colour. Map. Bibliography. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£50.00
The Museum has a large and wide-ranging collection of ancient Chinese bronzes, including the Lionberger Davis donation. Hucker
1423.
108 Komai Kazuchika: CHUGOKU KO KYO NO KENKYU. A Study on the Chinese Bronze Mirrors of the Pre-Six
Dynasty. Tokyo, 1953. 236 pp. Japanese text; 4 pp. English. 26 b/w plates, 1 colour (tipped-in). 22x16 cm. Cloth.
£80.00
Contents include sections on mirrors in ancient literature, inscriptions on mirrors, materials used, and designs on the mirrors. Japanese text with a list of contents and an introduction in English.
109 Lally, J. J. & Co: BRONZE AND GOLD IN ANCIENT CHINA. New York, 2003. 70 pp. 28x21 cm. Paper.
£25.00
Catalogue of Lally’s spring 2003 exhibition in New York. 33 superb examples of bronze and gilt-bronze or gold inlaid objects dating
from the Shang to the Eastern Han. Good descriptive texts. All objects illustrated in full page colour plates.
110 LAOLONGTOU MUDI YU YANYUAN QINGTONGQI. Laolongtou Cemetery and Bronze Artifacts Collected
in Yanyuan. 老龍頭墓地與鹽源青銅器. Beijing, 2009. 10, 223 pp. text plus 40 pp. colour plates & 23 pp. b/w
plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£65.00
Yanyuan is located in the far south-west of China’s Sichuan province and, from the 1980s onwards, many ancient burials and artefacts
have been discovered which show the distinctive cultural and ethnic styles of the region. The Laolongtou Cemetery is located in this
area and has now been thoroughly excavated. Burial goods yielded included distinctive bronzes related to the Dian culture of Yunnan
and a number of bronzes related to the enigmatic money trees. Daggers and bronzes of small animals were also found plus large
quantities of pottery and other daily objects. Two page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese.
111 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. including 30 pp. English summary. 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.
112 Li Chi & Wang Chia-pao: STUDIES OF THE BRONZE CHUEH-CUP. Archaeologia Sinica, New Series No. 2.
Nankang, 1966. xii, 140 pp. including 20 pp. English summary. 50 plates with many illustrations. 38x27 cm.
Paper.
£60.00
113 Li Chi & Wang Chia-pao: STUDIES OF THE BRONZE KU-BEAKER. Archaeologia Sinica, New Series No.
1. Nankang, 1964. xxii, 130 pp. including 14 pp. English summary. 48 plates with many illustrations. 38x27 cm.
Paper.
£60.00
114 Li Dewen: LIUAN CHUTU TONGJING. (Bronze Mirrors Excavated at Liuan). 六安出土銅鏡。李德文主編.
Beijing, 2008. 4, 6, 278 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£70.00
A fine catalogue showing bronze mirrors dating from the Han through to the Qing dynasty excavated from tombs in and around the
town of Liuan in China’s Anhui province. The majority of the material is early. A total of 253 mirrors showing much variety of design
are illustrated in good colour plates, the majority full page. Text in Chinese.
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115 Li Fei ed: ZHONGGUO LIDAI FOXIANG SHOUCANG PIN JIANSHANG. Appreciation of Chinese Buddhist
Sculpture Collected Through the Ages. 中國歷代佛像收藏品鑒賞。李飛編著. Hangzhou, 2008. 265 pp. Full
£50.00
page colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
Illustrates a representative selection of Chinese Buddhist sculpture dating from the Northern Wei through to the Qing. The large majority of the statuary is gilt-bronze, plus some examples in wood and ceramic. Over 200 examples from museum and private collections in China are shown in full page colour plates. Text in Chinese.
116 Li Gang: ZHONGGUO BEIFANG QINGTONGQI DE OUYA CAOYUAN WENHUA YINSU. (Eurasian and
‘Steppe’ Influences in the Bronzes of Northern China). 中國北方青銅器的歐亞草原文化因素。李剛著.
Beijing, 2011. 269 pp. text plus 12 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 26x19 cm. Boards.
£40.00
A study of the influences of non-Chinese cultures through the trade and migration routes across Central and Northern Asia on the early
bronzes of northern China. Text in Chinese.
117 Li Tan: JINWEN XUANDU 1. (Selected Readings from Bronze Inscriptions 1). Hong Kong, 1969. 208 pp. Many
illustrations. 38x27 cm. Cloth.
£80.00
Features rubbings of bronze inscriptions with transcriptions.
118 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.
119 Li Xueqin: THE WONDER OF CHINESE BRONZES. Beijing, 1980. 80 pp. 39 colour & many text illustrations,
map. 26x19 cm. Cloth.
£25.00
The author is one of the world’s great authorities and this book, the result of many years of research, reports, in brief and accessible
style, on the study and excavations of bronzes. Some fading to covers.
120 Lienert, Ursula: TYPOLOGY OF THE TING IN THE SHANG DYNASTY. A Tentative Chronology of the
Yin-hsü Period. Kunsthistor. Inst. Univers. Köln 3.1-2. Wiesbaden, 1979. iv, 390 pp. 95 text-figures, 25 tables of
drawings, 193 illustrations. Index. 2 vols. 24x17 cm. Paper.
£75.00
A study of the the three-legged (or sometime 4) bronze vessel.
121 Liu Xirong: ZHONGDING MINGXIANG: RONGZHAI XUAN LU QINGSHANG. (The Rong Studio
Collection of Incense Burners). 鐘鼎茗香：榮齋宣爐清賞。劉錫榮著. Beijing, 2009. 232 pp. Colour plates
£85.00
Illustrates and discusses the privately-held Rong Studio collection of Chinese incense burners dating from the Ming and Qing dynasties. Many are Xuande style. All illustrated in colour and all base seals shown. A useful visual reference. In Chinese.
122 Liu Xirong: ZHONGDING MINGXIANG: RONGZHAI XUAN LU QINGSHANG (II). (The Rong Studio
Collection of Incense Burners (II)). 鐘鼎茗香：榮齋宣爐清賞 (二) 。劉錫榮著. Beijing, 2009. 295 pp. Colour
plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£130.00
A second selection of some 50 Xuande-style Chinese incense burners dating from the Ming and Qing dynasties, all from the privatelyheld Rong Studio collection in China. All illustrated in colour and all base seals shown. A useful visual reference. In Chinese.
123 Liu Xirong ed: LISONGJU YIZHEN: WANG SHIXIANG JIU CANG TONG LU JINGSHANG. (Treasures
from Lisongju: An Appreciation of Bronze Incense Burners from the Collection of Wang Shixiang). 儷松局遺珍
：王世襄舊藏銅鑪精賞。劉錫榮編著. Beijing, 2010. 155 pp. Colour plates throughout. 27x22 cm. Boards.
£70.00
Examines and illustrates in great detail 20 very fine Ming and Qing dynasty incense burners from the (now dispersed) collection of
one of China’s foremost connoisseurs, Wang Shixiang. Text in Chinese.
124 LIUDINGSHAN YU BOHAIZHEN: TANGDAI BOHAIGUO DE GUIZU MUDI YU DUCHENG YIZHI.
Liudingshan and Bohaizhen: Aristocratic Cemetery and Capital Site of the Bohai State, Tang Dynasty.
六頂山與渤海鎮：唐代渤海國的貴族墓地與都城遺址. Kaoguxue Zhuankan, IV:56. Beijing, 1997. 2, ix, 129
pp. text plus 8 pp. colour and 128 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 1 foldout plan. 26x19 cm. Cloth.
£40.00
Detailed excavation report on the Liudingshan and Bohaizhen sites located in China’s Jilin province. The sites cover the capital city
and royal cemetery of the minority Bohai state that existed in the 8th century A.D. Interesting report on an aspect of Chinese culture
about which little is known. Well-illustrated. Four page English abstract. Main text in Chinese. Out-of-print.
125 Loehr, Max: BEITRAGE ZUR CHRONOLOGIE DER ALTEREN CHINESISCHEN BRONZEN.
Ostasiatische Zeitschrift, Neue 12:1/2. Berlin, 1935. 181 pp. 2 vols. 29x21 cm. Paper.
£30.00
Prof. Loehr’s Ph.D. dissertation on the chronology of Chinese bronzes. In German.
126 Loehr, Max: RITUAL VESSELS OF BRONZE AGE CHINA. New York, 1968. 183 pp. 80 plates, 5 in colour
29x22 cm. Cloth.
£60.00
A scholarly study by a distinguished authority on bronzes of the Shang and Zhou (16th-3rd century BC).
127 Lu Dalin: BORUZHAI CHONGXIU KAOGU TU. (The Boruzhai Revised Edition of the Kaogu Tu: ‘Illustrations
of Archaeological Artifacts’). 伯如齋重修考古圖。呂大臨編撰. Beijing, 2003. 2, 574 pp. Numerous b/w
illustrations. 27x19 cm. Boards.
£45.00
Originally published in the Northern Song dynasty in 1092, this work was China’s first illustrated catalogue of bronzes and jades. It
primarily describes and illustrates a wide variety of archaic bronzes and a few jades including vessels and animals. This facsimile reproduction is taken from a Ming dynasty Wan Li edition. In Chinese.
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128 Lü Zhen et al: XUANDE YIQI TUPU. (Illustrated Guide to Ming Xuande Bronzes). Beijing, 2006. 6, 533 pp.
Reproductions of 76 b/w outline illustrations. 33x21 cm. Paper.
£35.00
Inexpensive reduced-format edition of a catalogue of Ming bronzes, illustrated by line drawing, based on an edition published during
the Republic of a Ming original (1526). cf. Toho Bunka 444 shang. In Chinese.
129 LUOYANG BEIYAO XIZHOU MU. Western Zhou Tombs at Beiyao, Luoyang. 洛陽北窯西周墓. Beijing, 1999.
£50.00
35, 384 pp. text plus 16 pp. colour and 112 pp. b/w plates. Many text drawings. 27x19 cm. Boards.
Extensive archaeological report on the finds at Beiyao near Luoyang. 355 Western Zhou tombs have been excavated. Finds include
important bronze ritual vessels, ceramics, weapons, jades, chariot fittings. 5 page English abstract, otherwise Chinese text only.
130 LUOYANG CHUTU QINGTONGQI. (Bronzes Excavated at Luoyang). 洛陽出土青銅器. Beijing, 2006. 293 pp.
Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£75.00
Shows 321 fine examples of ancient Chinese bronzes dating from the Xia, Shang and Zhou through to the Tang dynasty excavated in
and around the important city of Luoyang in China. The bronzes are held in various museums and institutions in Luoyang. Illustrated
131 Lushun Museum ed: LUSHUN BOWUGUAN GUAN CANG WENWU XUANCUI: QINGTONGQI JUAN.
(Bronzes in the Collection of the Lushun Museum). 旅順博物館館藏文物選粹：青銅器卷. Beijing, 2008. 5, 173
pp. Colour plates throughout. 20x14 cm. Wrappers.
£45.00
A well-illustrated survey of the fine Chinese bronzes in the collection of the Lushun Museum in Dalian, China. 119 examples are illustrated dating from the Shang through to the Ming, the majority of objects Han dynasty and before. List of plates and captions in
English. Main text in Chinese.
132 Lutz, Albert: DIAN. Ein Versunkenes Königreich in China. Zürich, 1986. 48 pp. 70 b/w & 44 colour illustrations,
7 maps & plans, 19 line drawings. 22x21 cm. Boards.
£25.00
A travelling exhibition of a collection of bronzes from the Yunnan Provincial Museum in Kunming. In German.
133 LUYI TAIQINGGONG CHANGZIKOU MU. Taiqinggong Changzikou Tomb in Luyi. 鹿邑太清宮長子口墓
。河南省文物考古研究所、周口市文化局編. Zhengzhou, 2000. 2, 14, 248 pp. text plus 96 pp. colour and 64
pp. b/w plates. B/w text illustrations and drawings. One foldout. 27x19 cm. Cloth.
£60.00
Excavation report of an intact and highly-important early Western Zhou tomb excavated in Luyi county, Henan province. The tomb
occupant was obviously of high status as the tomb yielded a great wealth of material including superb bronzes — food and ritual vessels — ding, lei, zun, jue tripods and more. In addition, fine ceramics and jades were discovered. A detailed report with table of contents and three page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese. Recommended.
134 Ma Chengyuan et al. ed: ZHONGGUO WENWU JINGHUA DAQUAN: QINGTONG JUAN. (Compendium
of the Gems of China’s Cultural Relics: Bronzes). 中國文物精華大全：青銅卷。馬承源主編. Hong Kong,
1994. 382 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x26 cm. Cloth.
£70.00
The bronzes volume from a major series with documentation of the finest pieces of Chinese antiquities. This volume details 1342
bronzes, each illustrated with colour plate and accompanying descriptive article. Chiefly early (bronze age) items, but with selections
of the best pieces down to the Ming period. A useful reference. In Chinese.
135 Mizuno Seiichi: BRONZES AND JADES OF ANCIENT CHINA. Tokyo, 1959. 166, 101, 35 pp. text. 166 pp.
plates, of which 16 in colour, 86 text-figures. 32x26 cm. Cloth.
£300.00
Well-illustrated and important work on Chinese bronzes and jades. Many superb examples shown, including numerous pieces from
American museum collections. 35 pages of English text. Main text in Japanese.
136 Münsterberg, Hugo: CHINESE BUDDHIST BRONZES. Tokyo, 1967. 192 pp. 130 illustrations, colour
frontispiece. 31x24 cm. Cloth.
£75.00
The listing of major dated Chinese bronzes in collections throughout the world contained in the appendix is of especial interest. By an
authority.
137 Musée Cernuschi: RITES ET FESTINS DE LA CHINE ANTIQUE: BRONZES DU MUSÉE DE
SHANGHAI. (Ceremonies and Feasts of Ancient China: Bronzes from the Shanghai Museum). Paris, 1998. 189
pp. c. 50 colour and 50 b/w illustrations. Text drawings. 27x21 cm. Paper.
£30.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at Musée Cernuschi in Paris of bronzes from the Shanghai Museum focusing on the place of bronze in ancient Chinese culture primarily in religious rituals and ceremonies. Good illustrations. In French.
138 Nagahiro Tosio: DIE AGRAFFE UND IHRE STELLUNG IN DER ALTCHINESISCHEN
KUNSTGESCHICHTE. Kyoto, 1943. 13, 191 pp. Japanese text, 9 pp. German text. 63 plates, 2 in colour. 26x18
cm. Cloth.
£150.00
Limited edition of 500 copies. A detailed study in Japanese of Chinese belt hooks with a summary in German.
139 NANYANG CHUTU TONG JING. (Bronze Mirrors Excavated at Nanyang). 南陽出土銅鏡. Beijing, 2010. 382
pp. text plus 116 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 27x19 cm. Boards.
£70.00
Very detailed work on bronze mirrors excavated at sites in and around the city of Nanyang in Henan province in China. Numerous mirrors are illustrated in fine colour plates. Text in Chinese.
140 National Museum of China: SHANGDAI JIANGNAN: JIANGXI XINGAN DAYANGZHOU CHUTU
WENWU JICUI. (The Shang Dynasty in Southern China: Excavated Artefacts from Dayangzhou near Xingan in
Jiangxi Province). 商代江南：江西新干大洋洲出土文物輯粹. Beijing, 2006. 375 pp. Colour plates throughout.
Colour text illustrations 29x22 cm. Wrappers.
£80.00
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the National Museum of China in Beijing showing the wonderful finds from the Dayangzhou site at
Xingan in Jiangxi province. This Shang period tomb was excavated in 1989 and yielded 1374 artefacts, including 475 bronzes and 754
jade objects. The tomb occupant may have been a local ruler or a member of the ruling family of the Wucheng culture. Whilst many
of the artefacts are typically Shang in style, a number exhibit distinctive characteristics that combine the Shang with the regional
Wucheng culture. The bronzes are particularly stunning and include numerous ritual vessels. The jades are of very high quality and
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demonstrate a continuity onwards from the Liangzhu and Longshan cultures. An extremely fine assemblage of objects. Illustrated
throughout in colour with many plates showing close-up detail. Eight page list of exhibits with brief descriptions in English, otherwise
the main text with good descriptions and essays is in Chinese. Out-of-print.
141 National Museum of China: YUNNAN WENMING ZHI GUANG: DIAN WANGGUO WENWU JINGPINJI.
(The Glory of Yunnan Culture: Masterpieces from The Dian Kingdom). 雲南文明之光：滇王國文物精品集.
Beijing, 2003. 463 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Paper.
£70.00
Catalogue of a wonderful and spectacular exhibition held at the National Museum of China in Beijing showing 179 major artefacts
from the Dian Kingdom of Yunnan, concurrent with China’s Western Han. Extraordinary and distinctive bronzes, some lacquer and
gold objects. Excellent colour plates throughout. List of plates in English. Main text in Chinese. Recommended.
142 National Museum of History: FAXIANG ZHI MEI: JINTONG FO ZAOXIANG TEZHAN. Bronze Buddhist
Statues Through the Ages. 法相之美：金銅造像特展. Taipei, 1997. 170 pp. Full page colour plates throughout.
B/w text drawings. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£55.00
Catalogue of an exhibition of bronze and gilt-bronze Chinese Buddhist statuary from the collection of Tsai Chih-chung as well as examples from the Museum’s holdings. Illustrated throughout. Introduction in English. Main text in Chinese.
143 National Palace Museum: GUGONG QINGTONG BINGQI TULU. Illustrated Catalogue of Ancient Bronze
Weaponry in the National Palace Museum. Taibei, 1995. 291 pp. 103 pp. colour plates, b/w rubbings and drawings.
B/w text illustrations. 31x22 cm. Cloth, slipcase.
£85.00
Catalogue of an exhibition of 45 fine examples of various types of Chinese bronze weaponry dating from the Late Shang through to
the Western Han are illustrated in colour along with rubbings of the weapon’s decoration or a drawing of the weapon. Excellent and
informative descriptive texts. Near dual text in English and Chinese.
144 National Palace Museum: MASTERWORKS OF CHINESE BRONZE IN THE NATIONAL PALACE
MUSEUM. Masterpieces in the National Palace Museum. Taibei, 1969. 109 pp. Chinese, Japanese & English text.
50 plates in colour. 28x22 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
The Shang and Zhou bronzes in this collection rank among the finest in the world.
145 National Palace Museum: RECENTLY ACQUIRED GILT BRONZE BUDDHIST IMAGES. Taibei, 1996. 137
pp. c. 100 colour illustrations. English résumé and captions. Cloth.
£60.00
Extensive documentation, mainly in Chinese, of gilt bronze Buddhist sculptures from the 5th to the 18th centuries from China and
Tibet.
146 National Palace Museum: SHANG ZHOU QINGTONG ZISHENGQI TEZHAN TULU. Catalogue to the
Special Exhibition of Grain Vessels of the Shang and Chou. Taibei, 1985. 437 pp. 102 plates in colour. Many b/w
illustrations. 25x24 cm. Paper.
£80.00
A well-illustrated catalogue of the various vessels, including rubbings of their decoration and inscriptions. All the material is from the
old Imperial household. Text in Chinese and English. Out-of-print.
147 National Palace Museum: SHANGDAI JINWEN TULU. A Catalogue of Shang Dynasty Bronze Inscriptions:
Ancient Chinese Script from the 1st Millennium B.C.. Taibei, 1995. 211 pp. Colour plates and b/w reproductions
of rubbings throughout. 31x22 cm. Cloth.
£80.00
Catalogue of an exhibition of 47 superb Shang dynasty bronze vessels in the collection of the National Palace Museum that bear inscriptions. The objects are illustrated in colour with rubbings of the inscriptions or characters they bear. Introductory essay and captions in English. Main text in Chinese.
148 National Palace Museum ed: GUGONG SHANGDAI QINGTONG LIQI TULU. Shang Ritual Bronzes in the
National Palace Museum Collection. 故宮商代青銅禮器圖錄. Taibei, 1998. 606 pp. Colour and b/w plates
throughout. 100 items illustrated in remarkable detail with large colour plates, numerous reproductions of rubbings
showing inscriptions and decorative patterns, and including x-rays of casting. Numerous smaller text illustrations
in colour and b/w. Map. Extensive bibliography. 31x22 cm. Cloth.
£80.00
A vital publication exhibiting and documenting the finest pieces in this central collection — and in illuminating detail. 30-page English ‘abstract’ (translated from Chen Fang-mei), list of plates and captions in English; otherwise Chinese. Highly recommended.
149 NINGSHOU JIANGU. (Bronzes of the Ningshou Palace). Nanjing, 1992. 413 pp. of reproductions of the original
pages with b/w drawings throughout. 29x21 cm. Cloth.
£50.00
Facsimile reprint of a supplement to the Xiqing Gujian or Catalogue of Imperial Bronzes, with illustrations and details of 101 pieces
in the Ningshou palace. In Chinese.
150 Noma Seiroku: ANCIENT JAPANESE GILT BRONZE BUDDHAS. Kyoto, 1952. 32, 46 pp. text. 6 pp. linedrawings, 130 b/w plates. 35x26 cm. Cloth, dustjacket with a few tears.
£250.00
The Buddhas dealt with in this volume, formerly in the imperial collection, were originally preserved from ancient times in Horyu-ji
in Nara. Good black-and-white plates. A scarce work.
151 Ordos Museum: E’ERDUOSI QINGTONGQI. Ordos Bronzeware. 鄂爾多斯青銅器. Beijing, 2006. 345 pp.
Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Cloth.
£150.00
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.
152 Orientations Magazine: CHINESE BRONZES. Selected Articles from Orientations 1983-2000. Hong Kong, 2001.
415 pp. 500 colour and 330 b/w plates and illustrations. 28x22 cm. Paper.
£44.00
An important collection of 59 articles collected from the magazine since 1983, providing a unique source of reference for students of
Chinese Bronzes with a wide range of insights into the art and technicalities of Chinese bronze casting and results of up-to-date research following on from recent excavations.
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153 Pirazzoli-t’Serstevens, M: LA CIVILISATION DU ROYAUME DIAN A L’EPOQUE HAN D’APRES LE
MATERIEL EXHUME A SHIZHAI SHAN (YUNNAN). (The Civilization of the Dian Kingdom during the Han
Period Based on Material Excavated at Shizhaishan (Yunnan)). Publications de l’Ecole Francaise d’Extreme-Orient
Vol. XCIV. Paris, 1974. 339 pp. text plus 37 pp. b/w plates and drawings. 28x20 cm. Paper.
£25.00
A detailed discussion of the Dian Kingdom based on the Shizhaishan excavations. Uncut copy. In French.
154 Qian Dian: SHILIU CHANGLETANG GUQI KUANSHI KAO. (16 Bronzes of the Changletang).
十六長樂堂古器款識考。錢坫撰. Beijing, 2006. Various pagings of folded leaves, Chinese style. Many
illustrations. 32x21 cm. Stitched.
£55.00
Modern reprint of the 1796 original edition, showing various bronze vessels and their inscriptions in woodblock printed illustrations.
(A version of this same facsimile was previously issued in 1993, with the same book number.)
155 QING FENG YA YU JIAN: YA’AN WENWU JINGCUI. City of Breeze and Rain: Gems of Cultural Relics in
Ya’an. 清風雅雨間：雅安文物精萃. Beijing, 2010. 199 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm.
Boards.
£70.00
Ya’an in China’s Sichuan province is an ancient town formerly known as Yazhou that was under the jurisdiction of the ancient Shu Kingdom. This has left a rich archaeological legacy and numerous excavated objects dating from the Shang through to the Han are here
illustrated, including an interesting selection of Shu period bronze artefacts. The majority of the 215 cultural relics shown in this work
are excavated but there is also a selection of late painting and calligraphy, ceramics and gilt sculpture. List of contents, introduction
and brief captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese.
156 Rawson, Jessica: CHINESE BRONZES. Art and Ritual. London, 1987. 112 pp. 8 colour and 70 b/w illustrations.
25x19 cm. Paper.
£35.00
This catalogue of 40 bronzes from the British Museum illustrates the artistic and technical achievements of Chinese bronze casting
from the Shang to the end of Zhou period. Includes latest research.
157 Rong Geng & Zhang Weichi ed: YIN ZHOU QINGTONGQI TONGLUN. (General Dissertation on Bronze
Wares of the Yin and Zhou Periods). 殷周青銅器通論。容庚張維持著. Kaoguxue Zhuankan, III:2. Beijing,
1958. 151 pp. Chinese text plus 158 pp. b/w plates with 304 illustrations, b/w text illustrations and a number of
foldouts with b/w rubbings of inscriptions of bronzes. 27x19 cm. Quarter-cloth.
£80.00
This book is an abbreviated and revised version of Rong’s ‘Shang Zhou yiqi tongkao’ of 1941, but with considerable additions. A large
number of text annotations RBS 4:462. In Chinese. Scarce.
158 Ruan Yuan: JIGU ZHAI ZHONG DING YIQI KUANZHI. (Inscriptions on Bells, Tripods and Bronze Vessels
from the Jigu Studio). 積古齋鐘鼎彝器款識。阮元撰. Shanghai, 1927. 10 juan in 3 ce, various paginations of
folded leaves, Chinese style. Numerous b/w text illustrations. 3 vols. 20x13 cm. Stitched.
£400.00
Extensive and important work on bronze inscriptions. Reduced format lithography reprint of the 1804 original published by the Shanghai-based Da Yitong Shuju. In Chinese. Rare. Minor worming to the endpapers of a couple of volumes. Indistinct small blue stamps
to the last page of each volume.
159 Sackler Museum Beijing ed: YANYUAN JUZHEN: BEIJING DAXUE SAIKELE KAOGU YU YISHU
BOWUGUAN ZHANPIN XUANCUI. Treasures from a Swallow Garden: Inaugural Exhibit of the Arthur M.
Sackler
Museum
of
Art
and
Archaeology,
Peking
University.
燕園聚珍
：
北京大學賽克勒考古與藝術博物館展品選粹. Beijing, 1992. 319 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 36x28
cm. Cloth.
£95.00
Large and well-illustrated catalogue celebrating the opening of the Sackler Museum at Beijing University in 1992. The Museum’s collection was drawn from various sources, including that of the former Yanjing University and holds extremely fine archaeological material excavated at relatively early dates from sites all over China. Of particular note are the ancient bronzes, but there are also
excellent ceramics, tomb figurines and some jade. The material dates from the Neolithic to the Yuan and all exhibits are illustrated in
colour. Dual texts in Chinese and English.
160 Sackler Museum Beijing ed: YANYUAN JUZHEN: BEIJING DAXUE SAIKELE KAOGU YU YISHU
BOWUGUAN ZHANPIN XUANCUI. Treasures from a Swallow Garden: Inaugural Exhibit of the Arthur M.
Sackler
Museum
of
Art
and
Archaeology,
Peking
University.
燕園聚珍
：
北京大學賽克勒考古與藝術博物館展品選粹. Beijing, 1992. 319 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 36x28
cm. Paper.
£75.00
Large and well-illustrated catalogue celebrating the opening of the Sackler Museum at Beijing University in 1992. The Museum’s collection was drawn from various sources, including that of the former Yanjing University and holds extremely fine archaeological material excavated at relatively early dates from sites all over China. Of particular note are the ancient bronzes, but there are also
excellent ceramics, tomb figurines and some jade. The material dates from the Neolithic to the Yuan and all exhibits are illustrated in
colour. Dual texts in Chinese and English. Paperback edition.
161 Sha Yuanzhang: LIAO JIN TONG JING. Liao Jin Bronze Mirror. 遼金銅鏡。沙元章著. Harbin, 2007. 249, 4
pp. Full page b/w plates throughout. 28x21 cm. Paper.
£70.00
Shows over 100 Chinese bronze mirrors dating from the Liao and Jin dynasties, presumably found at sites in Northeast China and Inner
Mongolia. each mirror is illustrated in a full page plate and accompanied by an adjacent illustration of a rubbing of the mirror’s design. In Chinese.
162 Shaanxi Xian Kaogu Yanjiusuo et al ed: SHAANXI CHUTU SHANG ZHOU QINGTONGQI I. Bronzes of
Shang and Zhou Dynasties Unearthed in Shaanxi Province. Beijing, 1979. 199, 37 pp. 207 b/w illustrations, 8
colour plates. 27x19 cm. Cloth.
£60.00
Text in Chinese with short English summary. Contains Shang period bronzes unearthed in all parts of the province and Western Zhou
bronzes unearthed in Qishan County.
163 Shaanxi Xian Kaogu Yanjiusuo et al ed: SHAANXI CHUTU SHANG ZHOU QINGTONGQI III. Bronzes of
Shang and Zhou Dynasties Unearthed in Shaanxi Province. Beijing, 1980. 192, 36 pp. Numerous b/w plates
illustrating 197 objects. 8 colour plates. 27x19 cm. Cloth.
£60.00
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Illustrates and discusses extremely fine Western Zhou bronzes unearthed in the Baoji area. Two page synopsis in English. Main text in
Chinese,
164 Shandong Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute ed: JIAN YAO QILU: SHANDONG
SHENG WENWU KAOGU YANJIUSUO CHUTU TONGJING YANJIU. (Research into Bronze Mirrors
Excavated by the Shandong Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute). 鑒耀齊魯：
山東省文物考古研究所出土銅鏡研究. Beijing, 2009. 426 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£110.00
Illustrates hundreds of ancient Chinese bronze mirrors excavated at sites in Shandong province in east China and held in the collection of the Shandong Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute. The vast majority of examples shown date from
the Western Han dynasty with a number from the Warring States. The vast majority of the material previously unpublished. In Chinese.
165 Shanghai Museum: LIANXING SHENYE YINGZHI LIANGGONG: SHANGHAI BOWUGUAN CANG
TONGJING JINGPIN. Ancient Bronze Mirrors from the Shanghai Museum. 練形神冶瑩質良工：
上海博物館藏銅鏡精品. Shanghai, 2005. 389 pp. 307 pp. colour plates. 30x23 cm. Paper.
£90.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Shanghai Museum of 150 Chinese bronze mirrors from the museum’s collection dating from the Warring States period to the Qing dynasty are illustrated in fine colour plates and described. Each colour plates is accompanied by a rubbing of the design on the mirror and, in some cases, close-up detail. The majority of the material is Tang and before. List of contents,
foreword, introduction to each section, list of exhibits and brief captions in English. Main text in Chinese.
166 Shanghai Museum: SHANGHAI BOWUGUAN CANG QINGTONGQI. (The Ancient Chinese Bronze
Collection in the Shanghai Museum). Shanghai, 1964. 106 pp. Chinese text. 100 colour plates. 2 vols. 38x31 cm.
Cloth.
£300.00
100 magnificent colour plates depicting bronzes from the Shang, Western Zhou, Jin and Han periods in the Shanghai Museum. With
the bronzes now finely displayed in the new Museum building, this remains the definitive record of an important collection. In Chinese.
167 Shanghai Museum & Liaoning Provincial Museum: SHOUYANG JIJIN: HU YINGYING FAN JIRONG
CANG ZHONGGUO GUDAI QINGTONGQI. Ancient Chinese Bronzes from the Shouyang Studio: The
Katherine and George Fan Collection. 首陽吉金：胡盈瑩范季融藏中國古代青銅器. Shanghai, 2008. 201 pp.
Colour plates throughout. B/w reproductions of rubbings of designs and inscriptions. 37x27 cm. Cloth. £45.00
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Shanghai Museum of ancient Chinese bronzes from the collection of George and Katherine
Fan. Displays 70 pieces and sets of bronze wares from their collection, the Shouyang Studio, a good number of which bear inscriptions, thus making the collection an important source for academic study in addition to its aesthetic value. Dual texts in Chinese and
English.
168 Shanxi Provincial Archaeological Research Bureau: LINGSHI JINGJIE SHANG MU. (The Shang Dynasty
Burial Site at Jingjie near Lingshi). 靈石旌介商墓. Beijing, 2006. 2, 6, 232 pp. Numerous colour and b/w plates
(a number full page), b/w text drawings. 29x21 cm. Boards.
£45.00
Detailed excavation report of this Shang dynasty burial site where a number of tombs were examined, yielding some very fine bronzes
and a number of small jade items. Main finds well-illustrated in colour, many with full page colour plates. Two page English abstract.
Main text in Chinese.
169 Shen Hanqing ed: HUAINAN SHI BOWUGUAN CANG JING. Bronze Mirrors Collected at Huainan Museum.
淮南市博物館藏鏡。沈汗青主編. Beijing, 2011. 6, 287 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm.
Boards.
£85.00
Survey of the fine collection of Chinese bronze mirrors in the collection of Huainan Museum located in China’s Anhui province. Approximately 150 mirrors dating from the Warring States through to the Qing dynasty are illustrated and well-described. Near dual texts
in Chinese and English.
170 SHENGFANG LIANHUA: LIDAI FOXIANG XIEZHEN. (The Glory of the Lotus: Treasures of Buddhist
Statuary). 盛放蓮花：歷代佛像擷珍. Beijing, 2009. 258 pp. Numerous full page colour plates. 29x26 cm.
Cloth.
£90.00
Illustrates in full page colour plates over 100 examples of Buddhist statuary, mostly small and the majority gilt-bronze. It is unclear
where the examples are held but one gets the impression they are from monasteries and collections in Tibet. Brief captions in English
give name of deity depicted, approximate or precise date of production, height and place produced. Includes examples from Northeast
India, Nepal, western Tibet, China and examples from the imperial workshops in the Forbidden City. The examples date from the 7th
to the 18th centuries.
171 SHIFANG CHENGGUAN ZHANGUO QIN HAN MUDI. (The Qin and Han Burial Site at Chengguan in
Shifang). 什邡城關戰國秦漢墓地. Beijing, 2006. 18, 297 pp. text plus 80 pp. colour plates (showing a total of 290
illustrations). Numerous b/w text drawings. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£45.00
Detailed excavation report of the Qin and Han dynasty burial site at Chengguan in the city of Shifang in China’s Sichuan province. A
total of 98 tombs were excavated. The most interesting finds (of which numerous examples are illustrated) were the ‘Bashu-style’
bronze weapons (spear and arrow heads etc.) and bronze tools. Two page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese.
172 Sotheby’s: FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART. Including a Selection from the Bella & PP
Chiu Collection of Ancient Bronzes. London, 2000. 179 pp. Numerous colour plates throughout. 27x21 cm.
Paper.
£25.00
151 very fine lots. All illustrated. Crease to covers extending through catalogue.
173 Sugimura Yuzo: CHUGOKU KOTOKI. (Chinese Bronzes). Idemitsu Bijutsukan Sosho 3. Tokyo, 1966. 199 pp.
Over 100 plates, 10 in colour, tipped in. Numerous text-figures. 31x22 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
Descriptive catalogue of exquisite Chinese bronzes in the Idemitsu Museum. No. 3 in the Museum’s series of monographic catalogues.
174 Suizhou Museum ed: SUIZHOU CHUTU WENWU JINGCUI. Treasures Unearthed from Suizhou.
隨州出土文物精粹. Beijing, 2009. 186 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£55.00
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Situating in the north of China’s Hubei province, the city of Suizhou has a long history and this is reflected in the extraordinary objects that have been excavated in the area. This work shows the finest such objects held in the Suizhou Museum and includes a stunning selection of ancient objects, primarily ancient Chinese bronzes plus some lacquer, jade and ceramics. Illustrated throughout.
Text in Chinese.
175 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.
£95.00
B/w illustrations. 30x21 cm. Cloth.
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.
176 Tazawa Yutaka et al: BRONZE BUDDHIST STATUETTES IN THE HORYUJI. Horyuji Research Materials
Sculpture 2. Tokyo, 1954. xxiii, 100 pp. 76 b/w plates. 30x22 cm. Cloth.
£125.00
Discussion of some 54 bronze statuettes in the Horyuji temple. 25 pages of English text. Main text in Japanese.
177 Thoms, Peter Perring: A DISSERTATION ON THE ANCIENT CHINESE VASES OF THE SHANG
DYNASTY. From 1743 to 1496 B.C. London, 1851. Two-colour woodcut title page (black with red decorative
border), 63 pp., 1 f. 42 text woodcuts. 25x16 cm. Contemporary cloth, g.e., (spine damaged).
£125.00
The first account of Chinese bronzes in the West. Peter Thoms based his pioneering essay on the celebrated catalogue of the Sung imperial collection of bronzes, the ‘Bogu Tulu,’ a sixteen-volume illustrated work on the arts of the Shang, Zhou and Han dynasties.
Nowhere in his text does Thoms mention that the ‘vases’ were made of bronze. In fact, he was under the mistaken impression that the
mirrors were made of polished steel, and most of the vases of gold. He also falls into the familiar trap of interpreting Chinese seal script
as proof of a hieroglyphic origin for the language.
However, Thoms’ book is valued today as the first attempt to study these arcane objects from the first great cycle of Chinese art, in
honour of which the Oriental Ceramic Society in London organized an exhibition of bronzes to mark the centenary of this publication.
The book is also an elegant example of Thoms’ printing skills, originally practised in the service of the East India Company for whom
he produced Robert Morrison’s great Dictionary. The illustrations of the bronzes were done by A-Lae, a native of Canton, ‘after the
manner that blocks are cut for printing Chinese books.’ A-Lae’s work was so admired that the blocks themselves were exhibited as examples of Chinese wood engraving in the Great Exhibition of 1851.
178 Toho Gakuho: STUDIES ON THE AN-YANG BRONZE CULTURE. In-Dai Seido Bunka no Kenkyu. Toho
Gakuho No. 23. Kyoto, 1953. c. 270 pp. with many b/w plates and illustrations. A number of foldouts. 26x19 cm.
Binder’s cloth.
£75.00
Special issue of the Japanese ‘Journal of Oriental Studies’ dealing with various aspects of the bronze cultures of Anyang, with contribution by the leading Japanese scholars: Seiichi Mizuno, Minao Hayashi, Mitsukuni Yoshida et al. Text entirely in Japanese.
179 Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art: CIVILIZATION OF ANCIENT SICHUAN. Treasures from Sanxingdui
and Jinsha. Tokyo, 2004. 227 pp. pp. Numerous colour plates. B/w text illustrations and drawings. 30x23 cm.
Paper.
£45.00
Catalogue of a major exhibition of archaeological treasures from the Sanxingdui culture in Sichuan. Excellent colour plates and showing objects we believe have not been published before. Captions in English. Main text in Japanese.
180 Tokyo National Museum: THE HORYU-JI TREASURES: GILT-BRONZE BUDDHIST STATUES I. Tokyo,
1996. 566 pp. 78 colour and 231 b/w plates. 30x22 cm. Cloth.
£180.00
Part One of a detailed study of the gilt-bronze statues amongst the Treasures from the Horyu-ji, donated to the Imperial Household in
1876 by the Horyu-ji temple and later entrusted to the Museum. This work discusses 26 of the 50 small gilt-bronze Buddhist statues
(popularly known as the 48 Buddhas) from the Horyu-ji Treasures. The statues date from the Asuka and Nara periods and are examined and discussed by numerous non-destructive methods and multiply illustrated. Three page of introductions and two page plate list
in English. Main texts in Japanese.
181 Trübner, Jörg: YÜ UND KUANG. Zur Typologie der Chinesischen Bronzen. Leipzig, 1929. 32 pp. text in German
and 69 b/w plates. 31x25 cm. Cloth.
£75.00
Limited edition of 400 copies. A discussion of the shapes of the ancient Chinese bronze vessels of ‘yu’ and ‘guang’. The author was an
early dealer instrumental in getting many vessels to Europe. In German.
182 Umehara Sueji: SEN-OKU SEI-SHO. Or the Collection of Old Bronzes of K. Sumitomo: New Acquisitions.
Kyoto, 1961. 64 pp. Japanese, 6 pp. English text. 37 pp. plates, 1 in colour. 26x19 cm. Wrappers.
£25.00
Bronze vessels, mirrors, Buddhist statuettes, coins. Main text in Japanese with short summary in English.
183 Umehara Sueji: SENGOKU SHIKI TOKI NO KENKYU. Etude des Bronzes des Royaumes Combattants.
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.
£200.00
A study of 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. At a reduced price to clear excess stock.
184 Umehara Sueji: YIN HSU. Ancient Capital of the Shang Dynasty at An-Yang. Tokyo, 1964. 2, 21, 114, 16 pp. text
plus 2 pp. colour and 158 pp. b/w plates 30x22 cm. Cloth, dustjacket.
£50.00
A comprehensive report on the stunning and important finds made at Anyang that revealed the ancient Shang capital. Covers the sites
in the Hsiao-t’un District, Burial Sites and the royal tombs at Hou-chia-chuang. With much on the material remains including the amazing bronzes. Also a discussion on the characteristics of Shang material culture. Excellent b/w plates. Very useful 16 page English abstract, otherwise Japanese only. By a foremost Japanese scholar.
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185 von Falkenhausen, L. & Cahill, S: THE LLOYD COTSEN STUDY COLLECTION OF CHINESE BRONZE
MIRRORS. Los Angeles, 2011. 263; 259 pp. Full page colour plates. 2 vols. 29x29 cm. Cloth.
£500.00
Volume One: Catalogue; Volume Two: Studies. Volume One provides introductions and essays and then describes and illustrates (in
full page colour plates) over 100 Chinese bronze mirrors of a very high quality from across the dynasties. Volume Two contains 11
lengthy essays by a number of scholars on aspects of research into bronze mirrors with particular reference to the Cotsen collection.
A fine addition to the material on the subject.
186 Wang Ganghuai: QINGHUA DAXUE CANG RIBEN HE JING. (Japanese Bronze Mirrors in the Collection of
Qinghua University in Beijing). 清華大學藏日本和鏡。王綱懷著. Beijing, 2011. 197 pp. Numerous full page
colour plates. Accompanying b/w illustrations showing rubbings of the designs on the mirror backs. 30x21 cm.
Wrappers.
£50.00
Illustrates and describes many fine Japanese bronze mirrors held in this previously-unpublished collection. Text in Chinese.
187 Wang Tao: CHINESE BRONZES FROM THE MEIYINTANG COLLECTION. London, 2009. xix, 324 pp.
£395.00
The Meiyintang collection of ancient Chinese bronzes comprises 156 pieces dating from the Erlitou culture through to the Tang dynasty. It is one of the finest collections of such material outside China and provides a fine overview of the remarkable achievements of
ancient China’s bronze artisans. Interesting introduction and a stylistic analysis of every piece with research information and comparison of similar excavated material. All pieces illustrated in fine colour plates (a good number in multiple views) and exhaustively
described. A lengthy introduction accompanies. A very fine work. Limited edition of 500 copies.
188 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. Text in Chinese.
189 Wang Zhenyi: ZHONGYUAN CANG JING JUYING. (Mirrors from the Central Plains). 中原藏鏡聚英。
王口意著. Zhengzhou, 2011. 247 pp. Numerous colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£60.00
Shows 150 fine Chinese bronze mirrors held in private collections in Henan province. All illustrated in clear colour plates, a good number also showing close-up detail, and described. Text in Chinese.
190 Waterbury, Florance: EARLY CHINESE SYMBOLS AND LITERATURE: VESTIGES AND
SPECULATIONS. With Particular Reference to the Ritual Bronzes of the Shang Dynasty. New York, 1942. 164
pp. 77 plates. 32x24 cm. Cloth, soiled.
£250.00
Numbered edition of 250 copies. An exceedingly scarce book. Hucker 1515.
191 Watson, William: ANCIENT CHINESE BRONZES. Rutland, 1962. 117 pp. 107 plates, 3 in colour; 13 textfigures. Notes, brief bibliography. 25x16 cm. Cloth, dustjacket.
£35.00
An account of the bronzes from the earliest times to the Han period, and especially of the ritual bronze vessels from the earliest phases.
A very good introduction to the subject.
192 Weber, Charles D: CHINESE PICTORIAL BRONZE VESSELS OF THE LATE CHOU PERIOD. Parts I-IV.
Ascona, 1968. 237 pp. 80 figures. 32x24 cm. Cloth.
£55.00
Offprints from Artibus Asiae volumes 28 and 29. An erudite compilation.
193 Weber, George W. Jr: THE ORNAMENTS OF LATE CHOU BRONZES: A METHOD OF ANALYSIS. New
Brunswick, 1973. xxi, 644 pp. 76 b/w plates, 1 in colour; text-figures. Appendix, Bibliography. 28x22 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
A classification of the decoration on 97 bronzes into families of ornament which may be used to suggest dating for related objects.
194 Wen Guang & Zhang Changshou ed: WEN YOU LUOZHAO TANG CANG QINGTONGQI TABEN.
(Rubbings of Bronzes in the Luozhao Tang Collection formed by Wen You). 聞宥落照堂藏青銅器搨本。聞光
張長壽主編. Beijing, 2010. 16, 249 pp. Full page b/w reproductions of rubbings throughout. 2 vols. 36x26 cm.
Stitched.
£130.00
Catalogue of the Luozhao Tang collection of ancient bronzes formed by the Chinese scholar and collector, Wen You, in the early and
middle part of the 20th century. Illustrated throughout with rubbings and rubbing-style illustration of the bronzes and their inscriptions. An interesting insight into an early collection. In Chinese.
195 Wen Yu: GU TONG GU TULU. Selected Ancient Bronze Drums found in China and Southeast Asia. 古銅鼓圖錄.
Beijing, 1957. 70 pp. Chinese text, English trans. 65 plates on rice paper, 1 plate in colour. 40x35 cm. Stitched, cloth
case.
£300.00
36 drums are thoroughly described, including reproductions of pattern and design. Only 600 copies printed. Scarce.
196 Wenwu Publishing House: ZHONGGUO GU QINGTONGQI XUAN. (Selection of Ancient Chinese Bronze
Vessels). Beijing, 1976. 38 pp. text. 96 b/w photographs, 12 colour plates. 26x23 cm. Paper.
£25.00
Beautiful reproductions of bronzes from the early Shang period to the Eastern Han. In Chinese.
197 Wuenyuesitu: BEIFANG CAOYUAN KAOGUXUE WENHUA BIJIAO YANJIU: QINGTONG SHIDAI ZHI
ZAOQI XIONGNU SHIQI. (Comparative Research into the Archaeology and Culture of the Northern Grasslands:
The Bronze Age through to the Early Xiongnu Period). 北方草原考古學文化比較研究：
青銅時代至早期匈奴時期。烏恩岳斯圖著. Beijing, 2008. iii, xi, 363 pp. 1 colour plate and numerous b/w
illustrations & drawings. 26x19 cm. Boards.
£30.00
Detailed studies on the archaeology and culture of the nomadic peoples of the northern grasslands in early times. Contains much on
the main archaeological artefacts of these cultures at the time — namely the small Ordos-style bronzes. Many of these are reproduced
in black-and-white drawings. In Chinese.
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198 XI’AN YOUJIAZHUANG QIN MU. (Qin Dynasty Tombs at Youjiazhuang, Xi’an). 西安尤家庄秦墓. Xi’an,
2008. 18, 344 pp. text plus 12 pp. colour and 56 pp. b/w plates. Numerous detailed b/w text drawings. 26x19 cm.
Boards.
£50.00
Detailed archaeological report on the excavation of a cemetery of 197 Qin dynasty tombs found at Youjiazhuang in the northern suburbs of the city of Xi’an in China. Notable finds included bronzes of various sizes, including many inlaid belthooks. Three page English abstract. Main text in Chinese.
199 XIAOZHUGUO YIZHEN. (Treasures of the Xiaozhu Kingdom). 小邾國遺珍. Beijing, 2007. 127 pp. Colour
£35.00
plates throughout. 28x21 cm. Paper.
Discusses the find in 2002 of exceptional bronzes dating from the Spring and Autumn period discovered in tombs near Zaozhuang in
Hebei province in China. The tombs contained high-ranking individuals of the Xiaozhu kingdom which flourished at the time. Illustrated throughout in colour showing the site and numerous bronzes, together with inscriptions. In Chinese.
200 XIQING XUJIAN — JIABIAN. (First Supplement to the Imperial Catalogue of Bronzes). Nanjing, 1992. 569 pp.
with reproductions of the original pages and b/w drawings throughout. 29x21 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
First supplement to Xiqing Gujian, completed in 1793 and originally printed from an MS in the Palace Museum in 1910. Details and
illustrations of 975 pieces. This is a reduced facsimile reprint, showing four original pages per page. Hummel p.503.
201 XIQING XUJIAN — YIBIAN. (Second Supplement to the Imperial Catalogue of Bronzes). Nanjing, 1992. 510
pp. with reproductions of the original pages and b/w drawings throughout. 29x21 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
Facsimile reprint of the second supplement to Xiqing Gujian. Illustrates 910 bronze objects in the palace at Mukden, and printed for
the first time in 1931 from a MS in the Palace Museum. This reprint shows 4 original pages per page. Hummel p. 503.
202 Xu Huping ed: ZHONGGUO LIDAI 1: GUOBAO JINGPIN 100 JIAN SHANGXI. (The Ages of China 1: The
Appreciation of 100 Selected Treasures). Ji’nan, 1996. 205 pp. Over 200 colour ills. 28x21 cm. Paper.
£25.00
100 treasures selected from the collections of various museums in China: Gugong, Shanghai, Shaanxi, Hunan, Hebei etc. Part of the
Ages of China series. Text in Chinese.
203 Xu Huping ed: ZHONGGUO LIDAI 9: QINGTONGQI JINGPIN 100 JIAN SHANGXI. (The Ages of China
9: The Appreciation of 100 Selected Bronzes). Ji’nan, 1996. 205 pp. Over 200 colour illustrations. 28x21 cm.
Paper.
£25.00
100 bronzes from the Erlitou culture to Eastern Han dynasty are here depicted and discussed. Part of the Ages of China series. Text
in Chinese only.
204 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
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.
205 Yang Xiaoneng: REFLECTIONS OF EARLY CHINA. Decor, Pictographs, and Pictorial Inscriptions. Kansas
City, 2000. xxxi, 326 pp. 389 b/w figures. Glossary, bibliography, index. 32x24 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
New interpretations of the functions and meanings of bronze decor and pictographs — in a medium, according to Yang, located in the
gray zone between writing and decoration — that takes into account recent archaeological research and studies of social contexts in
early China.
206 Yang Zhenghong et al. ed: ZHENJIANG CHUTU TAO CIQI. (Pottery and Ceramics Excavated in Zhenjiang).
鎮江出土陶瓷器。楊正宏等主編. Beijing, 2010. 214 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£60.00
Shows a very fine selection of pottery and ceramics arranged chronologically from the Neolithic to the Qing. All excavated or from
sites in and around the city of Zhenjiang in China. Includes a very good selection of Northern Song and other Song ceramics, many
reconstructed. The large majority of the pieces are held in the collection of the Zhenjiang Museum. In Chinese.
207 Yang Zhenghong & Xiao Menglong ed: ZHENJIANG CHUTU WUGUO QINGTONGQI. (Wu Kingdom
Bronzes Excavated at Zhenjiang). 鎮江出土吳國青銅器。楊正宏肖夢龍主編. Beijing, 2008. 6, 198 pp. Colour
plates throughout (one folding). B/w illustrations of rubbings from bronzes. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£60.00
The Wu Kingdom flourished in central China from the Western Zhou through the Spring and Autumn period. This is a record of exceptional bronzes dating from the Wu Kingdom held in the collection of the Zhenjiang Museum. All illustrated in colour, many accompanied by black-and-white illustrations of rubbings of designs and character inscriptions on the vessels. In Chinese. Some quite
extraordinary pieces shown. Recommended.
208 Yetts, W. Perceval: THE CULL CHINESE BRONZES. London, 1939. 197 pp. 35 plates, 44 illustrations. 31x24
cm. Half-cloth.
£250.00
Although this collection contains only 30 pieces, they are all of remarkable quality and variety. Professor Yetts’ scholarly descriptions
and explanations include Chinese characters. Limited edition of 350 copies. Signed by the author.
209 Yicheng Museum ed: CHU FENG HAN YUN: YICHENG DIQU CHUTU CHU HAN WENWU CHENLIE.
(Exhibition of Chu and Han Artefacts Excavated in the Yicheng Area). 楚風漢韻：宜城地區出土楚漢文物陳列.
Beijing, 2011. 120 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£45.00
Catalogue of an exhibition held at Yicheng Museum located in the north-west of Hubei province in China. The town of Yicheng has a
long history with much pertaining to the Chu state of the Warring States period and the Han dynasty. This is reflected by the rich archaeological finds in the area dating from these times, a selection of the finest being shown here. Includes ritual bronzes, chariot fittings, weaponry, a group of small and unusual bronze tomb figurines of men on horses, inlaid bronze weights, small jades and glass
beads. Illustrated throughout. Text in Chinese.
210 YONGCHENG HUANGTUSHAN YU CUOCHENG HAN MU. Han Period Tombs on Huangtu Hill and at
Cuocheng in Yongcheng. 永城黃土山與酇城漢墓. Zhengzhou, 2010. 213 pp. text plus 80 pp. colour and 66 pp.
b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 27x19 cm. Cloth.
£70.00
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Detailed excavation report of a group of Han dynasty tombs located near the town of Yongcheng in China’s Henan province. The
bronzes and jade items excavated are of interest, in particular, an extensive group of fine inlaid bronze chariot fittings. Also wooden
tomb figurines and a most unusual and large selection of small animal and human figures made of gold foil. One page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese.
211 Yue Hongbin ed: YINXU XIN CHUTU QINGTONGQI. Ritual Bronzes Recently Excavated in Yinxu.
殷墟新出土青銅器。岳洪彬主編. Kunming, 2008. 2, 2, 451 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. B/w
reproductions of rubbings of bronze designs and inscriptions. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£150.00
Finely-produced work on the ongoing finds of wonderful and extraordinary Shang dynasty bronzes excavated at the Yinxu archaeological complex from 1980 to 2006. Testament to the sheer wealth of this most important archaeological site of the Shang dynasty capital. 234 bronzes or groups of bronzes are illustrated in fine full page colour plates along with rubbings of designs and inscriptions.
Brief list of contents and brief captions in English. Main text in Chinese.
212 YUNNAN SHENG BOWUGUAN GUANCANG JINGPIN QUANJI: GUOBAO JICUI. Excellent Collection
of Yunnan Provincial Museum: National Treasures. 雲南省博物館館藏精品全集：國寶集萃. Kunming, 2008.
385 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£130.00
Finely-produced work showing 200 of the finest items held in the Yunnan Provincial Museum in Kunming. All the items are First Grade
National Relics and thus can be considered national treasures. Includes many of the famous and extraordinary bronzes and drums of
the Dian Kingdom, paintings, ceramics, excavated objects and fine items from Yunnan’s minority peoples. Introductions and captions
(some detailed) in English. Main text in Chinese.
213 Zhang Xishun et al: SHANXI WENWUGUAN CANG ZHENPIN: QINGTONGQI. Selected Cultural Relics
from Local Museums in Shanxi: Bronzes. Taiyuan, (1995). 134 pp. 191 colour plates, 22 b/w reproductions of
inscriptions. 34x26 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
Quality illustrations of fine, little-known bronzes from the province’s local museums in this well-produced volume. Detailed captions,
but texts in Chinese only.
214 Zhang Zengqi: JINNING SHIZHAISHAN. (The Shizhaishan Site at Jinning in Yunnan Province). 晉寧石寨山.
Kunming, 1998. 60, 14, 6, 316 pp. 120 colour plates, b/w text drawings. 27x20 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
A detailed excavation report that surveys the excavations at this famous site in the 1950s and reports on recent excavations in the mid
1990s undertaken to pre-empt tomb robbers. The 1950s excavation of twenty Han period tombs from the Dian Kingdom that then
flourished in Yunnan province yielded 1000’s of objects the most spectacular finds of which were the distinctive bronzes which have
since received great attention. The 1995/6 excavations examined a further 36 tombs. The colour plates show the main objects discovered in the 1950s with some illustrations of recent excavations and finds. With much material on the current state of knowledge and
research into the site and the Dian Kingdom. Table of contents in English, otherwise Chinese text only.
215 Zhao Liguang ed: ZHONGGUO GUDAI TONGJING JI TA: YUANQI TABEN. (A Collection of Original
Rubbings of Ancient Chinese Mirrors). 中國古代銅鏡集拓：原器拓本。趙力光主編. Beijing, 1999. 5, 50, 5;
1, 50, 6. 100 original rubbings of mirrors (50 in each volume). 2 vols. 49x36 cm. Stitched.
£1,900.00
A very fine two-volume compilation of original rubbings of 100 ancient Chinese bronze mirrors dating from the Han through to the
Jin dynasties. Contains 3 rubbings of mirrors from the Warring States, 59 from the Han dynasty, 2 from the Sui dynasty, 6 rubbings
dated as Sui or Tang, 22 Tang dynasty, 7 Song and 1 from the Jin dynasty. The mirrors contain a very wide variety of designs, many
quite intricate. It is unclear where the mirrors are held but it is possible that some are from the collection of the Museum of the Forest of Steles in Xi’an (Xi’an Beilin Bowuguan). Four pages of introductory text to volume one, two pages (one to each volume) listing
the rubbings and a total of 11 pages describing each rubbing. A fine work and an excellent study reference. In Chinese. Issued in an
edition of just 40 copies and now no longer available.
216 Zhejiang Museum ed: DONG TU FO GUANG. (Buddhist Radiance from Eastern Soil). 東土佛光. Zhejiang Sheng
Bowuguan Diancang Daxi. Hangzhou, 2008. 186 pp. Full page colour plates. 28x21 cm. Wrappers.
£50.00
Illustrates highlights of Chinese Buddhist treasures in the collection of the Zhejiang Provincial Museum in Hangzhou dating from the
Tang dynasty through to the Ming. The very fine objects shown come from sites in Zhejiang province and includes Buddhist reliquaries, metalwork and statuary plus manuscripts and sutras. Testament to the rich cultural heritage of the area. Illustrated throughout.
In Chinese.
217 Zhejiang Museum ed: YUE DI FAN JIN. (Metal from the Soil of Zhejiang). 越地范金. Zhejiang Sheng Bowuguan
Diancang Daxi. Hangzhou, 2009. 207 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 28x21 cm. Wrappers.
£45.00
Illustrates highlights of the excellent collection of bronzes and mirrors in the Zhejiang Museum in Hangzhou ranging from archaic
bronzes of many shapes and forms, bronze weaponry through to a large selection of mirrors. Illustrated in colour. Text in Chinese.
218 Zhejiang Provincial Museum ed: GU JING JIN ZHAO: ZHONGGUO TONGJING YANJIUHUI
CHENGYUAN CANG JING JINGCUI. Light Today on Ancient Mirrors: Selection of Members Collections of
the Research Institute of Chinese Bronze Mirrors. 古鏡今照：中國銅鏡研究會成員藏鏡精粹. Beijing, 2012. 20,
611 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. B/w illustrations of rubbings of designs on mirrors. 2 vols. 30x24 cm.
Boards.
£160.00
Excellent high-quality production showing 300 very fine Chinese bronze mirrors dating from the Shang dynasty through to the Qing
dynasty. The majority date up to, and including, the Song dynasty. The mirrors are held in collections of members of the Research Institute of Chinese Bronze Mirrors, which appears to be based in Hangzhou in China. This work was published in conjunction with an
exhibition at the Zhejiang Provincial Museum in Hangzhou where, presumably, many of these mirrors were exhibited. Each mirror is
illustrated in a full page colour plate, many with an accompanying illustration showing a rubbing of the design on the mirror or closeup detail. Introduction, list of contents and captions in English. Main text in Chinese. A fine visual reference.
219 ZHONGGUO GUDAI TONG GU. Ancient Chinese Bronze Drums. 中國古代銅鼓. Beijing, 1988. 2, 332 pp.
text. 4 colour and 120 b/w plates. 131 text figures, some folding. Charts. 27x19 cm. Half-cloth, boards. £60.00
A comprehensive archaeological study of bronze drums in China. Includes three page abstract in English and appendixes with tables
of excavations of bronze drums in south China, recent discoveries of such bronzes and collections where they are housed. In Chinese.
Scarce.
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220 Zhongguo Neimenggu Wenwu Kaogu Yanjiusuo: NEIMENGGU ZHONGNANBU DE E’ERDUOSI
QINGTONGQI HE WENHUA. Ordos Bronze Ware and the Culture of South and Central Inner Mongolia.
內蒙古中南部的鄂爾多斯青銅器和文化：中韓共同學術調查報告書 1. Zhonghan Gongtong Xueshu Diaocha
Baogao Shu I. Seoul, 2006. 380 pp. Colour plates throughout., the majority full page. 30x22 cm. Cloth. £160.00
An excellent contribution on the Ordos bronze culture pertaining to the southern and central parts of the Inner Mongolian region of
China. Illustrated throughout with fine examples of Ordos bronzes (a total of 296) found in the area, the majority never previously illustrated and mostly held in the collection of the Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute of Inner Mongolia. Dual texts in
Chinese and Korean. Hard to obtain.
221 Zhongguo Neimenggu Wenwu Kaogu Yanjiusuo: XIAJIADIAN SHANGCENG WENHUA DE QINGTONGQI
: ZHONGHAN GONGTONG XUESHU DAIOCHA BAOGAOSHU 2. Bronze Ware in the Upper Layer of
Xiajiadian Culture. 夏家店上層文化的青銅器：中韓共同學術調查報告書 2. Zhonghan Gongtong Xueshu
Diaocha Baogao Shu I. Seoul, 2006. 403 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x22 cm. Cloth.
£160.00
The results of a joint research project between the Northeast Asian History Foundation of Korea and the Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute of Inner Mongolia. Examines bronze wares belonging to the Xiajiadian Culture which flourished in Inner Mongolia. The culture had Ordos influences and this is reflected in the numerous fine bronzes shown here. A total of 238 examples are
illustrated in colour and described. Many of the bronzes have not been previously illustrated and come from various museums and collections in Inner Mongolia including that of the Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute of Inner Mongolia. Introductory
essays. Dual texts in Chinese and Korean. Hard to obtain.
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222 Abel-Rémusat, Jean-Pierre: IU-KIAO-LI: OR, THE TWO FAIR COUSINS. A Chinese Novel. London, 1827.
xxvi, 259; 290 pp. 2 vols. 20x12 cm. Original calico, faded on back, worn on edges.
£125.00
Translation from the French. Rare.
223 Acker, William Reynolds Beal: SOME T’ANG AND PRE-T’ANG TEXTS ON CHINESE PAINTING. Sinica
Leidensia, 8. Leiden, 1954. lxii, 414 pp. 25x17 cm. Later cloth.
£75.00
Annotated translations from Guhua Pinlu, Xu Hua Pin, Lidai Minghua Ji and other early texts. Later binding.
224 Addiss, Stephen: THE WORLD OF KAMEDA BOSAI. Calligraphy, Poetry, Painting and Artistic Circle of a
Japanese Literatus. New Orleans, 1984. 127 pp. 64 plates and illustrations. 47 seal and signature reproductions.
29x22 cm. Cloth.
£40.00
A detailed study of Kameda Bosai (1752-1826) and his art. Professor Addiss has assembled paintings, calligraphy and other material
from various collections and produced the first monograph in English on this artist.
225 Aixinjueluo Yingsheng: LAO BEIJING YU MANZU. (The Manchus and Old Beijing). 老北京與滿族。
愛新覺羅瀛生著. Beijing, 2005. 11, 302 pp. Numerous b/w text illustrations. 22x17 cm. Paper.
£20.00
A history and survey of the Manchus and their role, influence and presence in old Beijing. Numerous black-and-white text illustrations.
In Chinese.
226 ALBUM OF EROTIC CHINESE PAINTINGS. N.p., n.d. 10 original hand-painted images on silk. 38x32 cm.
Accordion-style.
£400.00
Although assured the album was Republic period at the time of purchase, the images appear very modern. Each of the 10 original hand
painted images on silk measures approximately 26x25 cm. The album depicts couples and threesomes in a variety of graphic sexual
positions and activities, including one very unusual depiction of heterosexual and homosexual interaction. Further description and sample images can be provided upon request.
227 Anderson, William: JAPANESE WOOD ENGRAVINGS. Their History, Technique and Characteristics. The
Portfolio Artistic Monograph, No. 17. London, 1895. 80 pp. 37 b/w illustrations. 6 colour plates. 27x18 cm. Halfleather, worn.
£130.00
A description of the technical processes and history behind the creation of a traditional woodcut print. Includes index, reproductions
of signatures, and summary of periods and artists. Ex-library copy. Abrams A2.
228 Anderson, William: JAPANESE WOOD ENGRAVINGS. Their History, Technique
and Characteristics. London, 1895. 80 pp. 37 b/w illustrations. 6 colour plates. 27x18
cm. Original impressed cloth with gilt on cover and spine.
£110.00
A description of the technical processes and history behind the creation of a traditional woodcut
print. Includes index, reproductions of signatures, and summary of periods and artists. Nice copy of
the first edition. Abrams A2.
229 Arakawa Hirokazu: MAKIE. (Gold or Silver Lacquerware). Nihon no Bijutsu No. 35.
Tokyo, 1969. 110 pp. 161 plates, 27 in colour. 23x19 cm. Paper.
£27.00
Japanese text only.
230 Argencé, René-Yvon Lefebvre d’: CHINESE TREASURES FROM THE AVERY
BRUNDAGE COLLECTION. New York, 1968. 152 pp. 117 exhibits each
illustrated, 9 in colour. Brief bibliography. 24x21 cm. Cloth.
£25.00
Asia House Gallery catalogue of 117 masterpieces including examples of bronzes, jade, lacquerwork and pottery.
231 Arita Kiln ed: ARITA CHO SHI. (The History of Arita). N.p., 1988. 23, 406 pp. text plus 301 pp. b/w plates
showing thousands of objects. 22x15 cm. Cloth.
£125.00
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A detailed history of the Arita kiln and Arita wares. The work is remarkable for the 301 pages of b/w plates that show thousands of
sherds and damaged Arita ceramics from excavations in the Arita area. The illustrations are arranged chronologically and the work
is an important reference for the development of Arita porcelain. Text in Japanese.
232 Arlington, L. C. & Lewisohn, William: IN SEARCH OF OLD PEKING. Peking, 1967. vi, 382 pp. Maps (one
large, folding), plans & illustrations. Index. 19x13 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
Good reprint of this classic work on Peking.
233 Arndt, H. ed: SHANGHAI SCENES. Shanghai Fengjing. Shanghai, 1994. 79 pp. 23 full page b/w illustrations.
B/w text drawings. 18x24 cm. Paper.
£30.00
Describes and illustrates Shanghai in the 1920s and 1930s. With illustrations of the sights, scenes and people from various walks of
life. Enhanced with pleasing little black-and-white sketch drawings facing the illustrations. Texts in English, Chinese and German.
234 Brown, Deborah Candace ed: ARS ORIENTALIS VOLUME 14. Ars Orientalis. Ann Arbor, 1984. 144 pp. 154
£22.50
Contents include: Trubner: In Memoriam: John Alexander Pope; R. Edwards: Pu-tai-maitreya and a Reintroduction to Hangchou’s
Fei-lai-feng; A. Howard: The Monumental “Cosmological Buddha” in the Freer Gallery of Art.
235 Lourie, Margaret ed: ARS ORIENTALIS VOLUME 29. Ann Arbor, 1999. 182 pp. B/w illustrations. 28x22 cm.
Paper.
£40.00
Articles include: Sen: Astronomical Tomb Paintings from Xuanhua: Mandalas?; Edwards: Emperor Ningzong’s Night Banquet; Nelson: Tao Yuanming’s Sashes or the Gendering of Immortality; Laing: Problems in Reconstructing the Life of Qiu Ying; Marshak: A
Sogdian Silver Bowl in the Freer Gallery of Art. Etc.
236 Asahi Masahide: [COLOUR WOODBLOCK PRINT PORTRAIT OF MEI
LANFANG]. [Kyoto,] n.d. Original woodblock print tipped into a cardboard mount.
27x20 cm. Woodblock print on paper.
£400.00
An original colour woodblock print by Asahi Masahide (1900-1956), from Kyoto, an early proponent
of the ‘sosaku hanga’ (creative print) movement. Here his subject is the famous Chinese actor, Mei
Lanfang. The print is in excellent condition, signed by the artist in pencil in both characters and
roman letters, and numbered 25/50.
237 Asahi Shimbunsha: NIHON NO MEI TO — KODAI KARA GENDAI MADE.
(Famous Japanese Ceramics — From Old to Present). Aichi, 1979. 229 pp. 163 colour
plates and illustrations. 26x25 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
Exhibition held at the Aichi Prefectural Museum to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Asahi Shibunsha’s office in Nagoya. The exhibits have been borrowed from all over Japan, and rank among
the best in their groups. In Japanese.
238 Audsley, George A. & Bowes, James L: KERAMIC ART OF JAPAN. London, 1881. xii, 304 pp. 32 plates, 17
in colour. Numerous monochrome text-figures. 28x20 cm. Decorative cloth.
£45.00
The still magnificent ‘popular’ edition of the original 1875 publication. The objects illustrated include many Satsuma and related
wares.
239 Ayers, John: THE BAUR COLLECTION — JAPANESE CERAMICS. Geneva, 1982. 23 pp. English and
French text. 133 pieces illustrated, 43 in colour. Appendix. 29x23 cm. Cloth.
£100.00
This remarkable collection of Japanese ceramics was begun at a time when such ceramics were not well regarded and the collection
covers all periods.
240 Azuma, Y: TOKI KOZA 13: KHMER, VIETNAM, THAILAND. Tokyo, 1973. 313 pp. 16 pp. colour plates and
125 b/w plates (many full page). 104 b/w text illustrations. 26x19 cm. Boards.
£45.00
A well-illustrated study of the ceramics of Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand. Japanese text.
241 Bacot, Jean et al: DOCUMENTS DE TOUEN-HOUANG. Relatifs a l’Histoire du Tibet. Annales du Musée
Guimet 51. Paris, 1940. 205 pp. Index. 2 plates. 24x16 cm. Later boards.
£110.00
Transcriptions and translations of some seminal manuscripts. In French. A scarce work. In a later binding incorporating the original
wrappers.
242 Barber, Noel: THE FALL OF SHANGHAI. The Communist Takeover of 1949. London, 1979. 250 pp. 15 black
and white photographs, 4 maps. 23x16 cm. Cloth.
£15.00
Drawing on interviews with people who lived through this period, the author has skilfully woven their individual stories into his main
narrative to produce a dramatic picture of Shanghai at its most traumatic moment.
243 Barriskill, Janet: VISITING THE MINO KILNS. Sydney, 1995. v, 147 pp. 139 colour illustrations, 3 drawings,
3 maps. 27x20 cm. Cloth.
£52.00
This book focuses on individual potters of this century. The bulk of the book consists of a translation of Arakawa Toyozo’s long essay
‘The Traditions and Techniques of Mino Pottery’ first published in 1963.
244 Barthold, W: HISTOIRE DES TURCS D’ASIE CENTRALE. (History of the Turkish People of Central Asia).
Initiation a l’Islam III. Paris, 1945. 197 pp. Two foldout maps and genealogical chart. 23x15 cm. Later boards.
£30.00
A study of the Turks which attempts to trace their earliest origins and relation to the other peoples of Central Asia. In French. Later
binding.
245 Baud, Aymon et al: LA HAUTE-ASIE TELLE QU’ILS L’ONT VUE. EXPLORATEURS ET
SCIENTIFIQUES DE 1820 A 1940. (High Asia as They Saw It. Explorers and Scientists from 1820 to 1940).
Lausanne, 2003. 152 pp. 17 colour and 102 b/w illustrations.
£35.00
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Published to accompany an exhibition in Lausanne, this work tells the stories of western explorers and scientists in the Central Asia,
Tibet and Himalaya regions. Includes Prjevalski, Hedin, Stein, Filippi, Griesbach and numerous others. An interesting work well-illustrated with numerous photographs and engravings. In French.
246 Bax, Clifford: TWENTY CHINESE POEMS. The Orpheus Series No. 3. London, 1910. 54 pp. text plus 4 tippedin colour illustrations. 22x14 cm. Boards.
£20.00
A collection of twenty Chinese poems. Four pleasing colour illustrations from paintings by Arthur Bowmar-Porter.
247 Bazin, M: NOTICE HISTORIQUE SUR LE COLLÉGE MÉDICAL DE PÉKING. d’Aprés le Tai-ThsingHoei-Tién. Paris, 1857. 35 pp. 22x14 cm. Wrappers.
£45.00
Extract from Le Journal Asiatique, no. 15. Discusses the organisation of the medical college in Peking, which was responsible for the
Emperor’s health. In French.
248 Beer, Robert: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TIBETAN SYMBOLS AND MOTIFS. London, 2004. xix, 373 pp.
£40.00
B/w text drawings throughout. 31x22 cm. Cloth.
Copiously-illustrated encyclopaedia on Tibetan symbols and motifs. Divided into various sections; auspicious symbols, animals, cosmology etc. A wealth of information. Fourth impression, originally issued 1999.
249 Behr, Edward: HIROHITO. Behind the Myth. London, 1989. vi, 486 pp. 30 b/w illustrations. 24x16 cm. Cloth,
dustjacket.
£25.00
A detailed biography.
250 BEIJING. Glimpses of History. Beijing, 1994. 114 pp. Colour photographs throughout. 25x22 cm. Paper. £15.00
A tourist tour of Beijing’s main sights with good colour photographs. Informative text in English and Chinese.
251 BEIJING BAIKE QUANSHU. Encyclopedia of Beijing. Beijing, 1991. 92, 681 pp. 96 pp. of colour plates. 24 pp.
of maps in colour. Text illustrations throughout. 27x20 cm. Cloth.
£40.00
A wealth of information on the Chinese capital in one convenient volume. In Chinese.
252 BEIJING BOWUGUAN JINGHUA. Gems of Beijing Museums. 北京博物館精華. Beijing, 1999. 173 pp. Colour
illustrations throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards.
£45.00
Includes a large number of museums in Beijing — both the well-known and, of more interest, the lesser-known, such as the Architecture Museum (well worth a visit!) and the Mei Lanfang Memorial Hall. An informative guide. Text in Chinese.
253 BEIJING DONGCHENG WENWU JIANZHU. Classical Architecture of Beijing’s Dongcheng District. Beijing,
1998. 126 pp. Colour photographs throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
A good book which gives equal importance to the major and minor sights of the eastern part of Beijing from Tian’anmen Square and
the Forbidden City to the Imperial Archives, well-preserved quadrangles (siheyuan), lesser-known temples, churches and western
buildings — colleges, embassies etc. Good photography. In English and Chinese.
254 Beijing Historical Museum: WANGDU HANMU BIHUA. (Wangdu Han Tomb Murals). 望都漢墓璧畫. Beijing,
1955. 14 pp. text. 36 plates, 4 in colour; 20 figures. 35x25 cm. Cloth.
£80.00
A detailed description of a tomb excavated by the provincial authorities in 1952 at Wangduxian, Hebei. The remains of the wall paintings are illustrated by line drawings, photographs and colour reproductions. In Chinese. A very scarce report. From the library of Professor F. S. Drake with his red Chinese seal on list of contents page.
255 BEIJING WENWU JINGCUI DAXI: SHIDIAO JUAN. Gems of Beijing Cultural Relics Series: Stone Carvings.
北京文物精粹大繫：石雕卷. Beijing Wenwu Jingcui Daxi, 1. Beijing, 2000. 277, 27 pp. Colour plates
£50.00
The first in a series of volumes on the various treasures to be found in the Beijing area, this well-illustrated volume shows 265 examples of stone carvings in Beijing from the ruins of the Yuanmingyuan to carvings on the bases of pagodas, temple carvings, lions guarding palace entrances and smaller carvings held in Beijing museum collections. A varied selection with much little-known material. With
a near dual text in English and Chinese.
256 Beiping Municipal Government: JIUDU WENWU LUE. (Record of Cultural Relics of Old Capital). Taibei, 1972.
246 pp. Numerous illustrations, few maps and plans. 39x28 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
Historic Peking, an account of the history, palaces, monuments, arts, etc. of Peking and its environs. A profusely-illustrated guide, the
descriptions being very factual, often amplified with quotations from older works. Taibei reprint of 1935 original.
257 Bell, John: A JOURNEY FROM ST. PETERSBURG TO PEKIN 1719-22. Edinburgh, 1965. x, 248 pp. 43
plates. Endpaper maps. Appendix, list of original subscribers, index. 26x18 cm. Cloth. Dustjacket with repair.
£30.00
Reprint of 1763 edition, edited and with an introduction by J. L. Stevenson.
258 Bendetto, L. F: THE TRAVELS OF MARCO POLO. The Broadway Travellers. London, 1931. xviii, 439 pp. 4
plates, 3 text figures and 4 maps. 23x16 cm. Cloth.
£40.00
The first English translation, by Prof. Aldo Ricci, of Bendetto’s important text, and an index which is a handy compendium of all the
identifications which have been made up to 1931.
259 Bernat Collection: EXHIBITION OF CHINESE CERAMICS LENT BY MR. AND MRS. EUGENE
BERNAT. Boston, 1947. 37 pp. 13 plates. 23x15 cm. Paper.
£25.00
The two brothers Bernat, Eugene and Paul, collected Chinese ceramics. Paul collected later ceramics and Eugene the earlier material. This exhibition showed a few of the pieces in the latter’s collection.
260 Bibliotheca Wittockiana: WESTERN TRAVELLERS IN CHINA. Discovering the Middle Kingdom. Brussels,
2009. 191 pp. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£40.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Bibliotheca Wittockiana in Brussels of the Bernard Hanotiau collection of rare illustrated travel
books on China. The exhibition is divided into two parts. The first part presents publications of western travellers to China from the
15th to the 20th centuries, the selection of works being dictated not only by the importance and rarity of the volumes, but also the quality of drawing, engraving and illustration contained within. The second part is devoted to a presentation of early photographs of China
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from the 1860s to the 1930s, either original photographs, books generally published in limited editions or photo albums compiled by travellers or foreigners resident in China. Further lustre is added
to the collection in that a number of the books exhibited have superb associations and bindings, including copies of works that belonged to Napoleon and Tsar Nicholas I of Russia. A very fine assembly.
261 Bingham, Woodbridge: THE FOUNDING OF THE T’ANG DYNASTY. The Fall
of Sui and Rise of T’ang — a Preliminary Survey. American Council of Learned
Societies 4. Baltimore, 1941. xiv, 184 pp. Frontispiece, 3 folding maps. Appendixes,
bibliography. 26x18 cm. Cloth.
£40.00
An analysis of factors contributing to the Sui collapse, including detailed data on public-works construction, foreign relations, and the rise of the Li family, which subsequently founded the Tang dynasty. Hucker 271.
262 Bird, Isabella L: UNBEATEN TRACKS IN JAPAN. An Account of Travels in the
Interior Including Visits to the Aborigines.... London, 1905. xxiv, 336 pp. Index, 40
£75.00
Includes visits to the Aborigines of Yezo and the Shrine of Nikko. Miss Bird, later Mrs Bishop, was one of the first Europeans to travel
in the interior of Japan since the 16th century. Popular edition. An excellent copy.
263 Blair Sheila & Bloom Jonathan: THE ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF ISLAM 1250-1800. New Haven, 1994.
280 pp. 150 colour plates & 150 b/w illustrations. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
A sequel to The Art and Architecture of Islam 650-1250 by Ettinghausen and Grabar, describing over 200 works of Islamic art from
1250 to 1800. Chronological and regional divisions and architecture treated separately from the other arts.
264 Boller, Willy: MEISTER DES JAPANISCHEN FARBHOLZSCHNITTES. Bern, 1947. 174 pp. 16 fullpage
colour prints, numerous b/w plates & illustrations, drawings. 37x28 cm. Cloth.
£50.00
Original German edition. A chronological approach with illustrations interspersed throughout the text and extensive notes. Abrams
A11.
265 Bonavia, David: PEKING. The Great Cities. Amsterdam, 1978. 200 pp. 114 photographs in colour. 31x24 cm.
Cloth.
£30.00
Colour photographs of life in post-Mao Beijing before the reforms got underway, with a description of life in the city by David Bonavia,
show a world almost as remote as that portrayed in a section on imperial China.
266 Bondy, Walter: KANG-HSI. Eine Blüte-Epoche der Chinesischen Porzellankunst. München, 1923. 215 pp. 16 text
figs, 115 plates, 6 in colour. 28x20 cm. Half-cloth.
£110.00
The first monograph on Kangxi period (1662-1722) porcelains. In German.
267 BONSEKI MEISHO ZUSHIKI. (Pictures of Famous Places for Tray Landscapes: Book One). N.p., n.d. 98 pp.
on folded leaves, Japanese-style. 48 b/w monochrome ink-painted designs. 14x20 cm. Stitched, decorative Japanese
paper.
£200.00
The Japanese minor art of arranging miniature landscapes on trays is served, in part, by publications such as this, providing appropriate designs based on well-known real-world places in the Japanese culture sphere. The designs in this book are extremely pleasing
in themselves and each of them is accompanied by an accomplished piece of highly cursive calligraphy relating to the image. The book
is manuscript, rendering it even more impressive. Rare.
268 Bonvalot, Gabriel; Pitman, B. trans: ACROSS THIBET. Being a Translation of ‘De Paris au Tonking a travers le
Tibet Inconnu’. New York, 1892. xiii, 417 pp. 25x17 cm. Later cloth.
£45.00
First American edition of the English translation (first English translation published London 1891) of a scarce French account of
travels in Tibet in 1889 and 1890. Of particular note for the numerous black-and—white text illustrations, many full page, taken from
engravings. A couple of library stamps — to the title page, first page and last page. Otherwise clean. Later binding. Reading copy.
269 Borovka, Gregory: SCYTHIAN ART. New York, 1960. 111 pp. text plus 74 b/w plates. 23x17 cm. Later boards.
£25.00
A lithographed reprint of the original edition published in 1928, being the first book devoted exclusively to Scythian art. Professor
Borovka was Keeper of Scythian Antiquities in the Hermitage Museum, Leningrad. Paperback bound in later boards.
270 Braarvig, Jens: MANUSCRIPTS IN THE SCHOYEN COLLECTION I: BUDDHIST MANUSCRIPTS
VOLUME I. Oslo, 2000. xxii, 302 pp. text plus 40 pp. colour plates. 32x24 cm. Cloth.
£120.00
First volume detailing the Buddhist manuscripts in the Norwegian-held Schoyen collection. Detailed translations and discussions of
each manuscript or fragment. Includes Kharosthi material and Sanskrit manuscripts. Contributions by various experts.
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271 Brandt, J. J: INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY CHINESE. New York, 1954. xii, 352 pp. Bibliography &
indexes. 23x17 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
Later reprint of the work issued in Beijing in the 1930s. ‘A systematic guide to the mastery of written Chinese, with simple versions
accompanying the early lessons.’ Good copy.
272 Bredon, Juliet: PEKING. Shanghai, 1931. xvi, 571 pp. 29 b/w illustrations. 7 maps and plans. Appendixes, index.
£50.00
23x15 cm. Cloth.
A historical and intimate description of its chief places of interest. 3rd edition, revised and enlarged.
273 Brodrick, James S.J: SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER (1506-1552). New York, 1952. 548 pp. 22x15 cm. Cloth,
dustjacket.
£40.00
A detailed biography of the life and work of this important figure.
274 Burchard Company: DIE BESTANDE DER FIRMA DR. OTTO BURCHARD & CO., BERLIN. In
Liquidation. Berlin, 1935. 78; 61 pp. 89 pp. plates, 1 in colour. 2 vols. 25x18 cm. Paper.
£45.00
Sale catalogue of a fine and important collection of Chinese art, including ceramics, bronzes and jade. Both volumes in German.
275 Burma Research Society ed: FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY PUBLICATIONS NO. 2. Rangoon, 1960. 546 pp. A
few b/w text illustrations. 26x19 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
Thirty four articles on aspects of Burma’s history and literature reprinted from various editions of the Journal of the Burma Research
Society.
276 Burnes, Alexander: TRAVELS INTO BOKHARA. London, 1834. xxii, 2, 356; xv, 473; xix, 332 pp. 8 b/w
engraved plates. 3 vols. 21x14 cm. Full leather. Marbled edge papers. Gilt to spine.
£1,200.00
‘The title continues: ‘Being the Account of a Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary and Persia; also, Narrative of a Voyage on the
Indus from the Sea to Lahore, with Presents from the King of Great Britain, Performed under the Orders of the Supreme Government
of India, in the Years, 1831, 1832 and 1833.’ Written by Lieutenant Alexander Burnes of the East India Company’s Service. Burnes was
involved in the Great Game and was nicknamed Bokhara Burnes for his role in establishing contact with, and exploring, Bukhara and
the surrounding region. Burnes was assassinated in Kabul in 1841 where he was serving as political agent. The engraved plate serving as the frontispiece to Volume One shows Burnes in the costume of Bukhara. In fine condition. Some foxing to the plates, in particular, the foldout engraving of the giant Buddhas at Bamiyan, although worse to the margins than on the engraving itself. Text very
clean. Some rubbing to the covers in places. A fine set.
277 Bushell, Raymond: THE ART OF NETSUKE CARVING. Masatoshi, as Told to Raymond Bushell. New York,
1992. 236 pp. 38 text-figures. 356 colour & 356 b/w illustrations. Glossary, index, bibliography. 30x23 cm. Cloth,
slipcase.
£125.00
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. Third reprint. Scarce in any edition.
278 Cai Yong: CAI ZHONGLANG JI. (The Complete Works of Cai Yong). Sibu Beiyao, Jibu. Shanghai, n.d. (1930s)
Various pagings. 10 juan of the ‘Quanji’ plus his ‘Waiji’ in 4 ce. 4 juan of the ‘Waiji’ plus the ‘Liezhuan’ in 2 ce. 6
vols. 21x14 cm. Cloth, cloth case.
£35.00
Sibu Beiyao edition of Cai Yong’s works, with its clear pleasing typography and lithographic printing, in very good condition. Cai Yong
(133-192) was one of the most prominent scholars and officials of the later Han dynasty, and a prodigious drinker. In Chinese.
279 Cail, Odile; Fodor, Eugene ed: PEKING. N.p., 1972. 212 pp. Colour and b/w photographs. A number of b/w text
drawings and plans. Folding map. 21x12 cm. Cloth.
£25.00
Fodor’s guide to Peking written by Odile Cail. Now a distinct period piece having been written in the early 1970s during China’s Cultural Revolution when the country was still very closed to the West.
280 Carruthers, Douglas: UNKNOWN MONGOLIA. A Record of Travel and Exploration in North-West Mongolia
and Dzungaria. London, 1914. xviii, pp. 1-318; x, pp. 31-659 pp. Numerous b/w plates throughout both volumes.
4 foldout b/w plates in volume 1, 5 foldout b/w plates in volume 2. 1 foldout b/w map and 1 foldout colour map in
volume 1. 2 foldout colour maps in volume 2. 2 vols. 24x17 cm. Cloth.
£200.00
In two volumes. Carruthers undertook this expedition in 1910-11 with a couple of companions. They journeyed through Southern
Siberia into Northwest Mongolia and the Yenisei river basin. Much detail on the peoples encountered, the geography along their
route and the flora and fauna of the region. In good condition, including maps, a couple with slight marginal tears. Second edition,
the first being published the year before, 1913.
281 Carter, Steven D: THE ROAD TO KOMATSUBARA. A Classical Reading of the ‘Renga Hyakuin’. London,
1987. x, 291 pp. A few b/w illustrations. Glossary, bibliography and indexes. 24x16 cm. Cloth, dustjacket. £25.00
A study of the Japanese renga tradition recognising that not only were these linked verses written according to rules; they were read
in a rule-governed fashion, with interesting critical implications.
282 Carter, Thomas F. & Goodrich, L. Carrington: THE INVENTION OF PRINTING IN CHINA AND ITS
SPREAD WESTWARD. New York, 1955. 293 pp. 32 plates and illustrations. 24x16 cm. Cloth.
£50.00
Standard reference on the history of Chinese papermaking, printing, and bookmaking technology. Second edition. Hucker 1369. Very
good copy.
283 Cheng Po-Hong and Toong Po-Ming: JIULONG JIEDAO BAINIAN. A Century of Kowloon Roads and Streets.
Hong Kong, 2000. 96 pp. B/w photographs throughout. Map, bibliography, index. 26x21 cm. Wrappers. £25.00
A very fine collection of photographs of Kowloon and its surroundings from the second half of the 19th century up until recent times.
In Chinese.
284 Chengde, Cultural Relic Bureau of ed: QING DI YU BISHUSHANZHUANG. The Qing Emperors and the
Chengde Mountain Resort. 清帝與避暑山莊. Beijing, 2003. 235 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 36x27
cm. Cloth.
£110.00
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Large colour production on the Qing imperial summer resort at Chengde — the Bishushanzhuang. In addition to fine photography of
the gardens, scenery and surrounding temples, the work also looks at the life of the Emperors at Chengde, the palace interiors, audience halls and studies plus many artefacts and imperial objects. The work also interests as it shows a number of early photographs of
buildings now destroyed. Descriptive texts in both English and Chinese, captions to illustrations in Chinese only. Now out-of-print.
285 Chiang Yee: CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY. An Introduction to its Aesthetics and Technique. Cambridge, 1954.
xvi, 230 pp. 155 text-illustrations and 6 plates. 28x18 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
Second edition with a new preface of this early, standard work on Chinese calligraphy.
286 Chiba City Art Museum: HISHIKAWA MORONOBU EXHIBITION. Chiba, 2000. 235 pp. 152 colour plates.
30x22 cm. Paper.
£35.00
An ambitious attempt to provide a catalogue raisonné of the first great ukiyo-e artist, Hishikawa Moronobu. 152 nikuhitsu, prints and
hanpon are reproduced in colour. Seven page English plate list, otherwise Japanese text. A fine catalogue.
287 Christie’s: FINE AND IMPORTANT JAPANESE PRINTS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE
WERNER SCHINDLER. New York, 1987. 81 pp. Colour and b/w illustrations. 26x20 cm. Boards.
£25.00
116 lots from the collection of Werner Schindler. A fine selection.
288 CISHANSI YU LINXI QIAO. Cishansi Temple and Linxiqiao — Report of the Survey on Buddhist Statue Niches.
慈善寺與麟溪橋. Beijing, 2002. xi, 212 pp. text plus 16 pp. colour and 48 pp. b/w plates. Text drawings. 27x19
cm. Boards.
£35.00
A detailed study and survey of two little-known Tang dynasty grotto sites in Shaanxi province, east of Xi’an. Some very fine carvings
remain. Two page English abstract. Produced by the Faculty of Archaeology, Northwest University. Main text in Chinese.
289 Collis, Maurice: THE GREAT WITHIN. London, 1941. 349 pp. 3 maps. 16 illustrations. Index. 23x15 cm.
Cloth.
£25.00
An episodic, dramatised narrative of Sino-Western relations up to the Opium War; based entirely on secondary sources, especially on
Backhouse and Bland’s ‘Annals and Memoirs of the Court of Peking’. Hucker 590.
290 Combaz, Gisbert: LES SEPULTURES IMPERIALES DE LA CHINE. Annales de la Soc. d’Arch. Bruxelles
XXI, 381-462. Brussels, 1907. 85 pp. 9 b/w plates, 37 illustrations. 25x17 cm. Paper.
£75.00
Primarily discusses and illustrates the Imperial tombs in Nanking and Mukden with some reference to the imperial tombs in Peking.
Also contains descriptions of burial and building customs. Offprint. In French. Scarce. Covers detaching and spine torn.
291 Conner, Patrick: THE HONGS OF CANTON. Western Merchants in South China 1700-1900 as Seen in Chinese
Export Paintings. London, 2009. 3, 296 pp. Numerous colour illustrations 29x21 cm. Cloth.
£60.00
Offers, for the first time, a history of the hongs as seen through Chinese export paintings. Illustrated with numerous examples, this work
provides, in addition to a pictorial historical record of this area of Canton, a social history of the hongs and their diverse occupants.
292 Constant, Samuel Victor: JINGDU JIAOMAI TU. Calls, Sounds and Merchandise of the Peking Street Pedlars.
京都叫賣圖. Beijing, 1997. 152 pp. 1 b/w photograph, 55 text drawings 17x19 cm. Paper.
£10.00
A cheap Chinese reprint of Constant’s work: Calls, Sounds and Merchandise of the Peking Street Pedlars. Appealing drawings of various pedlars, entertainers and their merchandise. With explanations of each pedlar’s trade. In Chinese only.
293 Cook, G. S. et al: CHINESE WHITE WARES. Singapore, 1973. v, 62 pp. 167 items, all illustrated. 26x20 cm.
Cloth.
£22.00
The exhibition provided an unusual opportunity of seeing a large group of one-colour wares, with some particularly fine examples of
Blanc-de-Chine, for the pleasure and instruction of SE Asian Ceramic Society members.
294 Crane, Louise: CHINA IN SIGN AND SYMBOL. A Panorama of Chinese Life, Past and Present. Shanghai, 1927.
xx, 227 pp. 49 plates, incl. 36 fine chromolithographs. (2 large folding.) 29x23 cm. Cloth.
£320.00
Colourful guide to the wealth and ingenuity of Chinese shop signs, painted by professional artists to advertise every conceivable stockin-trade. Nicely printed with an imaginative text, asserting the importance of these signs and symbols for the student of Chinese psychology. Fascinating insight into the world of traditional Chinese trades. Small tear to one page of text, slightly shaky in binding,
otherwise nice and clean.
295 Cultural Relics Institute of Beijing: BEIJING DUAN KAOGU FAJUE BAOGAO JI. Collections of Reports on
the Archaeological Excavation in the Beijing Section. 北京段考古發掘報告集（第1號）. Beijing, 2008. v, 253
pp. 14 colour plates & 50 b/w plates. Numerous b/w drawings. 1 foldout. 29x21 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
Published in conjunction with the massive project to divert water from southern to northern China, this work examines and discusses
archaeological finds from various periods found as a result of preparatory work for the project in the Beijing area. In Chinese.
296 d’Ollone, H: IN FORBIDDEN CHINA. The d’Ollone Mission: 1906-1909: China-Tibet-Mongolia. London, 1912.
318 pp. Numerous interesting b/w photographic illustrations on plates hors texte. Folding map. 21x15 cm.
Decorative cloth with gilt design.
£30.00
Translated from the second French edition of this work. d’Ollone travelling from Hanoi up into Yunnan thence to Sichuan and north
through the Tibetan borderlands into and across Mongolia, finally ending up in Peking. An interesting travelogue through then-remote
and, at times hostile, lands. Tape strengthening to inside front cover. Fine and clean inside. Appears to be an ex-library copy but no
library stamps. Priced accordingly.
297 DANDAN WULIKE YIZHI — ZHONG RI GONGTONG KAOCHA YANJIU BAOGAO. Dandan Oilik Site
— Report of the Sino-Japanese Joint Expedition. 丹丹烏里克遺址－中日共同考察研究報告. Beijing, 2009.
13, 335 pp. text plus 80 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text drawings and illustrations. Folding map. 29x22 cm.
Cloth.
£90.00
The Dandan Oilik site on the Southern Silk Road near Khotan was discovered by Hedin in 1896 and excavated by Stein in 1900. The
site then in effect lay undisturbed until its rediscovery in 1996. This is a detailed account of excavations at the site in 2002, where the
main find was the site of a Buddhist monastery which revealed large fragments of exquisite painted murals. The site was further excavated and surveyed in 2005 and 2006, also here detailed. Also contains the excavation report of the Silk Road site of Domoko
Monastery in Cele County, east of Khotan. Again, fine painted mural fragments were the main finds. The mural fragments and other
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finds from both sites are reproduced in fine colour plates. A detailed text in Chinese on the excavations, the finds, the murals, their importance and conservation. One page abstract in English. An important contribution.
298 Das, Sarat Chandra: JOURNEY TO LHASA AND CENTRAL TIBET. London, 1904. xvi, 368 pp. Numerous
b/w plates. Folding colour map. 22x15 cm. Cloth.
£40.00
1904 new edition of the 1902 original. The journey undertaken in 1881-1882 to Lhasa and Central Tibet was of immense value at a
time when Tibet was very little-known and closed. The colour map with extensive tape repairs to the back. Priced accordingly as a good
reading copy.
299 Davies, H. R: YUN-NAN. The Link between India and the Yangtze. Cambridge, 1909. xii, 431 pp. Frontispiece and
73 full page b/w plates (many with 2 images) hors texte. Folding colour map of Yun-Nan measuring 94x80 cm in
back pocket. Accompanying table of vocabularies also in back pocket. 24x17 cm. Cloth. Gilt to spine. £450.00
An early account of travels in Yunnan and the neighbouring provinces between 1894 and 1900. The first three chapters consider, in a
general manner, the possibility of building a railway line from India through Yunnan to the Yangtze River in order to open up the area
to British trade. The following 27 chapters of the book relate Major Davies detailed observations of a journey during which he covered 5,500 miles, much of the ground previously untrodden by a westerner. Amongst many other places and areas, Davies and his
companions visited the Xishuangbanna area, Dali, Yunnan, the Pu’er tea region, the Yangtze and Yalung rivers and the Mekong valley on the Tibetan border. A very impressive and little-known exploration. Given the French interest in the region and Davies being a
Major in the British Army, it is also undoubtedly the case that Davies was also gathering intelligence, this being reflected, not least,
by the level of detail in the large and fine folding map of Yunnan — which is in fine condition. The black-and-white plates show many
fascinating photographic images of minority peoples, towns, villages and impressive scenery. First edition. Slight sunline to front
cover. Slight foxing to the text in places. A good copy of a very scarce work.
300 Dawson, L: CHINA’S NEW DAWN: AN ARCHITECTURAL TRANSFORMATION. Munich, 2005. 192 pp.
140 colour and 50 b/w illustrations. 28x23 cm. Cloth.
£25.00
An examination and critique of the fascinating architectural projects, some quite amazing, recently completed, springing up, or planned
for China’s cities. Includes work by both Chinese and foreign architects. Illustrated throughout.
301 Dehergne, J. & Leslie, D: JUIFS DE CHINE: A TRAVERS LA CORRESPONDANCE INEDITES DES
JESUITES DU DIX-HUITIEME SIECLE. (Jews in China: From the Unedited Writings of 18th Century Jesuits).
Rome, 1980. xvii, 251 pp. text plus 19 pp. b/w plates. 24x16 cm. Paper.
£40.00
A study of the Jews in China from ancient times onwards taken from the writings of 18th century Jesuits, in particular, Gozani, Domenge
and Gouvea. In French.
302 Dekobra, Maurice: CONFUCIUS IN A TAILCOAT. Ancient China in Modern Costume. London, 1935. 218 pp.
Frontispiece and 32 b/w photographs 22x14 cm. Cloth.
£40.00
English edition of ‘Confucius en Pullover’. Interesting and candid accounts of a visit to China that took in Shanghai, Nanjing,
Hangzhou, Peking, Canton and Yunnan. Good section on Shanghai and Peking — photographs of Shanghai film stars, the sights of
Peking. Scarcely seen.
303 DIANSHIZHAI HUABAO. (The Lithographic Studio Pictorial). Guangzhou, 1983. Various pagings in 36 ‘ce’.
Facsimiles of full page lithographs throughout. 36 vols. 24x15 cm. Stitched.
£100.00
An incomplete and water-damaged run from the best reprint edition, containing 36 of 44 volumes of the first illustrated lithographed
magazine in China. The damage consists in pages being crumbled and discoloured, but otherwise fully readable.
304 Dong You: GUANGCHUAN SHUBA / GUANGCHUAN HUABA. (The Guangshuan Collections of Colophons
on Calligraphy and on Painting). 廣川書跋、廣川畫跋. Shiyuan Congshu, Diwuji. Beijing, 1913. 10 juan in 2 ce;
6 juan in 1 ce. 30x18 cm. Stitched, cloth case.
£30.00
Shuyuan Congshu edition of an important collection of colophons on inscribed bronzes, calligraphy and, in the separate work, paintings, put together by the Song-period writer Dong You (fl. early 12th century). This copy is part of the 1913 ‘Shiyuan’ collectanea.
Printed clearly in lithography, with some worm damage. In Chinese only. Hervouet, 271-72.
305 Dong, Madeleine M. Y: REPUBLICAN BEIJING. The City and Its Histories. Berkeley, 2003. 403 pp. 15 b/w
plates. 4 tables and 10 maps. Bibliography, index. 23x15 cm. Cloth.
£32.50
A comprehensive history of republican Beijing from 1911 to 1937 describing how the city changed and adapted to the new political
climate, together with the experiences of its inhabitants.
306 Eberhard, Wolfram: CHINESE FESTIVALS. New York, 1952. 152 pp. 6 illustrations. Notes, index. 22x13 cm.
Cloth.
£25.00
A brief catalogue of the religious festivals of traditional China, from a sociological point of view. Hucker 1077.
307 Ebrey, P. & Bickford, M. ed: EMPEROR HUIZONG AND LATE NORTHERN SONG CHINA. The Politics
of Culture and the Culture of Politics. Cambridge, 2006. xvi, 625 pp. plus 9 pp. colour & 22 pp. b/w plates. 23x16
cm. Cloth.
£45.00
Huizong was an exceptional emperor and celebrated aesthete who lived through momentous times. He was a famous collector of painting and calligraphy and, indeed, developed his own elegant calligraphic style. He promoted Daoism, wrote poetry and ruled over a
period when the Song struggled ineffectively against the Jurchen state of Jin. Huizong was ultimately captured by the Jin and the Song
state had to recreate itself in the South in Hangzhou. A study that explores Huizong’s reign from many perspectives.
308 Ecke, Tseng Yu-ho: CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY. Philadelphia, 1971. c. 220 pp. 96 illustrations. Index. 30x23 cm.
Cloth.
£55.00
An excellent catalogue of calligraphy on loan from private and museum collections.
309 Ecke, Tseng Yu-ho: CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY. Philadelphia, 1971. (20) pp. 96 plates with explanatory text.
Chronology, index of artists. 30x22 cm. Paper.
£30.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, presenting a history of Chinese calligraphy. Includes examples of oracle bone, running, official, cursive, regular and seal script.
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310 Edmunds, Will H: POINTERS AND CLUES TO THE SUBJECTS OF CHINESE AND JAPANESE ART. As
Shown in Drawings, Prints, Carvings and the Decorations of Porcelain and Lacquer. Chicago, 2000. 725 pp.
£30.00
glossary, index. 23x16 cm. Paper.
A reprint of the London 1934 edition of this classic reference.
311 Edwards, Richard: THE ART OF WEN CHENG-MING (1470-1559). Ann Arbor, 1976. 257 pp. Numerous b/w
illustrations, maps. Index, bibliography. 31x23 cm. Paper.
£60.00
Exhibition catalogue of paintings by this Ming artist. The text provides a sketch biography and analysis of the development of his art.
Paperback edition. A scarce contribution on this painter’s work.
312 Elder, Chris ed: OLD PEKING: CITY OF THE RULER OF THE WORLD. Oxford, 1997. 304 pp. 30 b/w
photographs and drawings. 21x14 cm. Paper.
£12.99
A nostalgic collection of quotations, quips, anecdotes and descriptions that convey the spirit, atmosphere, society, art and architecture of Peking from the 14th century to the end of the Qing dynasty.
313 Erickson, Britta: THE ART OF XU BING. Words without Meaning, Meaning without Words. Washington, 2001.
112 pp. 54 colour and 6 b/w illustrations. 29x20 cm. Paper.
£25.00
To accompany an exhibition at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, this volumes profiles the work of Xu Bing, one of the most
important of contemporary Chinese artists.
314 Eskenazi Ltd: JAPANESE NETSUKE FROM THE CARRÉ COLLECTION. London, 1993. 200 pp. 243 colour
illustrations, 18 b/w text-figures. Signatures, index, bibliography. 30x22 cm. Cloth.
£85.00
Splendid catalogue of 243 netsuke from a collection where the emphasis is less on the most sought-after, well-established artists, but
on items that illustrates the folklore, myths and symbolism in Japanese culture.
315 Etter, Carl: AINU FOLKLORE. Traditions and Culture of the Vanishing Aborigines of Japan. Chicago, 1949.
xxii, 234 pp. 23x15 cm. Cloth.
£140.00
One of the most exhaustive collections of Ainu traditions in the English language. The author has both referred to many ancient Japanese sources and, primarily, his own personal contacts and conversations with Ainu people in Japan. Describes also his travels in
Japan amongst the Ainu. The book further fascinates as Etter correlates Ainu beliefs with similar concepts in the Western world. A rare
work.
316 Fen Jicai: GU FENG: ZHONGGUO GUDAI JIANZHU YISHU: LAO LOUGE. (Ancient Style: The Craft of
Ancient Chinese Architecture: Old Buildings and Pavilions). 古風：中國古代建筑藝術：老摟閣。馮驥才
主編. Zhongguo Gudai Jianzhu Yishu. Beijing, 2003. 209 pp. Numerous colour illustrations. 26x18 cm. Paper.
£27.00
Illustrates and describes numerous multi-storied buildings and pavilions from all over China. Text in Chinese.
317 Feng Jicai: ZHONGGUO MUBAN NIANHUA JICHENG: MIANZHU JUAN. (A Collection of Chinese
Woodblock New Year Prints: Mianzhu). 中國木板年畫集成：綿竹卷。馮驥才主編. Beijing, 2008. 313 pp.
Full page colour & b/w illustrations throughout. 31x24 cm. Wrappers.
£125.00
In a series on centres of production of traditional Chinese New Year prints, this copiously-illustrated work shows fine quality woodblock prints from Mianzhu in Sichuan province. Many examples of prints held in various collections and dating from the late Qing dynasty onwards are shown. An excellent visual survey. Text in Chinese.
318 Feng Jicai: ZHONGGUO MUBAN NIANHUA JICHENG: YANGLIUQING JUAN. (A Collection of Chinese
Woodblock New Year Prints: Yangliuqing). 中國木板年畫集成：楊柳青卷。馮驥才主編. Beijing, 2007. 12,
1-335; 336-612 pp. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. One CD-ROM. 2 vols. 31x24 cm. Accordion-style.
£190.00
The fourth in a series on centres of production of traditional Chinese New Year prints, this copiously-illustrated two-volume work
shows fine quality woodblock prints from the famous village of Yangliuqing near the city of Tianjin. Hundreds of examples of prints
held in various collections and dating from the late Qing dynasty onwards are shown. Text in Chinese.
319 Findlay, Ian: SHANGHAI. Hong Kong, 1988. 80 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
Fine colour photography of then-contemporary Shanghai and its life, by a number of named photographers.
£12.00
320 Fine Art Society: EXHIBITION OF JAPANESE PRINTS. London, 1909. 74 pp. Colour frontispiece, b/w plates
£25.00
268 prints of which about 50 illustrated. With notes and an introduction by Arthur Morrison. A scarce record of this exhibition.
321 Fleisher, Benjamin J. ed: ENTHRONEMENT OF THE ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FOURTH EMPEROR
OF JAPAN. Tokyo, 1928. 180 pp. Numerous b/w photographs, 1 colour woodblock. Glossary. Index. 44x31 cm.
Boards.
£200.00
‘Being a complete account of the Enthronement Ceremonies from December 25, 1926 to December 13, 1928’. With an original woodblock cut of Himeji Castle by Yoshida. Wear and some splits to boards, internally very good.
322 Florenz, Prof. Dr. K. & Lloyd, A: WHITE ASTER. A Japanese Epic Together With Other Poems. Tokyo, 1897.
82 pp. Colour woodcuts throughout, a number of which fullpage. 19x15 cm. Stitched decorative crepe paper,
decorative board case.
£490.00
A delightful example of a Hasegawa crepe paper book, illustrated throughout with delicious colour woodcuts by two Japanese artists
— the majority by Mishima Yunosuke (Shoso), the remainder by Arai Shujiro (Yoshimune). White Aster is also known as the Poem of
the Maiden Shirakiku. This occupies the first 70 pages, the remaining 10 pages of text being taken up with other poems. This is the first
edition of the English translation by Lloyd from the original German translation by Florenz. Printing, illustrations and paper supplied
by T. Hasegawa in Tokyo. Printed on crepe paper, folded Japanese style, beautifully illustrated and decorated throughout. The illustrations have excellent colour and the whole work is in very fine condition, including the printed board box. Rare.
323 Fong, Wen C: THE LOHANS AND A BRIDGE TO HEAVEN. Freer Gallery Occasional Papers 3:1.
Washington, 1958. xii, 64 pp. 18 b/w plates. 24x16 cm. Paper.
£25.00
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A detailed study of two Chinese Lohan paintings in the collection of the Freer Gallery of Chinese Art. The author discovered that the
pair of paintings belong to the set of 100 paintings in the Daitokuji, Kyoto. RBS: 4, 506.
324 Fong, Wen C: POSSESSING THE PAST. Treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei. New York, 1996.
c. 660 pp. Over 357 illustrations, chiefly in colour. 31x24 cm. Cloth.
£65.00
The full catalogue of the exhibition of art objects on loan from the National Palace Museum to the travelling exhibition in the USA,
starting at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. An impressive catalogue.
325 Foreign Office and Board of Trade: DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR REPORTS: CHINA. Reports for the
Years 1913 and 1914 on the Trade of Shanghai. London, 1913-1914. 27; 21 pp. 2 vols. 25x15 cm. Paper. £50.00
British government reports on the state and type of trade conducted with Shanghai. A useful insight into the types, variety and scale
of trade conducted between Shanghai and Britain at the time.
326 Foreign Office Historical Section: KIAOCHOW. London, 1919. iv, 42 pp. Bibliography. 22x14 cm. Paper. Split
£30.00
in spine and large withdrawn stamp on cover.
Confidential handbook prepared by the Foreign Office in 1919. Covers geography, history, economic conditions, industry, commerce,
finance etc. Rare.
327 Foster, Mrs. Arnold: IN THE VALLEY OF THE YANGTSE. London, 1899. xii, 216 pp. 64 b/w illustrations.
22x17 cm. Decorated boards.
£125.00
Tales of everyday life in China, told by a missionary stationed there. The work roves around much of the Yangtze valley area from Shanghai into Sichuan. The illustrations are a mixture of photographs, engravings and text drawings. A pleasing item produced to the usual
high quality of missionary publications of the time. First edition. Scarce.
328 Franklin, Colin: EXPLORING JAPANESE BOOKS AND SCROLLS. London, 2005. 157 pp. 93 colour plates.
Index. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
Originally produced in a limited private edition for the Book Club of California, this is a distinguished English publisher and bookseller’s exposition of what became a personal collecting obsession — engaging and informative as an introduction to the field.
329 Fry, R. et al: CHINESE ART. An Introductory Review of Painting, Ceramics, Textiles, Bronzes, etc. Burlington
Magazine Monograph. VII. London, 1925. vii, 62, xviii, (46) pp. 81 plates (11 in colour), 3 maps. 31x25 cm.
Cloth.
£35.00
Includes an introductory chapter on the subject of Chinese jades which were just being popularised in Europe. Authors include: Laurence Binyon, Osvald Siren, Bernard Rackham, A. F. Kendrick and W. W. Winkworth.
330 Fu Gongyue: BEIJING LAO CHENGMEN. The Old City Gates of Beijing. 北京老城門。傅公鉞著. Beijing,
2002. 124 pp. B/w photographs throughout. 25x26 cm. Paper.
£20.00
A good, indeed fascinating, photographic record of these marvellous and tragic structures. The photographs are taken from various
sources from the 1900s to the 1960s, including Siren’s: Walls and Gates of Peking and the author’s own archives. Introduction to each
chapter and all captions in English, Chinese and Japanese. Main text in Chinese.
331 Fu, Shen C. Y. et al: TRACES OF THE BRUSH. Studies in Chinese Calligraphy. New Haven, 1977. 314 pp.
Over 200 plates & 89 illustrations. Notes, bibliography, index. 29x22 cm. Paper.
£30.00
More than an exhibition catalogue, this has excellent chapters on reproduction & forgery in Chinese calligraphy, the various script
styles, format and integration of painting and calligraphy, and on Zhu Yunming. John Rosenfield’s copy with his name on the cover.
Dedication inside from the authors.
332 Fukuoka Art Museum: DREAMS OF RURAL LIFE. Fukuoka, 2004. 143 pp. 75 colour plates. B/w text
£40.00
Catalogue of an exhibition examining the depiction of rural scenes and the countryside in Japanese art up to the 20th century — from
17th century screens to modern Nihonga. In Japanese.
333 Furuya Minoru: HEIAN JIDAI NO SHO. (Calligraphy of the Heian Period). Nihon no Bijutsu No. 180. Tokyo,
1981. 102 pp. 18 colour & 111 b/w illustrations 23x19 cm. Paper.
£25.00
Japanese calligraphy of the Heian period — the development of kana and the work of three famous calligraphers of the time, Emperor
Saga, Tachibana no Hayanari and Kobo Daishi. In Japanese.
334 Gai Ruizhong: QIN HAN GONGYI SHI. (A History of Qin and Han Dynasty Craftsmanship). 秦漢工藝史。
蓋瑞忠編著. Renwen Kexue Congshu. Taibei, 1989. 280 pp. Numerous colour and b/w plates. Maps. Bibliography.
27x19 cm. Paper.
£30.00
An authoritative publication covering the history of Chinese crafts in the Qin and Han textiles, metalwork, ceramics, lacquer, architecture, etc. In Chinese. Out-of-print.
335 Gansu Bowuguan & Zhongguo Kexueyuan ed: WUWEI HAN JIAN. (Han Bamboo Slips from Wuwei Xian).
武威漢簡. Kaoguxue Zhuankan, II:12. Beijing, 1964. 198 pp. 24 plates, drawings. 38x27 cm. Half-cloth. £65.00
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. In Chinese. RBS 10-749.
336 Gaozong (the Qianlong Emperor): YUZHI YUANMING YUAN SISHI JING SHI. (Imperially-Commissioned
Poems and Illustrations of Forty Views of Yuanming Yuan). 御制圓明園四十景詩. Zhonghua Zaizao Shanben.
Beijing, 2003. Vol. I: 78 folded leaves plus 20 b/w foldout w/block illustrations; Vol. II: 50 folded leaves plus 20
b/w foldout w/block illustrations. 2 vols. 33x25 cm. Stitched, cloth case.
£250.00
A fine facsimile of the famous woodblock-printed work on views at the Yuanming Yuan (The Garden of Perfect Brightness outside
Peking) and accompanying poems of appreciation commissioned by the Qianlong Emperor and printed at Wuying Dian in the Forbidden City. The facsimile is taken from the copy of the work held in the National Library of China. Whilst the forty foldout woodblock
illustrations are black-and-white, the text is an example of taoyin printing, black woodblock-printed text with colour highlighting in
red. A pleasing work reflecting the peak of the glory of the Yuanming Yuan. In Chinese. Published in 2003 and now becoming difficult
to obtain.
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337 Geng Baochang & Qin Xilin ed: ZHUSHAN BA YOU. (The Eight Friends of Zhushan). 珠山八友。耿寶昌等
編. Nanchang, 2004. 766 pp. Colour plates throughout, colour text illustrations. 2 vols. 30x24 cm. Cloth. £250.00
An excellent addition to the literature on Republic Period (Minguo) Chinese ceramics, this large two-volume work focuses on the
work of the pre-eminent ceramic artists active in Jingdezhen during the Republic period. Known collectively as the Zhushan Ba You
(The Eight Friends of Zhushan), this group included Wang Qi, Wang Dafan, Xu Zhongnan, Wang Yeting, He Xuren, Liu Yucen, Cheng
Yiting, Bi Botao, Deng Bishan and Tian Hexian. The life and work of each artist is covered in detail with numerous ceramics illustrated.
In addition, and of particular interest, paintings by each artists are shown. For a couple of artists, just one or two paintings are shown,
more in other cases. This is the first time that we can think of where such a link has been shown to exist between Chinese ceramics and
painting and will prove of great interest to scholars examining the links between different media in Chinese art. Whilst some of the ceramics have been illustrated in previous publications, new material is also shown. The paintings have, to our knowledge, never been
published. In Chinese.
338 Getz, John: CATALOGUE OF THE MACOMBER COLLECTION OF CHINESE POTTERY. Boston, 1909.
83 pp. 7 plates illustrating many objects. Index. 25x16 cm. Cloth.
£75.00
Rare catalogue of a loan exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, of a fine collection of Chinese pottery.
339 Giles, Herbert A: A CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY. Shanghai, 1892. xlvi, 1415 pp. incl. grammatical
preface and notes on difficult characters. 32x26 cm. Later half leather.
£450.00
The standard dictionary for scholarly use, exemplifying the Wade-Giles system of romanization, used by most subsequent lexicographers. This is a clean and good copy of the rare first edition rebound in Hong Kong in 1960 and strong enough for its proper use as
the excellent dictionary it is. Hucker 87; Mathias 37.
340 Giles, Herbert A. trans: STRANGE STORIES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO. Shanghai, 1926. xxiii, 488 pp.
Appendixes. 20x14 cm. Decorative cloth.
£100.00
Giles’ translation of ‘Liao Zhai Zhi Yi’, by Pu Songling, including stories of magic, mystery & romance, in a very good copy of the
fourth, revised edition published by Kelly & Walsh in Shanghai.
341 Gladney, Dru C: DISLOCATING CHINA. Muslims, Minorities and Other Subaltern Subjects. London, 2004.
xvii, 414 pp. Bibliography, index. 22x14 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
Covers a wide range of issues centring on the question of minority status in China.
342 Gorham, Hazel H: JAPANESE AND ORIENTAL POTTERY. Yokohama, 1952. iv, 256 pp. Numerous
illustrations. 21x15 cm. Japanese binding in decorated case.
£60.00
History of Japanese ceramics with a brief mention of Korean ceramics. A useful introduction.
343 Gotoh Art Museum: ELECTRIC COLORS: CERAMIC CREATIONS BY HIRAGA GENNAI. Gotoh, 2003.
192 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x21 cm. Paper.
£50.00
Catalogue of an interesting exhibition that seeks to clarify the many questions surrounding ceramic wares by Hiraga Gennai, known
as Gennai yaki. Illustrated throughout in colour showing many fine examples of these coloured wares from various periods. Text in
Japanese.
344 Gotoh, Shuichi: KOYTSUKE-KOKU SAWA-GUN AKABORI-MURA. A Study on the Excavation of an Ancient
Tomb at Akabori-Mura. Imperial Household Museum: Memoir Series, 6. Tokyo, 1932. c. 165 pp. Japanese text
plus 100 pp. b/w plates. 24 pp. English text and contents. 31x22 cm. Cloth.
£150.00
A rare study and excavation report of an ancient tomb at Akabori-Mura in Kotsuke-koku near Mt. Akagi. Finds included haniwa, iron
materials etc. In Japanese with 24 pp. English text.
345 Graham, Dorothy: CHINESE GARDENS. Gardens of the Contemporary Scene — An Account of Their Design
& Symbolism. London, N.d.,(1938). xi, 225 pp. 50 illustrations, 1 in colour. 25x18 cm. Cloth.
£255.00
Very good illustrations, chiefly photographic, with a period feel. Still an excellent contribution to the subject. A very fine copy of a
very rare book.
346 Griffis, William Elliot: THE MIKADO’S EMPIRE. New York, 1876. 625 pp. 108 illustrations, map. 2 vols.
22x15 cm. Cloth.
£250.00
Book I: History of Japan, From 660 B.C. to 1872 A.D. Book II: Personal Experiences, Observations, and Studies in Japan 1870-1874.
Fascinating text and illustrated with many b/w text engravings. First edition. Good firm copy.
347 Grousset, René: HISTOIRE DE L’EXTREME-ORIENT. Paris, 1929. xvii, 1-402; 403-770 pp. 32 plates, 7
folding maps (3 detached but present). Bibliography, index. 25x17 cm. Cloth.
£55.00
A skilful attempt to write an impartial history of the Eastern world, avoiding the usual strains of Orientalism present in most earlier
efforts. Two volumes bound as one. In French.
348 Grube, Ernst J: MUSLIM MINIATURE PAINTINGS. Cataloghi di Mostre 18. Venice, 1962. xxviii, 139 pp. text
plus 125 pp. b/w plates, 7 colour plates. 22x16 cm. Boards.
£20.00
Catalogue of the exhibition of Muslim miniature paintings from collections in the United States and Canada held at the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, New York. Price reduced.
349 Gu Bing et al: LIDAI MINGGONG HUAPU. Manual of Paintings by Famous Masters of Successive Dynasties.
歷代名公畫譜。顧炳輯；徐叔回校刊；劉光信鐫. Gu Shi Huapu. Guilin, 2001. 210 pp. Duotone
reproductions throughout. 23x18 cm. Paper.
£25.00
Basically an inexpensive, somewhat reduced reproduction of a famous Ming, Wanli period illustrated book — ‘the first fully illustrated
art-historical compendium in China’ — from the Beijing Library collection, provided with a detailed description in both Chinese and
English (taken, in fact, from the fine ‘Visible Traces’ catalogue of rare books in the National Library of China).
350 Guangling Shushe comp: QINDING SIKU QUANSHU ZHENBEN. (Precious Editions from the ‘Siku Quanshu’
: Huangyou Xinyue Tuji, Shaoxi Zhouxian Shi Dianyi Tu, Jiashan Tushu, Qingding Buhui Xiao Yuncong Lisao
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Quantu). 欽定四庫全書珍本。廣陵書社編。皇祐新樂圖記、紹熙州縣釋奠儀圖、家山圖書、
欽定補繪蕭雲從離騷全圖. Nanjing, 2002. 2, 17, 10, 10, 3; 3, 47; 2, 65; 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 49; 56; 90 folded leaves
Chinese-style. Numerous woodblock illustrations throughout. 6 vols. 32x20 cm. Baobei (wrapped back), cloth
£110.00
case.
Facsimile reproductions of four precious editions from the huge manuscript library commissioned by the Qianlong emperor and completed in 1782. In fact the basis for the present facsimile is the Commercial Press facsimile produced in 1930s. The Commercial Press
selected four representative titles from each for the four collections within the ‘Siku’: classics, history, philosophers and general literature. Their original was the Siku copy held in the Wenyuan Ge. The coloured column lining, specially coloured covers for constituent
volumes and ‘wrapped back’ (baobei) binding were used in the Commercial Press version and also in the present work. Please see subtitle and Chinese characters for the titles that are reproduced. In Chinese.
351 Guangxi Museum ed: GUANGXI BOWUGUAN GU TAOCI JINGCUI. Gems of Ancient Ceramics in Guangxi
Museum. 廣西博物館古陶瓷精粹. Beijing, 2002. 177 pp. 141 pp. colour plates. 27x19 cm. Boards.
£27.00
An overview of the little-published ceramics collection of Guangxi Museum. 187 pieces from the Neolithic to the Republic period are
illustrated in colour and described. Text in Chinese.
352 Gugong Ceramics Research Centre: GUGONG BOWUYUAN CANG GU TAOCI
ZILIAO XUANCUI. (Highlights of Ceramic Research Material in the Collection of
the Gugong Museum). 故宮博物院藏古陶瓷資料選萃. Beijing, 2005. 255; 353 pp.
Colour plates throughout both volumes. 2 vols. 31x24 cm. Wrappers.
£100.00
Edited by the Gugong Ceramics Research Centre, this is a fine work drawing on the collections of
the Gugong Museum and, in particular, the former imperial holdings. Seeks to provide a survey of
representative Chinese ceramics across the dynasties. Volume One shows typical pottery and porcelains dating from the Shang to the Ming dynasty. 229 pieces are shown, the majority Ming. Volume
Two entirely comprises examples of representative Qing dynasty porcelain from all reigns. 318 examples are shown, the majority from the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong reigns. Both volumes illustrated throughout with fine colour plates, a good number of pieces being shown in multiple views.
Text in Chinese.
353 Gugong Museum: SONG XIAN SHUHAN. (Song Calligraphy). 宋賢書翰. Beiping,
1937. 6 pp. text. 46 collotype plates. 45x28 cm. Stitched, cloth case.
£125.00
This calligraphy, originally in the Yanchun pavilion, is featured in the ‘Shiqu Baoji’, a catalogue of
paintings and calligraphy in the imperial collection compiled 1744-45 under the auspices of the Qianlong emperor. On corner somewhat knocked (some damage to case; no significant damage to the volume). In Chinese.
354 Guo Bo: THE FAST VANISHING SHANGHAI LANES. Shanghai, 1995. 126 pp. 120 illustrations in colour
and b/w. 29x21 cm. Paper.
£25.00
A comprehensive and invaluable record of a rapidly vanishing architecture and way of life as Shanghai modernises for the 21st century. Text in English, Chinese and some Japanese.
355 Guo Husheng: ZHONGHUA GU DU: ZHONGGUO GUDAI CHENGSHI SHI LUNWEN JI. (The Ancient
Cities of China: A Collection of Essays on the History of Ancient Cities in China). Taibei, 1997. 254 pp. B/w text
drawings and maps. 26x18 cm. Paper.
£25.00
Fifteen essays on aspects of the history and development of cities in China. Text in Chinese.
356 Gurung, Harka: MAPS OF NEPAL. Inventory and Evaluation. Bangkok, 1983. 100 pp. 27 illustrations, 1 folding
map, index. 21x19 cm. Paper.
£30.00
Classifies and describes various published maps of Nepal.
357 Hacker, A. & Wattis, J: SHANGHAI CENTURY. Hong Kong, 2005. 95 pp. Colour and b/w plates throughout.
24x29 cm. Wrappers.
£45.00
Catalogue of an enjoyable exhibition at Wattis Fine Art showing photography, maps, engravings and prints depicting Shanghai from
the 1870s to the 1930s. Illustrated throughout. Text in English.
358 Hackin, J. et al: STUDIES IN CHINESE ART AND SOME INDIAN INFLUENCES. Lectures Delivered in
Connection with the International Exhibition ... London, 1938. viii, 64 pp. 44 plates with numerous illustrations.
Notes. 29x23 cm. Half-cloth.
£50.00
Lectures delivered at the Exhibition of Chinese Art in 1935-36. Contents include: Hackin: Buddhist Art in Central Asia; Siren: Indian
and Other Influences in Chinese Sculpture & Pelliot: The Royal Tombs of An-yang.
359 Hamada Kosaku, Shimada S. & Umehara Sueji: SITES AND REMAINS OF THE ANCIENT BEADWORKERS IN THE PROVINCE OF IDZUMO. Report upon Archaeological Research in the Dept. of
Literature, Vol. X. Tokyo, 1927. 114 pp. Japanese, 20 pp. English text. 39 plates, many col., numerous illustrations.
27x21 cm. Half-cloth.
£110.00
A detailed archaeological report in this important series from the Kyoto Imperial University. Includes, in an appendix, ’Corpus of the
Polished Stone Arrow-Points and Daggers discovered in Japan’.
360 HANGZHOU. Beijing, 1995. 144 pp. Colour photographs throughout. 26x27 cm. Boards.
£20.00
Well-produced photographic guide to Hangzhou and the surrounding area. Good colour photography of scenery, sights and local life.
In English, Japanese and Chinese.
361 Hansford, S. Howard: CHINESE JADE CARVING. London, 1950. xi, 145 pp. 32 b/w plates, map, text-figures.
Bibliography, index. 26x19 cm. Cloth.
£65.00
An account of the development of jade carving techniques. Ex-library copy. Born 154, Yang 1460.
362 Hartman, Joan: CHINESE JADE OF FIVE CENTURIES. Tokyo, 1969. 172 pp. 51 plates, 10 in colour. Glossary
& bibliography. 26x20 cm. Cloth.
£40.00
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Examples in the book are drawn only from United States museums and many have not been previously published. The jades discussed
are those dating from the 14th century. Born 164, Yang 1477.
363 HARVARD JOURNAL OF ASIATIC STUDIES. Volumes 1-54 plus index volume for volumes 1-20. Harvard
Journal of Asiatic Studies. Harvard, 1936-1994. Various. 100s of pages per volume. 74 vols. 25x18 cm. Cloth and
paper.
£2,500.00
A long run of this important journal of Asiatic studies complete from 1936 to 1994 inclusive. Includes index volume for volumes 1-20.
364 Hasrat, Bikrama Jit ed: HISTORY OF NEPAL. As Told by its Own and Contemporary Chroniclers. Kathmandu,
1970. xii, 354 pp. Bibliography, index. 25x19 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
A history of Nepal from prehistoric times to 1861, including translations from a number of original sources.
365 He Peiqi: RIZHI SHIQI DE TAIBEI. (Taibei during the Period of Japanese Rule). 日治時期的台北。何培齊
主編. Yingxiang Taiwan Xilie 1. Taipei, 2007. 383 pp. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. 1 foldout map.
29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£45.00
Based on the holdings of the National Central Library of Taiwan, this work depicts numerous old photographs and postcards of Taibei
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 the city. Captions on some postcards and photographs in English. Main text in Chinese.
366 Hedin, Sven Anders: SOUTHERN TIBET. Discoveries in Former Times Compared with My Own Researches in
1906-1908. New Delhi, 1991. 9 vols. Text in 4to and 3 folio volumes — 2 volumes of maps and 1 volume
panoramas. 12 vols. 29x23 cm. Cloth.
£750.00
Reprint of Hedin’s monumental work on his explorations and researches in South Tibet during the years 1906-08. Apart from the accounts of Hedin’s travels and explorations, the volumes comprehensively cover other discoveries, research and explorations over the
ages in the area by Chinese and Europeans. A mammoth undertaking. Altogether 462 plates and 333 maps (many folding or doublepage). Whilst the reprint obviously lacks the quality of the original work, the plates, maps and text are adequate and represent an opportunity to own this huge and important work at a fraction of the price of the original. Altogether 462 plates and 333 maps (many
folding or double-page). See Yakushi Catalogue of the Himalayan Literature H105 for details of contents. Marshall 2096.
367 Helman, Isisdore Stanislas Henri: ABREGE HISTORIQUE DES PRINCIPAUX TRAITS DE LA VIE DE
CONFUCIUS. Célèbre Philosophe Chinoia (sic). Paris, 1785?. 24 copper engravings with accompanying text.
28x21 cm. Leather, rebacked.
£2,500.00
The text, giving historical notes on the life of Confucius, is engraved like the plates. The plates were done after drawings sent from
China by P. Amiot, who also composed the text. An exquisite example of Chinoiserie with beautifully engraved images. Rare. Lust 729.
368 Henriot, Christian; Noel Castelino trans: PROSTITUTION AND SEXUALITY IN SHANGHAI. A Social
History 1849-1949. Cambridge, 2001. 13 b/w plates. 36 tables and 12 maps. Cloth.
£52.50
By way of an important study of the sex trade in Shanghai, Henriot reveals the city at a crossroads of its intellectual and social history.
369 Hibbard, Peter: THE BUND SHANGHAI. China Faces West. 2007. 368 pp. Colour and b/w photographs and
illustrations throughout. 22x13 cm. Wrappers.
£15.95
A wealth of information and illustration on this quintessential part of old Shanghai. Recommended.
370 Hillier, Jack Ronald: THE ART OF HOKUSAI IN BOOK ILLUSTRATION. London, 1980. 288 pp.
bibliography, appendix, glossary, index, 40 colour, 200 b/w illustrations. 31x25 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
An analytical discourse on the illustrative accomplishments of Hokusai, tracing the evolution of his print designs. Abrams D10.
371 Hiragi Museum of Art: TSURUYA KOKEI. His Complete Woodblock Prints. Hiragi, 2000. 124 pp. 200 colour
£38.00
An exhibition that aims to provide a catalogue raisonné of the woodblock print art of this modern printmaker who continued the tradition of actor prints. 200 prints are illustrated. Plate descriptions and introduction in English. Main text in Japanese.
372 Hirazumi, Senan: MOROKOSHI (TODO) KUNMO ZUI. (An Illustrated Encyclopaedia on Things Chinese).
Kyoto, mid 19th C. 32; 32; 34; 35; 28; 26; 40 folded leaves. B/w woodcut illustrations throughout. 7 vols. 22x16
cm. Stitched.
£1,250.00
An illustrated encyclopaedia on things Chinese, first published in 1719. Prefaces dated 1718 and 1719. Published in a number of editions, this is an undated mid 19th-century version. The whole work is illustrated throughout with copious amounts of black-and-white
woodcut illustrations, originally done by Tachibana Morikuni, showing a huge variety of subject matter, including mythical figures and
beasts, grouped as follows. Introduction and 14 parts (kan) complete in 7 physical volumes.
Vol. 1: Introduction and kan 1: Astronomy (Tenmon); Vol. 2: kan 2: Geography (Kiri) and kan 3: Palaces and Architecture (Kyushitsu);
Vol. 3: kan 4 and 5 Portraiture (Jinbutsu) in 2 parts; Vol. 4: kan 6: Occupations (Jinji) and kan 7: Utensils (Kiyo); Vol. 5: kans 8 and
9 Utensils continued; Vol. 6: kan 10: Clothing and Ritual Paraphernalia (Ifuku Gisei) and kan 11: Flowers and Plants (Somoku); Vol.
7: kan 12: Flowers and Plants (Somoku) continued; kan 13: Birds and Beasts (Kinju); kan 14: Marine Life and Pests (Gyokaichu).
The work demonstrates the ongoing influence of China on Japanese culture. It has been said to be a primer for schoolchildren but
the content of certain sections appear far too advanced for this to be the case. Judging from the images, it is likely that the original
edition was influenced by the Chinese work ‘Sancai Tuhui’. The title can also be read as Todo Kunmo Zui. See Kerlen 1076 for the
1719 edition.
With the original covers and labels. In very good condition with minimal wear. In Japanese. Scarce.
373 Ho, Ping-Ti: LO-YANG, A.D. 495-534 STUDY OF PHYSICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC PLANNING OF
A METROPOLITAN AREA. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies Vol. 26. Harvard, 1966. pp. 52-101 24x16 cm.
Paper.
£25.00
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374 Ho, W. et al: EIGHT DYNASTIES OF CHINESE PAINTING. The Collections of the Nelson Gallery-Atkins
Museum and Cleveland Museum. Cleveland, 1980. lvi, 408 pp. 286 illustrations, 8 colour plates. Bibliography,
£40.00
artist list, index. 31x24 cm. Cloth.
Essays followed by an extensive catalogue of over 280 items with detailed descriptions. The paintings in these two museums rank
among the most important in the West. Essays also by S. Lee, L. Sickman & M. Wilson.
375 Holdsworth, May: BEIJING. Hong Kong, 1988. 80 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
Fine colour photography of then-contemporary Beijing and its life, by a number of named photographers.
£12.00
376 Holdsworth, May: THE PALACE OF ESTABLISHED HAPPINESS. Restoring a Garden in the Forbidden City.
Chicago, 2009. 223 pp. Colour illustrations throughout. 25x20 cm. Cloth.
£40.00
An account of the ambitious five year restoration of the Jianfu Gong palace in the Forbidden City and its garden. The palace burnt
down in mysterious circumstances in 1923. The author followed the project from its inception to its conclusion. Well-illustrated and
an interesting read.
377 Hopkirk, Peter: TRESPASSERS ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD. The Race for Lhasa. Oxford, 1984. 274
pp. 18 illustrations, 3 maps. Bibliography and index. 19x13 cm. Paper.
£15.00
Story of the opening up of Tibet during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and the extraordinary race which took place among travellers from nine different countries to reach Lhasa.
378 Hosie, Alexander: THREE YEARS IN WESTERN CHINA. A Narrative of Three Journeys in Ssu-Ch’uan, Kueichow and Yun-nan. London, 1890. xxxiv, 302 pp. text plus 8 full page b/w plates hors texte. Large folding map with
one tear. 23x14 cm. Decorative cloth.
£180.00
An early travelogue based on Mr. Hosie’s residence as British Consul in Chongqing from 1881 to 1884. The book opens with a description of his journey up the Yangtze in 1881 to take up his post. He subsequently made three extensive and arduous journeys around
Southwest China in 1882, 1883 and 1884. The area was little-known to the British at the time. His trips provided fascinating information on the area, its geography, flora and fauna, culture, towns and minority peoples. In addition, the trips provided much useful
information to the British Foreign Office, given nearby British colonial interests in Burma and India. Five of the black-and-white
plates show views of the Yangtze, including the Gorges. The large folding map: ‘Sketch Map of South Western China’ far from being
a sketch map contains much detail on Hosie’s routes and the geography of the areas visited. The map with tape repairs to a couple of
tears. Some foxing to a few pages but generally very clean. A good copy of a scarce work with excellent colour to the cover design.
379 Howorth, Henry H: HISTORY OF THE MONGOLS. From the 9th to the 19th Century. Taibei, 1970. xxviii, 743;
xxxiv, 1-626; 627-1087; x, 776; iv, 378 pp. 2 folding maps. 5 vols. 22x15 cm. Cloth.
£200.00
Four parts in five physical volumes. Part I: Mongols Proper and the Kalmuks; Part II (in two volumes): So-Called Tartars of Russia
and Central Asia; Part III: Mongols of Persia; Part IV: Supplement and Indices. A prime reference on the history of Mongolia, first
published in 1876 and remaining important to this day. A decent
Taiwan facsimile reprint of the very rare 1876 original edition published in London.
380 Hsieh Ming-liang: LIUCHAO TAOCI LUNJI. Collected Papers on the Six Dynasties Ceramics. 六朝陶瓷論集
。謝明良著. Taibei, 2006. 433 pp. Numerous b/w text illustrations. 31x23 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
A detailed and welcome contribution to the subject by a Taiwanese scholar. In Chinese.
381 Huang Zhiwei ed: LAO SHANGHAI DIANYING. (The Cinema of Old Shanghai). 老上海電影。黃志偉主編.
Shanghai, 1998. 188 pp. B/w photographic illustrations throughout. 27x28 cm. Boards.
£23.00
Covers the history and development of cinema in Shanghai from 1909-1949. Illustrated with stills from films, adverts, pictures of the
stars etc. A useful survey. In Chinese only.
382 Hubei Provincial Museum: HUBEI SHENG BOWUGUAN. (Hubei Provincial Museum). Zhongguo Bowuguan.
Beijing, 1994. 206 pp. 180 colour and b/w plates, 180 b/w illustrations. 37x27 cm. Silk, silk case.
£50.00
Impressive volume, Chinese text only, illustrating the early bronzes, pottery, early lacquers, bells, jade, gold & silver, etc. Continuation volume to the series on Chinese Museums, originally issued in 8 volumes.
383 Hughes, Ernest Richard: TWO CHINESE POETS — VIGNETTES OF HAN LIFE AND THOUGHT.
Westport, 1977. xv, 266 pp. 22x15 cm. Cloth.
£40.00
A comparative study of the poems of Ban Gu and Zhang Heng.
384 Hughes, Sukey: WASHI: THE WORLD OF JAPANESE PAPER. Tokyo, 1978. 452 pp. 234 plates, 27 in colour.
Map. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. 30x23 cm. Half-cloth, box.
£650.00
A comprehensive account of the craft of Japanese papermaking, and of the various forms and uses of washi. Includes 102 samples of
paper, tipped-in. Deluxe edition of 1,000 numbered copies.
385 Idemitsu Museum of Art: ART OF KENZAN AND HIS BROTHER KORIN. Tokyo, 2007. 249 pp. Colour plates
throughout. 30x23 cm. Paper.
£50.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Idemitsu Museum of Art in Tokyo showing the wonderful ceramics created by Ogata Kenzan, the
younger brother of the Rimpa artist, Ogata Korin. The exhibition was sparked by the completion of excavations at the site of Ogata
Kenzan’s kiln and seeks to incorporate the results of new research. Many fine examples of ceramics (and excavated sherds) by Ogata
Kenzan are here shown, together with exhibits demonstrating the role his brother, Ogata Korin, as a painter brought to Kenzan ware.
Introductions to each section and captions in English. Main text in Japanese.
386 Idemitsu Museum of Art: CERAMICS THAT FASCINATED EMPERORS. Treasures of the Jingdezhen Kilns.
Tokyo, 2003. 47 pp. Numerous colour plates. 29x22 cm. Paper.
£30.00
Catalogue of an exhibition showing masterpieces of Chinese imperial porcelain from Jingdezhen. The exhibition covers the period from
the Yuan through to the Qianlong reign in the Qing dynasty. Covers a good number of Yuan, Ming and Qing imperial reigns. Brief introduction to each section and captions in English. Main text in Japanese.
387 Idemitsu Museum of Art: A NEW DISCOVERY: THE BEAUTY OF HASEGAWA TOHAKU. Tokyo, 2005. 59
pp. Numerous colour plates. 29x22 cm. Paper.
£35.00
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Catalogue of an exhibition at the Idemitsu that shows newly-discovered works and works reattributed to the early Japanese artist,
Hasegawa Tohaku. 17 fine examples shown in colour. List of exhibits in English, otherwise Japanese text only.
388 Idemitsu Museum of Art: THE ORIGIN OF TEA CERAMICS — THE BIRTH OF CERAMICS IN JAPAN.
Chato no Genryu: Wa no Utsuwa Tanjo. Tokyo, 2005. vii, 119 pp. Colour plates throughout. B/w plates and text
£45.00
Examines the origin of Japanese ceramics focusing on ceramics used for tea drinking. Also includes a number of fine Chinese Song
and Yuan pieces that influenced Japanese ceramic development. Illustrated throughout. 129 exhibits are shown. Introductions, summaries and list of plates in English. Main text in Japanese.
389 Idemitsu Museum of Art: SHINO AND ORIBE. Tokyo, 2006. 317 pp. 226 pp. colour plates. B/w text illustrations.
£50.00
30x23 cm. Paper.
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Idemitsu Museum in Tokyo providing a detailed survey of these famous Japanese wares. The 213 exhibits from museums and collections across Japan (as well as from the Idemitsu collection itself) are all illustrated in colour and welldescribed. Two page summary and captions to plates in English. Main text in Japanese.
390 Ikku Jippensha: HIZAKURIGE. Tokaido Circuit. Kobe, 1929. xii, 411 pp. Original colour wood block print
frontispiece. 9 original colour wood block prints. A few b/w text illustrations. 19x13 cm. later cloth.
£300.00
A translation of the Tokaido section of Hizakurige by Ikku Jippensha.
391 Imaizumi Motosuke: IRO-NABESHIMA TO MATSUGAYA. (Coloured Nabeshima Ware and Matsugaya Ware).
Tokyo, 1969. 318 pp. 146 b/w plates & 12 colour plates. 27x19 cm. Cloth.
£120.00
A study of coloured Nabeshima ware and Matsugaya ware, profusely illustrated. Limited edition of 1300 copies. In Japanese.
392 Inami Hakusui: NIPPON-TO, THE JAPANESE SWORD. Tokyo, 1948. xviii, 222 pp. 97 plates & illustrations.
Folding map. 26x19 cm. Cloth, dustjacket.
£95.00
A rare work on Japanese swords published for the foreign community in Tokyo. Although dated 1948, this is an obvious later reprint,
issued by Japan Sword Co., Ltd. Scarce in any form.
393 Inoue Sei: YAKIMONO DAI HYAKKA 1-3. (Great Collection of Pottery). Tokyo, 1990. 253; 253, 253 pp.
Numerous colour plates and illustrations. 3 vols. 31x22 cm. Cloth.
£200.00
Over 3000 illustrations and Japanese text tracing the history of Japanese ceramic art through the ages and comparing it with contemporary potters and their output. In Japanese.
394 Inuzuka Tokutaro: TOKEN OSHIGATA NO GIHO. The Technique of Oshigata Making of the Japanese Sword.
Tokyo, n.d. 189 pp. including 4 pp. English résumé. 64 plates and illustrations. 27x19 cm. Cloth.
£125.00
An illustrated monograph on the technique of making rubbings of the signatures engraved on swords. Four page English resume.
Main text in Japanese.
395 Iwasaki Sojun comp: UKIYO-E: SPEAKING OF ODAWARA. N.p., 2001. 92 pp. 67 colour plates. 30x21 cm.
Paper.
£30.00
The author brings together a variety of rarely-seen prints by 18 ukiyo-e artists, who take as their theme, Odawara, from its associations with the Tale of the Soga Brothers and Hojo warrior prints to its status as one of the stages along the Tokaido. Good colour illustrations. In Japanese.
396 Izumo Cultural Heritage Hall: EXHIBITION OF IZUMO AND KYOTO WARES. Izumo, 2007. 91 pp. 103
colour plates. B/w text illustrations. 29x21 cm. Paper.
£45.00
Catalogue of an exhibition with 45 fine examples of Izumo wares and 42 equally good Kyoto wares produced during the late Edo period. All examples illustrated in colour. Text in Japanese.
397 Jahn, Gisela et al: FASZINATION KERAMIK — THE FASCINATION OF CERAMICS. Moderne Japanische
Meisterwerke in Ton aus der Sammlung Gisela Freudenberg. Köln, 2005. 240 pp. c. 300 colour illustrations. 30x24
cm. Cloth.
£50.00
Splendid exposition of this fine collection of modern Japanese ceramics, assembled over a period of 30 years.
398 Japan Foundation: AN INTRODUCTORY BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR JAPANESE STUDIES. Vol. VI, Part 2:
Humanities 1983-86. Tokyo, 1990. vi, 483 pp. Author index, subject index. 23x16 cm. Cloth.
£25.00
Thirteen humanities categories, each consisting of an essay on research trends in that field and a select bibliography with commentary. The 12th publication in the series, compiled by the Toho Gakkai, covering recent research on a biennial basis.
399 Japan Ukiyo-e Society: INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF UKIYO-E MASTERPIECES. Depicting the
Manners and Customs of old Japan. Tokyo, 1964. 28 pp. text and 64 pp. b/w ills. 26x211 cm. Paper.
£25.00
An exhibition of ukiyo-e prints depicting manners and folk customs of old Japan. Organized as a part of the 1964 Olympic celebrations. Introduction and 11 page list of captions in English. Main text in Japanese.
400 Jenyns, Soame: JAPANESE PORCELAIN. Faber Monographs on Pottery & Porcelain. London, 1979. xiii, 352
pp. 124 plates, 4 in colour. Appendixes, bibliography and index. 25x16 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
Reprint of the 1965 original. First comprehensive book on the subject, it traces the history of the important kilns and potters, and outlines the many theories and traditions about the various wares that exist in Japan.
401 Jenyns, Soame: JAPANESE POTTERY. Faber Monographs on Pottery & Porcelain. London, 1971. xiv, 380 pp.
text. 124 plates, 4 in colour, map. Bibliography and index. 26x16 cm. Cloth.
£55.00
A serious yet readable work on Japanese pottery. Covers prehistoric and protohistoric unglazed tomb wares; the Nara and Heian periods (672-1184); ‘the six old kilns’ of Japan; Mino wares; potteries founded by the Koreans; the pottery of Yamashiro; etc.
402 Jenyns, Soame R: MING POTTERY AND PORCELAIN. Faber Monographs on Pottery & Porcelain. London,
1953. 171 pp. 124 plates (4 in colour) with ills. Appendix, bibliography and index. 26x16 cm. Cloth.
£110.00
A comprehensive, authoritative history of ceramic arts in Ming China. Dedication: ‘Harry [Garner] from Soame, Nov. 20th 1953’. A
great association copy. Hucker 1433.
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403 Jettmar, Karl: THE ALTAI BEFORE THE TURKS. Stockholm, N.d. pp. 135-223 and 36 pp. b/w plates. 27x19
cm. Cloth.
£35.00
Offprint in a later cloth binding. An interesting contribution based on archaeological discoveries in the Altai in the 1920s.
404 Jia Pingao ed: LAO XI’AN: FEIDU XIEYANG. (Old Xi’an: Slanting Rays over the Abandoned Capital). 老西安
：廢都斜陽。賈平凹著文. Lao Chengshi (Old City. Nanjing, 1999. 219 pp. B/w photographs. 21x15 cm.
Paper.
£20.00
Stories and histories of China’s former capital Xi’an. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, the majority never before published.
In Chinese only.
405 Jiao Bingzhen: YUZHI GENGZHI TU. (Pictures on Tilling and Weaving). 御制耕織圖。焦秉貞. Shanghai,
1888. 3 pp. text plus 46 fullpage b/w lithographic illustrations each with an accompanying page of descriptive text.
2 vols. 26x15 cm. Stitched.
£1,600.00
An lithographic version of one of the most famous Chinese illustrated books, the Gengzhi Tu, first commissioned by the Kangxi emperor and produced in 1696. This lithographic version is taken from the later Qianlong edition of the work, believed to have been produced in the 1740s. This edition is in two volumes, the first describing Rice Growing, the second volume on Sericulture. This is the
second lithographic edition of the work (first edition 1879) produced by Shanghai’s famous Dianshizhai lithographic press.
There are 23 illustrations of rice growing in its various stages from the initial soaking of the seeds through to the harvesting and threshing. These are followed by 23 pictures of sericulture from the preparation of silkworm eggs through to cocoon sorting and silk spinning, the weaving of silk and making clothes. The illustrations show a Song influence and contain poems by the 12th-century magistrate
Lou Shu who commissioned the original Song edition. Apart from the popularity of the work itself (it spawned several editions), it provided inspiration and a template for Chinese decorative arts in other media, including domestic and export porcelain, painting, lacquer screens and jade carving. The ‘Gengzhi Tu’ presents itself as important on a number of levels: the most famous example of Qing
illustrated printing, an important example of western (Jesuit) influence on Qing art, an insight into court and literati interest and taste
at the end of the 17th and early 18th centuries, a popular and influential work whose appeal spread beyond the confines of woodblock
printing.
Unobtrusive worming that intrudes onto, but does not detract from, the lithographic images. Otherwise clean. Some marks and wear
to covers. Rare.
406 Jin Shoushen: BEIJING LEGENDS. Beijing, 1982. 141 pp. 18x11 cm. Paper.
A pleasing selection of myths and legends about the city. In English.
£15.00
407 JINDAI TIANJIN TUZHI. (An Illustrated Account of Tianjin in the Early 20th Century). 近代天津圖志. Tianjin,
2004. 4, 2, 273 pp. B/w photographic illustrations throughout. 27x19 cm. Cloth.
£25.00
A copiously-illustrated and very interesting account of Tianjin, mostly in the first half of the 20th century. Shows the people, architecture and historical events. In Chinese.
408 Joly, Henri L: JAPANESE SWORD-MOUNTS. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of J. C. Hawkshaw,
Esq., M.A. London, 1910. xxxvi, 300 pp. 50 collotype plates with many illustrations. Tissue guards with text. 33x26
cm. Later cloth.
£1,200.00
Privately printed in 300 copies, of which this is no. 144. Ex-library copy with small number and name stamps, but otherwise fine. Extremely rare.
409 Joly, Henri L: W. L. BEHRENS COLLECTION PART II. Lacquer and Inro. New York, 1966. 154 pp. 57 b/w
plates. Index to signatures, glossary. 32x26 cm. Cloth.
£190.00
Reprint of the original 1912 edition, comprising a catalogue of over 2,000 pieces from the collection.
410 Joly, Henri L. & Inada Hogitaro: THE SWORD BOOK IN HONCHO GUNKIKO AND THE BOOK OF
SAME KO HI SEI GI. London, 1913. xvi, 176, 33, xxx pp. 9 b/w plates, many text-figures. Appendixes,
chronology, index. 26x17 cm. Cloth.
£250.00
Privately published in 200 copies only. Damp stain on back of cover and affecting last few pages of text, otherwise internally a very
clean and firm copy. Partially uncut.
411 Jörg, Christiaan J. A: CHINESE CERAMICS IN THE COLLECTION OF THE RIJKSMUSEUM
AMSTERDAM. The Ming and Qing Dynasties. London, 1997. 352 pp. 392 colour,and 50 b/w illustrations.
Chronology, bibliography, index. 30x23 cm. Cloth.
£175.00
The first substantive publication on the Ming and Qing export wares in this collection, a superbly illustrated book with detailed accompanying text and captions. Almost 400 pieces are illustrated and described.
412 Rogers, Howard: KAIKODO JOURNAL X. Ring of Fire: The Art of Wucius Wong. New York, 1998. 77 pp. 28
colour plates, 4 b/w illustrations. 30x21 cm. Paper.
£35.00
Catalogue from Kaikodo Gallery of a sales exhibition of the work of Wucius Wong. With essays by Wucius Wong and Arnold Chang.
413 Kaikodo: KAIKODO JOURNAL XII. Scholarly Premises. New York, 1999. 338 pp. Colour and b/w illustrations
£55.00
To their usual high standard, this Kaikodo catalogue shows a number of Chinese paintings and objects with a scholarly theme as well
as a selection of fine Chinese antiquities dating from the Han to the Qing.
414 Kaizuka Shigeki: KYOTO DAIGAKU JIMBUN KAGAKU KENKYUSHO ZO KOKOTSU MOJI —
INDEX. Catalogue of the Oracle Bones in the Kyoto University Research Institute. Kyoto, 1968. vi, 253, xii pp.
26x19 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
The index volume only of the catalogue of the oracle bones excavated in China and now in the collection of the Kyoto University Research Institute for Humanistic Studies. In Japanese. RBS 6:366.
415 Kao Mayching ed: MODERN CHINESE PAINTING AND CALLIGRAPHY. From the Collection of the Kau
Chi Society of Chinese Art. Hong Kong, 1987. 275 pp. 128 colour plates. 39x28 cm. Cloth.
£95.00
A sumptuous catalogue of 122 paintings and 6 items of calligraphy by 45 artists, displayed at the 1987 exhibition jointly organised by
the Kau Chi Society and the Chinese University Art Gallery. Scarce.
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416 Karow, Otto: BURMESE BUDDHIST SCULPTURE. The Johan Möger Collection. Bangkok, 2003. 162 pp.
Over 200 illustrations (160 in colour). Bibliography. 30x22 cm. Paper.
£70.00
An important collection covering the full range of craftsmanship from the works produced by provincial metalsmiths of the Shan States
to the highly sophisticated Buddhas in royal attire. 2003 reprint of the 1991 edition.
417 Kato Tokuro: SHINSEN TOKI JITEN. (New Dictionary of Ceramics). Tokyo, 1937. 1,025 pp. Some small
£65.00
illustrations throughout. 23x15 cm. Half-leather, binding broken.
Dictionary of ceramics, mainly Japanese but also Korean, Chinese and some special European ceramics. In Japanese.
418 Kawai Masatomo et al: MUNAKATA SHIKO. Japanese Master of the Modern Print. Kanagawa, 2002. 228 pp.
Over 300 colour illustrations. 25x30 cm. Cloth.
£57.00
Munakata Shikô is considered one of the greatest Japanese artists of the 20th century. This volume presents Munakata’s works in all
media and genres — woodcuts, watercolours, painting, calligraphy and ceramics. More than 350 works are illustrated in full colour,
fully demonstrating the extraordinary variety and range of this prolific artist. Catalogue to accompany a travelling US exhibition.
419 Kawasaki City Museum: IMAGINARY BEASTS OF JAPAN. A Record of the Appearance of Unconfirmed
Species. Kawasaki, 2004. 107 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x21 cm. Paper.
£35.00
Catalogue of an exhibition that shows, in various media, the mythical beasts and creatures from Japanese literature and folklore. Includes paintings, ukiyo-e, ceramics, netsuke, textiles etc. Well-illustrated in colour. Text in Japanese.
420 Keith, Elizabeth: EASTERN WINDOWS. An Artist’s Notes of Travel in Japan, Hokkaido, Korea, China ... Boston,
1928. 125 pp. 12 plates in colour. 29x23 cm. Cloth. Back slightly loose.
£175.00
A personal account of a visit to the Far East illustrated with the author’s watercolours and woodblock prints.
421 Kenrick, Douglas Moore: JOMON OF JAPAN. The World’s Oldest Pottery. London, 1995. xviii, 144 pp. 154
b/w plates & 16 pp. of colour illustrations. 6 maps. 25x20 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
A comprehensive and lavishly illustrated overview of Japanese unglazed earthenware pottery of the Jomon period, from 10,000 BC,
and its relation to the ancient pottery of other countries.
422 Kerr, Rose and Nigel Wood; with contributions from Ts’ai Mei-fen and Zhang Fukang: SCIENCE AND
CIVILISATION IN CHINA V:12. Chemistry & Chemical Technology : Ceramic Technology. Cambridge, 2004.
xlix, 918 pp. 172 ills, many in colour, 11 charts, 147 tables. Bibliographies, index. 25x19 cm. Cloth.
£180.00
A long-a waited volume comprising the detailed history of Chinese ceramic technology from the late Stone Age to the twenty-first century A.D. Unique in its extent and coverage, this brings together the most recent research and scholarship in the field. Essential.
423 Keyes, Roger S. and Mizushima Keiko: THE THEATRICAL WORLD OF OSAKA PRINTS. A Collection of
18th and 19th Century Woodblock Prints .... Boston, 1973. 334 pp. 10 colour plates, 260 illustrations. Appendixes,
bibliography & glossary. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£85.00
Foreword by Evan S. Turner, Curator’s preface by Kneeland McNulty. An authoritative account, including a detailed descriptive catalogue of the holdings of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and signature facsimiles. A fine, increasingly scarce reference. Abrams C39.
424 Kingdon Ward, F: THE MYSTERY RIVERS OF TIBET. London, 1923. 316 pp. Numerous b/w plates and maps.
22x15 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
The title continues: ‘A description of the little-known land where Asia’s mightiest rivers gallop in harness through the narrow gateway of Tibet, its peoples, Fauna & Flora’. The original 1923 edition. Ex-library copy with library label on inside back cover only. Lacks
the folding map. Mark to cover where label has been removed. Sold as a reading copy only.
425 Kinney, Henry W: MANCHURIA TODAY. Dairen, 1930. 100 pp. Folding map. 89 photographs. 22x15 cm.
Original gilt cloth.
£85.00
A survey of the area — geography, cities, history, politics etc. Many interesting photographs of Manchuria in the early 1900’s, with
special emphasis on the South Manchurian Railway. Good clean copy with slight foxing to rear endpapers. Scarce.
426 Kirk-Greene, Anthony: ON CROWN SERVICE. A History of HM Colonial and Overseas Civil Services, 18371997. London, 1999. xxvii, 276 pp. 16 b/w illustrations, 2 maps. Tables. 22x14 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
The first detailed institutional history to appear in over 60 years and produced at the end, in effect, of Britain’s colonial history.
427 Kleczkowski, Le Comte: COURS GRADUEL ET COMPLET DE CHINOIS PARLÉ ET ÉCRIT. Volume I :
Phrases de la Langue Parlée. Paris, 1876. lxxii, 102, 116 pp. 27x18 cm. Later cloth.
£95.00
An early French-Chinese grammar. All published. Cordier 1664.
428 Klein, Adalbert: A CONNOISSEUR’S GUIDE TO JAPANESE CERAMICS. London, 1987. 272 pp. Many b/w
illustrations, some colour plates. 32x28 cm. Cloth.
£95.00
The history of Japanese ceramics is presented in all its stages, from the prehistoric pottery of Jomom, Yayoi and Sue, through medieval
pottery, on to the development of porcelain.
429 Kobayashi Taichiro: OSAKA SHIRITSU BIJUTSUKAN TENRANKAI KINEN ZUROKU, DAI 3. KISHU
TOSHI SHUSEI. (Osaka Municipal Museum Exhibition, No. 3: Ceramics from Kii province). Kyoto, 1937. (1),
14, 6, 66 pp. 132 plates and illustrations, 10 in colour. 30x22 cm. Silk, Japanese style binding.
£100.00
This exhibition was held in commemoration of the opening of the Osaka Municipal Museum.
430 Koop, Albert J. and Inada Hogitaro: JAPANESE NAMES AND HOW TO READ THEM. A Manual for Art
Collectors and Students. 2004. 572 pp. Indexes. 25x18 cm. Paper.
£45.99
New paperback reprint of the standard reference tool for the identification of Japanese names on works of art.
431 Koryo Museum of Art: KORYO MUSEUM OF ART COLLECTION. Kyoto, 2003. 227 pp. Numerous colour
plates. B/w text illustrations. 30x21 cm. Paper.
£50.00
Catalogue of the highlights of the Koryo Museum’s fine collections. Shows objects in various media — ceramic, painting, lacquer, wood.
An excellent selection. Well-illustrated throughout in colour and with captions and brief commentaries to the objects in English. Main
text in Japanese.
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432 Koyama Fujio: NIHON NO TOJI. (Japanese ceramics). Tokyo, 1962. 212 pp. with 48 text figures & 14 plates, 3
in colour. 20x14 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
An introduction to the different Japanese wares, arranged according to each historical period.
433 Koyama Fujio: SO JI. (Song Ceramics). Tokyo, 1943. 48 pp. 77 collotype plates, some in colour. 37x26 cm.
£200.00
Japanese style cloth.
This is the second, unnumbered printing in 600 copies. The first printing of 600 numbered copies, appeared five months earlier. Expertly photographed plates of fine Song ceramics. Text in Japanese. Scarce.
434 Koyama Fujio: TOGEI. (Ceramic Art). Nihon bijutsu taikei vol. 6. Tokyo, 1960. 201 pp. Japanese text. 126 plates,
31 in colour. 35x26 cm. Cloth.
£50.00
Representative examples of Japanese ceramics, with notes on the plates and an outline history of the art. In Japanese only.
435 Koyama Fujio ed: ONE HUNDRED SELECTED MASTERPIECES OF JAPANESE CERAMICS. Nihon
Meito Hyakusen. Tokyo, 1962. 163 pp. 13 pp. English text. 104 plates, 20 in colour, 38 text figures. 33x26 cm.
Cloth.
£50.00
A sumptuous tome. The bulk of the text is in Japanese. English introduction and caption list.
436 Kumamoto Nichinichi Newspaper: ONE HUNDRED NEW SCENIC SPOTS IN KYUSHU. Kumamoto, 1965.
c. 200 pp. Numerous illustrations, mostly in colour. 25x26 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
With text in Japanese and English, this commercial publication gives descriptions of National Parks and other popular sightseeing spots
in the southern islands of Japan.
437 Kupfer, Carl F: SACRED PLACES IN CHINA. Cincinnati, 1911. 111 pp. 45 b/w illustrations. Double page sketch
map of Poot’oo (Putuo) 23x15 cm. Cloth.
£95.00
An interesting and informative travelogue to some of China’s sacred sites including Jiu Hua Shan — the Nine Lotus-Flower Mountain
and Putuo — China’s sacred island. The rare original edition in fine condition.
438 Kuroda, Kusaomi comp: 125 CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE CERAMIC ARTISTS: THE MASTERY OF
TECHNIQUE. 2005. 254 pp. Colour plates throughout. 25x19 cm. Wrappers.
£50.00
A good survey of 125 contemporary Japanese ceramic artists and their work. Brief biography of each artist followed by a discussion
of his/her work and colour illustrations of ceramics produced. A good visual survey of current artistic ceramic production in Japan.
Well-illustrated in colour. Text in Japanese.
439 Kushi Takushin: SHINA MEI SHO TOJI ZUKAN. (An Illustrated Study of Chinese Ceramics From the Early
Ming Period). Tokyo, 1943. 2, 5, 97 pp. text and 130 plates, 20 in colour. 31x22 cm. Cloth.
£150.00
A pioneering study of early Ming ceramics. The ceramics shown date from the Yongle to Zhengde reigns and are from Japanese collections. In Japanese.
440 Kusube Yaichi: THE CERAMIC ART OF YAICHI KUSUBE. Tokyo, 1968. 22 pp. English introduction and
captions. 129 plates, 28 in colour. 33x26 cm. Cloth.
£75.00
Signed by the author, a modern master of Japanese ceramics.
441 Kwan, Simon: THE MUWEN TANG COLLECTION SERIES VOLUME 6: CHINESE PORCELAIN OF
THE REPUBLIC PERIOD. Minguo Ciqi. 沐文堂收藏全集：民國瓷器。關善明. Muwen Tang Collection
Series Vol. 6. Hong Kong, 2008. 4, 380 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x23 cm. Cloth.
£90.00
Volume 6 in the Muwen Tang series is, in effect, a revised and updated version of the sought-after 1990 exhibition catalogue ‘Brush
and Clay’, a prime reference on Republic period Chinese porcelain and a record of a pre-eminent collection. Illustrated throughout
with full page colour plates and dual text in Chinese and English. New improved photography of all items, many showing close-up detail, and a revised text.
442 Kyoto Shoin Co. ed: JAPANESE COLOURED PORCELAIN 1-4. Kyoto, 1958. 32 pp. text and 200 full colour
plates. 4 vols. 37x29 cm. Cloth.
£400.00
Splendid publication showing Imari, Kakiemon, Kutani and Nabeshima wares. Japanese text loosely inserted.
443 Kyushu Ceramic Museum: CERAMICS OF OKINAWA — FRAGRANCE FROM THE SOUTH SEAS. Saga,
1998. 202 pp. 329 colour plates. 24x25 cm. Paper.
£45.00
Catalogue of an exhibition devoted to an in-depth examination of the unique Kina, Chibana, Wakuta and Tsuboya wares. Copiouslyillustrated. In Japanese only.
444 Kyushu Ceramic Museum: HOKKAIDO KARA OKINAWA MADE KOKUNAI SHUTSUDO NO HIZEN
TOJI: KOKARATSU, IMARI NO RYUTSU O SAGURU. (Japanese Ceramics Found on the Islands of
Hokkaido and Okinawa...). Saga, 1984. 180 pp. Colour and (predominantly) b/w plates
£60.00
Catalogue of an exhibition that focuses on the trade of ceramics between the Japanese ‘heartland’
and the outlying islands of Hokkaido and Okinawa during the Edo period. Hundreds of shards and
complete pieces are shown — ko-karatsu, imari, hizen. Copiously-illustrated. Texts in Japanese only.
445 Kyushu Ceramic Museum: NABESHIMA: PORCELAIN FOR THE
SHOGUNATE. Saga, 2006. 279 pp. 234 colour plates. A few colour text illustrations.
30x23 cm. Paper.
£60.00
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Kyushu Ceramic Museum in Japan of 234 wonderful examples of Nabeshima ware, considered the finest porcelain in Japan and made for presentation to the
Shogun and immediate family. The exhibits date from the 1640s to the mid-nineteenth century and the
whole comprises an excellent visual reference on this ware. Foreword, ten page introduction to the
exhibition and ten page list of plates in English. Main text in Japanese.
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446 Kyushu Ceramic Museum: SHIBATA KOREKUSHON I. Shibata Collection Part 1. Saga, 1990. 255 pp. Colour
plates throughout. 24x25 cm. Paper.
£125.00
Part I of the series of catalogues on the marvellous Shibata collection donated to the Kyushu Ceramics Museum. The objects show the
diversity of Imari. 471 exhibits totalling 1343 items are illustrated in full colour. All bases are separately illustrated in colour. Japanese text only — apart from a brief introduction in English.
447 Kyushu Ceramic Museum: SHIBATA KOREKUSHON II. Shibata Collection Part 2. Saga, 1991. 308, 141 pp.
£250.00
Colour plates throughout. 2 vols. 24x25 cm. Paper.
Part II of the series of catalogues on the marvellous Shibata collection donated to the Kyushu Ceramics Museum. The main theme of
this two-volume catalogue is to show the changes in style and to introduce a wide variety of Arita porcelain including pots, jars, incense burners and small dishes. 819 exhibits, totalling 1543 items are illustrated in full colour. All bases are separately illustrated in
colour. Caption lists and brief introduction in English. Main text in Japanese.
448 Lamb, Alastair: THE MANDARIN ROAD TO OLD HUÉ. Narratives of Anglo-Vietnamese Diplomacy from
the 17th Century to the Eve of the French Conquest. London, 1970. 349 pp. 20 plates and illustrations. 22x15 cm.
Cloth.
£70.00
A useful and scarce work detailing British diplomatic encounters and manoeuvring in Vietnam. Focuses on four main embassies; The
Bowyear Mission, 1695-96, The Chapman Mission, 1778; The Macartney Embassy of 1793; The Roberts Mission, 1804; The Crawfurd Mission, 1822 and The Davis and Wade Missions, 1847 and 1855.
449 Lamb, Harold: TAMERLANE. The Earth Shaker. London, 1929. 318 pp. c. 10 b/w plates. A few b/w text drawings
and maps. 15x21 cm. Cloth.
£20.00
A somewhat ‘popular’ biography of the Mongol conqueror, Tamerlane, which draws on historical accounts of the time.
450 Lane, Richard: IMAGES FROM THE FLOATING WORLD: THE JAPANESE PRINT. Including an
Illustrated Dictionary of Ukiyo-e. Oxford, 1978. 364 pp. bibliography, index, 200 illustrations, 41 in colour, textfigures. 28x26 cm. Cloth.
£60.00
An authoritative introduction and detailed illustrated dictionary of over 700 ukiyo-e works, spanning their development from the primitive period through the nineteenth century. Abrams A105.
451 Ledoux, Louis V: JAPANESE PRINTS OF THE LEDOUX COLLECTION. New York, 1942-51. 274 plates,
72 in colour. 5 vols. 36x26 cm. Cloth.
£950.00
Rare, complete catalogue of an excellent collection. The five volumes cover The Primitives, Harunobu and Shunsho, Buncho to Utamaro, Sharaku to Toyokuni, and Hokusai and Hiroshige. Limited edition. Abrams L141.
452 Lefeuvre, Jean: SHANGHAI: LES ENFANTS DANS LA VILLE. (Shanghai: Children in Town). Paris, 1954. 366
pp. B/e text illustrations and photographs. 21x15 cm. Wrappers.
£75.00
Interesting work describing Shanghai in the early 1950s, immediately after the Communist ascent to power. Much on the church and
anti-Christian movements. Interesting illustrations of the city and popular communist propaganda. In French. Scarce.
453 Legge, James: A RECORD OF BUDDHISTIC KINGDOMS. Oxford, 1886. xv, 123 pp. English text plus 45 pp.
Chinese text. Folding sketch map plus 9 full page b/w plates from engravings. 23x20 cm. Later boards? £90.00
The title continues: ‘Being an account by the Chinese Monk Fa-Hien of Travels in India and Ceylon (AD 399-414) in search of the
Buddhist Books of Discipline. Translated and annotated with a Korean recension of the Chinese text by James Legge’. The rare 1886
original edition probably in a slightly later binding and priced accordingly.
454 Levis, John Hazedel: FOUNDATIONS OF CHINESE MUSICAL ART. Peking, 1936. xiii, 233 pp. Many musical
scores. 25x17 cm. Later library binding.
£125.00
One of the first scholarly studies to approach Chinese music from the view- point of Western analytic musicology. Still an important
work in its field. Lieberman 857.
455 Li Jie: YINGZAO FASHI. (Manual of Architecture). 營造法式。李誡編著. Beijing, 2006. Various paginations
of folded leaves comprising 4 volumes text and 4 volumes illustrations, many in beautiful colour. 8 vols. 33x22 cm.
Stitched.
£300.00
Fine original-size facsimile of the 1925 edition of the famous Song dynasty manual on traditional Chinese architecture, construction
techniques and architectural decoration. The 1925 edition was a carefully prepared and highly-regarded work, incorporating part of
the 1103 and 1145 editions. The colour is also retained in this facsimile and the detail is good. cf. Hervouet 186-187 for notes on the
original work. In Chinese.
456 Li Mingde & Zhao Zhenyong: A GUIDEBOOK TO ALLEYS IN BEIJING. Beijing Hutong Luyou Shouce.
Beijing, 2001. 8, 2, 128 pp. 8 pp. colour photographs, b/w text drawings. 18x12 cm. Paper.
£10.00
A pleasing little guidebook to the alleys or hutongs of Beijing. Describes their history, folklore and life. Dual text in English and Chinese.
457 Li Qingxin (Wang, William trans.): MARITIME SILK ROAD. Beijing, 2006. 199 pp. Numerous colour plates
and b/w illustrations. 24x18 cm. Paper.
£40.00
Useful English language contribution to the subject. In four main sections each with an extensive amount of detail within. A total of
34 papers. The four sections are: The Convergence of Early Sea Lanes of the East and West; From the Pearl River Delta to the Persian Gulf: Maritime Passage from Guangzhou to Foreign Lands; The Management of Maritime Trade in the Song and Yuan Empires;
A New Age of Maritime Trade for the World. Recommended.
458 Liang Xinli: BEIJING GU SHI. Old Stone Lions of Beijing. 北京古獅。梁欣立著. Beijing, 2006. 355 pp.
Numerous b/w text illustrations. 21x21 cm. Wrappers.
£20.00
A survey showing and discussing stone lion sculptures in and around Beijing, epitomised by the pairs of lions that guard imperial
doorways. In Chinese.
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459 Liang Yannian: SHENGYU XIANGJIE. (The Sacred Edict Illustrated and
Explicated). 聖諭像解。梁延年編輯. Beijing, 1995. c. 55 folded leaves per volume
and c. 80 woodcut illustrations in total. 10 vols. 27x17 cm. Stitched, brocade case.
£100.00
A notably fine facsimile of Liang’s 1681 edition. The ‘Shengyu’ or ‘Sacred Edict’ as it became known
in the West (including to the poet Ezra Pound who ‘canonized’ it in certain less usual contexts),
began its textual life as a set of 16 moral maxims set out and promulgated by the Kangxi emperor in
1670. Liang Yannian (1673-81) expanded on these, providing illustrative examples from history and
literal illustrations which were brought together and published in the original woodblock edition of
1681. The original is a fine example of printing and book illustration from the period. Cf. Hummel,
p. 329; and ‘Beijing Tushuguan Guji Shanben Mulu’ p. 1495 (for the original edition).
460 Liaoning Provincial Museum ed: LIAONING SHENG BOWUGUAN. (The
Liaoning Provincial Museum). Zhongguo Bowuguan. Beijing, 1983. 223 pp. 192
pieces illustrated on 100 colour plates & 48 b/w plates, 2 text figures. 37x27 cm. Cloth,
box.
£50.00
Prolifically illustrated account of the treasures of the Liaoning Provincial Museum including bronzes,
paintings, calligraphy, textiles and pottery. In Chinese.
461 Lin Yutang: LADY WU. A True Story. London, 1937. xiv, 245 pp. Colour frontispiece. 20x13 cm. Cloth. £30.00
Seldom-seen work by Lin Yutang relating the story of the Tang dynasty Empress, Wu Zetian. Bottom third of blank frontpaper missing — neatly trimmed. Otherwise, a fine copy with dustjacket with slight wear.
462 Lin, James: THE IMMORTAL STONE. Chinese Jades from the Neolithic Period to the Twentieth Century.
London, 2009. 160 pp. c.200 colour illustrations. 25x21 cm. Cloth.
£29.95
A study of jade and its value and significance in Chinese society. Draws on the rich collection of Chinese jade in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Well-illustrated.
463 Lion-Goldschmidt, Daisy; J. Moreau-Gobard; Soame Jenyns; William Watson; Werner Speiser; et al: CHINESE
ART. London, 1963-66. 425; 462; 361; 323 pp. 133; 211; 179; 149 illustrations, 65; 68; 59; 65 in colour, tipped in.
4 vols. 34x26 cm. Cloth.
£180.00
Bargain price for a complete set of four volumes (same format by not strictly uniform in that the first is from the US edition) in this
finely produced and well-illustrated conspectus of Chinese art with contributions by major scholars. Volume one: Bronzes, Jade, Sculpture, Ceramics; Volume two: Gold, Silver, Bronze, Cloisonné, Cantonese Enamel, Lacquer, Furniture, Wood; Volume three: Painting,
Calligraphy, Stone Rubbing, Wood Engraving; Volume four: Textiles, Glass and Painting on Glass, Carvings in Ivory and Rhinoceros
Horn, Carvings in Hardstone, Snuff Bottles, Inkcakes and Inkstones.
464 LISHI DE NINGMOU — QINGMO MINCHU KUNMING SHEHUI FENGMAO SHEYING JISHI (18961925). (A Focus on History — Photographs of Kunming Society and Scenery at the End of the Qing Dynasty and
Beginning of the Republican Period (1896-1925). 歷史的凝眸：清末民初昆明社會風貌攝影紀實. Kunming,
2000. 280 pp. B/w photographs throughout. Map. 29x27 cm. Boards.
£75.00
A loan exhibition held at the Beijing Museum of History in 1999 of photographs taken by August Francois (?) and other photographers of the scenery and life of Kunming (the capital of China’s Yunnan province) at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. A fascinating look at the architecture etc. of old Kunming and the surrounding area in rarely seen images. In Chinese only. Out
of print. Slight tear to top of spine, otherwise fine.
465 Liu Renqing: ZHONGGUO SHUHUA ZHI. Chinese Handmade Paper for Painting and Calligraphy. 中國書畫紙
。劉仁慶著. Beijing, 2007. 6, 229 pp. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. 26x17 cm. Wrappers. £25.00
A study of the making of Chinese paper for use in painting and calligraphy. Examines the traditional techniques used in the present
day. Well-illustrated. Text in Chinese.
466 Liu Yan & Chen Qinhua: PANJIAYUAN: DONGFANG XUNBAO LEYUAN. (Panjiayuan: An Eastern Treasure
House). 潘家園：東方尋寶樂園。劉琰程欽華. Beijing, 2005. 157 pp. Colour photographs throughout. 21x21
cm. Boards.
£18.00
Colourful and lively photographic survey of this magnet in Beijing for locals and foreigners alike — the noisy and crowded weekend
‘antique’ market at Panjiayuan in the south of the city. Sells everything to do with Chinese culture and arts — except, possibly, antiques!
Text in Chinese.
467 Liu Zhenqing et al: QI LU WENHUA: DONGFANG SIXIANG DE YAOLAN. (Qi Lu Culture: The Cradle of
Chinese Thought). 齊魯文化：東方思想的搖籃。劉振清主編. Zhongguo Diyu Wenhua Daxi. Hong Kong,
1998. 266 pp. 362 colour plates. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£42.00
From a series on the regional cultures of China, this work, aimed at a broad Chinese market, nonetheless contains some excellent colour
illustrations and documentation by serious scholars of unusual and beautiful objects from recent excavations and exhibitions. In Chinese only.
468 Liu, Charles C. H. ed: ARTISTS OF TAIWAN. Taiwan Yishujia Mingren Lu. 台灣藝術家名人錄. Taibei, 1994.
306 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x22 cm. Cloth.
£70.00
Illustrated alphabetical listing of artists with outline biographies and details of exhibitions. ‘the first comprehensive presentation of
modern and contemporary artists in Taiwan’. In English, with characters for artists’ names and addresses. A useful contribution. Outof-print.
469 Lu Fan and Wang Qiming: BEIJING SIHEYUAN. Beijing Courtyard. Beijing, 1996. 197 pp. B/w illustrations and
text drawings throughout. 27x24 cm. Cloth.
£20.00
The authors analyse the origin and development of Beijing’s courtyards; the relationship of courtyards to the city, district and hutong;
architecture and building methods of courtyards during the Ming and Qing periods etc. In Chinese only.
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470 Lu Shun: BEIJING LISHI YU WENHUA: ZHONGGUO LISHI WENHUA DUWU. The History and Culture
of Beijing. 北京歷史與文化：中國歷史文化讀物。旅舜主編. Beijing, 2008. 207 pp. Colour plates
£70.00
throughout. 28x21 cm. Wrappers.
A good work on Beijing which interestingly focuses on little-known aspects of the city’s history and culture. Arranged chronologically
from the Neolithic through to the Qing dynasty. Includes such contributions as: Youzhou Prefecture in the Period of the Tang Dynasty;
Gardens and Scenic Spots in the Dadu Area; The Development of the Handicraft Industry in Beijing in the Ming Dynasty; The Corruption of the Qing Dynasty and the Peasant Uprisings in Beijing. In English.
471 Lu, Hanchao: BEYOND THE NEON LIGHTS. Everyday Shanghai in the Early Twentieth Century. Berkeley,
1999. 456 pp. 36 b/w figures and plates. Appendixes, bibliography, glossary and index 24x17 cm. Cloth. £30.00
An excellent historical study and invocation of early twentieth-century Shanghai, beyond the elite downtown area, exploring everyday life throughout the city during the Republic period.
472 Luczantis, Christian: BUDDHIST SCULPTURE IN CLAY. Early Western
Himalayan Art, Late 10th to Early 13th Centuries. Chicago, 2004. 368 pp. 328 colour
plates. Index. 30x23 cm. Cloth.
£50.00
The first comprehensive account of the development of western Himalayan art through a study of the
large-scale clay sculptures typically sited along the central axis of temples and monuments in West
Tibet and Ladakh. Extensively illustrated with recent documentary and some archival photography
based on more than a decade of field research. Good apparatus and cross-referencing.
473 Lum, Peter: PEKING. 1950-1953. London, 1958. 190 pp. 13 b/w photographs. 22x14
cm. Cloth.
£30.00
The description of the life of a foreigner in Peking in the early years of the communist government.
Rather than a dispassionate analysis, the author seeks to convey something of the atmosphere of the
times and the changes in life for both Chinese and foreigners.
474 Luo Zhenyu: LIUCHAO MUZHI JINGYING. (Fine Selection of Tomb-Tablet
Inscriptions from Six Dynasties). 六朝墓志菁英. N.p., 1917. 118 pp. Many rubbings.
37x25 cm. Stitched.
£100.00
Rubbings from memorial tablets with index and short introduction. Toho Bunka 340 shang.
475 Luo Zhenyu: LIUCHAO MUZHI JINGYING ER BIAN. (Fine Selection of Tomb-Tablet Inscriptions of the Six
Dynasties 2). 六朝墓志菁英二編. N.p., [1918]. 84 pp. Many rubbings. 37x25 cm. Stitched.
£100.00
Consists entirely of rubbings from memorial tablets with index. Toho Bunka 340 shang.
476 Ma Cai: GU KAIZHI YANJIU. (Researches on Gu Kaizhi). 顧愷之研究。馬采著. Shanghai, 1958. 86 pp. 50
b/w plates. 21x16 cm. Paper.
£30.00
An early monograph on Gu Kaizhi (c.344-c.406 AD). Chinese text.
477 Ma Yue et al ed: XI’AN — LEGACIES OF ANCIENT CHINESE CIVILIZATION. Beijing, 1992. 275 pp.
Profusely illustrated in colour, including many maps and charts. 38x27 cm. Cloth.
£65.00
Xi’an served as the capital of China for over a thousand years, including during the powerful periods of Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang.
This book presents through well-documented historical materials, and with much colour photography, the ancient glories of this city.
478 McDougall, Bonnie & Hansson, A. ed: CHINESE CONCEPTS OF PRIVACY. Sinica Leidensia 55. Leiden,
2002. vi, 241 pp. 25X16 cm. Boards.
£65.00
Discusses the traditional Chinese approach to the subject and shows that concepts of privacy have been part of discourse in China
since the earliest times. Includes examination of inscriptions on bronzes, Ming and Qing medical histories, fiction etc.
479 McElderry, Andrea: SHANGHAI OLD-STYLE BANKS (CH’IEN-CHUANG) 1800-1935. A Traditional
Institution in a Changing Society. Michigan Papers in Chinese Studies No. 25. Ann Arbor, 1976. viii, 234 pp. 23x15
cm. Paper.
£20.00
The history, development and importance of this traditional Chinese institution.
480 McElney, Brian: CHINESE CERAMICS AND THE MARITIME TRADE PRE 1700. 公元 1700
年以前中國陶瓷與海運貿易. Bath, 2006. 189 pp. 115 colour plates and 15 additional illustrations. 30x23 cm.
Cloth.
£35.00
Accompanies the exhibition at the Museum of East Asian Art in Bath. Explores in detail the relatively unknown subject of Chinese export wares from the Tang through to the early Qing dynasty. Illustrated throughout. Dual text in English and Chinese.
481 McGovern, Montgomery: TO LHASA IN DISGUISE. An Account of a Secret Expedition through Mysterious
Tibet. London, 1924. 352 pp. A number of b/w plates. 4 text maps. 22x15 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
Undertaken at a time when access to Tibet was extremely difficult, this is McGovern’s account of his clandestine trip into Tibet, ending up in Lhasa as he intended. However, to achieve this, he had to cross a 6000m pass in the Himalayas in mid-winter and travel
through Tibet disguised as a labourer. When in Lhasa, he revealed himself to the authorities with the result that monks led a popular
riot against him. The Tibetan government was forced to declare him a prisoner of state and he was later escorted back to India for his
own safety.
482 Maclean, Fitzroy: EASTERN APPROACHES. London, 1949. 542 pp. Frontispiece and 14 b/w illustrations, 3
folding maps. 20x14 cm. Cloth, dustjacket.
£35.00
A classic travel book relating Maclean’s excursions and exploits across Asia. First edition.
483 McLeod, N: ILLUSTRATIONS TO THE EPITOME OF THE ANCIENT HISTORY OF JAPAN. Including
Illustrations to Guide Book. Second Edition. Kyoto, 1878. iv, 80 pp. b/w engravings, 2 pp. list of plates. 17x28 cm.
Stitched. Cloth cover with some wear.
£950.00
McLeod published this work as a companion volume to his ‘Epitome of the History of Japan’ published in Nagasakai in 1875. Very
little is known about McLeod in Japan other than he worked first as an accountant and then as a curio dealer. He also published a
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number of works in which he was obsessed with establishing links between ancient Japan and the Lost
Tribes of Israel. Amongst other claims, he stated that the first known king of Japan was called Osee
and identified him with Hoshea, the last King of Israel who died in 722 B.C. His works, as here, contain extensive comparison of the rituals of Shintoism and Judaism as evidence of the links between
ancient Japan and Israel. Twenty or so pages has illustration of subjects in which McLeod seeks to
link Japan with Israel and Palestine. There are a number of pages which contain illustration relating to the Ainu and ‘Southern Aborigines’ of Japan. The remainder of the illustration is purely Japanrelated in content. The preface states that: ‘The Engravings are the workmanship of the best Japanese
artists; but as they have had as yet so little experience of foreign letters, the execution is imperfect.’
The entire work has a somewhat bizarre, uncanny quality that stems from its hybrid methods of reproduction and representation — especially Japanese artists executing western-style engravings, including typography, and their occasional awkwardness when confronted with western subjects. The work is an early example of cultural interaction between Japan and the West. There are water stains
to the edges of a number of pages and some foxing. Very rare. Priced accordingly.
484 Mak, Philip ed: CHENGFANG ZHANYA: SONGDE TANG CANG MUDIAO ZUOZI. The Art of Chinese
Wooden Stands: The Songde Tang Collection. 乘芳展雅：頌德堂藏木雕座子。麥耀翔. Hong Kong, 2008. 347
pp. Colour plates throughout. 31x23 cm. Cloth.
£130.00
Catalogue of a good exhibition at the University Museum and Art Gallery focussing on a much-neglected and little-studied area of Chinese art — that of finely-carved wooden stands that bear ceramics and other vessels and objects. Illustrated 131 examples in full page
colour plates — the majority of the stands in wood and dating from the Qing dynasty, a few accompanying stands in other media for
comparison. Dual texts in Chinese and English including introductory essays. Now out-of-print.
485 Marchant & Son: 80TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION OF CHINESE JADES FROM HAN TO QING.
London, 2005. ix, 155 pp. Colour plates throughout, many full page. 30x21 cm. Cloth.
£80.00
Dealer’s catalogue showing 120 fine examples of Chinese jade, the majority Qing. All well-described illustrated in full colour, many
with multiple views and close-up detail.
486 Marchant & Son: BLANC DE CHINE. London, 2006. 156 pp. 120 pieces illustrated in many colour plates.
Bibliography. 30x21 cm. Cloth.
£75.00
Dealer’s catalogue with a fine and well-illustrated selection of pieces. Introduction by John Ayers.
487 Marchant & Son: EXHIBITION OF CHONGZHEN-SHUNZHI. Transitional Porcelain From a Private American
Collection. London, 2007. 32 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x21 cm. Wrappers.
£25.00
Dealer’s catalogue showing 14 fine examples of Chinese transitional wares. All illustrated in colour, the majority in multiple views and
described in detail.
488 Marchant & Son: EXHIBITION OF IMPERIAL PORCELAIN OF KANGXI, YONGZHENG AND
QIANLONG. London, 1996. 80 pp. 50 objects illustrated in full colour. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£65.00
With an introduction by John Ayers, this is the sale catalogue of 50 exquisite Imperial Qing porcelain pieces. All objects fully illustrated, many from different angles, and described.
489 Marchant & Son: EXHIBITION OF POST-ARCHAIC CHINESE JADES. Seventieth Anniversary. London,
1995. 80 pp. 107 colour illustrations. Bibliography. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£70.00
Catalogue of an exhibition held at S. Marchant & Son, commemorating their 70th anniversary. The jades are mostly animals and
human figurines, from Ming and early Qing periods.
490 Marchant & Son: EXHIBITION OF QING MARK AND PERIOD MONOCHROME AND TWOCOLOURED WARES. London, 1992. 78 pp. 62 plates and illustrations in colour. 30x22 cm. Cloth.
£55.00
Catalogue of an exhibition held at S. Marchant & Son.
491 Marchant & Son: EXHIBITION OF TRANSITIONAL WARES FOR THE JAPANESE AND DOMESTIC
MARKETS. London, 1989. 80 pp. 120 pieces illustrated in colour. 29x22 cm. Paper.
£50.00
Introductory article by John Ayers. Illustrated are Ko-sometsuke and Ko-akae wares from 1620 to 1683, originally meant for local markets but later much in demand by the Japanese.
492 Marchant & Son: MING BLUE AND WHITE. Jiaqing to Chongzhen Including Dated Examples. London, 2004.
117 pp. Colour plates throughout, 82 items illustrated in numerous plates, base marks shown. Bibliography. 30x21
cm. Cloth.
£80.00
Finely illustrated dealer’s catalogue with exemplary pieces from a number of private collections. Introduction by John Ayers.
493 Marchant & Son: MING BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN. The Drs. A. M. Sengers Collection. London, 2001.
108 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x21 cm. Cloth.
£80.00
Dealers catalogue of 76 fine pieces of Ming blue-and-white porcelain dating from 1560 to 1645. A collection of quality and rarity, focusing on the latter part of the Ming dynasty. Includes pieces classified as Kraak porcelain. Well-described and illustrated. Introductory essay by John Ayers.
494 Marchant & Son: MING PORCELAIN FOR THE JAPANESE MARKET. ko-sometsuke & ko-akai. London,
2008. 120 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x21 cm. Wrappers.
£80.00
Dealer’s catalogue exhibiting 59 fine examples. All illustrated in colour and described in detail. Introduction by Julia Curtis.
495 Marchant & Son: POST-ARCHAIC CHINESE JADES FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION. 75th Anniversary
Exhibition. London, 2000. 116 pp. c. 100 colour plates, 1 foldout. B/w text drawings. 30x21 cm. Cloth. £75.00
89 fine jade pieces dating from the Song dynasty to the 18th century divided into sections on vessels, human and mythical figures,
scholar’s desk, personal ornament, snuff bottles, ruyi sceptres, animals and mythical beasts. The pieces are well-described and a number of the pieces have multiple images showing detail from various angles.
496 Marchant & Son: RECENT ACQUISITIONS 2002. Including Imperial Porcelain Formerly in the Collection of
the Sir Joseph E. Hotung Family Trust. London, 2002. 83 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x21 cm. Cloth. £55.00
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Catalogue from the London dealer, S. Marchant & Son, showing recent acquisitions offered in 2002. Includes some very fine monochrome porcelains from the Kangxi and Yongzheng reigns from the Hotung Family Trust, plus other fine ceramics and objects, the majority with good provenance. Fine colour plates and well-researched descriptions.
497 Marchant & Son: RECENT ACQUISITIONS 2005. Chinese Imperial & Export Porcelain, Cloisonné & Enamel
Wares. London, 2005. 143 pp. Colour plates throughout, many full page. 30x21 cm. Cloth.
£55.00
Dealer’s catalogue showing 80 fine recent acquisitions, 72 examples of Chinese ceramics from the Ming and Qing dynasties and 8 cloisonné and enamel wares. 120 fine examples of Chinese jade, the majority Qing. Illustrated in full colour, many with multiple views and
close-up detail. Base marks shown. Descriptions accompany.
Cloth.
£55.00
Dealer’s catalogue showing 70 very fine Chinese ceramics, predominantly Qing with a few earlier Yuan and Ming examples. All illustrated in colour and well described.
Wrappers.
£55.00
Dealer’s catalogue showing 62 recent acquisitions, the majority Chinese ceramics from the Ming and Qing and also jades and a few
cloisonné pieces. All illustrated in colour and described.
500 Marchant & Son: TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF CHINESE PORCELAIN 1522-1722. London, 1998. 88 pp. 110
colour illustrations. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£65.00
A fine exhibition held at Marchant showing transitional wares from the Ming emperor Jiaqing through to Kangxi in the Qing dynasty.
Introductory essay by John Ayers.
501 MARITIME CUSTOMS ANNUAL RETURNS AND REPORTS OF TAIWAN, 1867-1895.. Volume I: 18671881; Volume II:1882-1895. Taipei, 1997. xliv, xix, 1140 pp. Tables throughout. Folding map. 2 vols. 30x22 cm.
Cloth.
£150.00
A copious two-volume compilation of the Maritime Customs returns and annual trade reports for ports in Taiwan (Takow, Keelung,
Tamsui, Tainan) from 1867-1895. Much insight into the varied composition of trade during this period (including opium) and the annual reports make fascinating reading. An important study reference. Out-of-print.
502 Masuda, Tadashi: THE DESIGN HERITAGE OF NOREN. Signs and Symbols in Japan. Tokyo, 1988. 197 pp.
720 colour illustrations. 31x23 cm. Paper.
£45.00
A photographic record of traditional signs and banners from Japanese commercial storefronts.
503 Matsuda Hisao ed: AJIA REKISHI CHIZU. (Historical Atlas of Asia). Tokyo, 1966. 20 pp. introduction. 148 pp.
index. 148 pp. colour maps. 27x19 cm. Cloth.
£50.00
Excellent set of historical maps, with gazetteer. In Japanese. Fifth printing, 1972.
504 Matsushima Junsei: ASUKA, NARA JIDAI NO SHO. (Calligraphy of the Asuka and Nara Periods). Nihon no
Bijutsu No. 179. Tokyo, 1981. 102 pp. 18 colour & 111 b/w illustrations 23x19 cm. Paper.
£25.00
Japanese calligraphy of the Asuka and Nara periods, including inscriptions on stone monuments, the copying of sutras and the calligraphy in the collection of the Shoso-in. In Japanese.
505 Medhurst, W. H: CHINA: ITS STATE AND PROSPECTS. With Special Reference to the Spread of the Gospel
.... London, 1838. xvi, 592 pp. Colour frontispiece and 11 b/w wood engravings by G. Baxter. Folding map. 22x14
cm. Recent half-leather with marbled boards.
£375.00
The author, sent out to China by the London Missionary Society in 1816, gives a detailed account of the country’s population, civilisation, art and religion at the time. Also covers the catholic missions in the country at the time as well as the recent history of the missions in Canton, Malacca and Batavia. The author travelled up the coast of China from Canton to Shandong province and thence down
to Shanghai and Zhejiang and Fujian provinces. His impressions and encounters are well-documented. The book has a good deal on
opium in China and much fascinating detail on missionary work. Some slight foxing but, in general, a fine clean copy. The Baxter prints
are complete and, in particular, the colour frontispiece of the author with Choo-Tih-Lang is interesting as a specimen of early oil
colour printing. Rebound.
506 Meinecke, Michael: PATTERNS OF STYLISTIC CHANGES IN ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE. Local
Traditions Versus Migrating Artists. Hagop Kevorkian Series on NE Art & Civ. New York, 1996. 184 pp. 118
£65.00
507 Miho Museum: CERAMICS OF MEDIEVAL JAPAN: THE SIX OLD KILNS AND THEIR WORLD.
Shigaraki, 2010. 503 pp. 192 pp of colour plates illustrating 168 pieces. 30x23 cm. Cloth.
£75.00
Large and detailed catalogue of an exhibition at the Miho Museum and travelling to other museum venues in Japan. The six kilns are:
Bizen, Echizen, Seto, Shigaraki, Tamba and Tokoname. Fine examples of the output from each kiln are illustrated. 29 pages of English text and 16 page list of plates with good descriptions. Main text in Japanese.
508 Mikami Tsugio: NEW LIGHT ON EARLY AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURY IMARI WARES. A Report on
the Excavations at the Tengudani Kiln Site. Tokyo, 1972. 190 pp. Japanese text, 9 pp. English text. 106 plates, 8 in
colour, many illustrations. 28x22 cm. Cloth.
£115.00
A detailed study on the Imari kiln sites.
509 Miki Fumio: HANIWA. The Clay Sculpture of Proto-Historic Japan. Tokyo, 1960. 160 pp. including 94 plates, 14
in colour. 26 figures & map. 28x22 cm. Cloth.
£50.00
A comprehensive survey with good illustrations.
510 Millennium Art Museum: WANQING LUEYING: YUEHAN TANGMUSUN YANZHONG DE ZHONGGUO.
China Through the Lens of John Thomson 1868-1872. 晚清掠影：約翰湯姆遜眼中的中國. Beijing, 2009. 167
pp. Full page b/w plates throughout. 31x31 cm. Cloth.
£70.00
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Catalogue of a travelling exhibition at the Millennium Art Museum in Beijing and elsewhere in China showing 148 wonderful blackand-white photographs taken by the English photographer, John Thomson, during his travels in China. The images are taken from the
original glass negatives held in the Wellcome Collection in London. This is the first such large-scale showing of Thomson’s work in
China and includes many previously-unpublished images. Dual texts in Chinese and English. Recommended.
511 Miller, Roy Andrew: JAPANESE CERAMICS. Tokyo, 1960. 240 pp. 96 plates, 19 in colour and tipped in, 227
illustrations. Map. Index. 28x22 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
Study of Japanese ceramics from the early earthenware to the Arita porcelains. After the Japanese text by Seiichi Okuda et al.
512 Miller, Roy Andrew: JAPANESE CERAMICS. Tokyo, 1963. 240 pp. 96 plates, 19 in colour and tipped in, 227
illustrations. Map. Index. 28x22 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
Study of Japanese ceramics from the early earthenware to the Arita porcelains. After the Japanese text by Seiichi Okuda et al. Third
printing.
513 Ministry of Culture ed: MONBUSHO NINTEI JUYO BIJUTSUHIN ZUROKU: KOGEI HEN 1-3. (Illustrated
Catalogue of Important Works of Art Selected by the Ministry of Culture: Applied Arts Volumes 1-3).
文部省認定重要美術品圖彔：工藝篇：卷一之三. Tokyo, 1933-35. 5 pp. introductory text to each volume
and a total of 148 full page b/w plates in the three volumes. 3 vols. 32x23 cm. Stitched. Silk-covered boards.
£450.00
Very interesting three-volume selection of Japanese and Chinese works of art selected from private pre-war Japanese collections by
the then Japanese Ministry of Culture. The objects shown were considered important and include very fine Japanese tea bowls, lacquer, ceramics and weapons. The Chinese material is primarily archaeological and includes some extremely fine archaic bronzes,
gold and silver, tomb figurines, a couple of Ming ceramics and a marvellous Qing dynasty yanzhihong coloured Yongzheng vase with
a dragon design. A total of 148 full page black-and-white pages. Accompanied by brief captions describing the object and collection
in which it was held. All text in Japanese. In fine condition. Very scarce.
514 Misugi T: OLD CHINESE ART. Chugoku Kinseki Toji Zukan. Osaka, 1961. 25 pp. text in English and Japanese.
84 plates, many in colour. 43x30 cm. Silk.
£300.00
Limited edition of 300 copies, published at the expense of Mr T. Asano as a memorial to his father, Mr U. Asano, the celebrated Chinese art dealer. A magnificent publication.
515 Mitsukoshi Department Store: TOYO NO SOMETSUKE. Exhibition of Far Eastern Blue-and-White Porcelain.
Tokyo, 1977. 25 pp. Japanese & English text. 130 pp. of plates, 37 in colour. 24x25 cm. Paper.
£25.00
The 124 pieces of Chinese and Japanese exhibited at Mitsukoshi Department Store are described & illustrated in this catalogue.
516 Mitsukoshi Department Store ed: TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS OF UKIYOE EXHIBIT. S.
Takahashi’s Collection. Tokyo, 1964. c. 60 pp. 78 illustrations, 1 in colour. 23x18 cm. Paper.
£25.00
Masterworks from this fine collection were exhibited during the 1964 Olympic celebrations. Introduction and caption list in English.
Main text in Japanese.
517 Mitsuoka Tadanari et al: KOKIYOMIZU: OLD KIYOMIZU CERAMICS. Kyoto, 1972. 248 pp. with 153 colour
plates, 13 illustrations and map. 40x31 cm. Cloth in Japanese-style cloth case.
£200.00
Elegant volume with excellent fullpage colour photographs of old Kiyomizu wares, made in Kyoto during the Edo Period and probably unrivalled in the very subtly designed shapes and ornaments. Captions and introductions in English.
518 Mo Youzhi: SONG YUAN JIUBENSHU JINGYANLU. (Bibliographical Notes on Song and Yuan Editions which
have Passed beneath my Gaze). 宋元舊本書經眼錄。莫友芝著. Beijing, 2000. 3 juan plus 2 supplementary
juan in 2 ce. 2 vols. 27x18 cm. Stitched, cloth case.
£30.00
Mo Youzhi (1811-71) was a scholar and bibliophile associated with the printing establishment set up by Zeng Guofan. This is a facsimile reprint of a 1873 publication, Mo’s highly-regarded bibliographical notes on 310 Song and Yuan editions which he saw between
1865 and 1869, with a two-juan supplement of notes on bronze and stone inscriptions. The original was printed in an attractive imitation Song period style. Hummel 582-3. In Chinese only.
519 Morikawa Kanichiro: SHINO — KISETO SHOKUBU. (Shino and Kiseto ware). Tokyo, 1936. 23 pp. text. 90
plates, 72 in colour. 38x29 cm. Cloth, cloth case.
£450.00
Numbered edition of 300 copies. Some of the plates show several objects. Rare, early work on the subject in Japanese only.
520 Morrison, Hedda: YANGJINGTOU LI DE LAO BEIJING. (A Photographer in Old Peking). 洋鏡頭里的老北京.
Beijing, 2001. 246 pp. B/w full page photographs throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£25.00
Hedda Morrison, daughter-in-law of Morrison of Peking, was a professional photographer. This collection of fine black-and-white photographs was taken between 1933 & 1946 and records sympathetically the city and its inhabitants. Catalogue of an exhibition held in
Beijing. Chinese edition with Chinese text only.
521 Morse, Hosea Ballou: THE CHRONICLES OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY TRADING TO CHINA. Vols.
I-IV, 1635-1834; Vol. V, Supplementary, 1742-74. Taibei, 1966-69. xxi, 313; viii, 451; viii, 398; viii, 427; x, 212
pp. 19 illustrations, 5 maps and plans. 21x14 cm. Boards.
£125.00
Taiwan reprint of the 1926-29 original. A detailed description of the activities of traders in China, & a study of economics & commerce
during the period. Information was gathered from company records & individual ships’ logs.
522 Moule, A. C: CHRISTIANS IN CHINA BEFORE THE YEAR 1550. London, 1930. xiv, 293 pp. B/w plates, text
illustrations and drawings. 22x14 cm. Cloth.
£70.00
An interesting study of early Christianity in China by a famous missionary and Christian scholar of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Numerous pencil annotations. Fading to spine and top of front cover. A couple of small tape repairs to frontpapers.
523 Munroe, Alexandra ed: THE BURGHLEY PORCELAINS. An Exhibition from The Burghley House Collection
and Based on the 1688 Inventory and 1690 Devonshire Schedule. New York, 1986. 284 pp. Chronology,
bibliography. 122 exhibits photographed, 51 in colour. 29x23 cm. Cloth.
£60.00
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A catalogue of an exhibition of pieces from the superb group of Japanese and Chinese porcelains in Burghley House. Distinguished
by its early Japanese wares, the collection is unique for a number of pieces that can be identified in the House’s inventory of 1688.
Many pieces shown in full colour plates, the rest in good black-and-white. Good descriptions. Includes articles by Impey: Oriental
Porcelains in Britain in the 17th and 18th Centuries; Tokugawa: Japan and Europe — Early Encounters; and Nishida: A History of
Japanese Porcelains and the Export Trade.
524 Münsterberg, Hugo: THE CERAMIC ART OF JAPAN. A Handbook for Collectors. Tokyo, 1964. 272 pp. 17
colour plates and 200 b/w plates and illustrations. Bibliography, index. 21x22 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
A good survey of the subject written by an authority. Numerous illustrations assist.
525 Musée de Versailles: KANGXI: EMPEREUR DE CHINE (1662-1722): LA CITE INTERDITE A
VERSAILLES. (Kangxi: Emperor of China (1622-1722): The Forbidden City at Versailles). Versailles, 2004. 288
£60.00
pp. Numerous fullpage colour plates throughout. 30x24 cm. Wrappers.
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Musée de Versailles on the Qing dynasty Kangxi Emperor. With loans from the Forbidden City, Musée
Guimet and other French museums, the exhibition builds a picture of the life and works of the Emperor. Shows seals, paintings, armour, costumes, ceramics and exhibits in numerous other media — a multitude of superb objects. In French. Out of print. Abrading to
glassine film cover at bottom of front cover, otherwise fine.
526 Nabeshima Naotsugu ed: KAKIEMON. Kyoto, 1957. ix, 349, 17 pp. text. 54 plates, 12 in colour. Text ill. 26x19
cm. Cloth.
£75.00
A collection of studies including a history of early Akae ware, a technical study, the influence of Kakiemon on Western pottery, and
others. A major study, printed in only 1500 copies. Main text in Japanese but with a 17 page English summary
527 Nagatake, Takeshi: TOKI KOZA 3: EARLY EDO. Tokyo, 1971. 380 pp. 16 colour plates, 112 b/w plates (many
full page) and 258 b/w text illustrations. 26x19 cm. Boards.
£45.00
An erudite and well-illustrated study of the ceramics of the early Edo period in Japan. Japanese text.
528 Nakade, Akifumi: THE STORY OF OSAKA PRINTS FROM MY COLLECTION. Osaka, 2005. 293 pp.
£90.00
281 fine examples of Osaka prints by ukiyo-e masters and lesser-known artists from the collection of Akifumi Nakade are here illustrated in colour and described. List of plates with brief descriptions in English. Main text in Japanese.
529 Nanjing Museum ed: JIANGSU LIUCHAO QINGCI. (Ceramics of the Six Dynasties in Jiangsu Province).
Beijing, 1980. 27 pp. text. 8 colour plates, 120 illustrations. 26x19 cm. Paper.
£35.00
Illustrations of and short discussion on green glazed ware of the Six Dynasties period from Jiangsu province. In Chinese.
530 National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo: MINEO OKABE: A RETROSPECTIVE. Tokyo, 2007. 234 pp. Colour
plates throughout. Small b/w text illustrations. 30x22 cm. Wrappers.
£60.00
Catalogue of a marvellous retrospective at the National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo of the ceramic art of the modern Japanese potter, Mineo Okabe. His work ranged from interpretations of traditional Japanese wares such as Oribe and Shino and tea bowls through
to superb celadons in the (Chinese) Song style with crackle and cracked-ice effects. 176 exhibits are shown in full colour. Six pages of
introductory text and plate captions in English. Main text in Japanese.
531 National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo: THE WORLD OF THE NATIONAL TREASURE MATSUDA
GONROKU. Tokyo, 2007. 195 pp. 120 colour plates. 30x22 cm. Wrappers.
£60.00
Catalogue of an exhibition celebrating the work of the 20th century Japanese lacquer artist Matsuda Gonroku, (1896-1986). Other
lacquerware from the 20th century is also shown plus some related archaeological objects. Includes 69 representative works by Matsuda. Introduction, essays, list of plates and captions in English. Main text in Japanese.
532 National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto: YAGI KAZUO. Kyoto, 2007. 323 pp. Colour plates throughout. Small
b/w text illustrations. 30x22 cm. Wrappers.
£70.00
Large catalogue of a retrospective at the National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto of the work of the avant-garde and highly creative
Japanese ceramic artist, Yagi Kazuo. The exhibition show 256 examples of his work tracing his career over 40 years. All works illustrated in colour. Five page introduction and list of plates in English. Main text in Japanese.
533 National Palace Museum: BILU: MINGDAI LONGQUANYAO QINGHUA. Green — Longquan Celadon of the
Ming Dynasty. 碧綠：明代龍泉窯青花. Taibei, 2009. iv, 298 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm.
Wrappers.
£60.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the National Palace Museum in Taibei showing 66 examples of the highest-quality Ming dynasty longquan
celadons from the former Chinese imperial collection. The catalogue, however, shows a total of 135 Ming dynasty examples (including the exhibition exhibits) and 25 Song dynasty pieces. The Ming dynasty examples extend in date up to the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th centuries. Thus the catalogue, in addition to being a detailed exhibition guide, is a useful research and reference
tool. All examples illustrated in colour, many with multiple views and close-up views. Introduction, list of contents, summaries of essays and captions in English. Main text in Chinese. Recommended.
534 National Palace Museum: GUGONG TAIWAN SHILIAO GAISHU. (General Exposition of Material on
Taiwanese History in the National Palace Museum). 故宮臺灣史料概述. Taibei, 1995. 2, 9, 290 pp. Including 40
pp. of colour plates, mostly full page. Numerous b/w text figures and reproductions. 27x21 cm. Cloth.
£50.00
A useful and well-illustrated account of materials — textual and illustrated — in the collections of the National Palace Museum relating to the history of Taiwan. In Chinese only. Out-of-print.
535 National Palace Museum: KANGXI DA DI YU TAIYANG WANG LUYI SHISI TEZHAN: ZHONG FA
YISHU WENHUA DE JIAOHUI. Emperor Kangxi and the Sun King Louis XIV: Sino-Franco Encounters in
Arts and Culture. 康熙大帝與太陽王路易十四特展：中法藝術文化的交會. Taibei, 2011. xviii, 317 pp. Colour
plates throughout. 30x24 cm. Wrappers.
£60.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the National Palace Museum in Taibei on the historical and cultural exchanges between China and
France during the reigns of the Kangxi Emperor and King Louis XIV. Discusses the lives of the two rulers, the role of the French Je-
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suits in China, emulation in the arts — the French copying of Chinese porcelains and the Qing court’s imitation of French craftsmanship. A further section explores innovation in the arts of the two cultures that their contacts brought about. Illustrated throughout
with fine examples of Chinese art in various media from the Kangxi reign, the majority from the National Palace Museum collection
but also some loans from museums in mainland China. These objects are accompanied by fine French objects loaned from museums
in France. Introductions, preface, list of contents, list of plates and captions in English. Main text in Chinese.
536 National Palace Museum: MASTERWORKS OF CHINESE JADE IN THE NATIONAL PALACE
MUSEUM: SUPPLEMENT. Masterpieces in the National Palace Museum. Taibei, 1973. 86 pp. Chinese, Japanese
& English text. 50 plates in colour. 28x22 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
Born 228, Yang 882, 2063.
537 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 this famous collection.
538 National Palace Museum: QIANLONG HUANGDI DE WENHUA DAYE. Emperor Ch’ien-lung’s Grand
Cultural Enterprise. 乾隆皇帝的文化大業. Taibei, 2002. 303 pp. c. 200 pp. colour plates. B/w illustrations. 31x22
cm. Cloth.
£80.00
Catalogue of a major and most sophisticated exhibition at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan examining the collecting, connoisseurship and artistic patronage of the Qianlong emperor who, more than any other Qing emperor, shaped the art collection of the Qing
court that today forms the core of the Museum’s holdings. The exhibition is divided into five sections: The August Emperor, Cultural
Advisors to the Emperor, Classical Learning, Cultural Nexus, Renewing Tradition. The 197 exhibits cover the entire range of media
of Chinese art from ceramics and paintings to jades, works of art and printing. They fall into two main categories; earlier works that
entered the imperial collection and, predominantly, works and objects produced during the Emperor’s reign. Preface, list of plates and
captions in English. Detailed descriptive texts and essays in Chinese. Out-of-print.
539 National Palace Museum: QING SHIZONG WENWU DAZHAN. Harmony and Integrity: The Yongzheng
Emperor and His Times. 雍正清世宗文物大展. Taibei, 2009. 457 pp. Numerous full page colour plates throughout.
30x23 cm. Wrappers.
£80.00
Large and heavy catalogue of a magnificent exhibition at the National Palace Museum in Taibei exploring the artistic and cultural
legacy of the Yongzheng emperor, whose reign from 1723-1735 is viewed as being one of the high points of the Qing dynasty and one
of the most controversial and little-understood, indeed misunderstood. The exhibition is in two major sections: ‘The Life and Times of
the Yongzheng Emperor’ and ‘Art and Culture in the Yongzheng Era’. Each section is subdivided into numerous categories examining
topics as diverse as imperial printing, western missionary painters and their influence, archaism and innovation in the arts, symbols
of imperial authority, administering the empire, life at court, religious beliefs, refined taste of the literati ... and much more. The exhibition includes 37 major loans from the Gugong Museum in Beijing which feature alongside and complement over 200 objects selected
from the National Palace Museum collection. Includes ceramics, paintings, inkstones and other scholar’s studio objects, snuff bottles,
printed books, calligraphy and objects in numerous other media. Illustrated throughout in colour. Prefaces, list of contents, list of
plates, general introduction, introductions to each section and captions in English. Main text in Chinese.
540 National Palace Museum: SHENG DI XIZANG: ZUI JIEJIN TIANKONG DE BAOCANG. The Sacred Land
of Tibet: Treasures from the Roof of the World. 聖地西藏：最接近天空的寶藏. Taibei, 2010. 263 pp. Full page
colour plates throughout. B/w text illustrations. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£90.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the National Palace Museum in Taibei focussing on the art of Tibet from the 11th to the 19th centuries.
A total of 130 extremely fine and rare exhibits covering the entire range of Tibetan art in many media. Primarily composed of loans
from the Tibet Museum and the Potala Palace in Lhasa. Illustrated throughout. Captions in English. Main text in Chinese. Out-of-print.
541 National Palace Museum: ZHANG DAQIAN PU XINYU SHI SHU HUA XUESHU TAOLUNHUI: LUNWEN
JI. The International Conference on the Poetry, Calligraphy, and Painting of Chang Dai-Chien and P’u Hsin-Yu:
Proceedings. 張大千溥心畬詩書畫學術討論會：論文集. Taibei, 1994. 8, 4, 564 pp. A few b/w plates. 31x22 cm.
Cloth, slipcase.
£80.00
Proceedings of a symposium on these two major 20th century Chinese painters. Held at the National Palace Museum in 1994. Twenty
four papers were given on their work and its importance, the majority in Chinese, a few in English. Introduction and list of contents
in English.
542 National Taiwan Arts Centre: 2000 DISANJIE CHUANTONG GONGYI JIANG ZUOPIN JI. 2000 The Third
Traditional Crafts Awards. 2000 第三屆傳統工藝獎作品集. Taibei, 2000. 99 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21
cm. Paper.
£30.00
Catalogue accompanying an exhibition held in conjunction with the Third Traditional Crafts Awards held in Taibei in 2000. Numerous examples of skilled traditional craftsmanship by specific artists are shown in colour. Introductions and captions in English, main
text in Chinese. Out-of-print.
543 National Taiwan Arts Centre: DIERJIE CHUANTONG GONGYI JIANG ZUOPIN JI. The Second Traditional
Crafts Awards. 第二屆傳統工藝獎作品集. Taipei, 1999. 123 pp. Colour plates. 30x21 cm. Paper.
£35.00
Catalogue of an exhibition in conjunction with the Second Traditional Crafts Awards held in Taiwan in 1999. Illustrated throughout
with examples of contemporary craftmaking in various media. Text in Chinese. Out-of-print.
544 Nezu Institute of Fine Arts: ORANDA — EUROPEAN CERAMICS IMPORTED INTO JAPAN DURING
THE EDO PERIOD. Tokyo, 1987. 139 pp. Japanese & 10 pp. English texts. 135 colour plates. Numerous b/w text
£45.00
Catalogue of an exhibition.
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545 Nezu Institute of Fine Arts: TAKATORI — DAIMYO TEA CEREMONY WARE. Tokyo, 2005. 304 pp. c. 200
pp. colour plates. Colour text illustrations. 30x22 cm. Paper.
£50.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Nezu and Fukuoka Art Museums of Takatori tea ceremony wares dating from the early 17th century.
129 wonderful pieces are illustrated in fine colour plates in full and with close-up detail. List of plates and captions with brief descriptions in English. Main text in Japanese.
546 Ng Chun Bong et al. comp: CHINESE WOMAN AND MODERNITY. Calendar Posters of the 1910s-1930s.
£95.00
Hong Kong, 1996. 168 pp. Colour plates throughout. 36x27 cm. Cloth.
A celebration and study of the calendar poster art and advertisement art that flourished (predominantly in Shanghai) during the first
3 decades of the 20th century. Depicts the modern Chinese woman who emerged in cosmopolitan Shanghai at that time. A prime visual reference on this art form. English text. Now out-of-print and hard to find.
547 Nishikawa Koji ed: RANIGAT, A BUDDHIST SITE IN GANDHARA, PAKISTAN SURVEYED 1983-1992.
Report of the Kyoto University Scientific Expedition to Gandhara, Vol. 2. Kyoto, 1994. 402 pp. 227 b/w plates, 86
plans. 38x27 cm. Cloth, with slipcase.
£195.00
Volume II of the findings of this massive survey, edited by Professor Nishikawa, consisting of plates and list of finds. With a booklet
summarising the project. In English and Japanese.
548 Nishimura Shinji: SKIN-BOATS. A Study on the Ancient Ships of Japan 4. Tokyo, 1931. xii, 249 pp. 25 plates, 2
in colour. Folding map. 26x20 cm. Cloth.
£95.00
The fourth part of the author’s in-depth study of ancient ships in Japan comprises four sections: Meshless Baskets; Turtle Shell; Wicker
Boat; and Birch-bark Canoe.
549 Noma Seiroku: HANIWA BI. (The Beauty of Haniwa). 埴輪美. Tokyo, 1942. 3, 8, 2, 56, 13 pp. 56 pp. b/w plates.
37x26 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
Shows a selection of extremely fine examples of Haniwa pottery figures. Text by an authority on Japanese art. In Japanese.
550 Ogura Tadao et al: THE COMPLETE WOODBLOCK PRINTS OF YOSHIDA HIROSHI. Tokyo, 1999. 203
pp. Over 260 plates and illustrations in colour. 28x22 cm. Paper.
£70.00
With contributions by various scholars, this is a complete oeuvre catalogue of this famous Japanese woodblock print artist (1876-1950)
who brought modern Japanese woodblock prints to a new standard. Illustrates 259 woodblock prints and 20 of his oil paintings, watercolours and sketches. All in colour. Long-awaited reprint.
551 Ohtsuka Kogeisha: CATALOGUE OF OLD CHINESE CLAY WARES AND IMAGES 1-7. Shina ko Meiki
Deizo Zuran. N.p., 1932. 14 pp. Japanese and English captions. 65 large-sized collotype plates. 53x44 cm. Loose
as issued in cloth box.
£450.00
Ancient Chinese terracotta figurines and other mortuary substitutes, from Japanese private collections, are briefly described and
splendidly illustrated.
552 Okada Jo comp: LACQUER ARTS OF JAPAN. Nihon no Urushi. Tokyo, 2003. c.120 pp. per volume. Colour
plates throughout. B/w text illustrations. 6 vols. 35x27 cm. Boards.
£600.00
Reprint of this extremely fine work on Japanese lacquer in six volumes. Volumes 1-4 are on maki-e, volume 5 on maki-e and negoro,
volume 6 on raden, kamakura-bori and chinkin lacquers. Each volume has fullpage colour plates. List of plates in English, otherwise
Japanese text.
553 Okawachi Masatoshi: KO-KUTANI. (Old Kutani Ware). Tokyo, 1947. 4, 75 pp. 25 plates, 5 in colour. 26x19 cm.
Boards.
£75.00
An appreciative study of old Kutani ware. In Japanese. Rare.
554 Okuda Seiichi, Koyama Fujio, Hayashiya S: JAPANESE CERAMICS. Nihon no Toji. Tokyo, 1954. 187 pp.
Japanese & 35 pp. English text. 106 plates, 10 in colour. 389 illustrations. 28x22 cm. Cloth.
£75.00
Profusely illustrated account on Japanese ceramics written by the foremost Japanese scholars.
555 Okuda, Seiichi: SOKOROKU ZURAN. (Illustrations of Sawankalok Ceramics). Tokyo, 1944. 20 pp. text and 102
plates and illustrations, 5 in colour. 30x22 cm. Hard boards.
£150.00
Printed in a limited edition of 1000 copies. One of the earliest books on the subject. In Japanese.
556 Okuyama, T. & Ogawa, K: THE DECORATION OF THE PALACE BUILDINGS IN PEKING. (Pekin Kojo
Kenchiku Soshoku/Beijing Huangcheng Jianzhu Zhuangshi). 北京皇城建築裝飾. Imperial University of Tokyo:
College of Engineering Report No 7. Beijing, 2007. 8, 70, 84 pp. text; 80 loose numbered plates plus 1 unnumbered,
of which 20 coloured, including 3 watercolours and 2 maps. 48x38 cm. Loose plates in folio and text volume.
£650.00
Fine facsimile reproduction of a very rare and magnificent report published by the Commission sent by the Imperial University of
Tokyo to Peking in 1901, following the relief of the foreign legations from the Boxers and the occupation of Peking by the Eight Allied
Army. A huge variety of decorative features of the palace buildings in Peking are illustrated. In addition to the decoration on the buildings, there are also a number of vignettes showing palace and hall interiors. An important reference and visual record of the decoration of the imperial palaces at the beginning of the twentieth century — a time when, due to the decline of the Qing dynasty, they had
been untouched for some time. The loose plates are not photographs. They are very detailed drawings and reproductions of decorative detail. A lot of time and effort was obviously expended in their execution and production of the work. The majority of the 80 plates
are coloured to varying degrees in beige, grey, green and some red. Twenty plates were hand-coloured and mounted on black card.
These include three delightful watercolours showing the Yiheyuan (Summer Palace), the Yingtai buildings on Nan Hai and the Qianqing Hall in the Forbidden City. The two map plates show a plan of the city of Peking and a plan of the Forbidden City on one, the
other showing the Xi Yuan park of the three lakes (Bei Hai, Zhong Hai and Nan Hai) adjacent to the Gugong. The 81st unnumbered
plate gives Japanese architectural terms accompanied by relevant illustration. The accompanying text volume contains the Japanese
and English texts found in the original, but here reduced in size. The plates also have captions in English. Limited edition of 300
copies. Now out-of-print.
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557 Olympic Memorial Exhibition: MASTER WORKS OF UKIYOE. Hiraki Collection. N.p., 1964. c. 70 pp. 3
colour and 313 b/w illustrations. 26x19 cm. Paper.
£25.00
316 very fine ukiyo-e are illustrated from this excellent collection. An exhibition held to celebrate the 1964 Olympics. Introduction and
caption lists in English.
558 ONE HUNDRED MASTERPIECES OF JAPANESE PICTORIAL ART. Selected by Members of the Faculty
of the Tokyo Fine Art School. Tokyo, 1913. 2, 3, 23, 46 pp. 2 foldouts; 2, 51 pp. Full page Colour and b/w plates
throughout. 2 vols. 50x35 cm. Stitched. Decorative boards.
£450.00
A fine selection of Japanese paintings dating from the sixth to the nineteenth centuries. Many of the pieces are from private Japanese
collections plus a few from the Japanese imperial collection. This is a sumptuous publication from the beginning of the Taisho period.
Each painting is shown in a full page plate, many in colour. The text is in English with an introduction by Naohiko Masaki, Director
of the Tokyo Fine Art School. In fine condition with just minor wear.
559 Oort, H. A. van: THE PORCELAIN OF HUNG-HSIEN. Lochem, 1970. 301 pp. 68 plates & illustrations, 1 in
colour. Bibliography, indexes. 24x16 cm. Paper.
£145.00
A study of the socio-cultural background and some characteristics of the porcelain produced at Jingdezhen during the Imperial reign
of Yuan Shikai (1916).
560 Orange, James: BIZEN-WARE. With a Catalogue of the Chater Collection. Yokohama, 1916. 115 pp. 162 collotype
illustrations. 27x20 cm. Japanese style cloth binding.
£220.00
Very rare publication.
561 Oriental Ceramic Society: CHINESE TRANSLATIONS NUMBER 1-12. London, 12 vols. 28x21 cm. Paper.
£180.00
Complete run of all 12 issues of the translation series by the Oriental Ceramic Society of articles from Wenwu, Kaogu and Kaogu Xuebao dealing with Chinese ceramics and related topics.
562 Oriental Ceramic Society: TRANSACTIONS OF THE ORIENTAL CERAMIC SOCIETY 64, 1999-2000.
London, 2001. xviii, 101 pp. Colour and b/w illustrations. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
Includes Impey: Nabeshima Porcelain: the emperor’s new clothes; Ji Chongjian and Paludan: The origins and development of Chinese Buddhist sculpture; Ayers: The ‘Peachbloom’ wares of the Kangxi period; Tadanori Yuba: The development of the precursor of
porcelain and the rise of Celadon; Klose: Oriental ceramics retrieved from three Dutch East India Company ships; Rooney: Ritual
and art at Angkor.
563 Choi Sunu: ORIENTAL CERAMICS — THE WORLD’S GREAT COLLECTIONS 2. National Museum of
Korea, Seoul. Oriental Ceramics Vol. 2. Tokyo, 1982. 184 pp. 104 colour plates, 357 illustrations. 37x27 cm. Cloth,
slipcase.
£125.00
The collection consists mainly of Korean ceramics, with beautifully illustrated items from the Koryo and Yi dynasties.
564 Osaka Museum of History ed: DYNASTIC HERITAGE OF KOREA. Osaka, 2002. 268 pp. 176 colour plates.
30x23 cm. Paper.
£45.00
Catalogue of a loan of major and famous Korean artworks from various museums in Korea. Includes early bronze wares, gold objects,
Buddhist arts, celadons, paintings and screens and various applied arts. Well-illustrated with numerous colour plates. Summaries of
each chapter and nine page list of plates in English. Main text in Japanese.
565 Osborne, Milton: RIVER ROAD TO CHINA. The Mekong River Expedition, 1866-73. London, 1976. xviii, 249
pp. 20 illustrations, 2 maps. 22x14 cm. Cloth, dustjacket.
£30.00
The story of six Frenchmen who set out to seek a trade route up the Mekong into China through 4,000 miles of previously unsurveyed
territory from Saigon, Phnom Penh to south-western China.
566 OXFORD ADVANCED LEARNER’S ENGLISH-CHINESE DICTIONARY. Extended Fourth Edition.
牛津高階英漢雙解辭典：第四版增補本. Beijing, 2002. 2016 pp. 22x15 cm. Boards.
£25.00
An excellent learner’s dictionary. The articles use simplified Chinese character forms.
567 Pal, Pratapaditya: NEPAL — WHERE THE GODS ARE YOUNG. New York, 1975. 136 pp. 9 colour plates, 90
b/w illustrations, bibliography. 26x25 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
The bronzes and paintings described and illustrated here, dating from the eighth to nineteenth centuries, have been drawn entirely from
American public and private collections.
568 Parsons, Alfred: NOTES IN JAPAN. New York, 1896. xiv, 222 pp. Frontispiece and 119 illustrations (many
fullpage). 22x15 cm. Decorative cloth.
£125.00
Illustrated with reproductions after the author’s watercolours, and Japanese-style vignettes. A lively account of a Japanese tour, with
close attention to the delights of the changing seasons. A rarity.
569 Pelliot, Paul: LES DEBUTS DE L’IMPRIMERIE EN CHINE. (The Beginnings of Printing in China). Oeuvres
Posthumes de Paul Pelliot No. IV. Paris, 1953. viii, 139 pp. 26x17 cm. Later boards.
£35.00
After the death of T.F. Carter in 1925, Pelliot was appointed to prepare a revised edition of ‘The Invention of Printing in China.’ These
are his notes, mainly from new source material, published for the first time. In French. Later boards retaining the original wrappers.
570 Pelliot, Paul: PAUL PELLIOT: CARNETS DE ROUTE 1906-1908. (Paul Pelliot: Travel Journals 1906-1908).
Paris, 2008. 479, viii pp. 8 pp. colour and b/w plates. A few b/w text illustrations and drawings. 29x25 cm.
Boards.
£90.00
Transcribed from Pelliot’s original diaries held in the Musée Guimet, a fascinating and detailed account of Pelliot’s travels along the
Silk Road from 1906-1908, including detailed accounts of his examination of the hidden library at Dunhuang and the Dunhuang caves.
A valuable study reference. In French.
571 Petech, L: CHINA AND TIBET IN THE EARLY XVIIITH CENTURY. History of the Establishment of Chinese
Protectorate in Tibet. T’oung Pao Monograph I. Leiden, 1950. xi, 286 pp. 2 folding maps. 25x17 cm. Later
boards.
£45.00
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An authoritative study of the establishment of a Chinese protectorate over Tibet between 1705 and 1751, based on both Chinese and
Tibetan sources. Hucker 516. A scarce study. Later binding.
572 Pichon, Louis: UN VOYAGE AU YUNNAN. Paris, 1893. vii, 286 pp. Large folding map. 18x12 cm. Half-cloth.
£75.00
Travelogue interspersed with statistical details of trade etc. Large folding map of the province. Uncut copy. In French.
573 Pins, Jacob: THE JAPANESE PILLAR PRINT: HASHIRA-E. London, 1982. 389 pp. 16 colour plates. Over
1000 b/w illustrations. 35x26 cm. Cloth with slipcase
£150.00
Limited edition of 1000 copies. This is the first book in any language devoted to the Hashira-e.
574 [Pinto, Ferdinand Mendez]; Cogan, H. trans: THE VOYAGES AND ADVENTURES OF FERDINAND
MENDEZ PINTO, THE PORTUGUESE. London, 1891. xxxii, 464 pp. Foldout b/w frontispiece. Foldout b/w
map. 4 text plates, of which 2 folding. 21x14 cm. Later quarter leather and boards.
£40.00
The original title in full: ‘The Voyages and Adventures of Ferdinand Mendez Pinto, A Portugal: During his Travels for the space of
one and twenty years in The Kingdoms of Ethiopia, China, Tartaria, Cauchin-china, Siam, Pegu, Japan and a great part of the East
Indies. With a Relation and Description of Most of the Places thereof; their Religion, Laws, Riches, Customs and Government in the
time of Peace and War. Where he five times suffered Shipwrack, was sixteen times sold, and thirteen times made a Slave’. Abridged
and illustrated version of the 1663 English translation. Later binding. A good reading copy.
575 Pommeranz-Liedtke, Gerhard: DIE WEISHEIT DER KUNST. Chinesische Steinabreibungen. Leipzig, 1963.
186 pp. 125 plates & illustrations, some in colour. Text-figures. 33x23 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
Illustrated history of Chinese stone rubbings. In German.
576 Prejevalsky, Colonel N.; Morgan, E. Delmar trans: FROM KULJA ACROSS THE TIAN SHAN TO LOB-NOR.
London, 1879. xii, 251 pp. text plus 32 pp. list of publications. 2 folding maps. 23x15 cm. Green cloth. Gilt lettering
to spine.
£600.00
Relates the journey and observations of the famous Tsarist Russian explorer, Nicolai Prejevalsky (Przhevalsky) in 1876-77 when he
travelled from Kulja across Eastern Turkestan through the Tianshan mountain range to the Lake Lop Nor area. The expedition consisted of ten men and was much hampered by illness and disease and the poor quality of the camels transporting their baggage and
effects. The text is accompanied by two maps. The first, a large folding colour map backed with linen and measuring 45x62 cm is entitled: ’Central Asia Showing Prejevalsky’s Journey in 1877’. The second smaller folding text colour map measures 22x28 cm and is
entitled: ‘Map Showing Comparisons Between Chinese and Prejevalksy’s geography from Tracings by Baron Richtofen’. There is
some slight loss to the large map in places at the folds and very slight waterstaining to the very top and bottom of the margins but generally the map is in good condition. The smaller map in fine condition. The book itself in fine condition, clean inside and very firm in
its binding. Some wear to the top and bottom of the spine and rubbing and slight marks in places to the covers. Rare.
577 Priest, Alan: JAPANESE PRINTS FROM THE HENRY L. PHILLIPS COLLECTION. New York, 1947. ix,
22 pp. 53 plates, 1 in colour. 25x19 cm. Paper.
£22.00
Catalogue of one of the well-known collections in the Metropolitan Museum of Art by its then Curator of Far Eastern Art.
578 Pruitt, Ida: OLD MADAM YIN. A Memoir of Peking Life 1926-38. Stanford, 1986. ix, 129 pp. 21x14 cm. Paper.
£15.00
A novelistic portrait of an upper-class family in Peking in the 1920s and 1930s. Paperback edition.
579 Psalmanazar, George: AN HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF FORMOSA. An Island
Subject to the Emperor of Japan. The Library of Impostors, No. 2. London, 1926. xlviii, 288 pp. 16 plates. 25x17
cm. Cloth.
£175.00
Reprint of the most famous hoax in travel literature. Psalmanazar’s detailed account of Formosa, about which he knew nothing, first
appeared in 1704. It was championed by Samuel Johnson and Oxford University, where he was offered a chair in Formosan.
580 Qi Xin,: BEIJING JIANCHENG 3040 NIAN JI YAN WENMING GUOJI XUESHU YANTAOHUI HUIYI
ZHUANJI. (Proceedings of a Symposium Commemorating 3040 Years Since the Founding of Beijing and the
Culture of the Yan Kingdom). 北京建城 3040 年暨燕文明：國際學術研討會會議專輯。齊心主編. Beijing,
1997. 3, 406 pp. Numerous b/w text illustrations and drawings. 1 foldout. 26X18 cm. Wrappers.
£40.00
Forty three papers focussing on aspects of the culture and archaeology of the ancient Yan kingdom that flourished in the Beijing area.
In Chinese. Out-of-print.
581 Qi Xin: BEIJING MING BIAN. (Famous Plaques of Beijing). Beijing, 1996. 200 pp. Colour illustrations
£25.00
Plaques on palaces, plaques on temples, plaques in parks, on tombs and above shops. Much photography of the sights of Beijing.
Preface and list of contents in English.
582 Qin Feng ed: LAO BEIJING XIYANG TONGBANHUA DIANCANG. (Western Engravings of Old Peking).
老北京西洋銅板畫典藏。秦風編. Guilin, 2008. 173 pp. Numerous full page colour and b/w illustrations from
prints and engravings. 21x21 cm. Wrappers.
£30.00
Illustrated throughout with 18th and 19th century engravings showing the sights, people, life and maps of old Peking taken from old
western books and publications. The latest material illustrated is 1900. Western titles in various languages on the illustrations. Text
in Chinese.
583 Qing Shi Shan Hou Weiyuan Hui ed: GUGONG WUPIN DIANCHA BAOGAO. (Report on the Survey of Objects
in the Gugong). 故宮物品點查報告. Beijing, 2004. c. 400 pp. per volume. 10 vols. 27x19 cm. Boards. £850.00
Following the expulsion of the last Emperor, Pu Yi, from the Forbidden City at the end of 1924, the Chinese Government established
a committee (Qing Shi Shan Hou Weiyuan Hui) to undertake a complete survey and listing of the objects and treasures in the Forbidden City. The committee surveyed the imperial complex, palace by palace and hall by hall, from 1925-30, systematically and exhaustively listing the contents of each, from cloisonné and paintings to rare books, imperial edicts, furniture and jades. This is a facsimile
of their report. The original was never generally available, being held for the sole use of government officials, due to its political sen-
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sitivity at the time. This report remains the most comprehensive and complete listing of the treasures of the Gugong and was undertaken at a time when the imperial collection was intact in one place — particularly important given that many of the treasures are now
divided between Beijing and Taibei. Over 1.1 million objects are described. The importance of this work is further enhanced in that it
also contains (in volume 10) the 1933 government survey of the objects and treasures held in the Summer Palace (the Yiheyuan) entitled ‘Diancha Beiping Yiheyuan Liuping Wupin Qing Ce’. Again, the original of this report is very elusive. A prime research and reference tool on the Chinese imperial collection, the use and function of halls and palaces, the original locations of objects. In Chinese.
584 Qu Wanli: HAN SHIJING SHANGSHU CANZI JIZHENG. (Notes on Damaged Characters in the Text of the
‘Book of History’ from the Han Period ‘Stone Classics’). 漢石經尚書殘字集證。屈萬里著. Zhongyang
Yanjiuyuan Lishi Yuyan Yanjiusuo Zhuankan, 49. Taibei, 1963. 4, 2, 1, 41, 35 folded leaves, Chinese-style. 8 folded
sheets of transcriptions. Numerous b/w illustrations. 30x21 cm. Stitched.
£50.00
Important critical study of texts on the steles erected in 175 A.D. in Luoyang, the imperial capital; the inscriptions were completed in
183. In Chinese.
585 Qu Yuan; Xiao Yuncong illus.; additional illus. by Men Yingzhao: QINDING BUHUI
XIAO YUNCONG LISAO QUANTU. (The Augmented Imperially Commissioned
Version of ‘Encountering Sorrow’ Illustrated by Xiao Yuncong).
欽定補繪蕭雲從離騷全圖。蕭雲從原繪；門應兆補繪. Shanghai, 2002. 3, 1, 1,
2, 2, 3, 49; 56; 90 folded leaves Chinese-style. B/w woodblock illustrations throughout.
3 vols. 32x20 cm. Baobei (wrapped back), cloth case.
£120.00
Excellent facsimile of an important illustrated work. Qu Yuan’s poetic anthology, ‘Songs of the South’
— which includes his famous elegy, ‘Encountering Sorrow’ — is the fountainhead for an alternative
tradition of Chinese poetry. The wildly imaginative shamanic poems have attracted the attention of
many painters, notably Li Gonglin in the Tang period and Chen Hongshou in the Ming. Xiao Yuncong (1596-1673) produced an incomplete set of 64 illustrations for the anthology. These came to
the attention of the Qianlong emperor who ordered that it be augmented by Men Yingzhao who produced a further 91 illustrations. The result was a complete illustrated edition that Qianlong then
had copied into the monumental encyclopaedic manuscript library, ‘Siku Quanshu’. This facsimile
is carefully prepared from the Siku original, reproducing the manuscript text and its apparatus. The
illustrations are particularly well handled in this facsimile, giving something of the impression of collotypes (detail, texture and reproduction of paper tone) although presumably produced using fine photolithography. In Chinese only. Out-of-print.
586 Rawling, C. G: THE GREAT PLATEAU. Being an Account of Exploration in Central Tibet, 1903, and of the
Gartok expedition, 1904-1905. London, 1905. xii, 324 pp. Numerous b/w plates. 2 foldout colour maps. 22x15 cm.
Later cloth.
£90.00
An account of two separate journeys undertaken in Tibet, in areas situated many hundreds of miles apart and under diametrically opposite conditions. The first was through the Northern Desert in central Tibet, the second in southern Tibet in the lush valley of the
Brahmaputra. Rawling was a Captain in the British Army and the two expeditions both undoubtedly had intelligence gathering as an
aim as both were to areas which were very little-known at the time. The first desert expedition was conducted at a time when foreigners where strictly forbidden in Tibet. The second was enabled by the opening-up of Tibet following the Younghusband Expedition to
Lhasa of 1904. Two fine colour folding maps, one pertaining to each expedition. Very slight marginal tear to each map. Text clean. Later
cloth with slight mottling. Priced accordingly.
587 Reed, Marcia & Demattè, Paola ed: CHINA ON PAPER. European and Chinese Works from the Late Sixteenth
to the Early Nineteenth Century. Los Angeles, 2007. ix, 236 pp. 35 colour and 66 b/w illustrations. 29x22 cm.
Cloth.
£30.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. The striking and rare illustrated books, maps, and prints
featured are some of the most notable printed works produced at the dawn of the era of global trade to present China to Europe and
to bring Western science, religion, and art to China. From a Chinese translation of the rosary to French editions of Confucian classics, from a monumental map of the world to magnificent engravings of the European Pavilions built by Jesuits at the behest of the
Qianlong emperor, these works on paper reveal a compelling and largely hidden history of mutual curiosity and fruitful collaboration
at a time when few people travelled far from home.
588 Rein, Dr. J. J: INDUSTRIES OF JAPAN. Together with an Account of its Agriculture, Forestry, Arts, and
Commerce from Travels and Researches undertaken at the Cost of the Prussian Government. New York, 1889. xii,
570 pp. 44 plates and illustrations, 10 plates in colour. 3 folding maps. 25x18 cm. Original decorative cloth.
£450.00
Together with an account of its agriculture, forestry, arts and commerce. An invaluable source for Meiji period arts and handicrafts.
Includes chapters on metal work, enamels, paper, ceramics, lacquer, etc. Wear to corners of front cover. Scarce.
589 RENMIN DE DIAONIAN. (The People’s Grief). 人民的悼念. Beijing, 1979. c. 150 pp. Colour and
(predominantly) b/w photographs throughout. 25x22 cm. Paper. Some wear and tear to covers.
£50.00
An amazing photographic record of the funeral of Zhou Enlai and the subsequent demonstrations in Tian’anmen Square in April 1976
that were one of the factors in the downfall of the Gang of Four. Hundreds of photographs powerfully demonstrate the genuine grief
China felt at the loss of this beloved leader and the catalyst for change that his death provided. Published in 1979 as a propaganda
tool to heighten sentiment against the Gang of Four whose trial was then looming. Text in Chinese. Rare.
590 Riddell, Sheila: DATED CHINESE ANTIQUITIES 600-1650. London, 1979. 256 pp. 195 illustrations. Maps.
Bibliography and index. 25x19 cm. Cloth.
£40.00
Covers metalwork, jade, sculpture, lacquer, wood and ivory as well as various types of ceramics. In each case, the author has selected
firmly dated examples. A valuable reference.
591 Roberts, C. & Barmé, G. ed: THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA. Sydney, 2006. 303 pp. Numerous colour and b/w
plates. 28x22 cm. Paper.
£25.00
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Catalogue of an exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney surveying the structure, history and archaeology of the Great Wall
of China throughout its long history. Illustrated throughout with photography old and new, drawings, maps, plans, engravings and archaeological artefacts. See review in Asian Art Newspaper December 2006.
592 Robinson, Basil William ed: ISLAMIC ART IN THE KEIR COLLECTION. London, 1988. 316 pp. Numerous
b/w and colour illustrations. 28x22 cm. Cloth.
£100.00
A learned and magnificent volume covering various aspects of this important collection- Carpets & textiles, metalwork, ceramics,
rock crystals and books and mss.
593 Rock, J. F: THE AMNYE MA-CHHEN RANGE AND ADJACENT REGIONS. A Monographic Study. Roma,
1956. xi, 194 pp. text plus 80 pp. b/w plates, 2 of which foldouts. 5 foldout colour maps, in good condition in back
£40.00
pocket. 25x18 cm. Later boards.
A geographic and historic account of the three great principalities of West China and areas of north-eastern Tibet which the Amnye
Ma-chhen range straddles. Written by a famous 20th century explorer of Southwest China. Later cloth binding.
594 Rose-Innes, Arthur: JAPANESE READING FOR BEGINNERS. Volume I: Kana. Volume II: A Few Chinese
Characters. Yokohama, 1928 & 1930. 246; 256, 15 pp. 2 vols. 23x16 cm. Cloth.
£25.00
Second edition of the first two volumes from Rose-Innes’s series of five on reading Japanese.
595 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.
596 Sato, Masahiko & Murayama,: KO-SOMETSUKE. Tokyo, 1969. 161 pp. 32 tipped-in colour plates. Numerous
b/w plates. A number of b/w text illustrations. 29x28 cm. Cloth.
£70.00
Illustrates a fine selection of ko-sometsuke wares. Presumably held in Japanese collections. Text in Japanese.
597 Schiffer, Nancy N: JAPANESE PORCELAIN, 1800-1950. Atglen, 1999. 256 pp. 600 illustrations. Bibliography.
29x22 cm. Cloth.
£49.95
Covers Arita and Imari, Hirado, Kakiemon, Nabeshima, Kutani, Satsuma, Kyoto and Kyoto-Satsuma, Seto and Negoya. Revised and
expanded second edition.
598 Schmidt, Isaac Jacob: GRAMMAIRE MONGOLE DE SCHMIDT. Peiping, 1935. ii, 74 pp.; 48 pp. 25x16 cm.
Library Binding.
£125.00
Reprint of the French translation of 1845 of Professor Schmidt’s pioneering grammar of the Mongolian language. In two parts; Part
I: Partie Francaise, Part II: Partie Mongole. Printed by the Imprimerie des Lazaristes in Peking.
599 Schmoller, Hans: MR GLADSTONE’S WASHI. A Survey of ‘Reports on the Manufacture of Paper in Japan’.
Newtown, 1984. 134 pp. 3 foldout illustrations, 20 colour illustrations. 28x22 cm. Half-leather, case.
£300.00
Numbered edition of 500 copies. A reprint and explanation of the Sir Harry Parkes report of 1871 together with facsimile of Kamisuki
Chohoki and history of Engelbert Kaempfer’s descriptions of papermaking.
600 Schottenhammer, A: THE EMPORIUM OF THE WORLD. Maritime Quanzhou, 1000-1400. Sinica Leidensia
49. Leiden, 2000. 450 pp. Illus. Cloth.
£150.00
Of great interest for those who study the maritime histories of China and Southeast Asia and, in particular, non-Eurocentric versions
of the history of the early modern world.
601 Scidmore, Eliza Ruhamah: WESTWARD TO THE FAR EAST. A Guide to the Principal Cities in China & Japan.
Montreal, 1892. Third edition. 60 pp. 2 illustrations and a folding map. 22x11 cm. Decorative paper covers.
£40.00
Intended to supply general information in a concise form to those who may be desirous of visiting Japan and China, as well as serve
as a guide to those visiting those portions of the Orient by the Canadian Pacific Route. Rare, and in good condition.
602 Seaver, George: FRANCIS YOUNGHUSBAND. Explorer and Mystic. London, 1952. xi, 391 pp. 13 b/w
illustrations. 4 maps. 22x15 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
A good biography of this enigmatic figure who explored and travelled in the Himalaya region, the Pamirs, Central Asia and Tibet.
603 Seikado Bunko: MASTERPIECES OF TEA UTENSILS FROM THE SEIKADO COLLECTION. Tokyo,
2004. 244 pp. 110 pp. colour plates. B/w text illustrations. 25x18 cm. Paper.
£45.00
Shows 142 of the finest tea wares and associated utensils from this excellent collection. Includes Chinese Song dynasty ceramics,
Japanese tea ceramics, iron kettles, lacquer tea holders, bamboo utensils. Good colour illustrations with English captions. Main text
in Japanese.
604 Seikado Bunko Art Museum: SEIKADO MEITO HYAKKUSEN. One Hundred Fine Swords Selected from the
Seikado Collection. Tokyo, 1997. 237 pp. c. 100 plates, 11 colour. English captions. 31x22 cm. Cloth. £180.00
Excellent publication of the 100 most outstanding swords, and some fittings, in this renowned collection. Each blade illustrated in full
and in detail.
605 Narasaki Shoichi & the Zauho Press: SEKAI TOJI ZENSHU 2 — CERAMIC ART OF THE WORLD 2.
Japanese Ancient Period. Tokyo, 1979. 331 pp. Japanese, 11 pp. English text. 317 colour plates, many b/w
illustrations. 30x22 cm. Cloth, slipcase.
£45.00
Covers the haji and sue wares and has chapters on haniwa figures, three-coloured wares, and ceramics in the Shoso-in.
606 Koyama Fujio et al: SEKAI TOJI ZENSHU 4-6: EDO. Catalogue of World’s Ceramics Volume 4-6: Japan: Edo:
Parts 1-3. Tokyo, 1956. 12, 312 pp. 140 plates, 20 in colour. 267 illustrations and text-figures; 11, 303 pp. 130
plates, of which 18 in colour; xviii, 310 pp. 140 plates, 20 in colour. B/w text illustrations to each volume, 3 vols.
30x21 cm. Cloth.
£120.00
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Volumes 4-6 in this good survey of Japanese ceramics shows ceramics from the Edo period. Illustrated with fine examples from Japanese museum collections. Text in Japanese but with 12 page English insert to each volume that gives an introduction to the volume and
lists all the plates.
607 Koyama Fujio et al: SEKAI TOJI ZENSHU 7. Catalogue of World’s Ceramics Volume 7: Japan: Tea Ceremony
Implements. Tokyo, 1955. 3, 306 pp. 140 plates, 20 in colour. 257 illustrations and text-figures. 30x21 cm. Cloth.
£50.00
Volume seven in a good survey of Japanese ceramics showing fine examples of tea wares held in Japanese museum collections. Thirteen page English insert giving introduction and list of plates. Main text in Japanese.
608 Mikami Tsugio & Hayashiya Seizo: SEKAI TOJI ZENSHU 9 — CERAMIC ART OF THE WORLD 9. Edo
Period IV — Kutani and Miscellaneous Wares. Tokyo, 1983. 314 pp. Japanese, 12 pp. English text. 355 colour
plates, many b/w illustrations. 30x22 cm. Cloth, slipcase.
£90.00
Well-illustrated work on Kutani and various other wares in Japanese collections.
609 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 (and this book) is especially strong on earlier wares from
excavated sites.
610 Shaanxi Provincial Museum ed: SUI TANG WENHUA. (The Culture of Sui and Tang). Hong Kong, 1990. 318
pp. Numerous plates and illustrations, all in colour. 31x23 cm. Boards.
£75.00
Profusely-illustrated account of the treasures of the Sui and Tang periods, including many of the amazing finds from recent archaeological excavations — pottery figurines, gold and silver, sculpture, architecture, painting and calligraphy, etc. In Chinese.
611 SHANGHAI GUDAI LISHI WENWU TULU. (Illustrated Catalogue of Cultural Relics from the History of
Ancient Shanghai). Shanghai, 1981. 4, 2, 117 pp. B/w plates throughout. 19x27 cm. Boards.
£25.00
Interesting assemblage of photographs and captions documenting the material culture of Shanghai, from the earliest archaeological
findings in the vicinity to late imperial artefacts. In Chinese.
612 Shanghai Museum ed: SHANGHAI BOWUGUAN CANG HUA. (Paintings in the Shanghai Museum).
上海博物館藏畫. Shanghai, 1965. 100 tipped-in plates in colour. 55x40 cm. Cloth.
£300.00
Very large work containing excellent reproductions of Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing and modern paintings in the Shanghai Museum. The
captions give the title and artist, the medium and size of the painting, a brief biography of the artist, comments on style. In Chinese.
Laing p. 20. 1965 reprint of the 1959 original.
613 Shaw, Robert: VISITS TO HIGH TARTARY, YARKAND AND KASHGAR (FORMERLY CHINESE
TARTARY). and Return Journey over the Karakoram Pass. London, 1871. xvi, 486 pp. plus 2 folding maps. Colour
frontispiece plus a number of colour and b/w plates and b/w text illustrations. 22x14 cm. Later boards.
£40.00
Written over 140 years ago, this book tells the epic exploratory journey of a British Commissioner in Ladakh who found himself caught
up in the ‘Great Game’ which grew out of intense Anglo-Russian rivalry in Central Asia during the nineteenth century. A famous account. Later boards with some mottling. Generally clean inside with some occasional marks and small repairs. All plates and maps
present. First edition. Reading copy.
614 Shen Yantai & Wang Changqing: LIFE IN HUTONGS. Through Intricate Alleyways in Beijing. Beijing, 1997.
190 pp. B/w photographic illustrations throughout. 26x23 cm. Boards
£20.00
Fine black and white photography by Shen and Wang that, more than any other recent publication, gives a true flavour of the local
life and ambience of Beijing’s hutongs. Text in English and Chinese.
615 [Shi Hui]; Li Zhuowu ed.; Liu Shiheng comp. & ed: LI ZHUOWU XIANSHENG PIPING YOUGUI JI = BAI
YUE TING. (Nuanhongshi Edition of the Moon Prayer Pavilion or Women’s Quarters in Li Zhuowu’ Critical
Version). 李卓吾先生批評幽閨記。〔施惠〕；劉世珩輯刊. Nuanhong Shi Huike Chuanqi. Yangzhou, 1995.
1, 2, 2, 10, 56; 2, 10, 66 folded leaves, Chinese-style. Reproductions of woodcut illustrations on ranges 10 folded
leaves per volume. 2 vols. 29x18 cm. Stitched.
£40.00
Modern facsimile of Liu Shiheng’s recutting — at the Nuanhong Studio during the early Republican period — of a southern dramatic
romance (chuanqi) sometimes attributed to Shi Hui (17th c.). This is a part of the well-known collectanea of famous dramas and dramatics produced to a high standard by Liu Shiheng (1875-1926) and based, in turn, on Ming period illustrated editions showing many
fine contemporary woodcuts. Text in Chinese only. Out of print.
616 Shi Jianhua et al. ed: SUZHOU GU CHENG DE BAOHU YU GENGXIN. (The Preservation and Renewal of
the Old Town of Suzhou). 蘇州古城的保護與更新。史建華等編著. Nanjing, 2003. 180 pp. Numerous colour
£25.00
A survey and discussion of preservation efforts in the old town of Suzhou. In Chinese.
617 Shi Meiding ed: ZHUIYI — JINDAI SHANGHAI TUSHI. (Looking Back — A Photographic History of
Shanghai). Shanghai, 1996. xv, 306 pp. B/w photographs throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
A photographic history of Shanghai from 1848 to 1949. Much interesting material from these changing times. In Chinese only.
618 Shibata Mitsuo: HYAKKU-TAN I. (Catalogue of One Hundred Selected Sword Guards 1). Tokyo, 1973. 150 pp.
300 illustrations, 15 in colour. 26x19 cm. Cloth.
£125.00
Illustrations and descriptions of 230 tsuba. In Japanese.
619 Shimazaki, Chifumi: WARRIOR GHOST PLAYS FROM THE JAPANESE NOH THEATRE. Parallel
Translations with Running Commentary. Cornell East Asia Series 60. Ithaca, 1993. xv, 220 pp. Illustrations. 22 cm.
Paper.
£25.00
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620 Shitomi, Kangetsu & Akizato Rito: ISE SANGU MEISHO ZUE. (The Principal Sights on the Road to Ise). Osaka,
1797. 39, 42, 49, 39, 31, 71 folded leaves. Numerous b/w woodcut illustrations, many double-page. 6 vols. 25x18
£1,200.00
cm. Stitched.
When complete, this work comprises five parts in seven volumes. Here, volume one is lacking and we offer volumes 2-5 plus the supplement. A total of six volumes (part 5 being in 2 volumes). The Ise Sangu is a well-known example of the meisho-ki genre of illustrated
works showing famous sights and scenes. It shows the principal sights on the well-travelled pilgrim road from Kyoto to the shrines at
Ise. The black-and-white woodcut illustrations by Shitomi Kangetsu are fine and detailed with the majority being double page spreads.
There are many views of scenery, buildings, temple architecture plus groups of people engaged in various tasks and celebrations and
depictions of mythical entities. There is minor worming to a couple of volumes and some marginal waterstaining to vol. 4. Otherwise
the work is fine internally. The original covers show the inevitable wear and some creasing. In Japanese. Priced accordingly given the
lack of volume 1. Rare.
621 Shosoin Office ed: CERAMIC OBJECTS IN THE SHOSOIN. Tokyo, 1971. xx, 331 pp. 184 plates, 33 in colour,
numerous illustrations, text-figures and tables. 31x22 cm. Cloth, slipcase.
£125.00
An important monograph on 176 early ceramic pieces with an introduction to the history of Shosoin, the treasure house from the 8th
century, notes on individual objects and a list of plates in English. One small ex-libris stamp on Japanese title page. Main text in
Japanese. Scarce.
622 Shreshta, Padma Prakash ed: NEPAL REDISCOVERED — THE RANA COURT, 1846-1951. Photographs from
the Archives of the Nepal Kingdom Foundation. London, 1986. xiv, 18 pp. text. 90 plates. 22x30 cm. Cloth.
£40.00
A remarkable selection of old photographs portraying the flamboyant court life of the Rana prime ministers. The earlier photographs,
dating from 1870 survived the 1934 earthquake which destroyed many of the royal collections.
623 Singer, Jane Casey: BEYOND LHASA. Sculpture and Painting from East and West Tibet. London, 2002. 56 pp.
24 items illustrated in colour plates, 2 folding. Bibliography. 30x21 cm. Wrappers.
£25.00
Rossi and Rossi sale catalogue of some very fine pieces from outside the Tibetan capital.
624 Sirén, Osvald: LES PEINTURES CHINOISES DANS LES COLLECTIONS AMERICAINES. (Chinese
Paintings in American Collections) — Plates Only. Annales du Musée Guimet, Bibl. d’Art II. Paris, 1928. 200 loose
b/w plates. 44x34 cm. Plates loose in paper folders.
£550.00
Dealing mainly with paintings of the Song, Yuan and Ming periods in the collections of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Freer Gallery
and Metropolitan Museum. A total of 200 loose black-and-white plates contained in 5 paper folders. Lacking the introductory text in
French — if ever produced in this format. Captions to plates in both French and English. Wear, tear and loss to the paper folders. The
plates in fine condition. Scarce.
625 Sirén, Osvald: LES PEINTURES CHINOISES DANS LES COLLECTIONS AMERICAINES. (Chinese
Paintings in American Collections). Annales du Musée Guimet, Bibl. d’Art II. Paris, 1928. 112 pp. loose text. 200
loose b/w plates. 44x34 cm. Text and plates loose in portfolio.
£750.00
Dealing mainly with paintings of the Song, Yuan and Ming periods in the collections of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Freer Gallery
and Metropolitan Museum. A total of 200 b/w plates. Introductory text in French. Both text and plates loose and contained in a portfolio. Captions to plates in both French and English. A fine set. Scarce.
626 Skinner, G. William: THE CITY IN LATE IMPERIAL CHINA. Stanford, 1977. xvii, 820 pp. A few b/w text
illustrations and drawings. 21x15 cm. Cloth.
£40.00
A most detailed and comprehensive work on the Chinese city and its growth and development during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
627 Smith, Judith G. ed: ARTS OF KOREA. New York, 1998. 512 pp. 350 illustrations, 148 in colour. 2 maps.
Bibliography, index. 30x22 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
Comprehensive, scholarly catalogue to accompany the major exhibition of Korean art, from Neolithic time to the 19th century, coinciding with the opening of the Metropolitan’s Museums permanent Arts of Korea Gallery. Contributions by the leading Korean art scholars.
628 Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge: CHINA. London, 1845. 163 pp. Frontispiece and 10 b/w engravings.
15x10 cm. Original embossed cloth.
£175.00
Lovely little book, with some very fine engravings, clearly produced to encourage educated English youth to get into the soon-to-beburgeoning missionary business in China by giving them a little dangerous knowledge.
School presentation copy, given to James Elliot in 1847 ‘for the best and cleanest copybook’. It is not known whether Elliot later became a missionary. In good condition.
629 Spain, David: NORITAKE FANCYWARES A TO Z. A Pictorial Record and Guide to Values. London, 2002.
320 pp. 1037 colour illustrations. 28x21 cm. Cloth.
£49.95
A grand tour of Noritake fancywares — from tea sets to lamps, plaques to figurines. Primarily concentrates on wares produced from
the 1920s to 1940s. Copiously-illustrated in colour. A good reference to this widely-collected ware. With current retail values in US
dollars.
630 State Hermitage Museum: ECANG DUNHUANG YISHUPIN: I-VI. Dunhuang Art Relics Collected in Russia:
One to Six. 俄藏敦煌藝術品. Shanghai, 1997-2005. 277 pp. 84 pp. text and c. 190 pp. colour plates; 229 pp. 138
colour and 71 b/w plates. Numerous text drawings; 2, 4, 6 pp. text and 359 pp. b/w plates; 6 pp. text and 384 pp.
b/w plates; 327 pp. 294 pp. b/w and some colour plates; 544 pp. 172 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings.
£4,500.00
The vast majority of material is here published for the first time and comprises a valuable addition to the documentation on Dunhuang. Its value is enhanced by the high quality of the colour and black-and-white plates. An important reference and a fine complement to Whitfield’s: ‘The Art of Central Asia: The Stein Collection in the British Museum’ and Giès: ‘Arts of Central Asia: The Pelliot
Collection in the Musée Guimet’.
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Volume One covers finds made by the 1914-15 Russian expedition to the Mogao Caves, led by S. F. Oldenburg and now housed in
the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. The 111 objects shown (some with multiple illustrations and detail) include paintings on
silk, statuary, stucco work, banners, textile fragments etc. This first volume has a full trilingual text in English, Chinese and Russian.
Volume Two continues coverage of the finds made by Oldenburg. The 138 objects shown (some with multiple illustrations and detail)
include temple banners and streamers, paintings on hemp, textiles and textile fragments, embroidery, paintings on paper etc. The text
in this volume is primarily in Chinese, but with English captions and brief descriptions for all objects.
Volume Three is devoted to the black-and-white photographs that Oldenburg took of the Mogao grottoes during his visit there in 1915.
There are numerous views of the exteriors and interiors of the grottoes as well as photographs of the relics in the area around the grottoes. Whilst Pelliot had photographed the grottoes a few years earlier, the Oldenburg material includes approximately 80 caves not
photographed by Pelliot. In addition, Oldenburg’s photography includes the area around the caves. A valuable photographic record
and reference. Four page introduction in English, otherwise Chinese text.
Volume Four continues coverage of the photographs that Oldenburg took during his visit in 1915. This volume is entirely comprised
of interior views of the grottoes — statuary and murals, both general and close-up detail. Text in Chinese.
Volume Five reproduces the detailed drawings and plans of the exterior and interior of the Mogao Grottoes at Dunhuang undertaken
in the latter part of 1914 and the beginning of 1915 by the Oldenburg Expedition. Very few of these plans and drawings have been published before. The drawings, plans and elevations capture the state of the Mogao Grottoes when they were at their most abandoned
and decayed in the early 20th century. Thus these plans and drawings are an important historical record as many changes and renovations have been undertaken since that date. Seven pages of English text. Main text in Chinese.
Volume Six — this final volume in the series is in two parts. The first part contains transcriptions into Chinese of written notes about
the Mogao grottoes at Dunhuang, including Oldenburg’s ‘Cave Notes about Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes’ containing detailed notes,
layouts and sketch maps of various caves. It also contains supplementary notes by S. M. Dudin and notes of inscriptions recorded by
the expedition. The second part discusses material relating to Oldenburg’s expedition — notes, diaries and photographs. The 172
pages of black-and-white plates illustrate Oldenburg’s notebooks together with photographs of the Dunhuang caves, nearby towns, people and historical sites in the surrounding area, including beacon towers. Four page English abstract and postscript. Main text in Chinese. All volumes now published. Out-of-print and now very rare as a set.
631 Stein, Aurel: ON ALEXANDER’S TRACK TO THE INDUS. Personal Narrative of Explorations on the NorthWest Frontier of India. London, 1929. xvi, 182 pp. 98 ills, 2 folding, coloured map. 24x18 cm. Cloth.
£180.00
First edition. Foxing to one of the folding photographic panoramas. Tape repairs to back of map. Text generally clean. Priced accordingly.
632 Stein, Aurel: SAND-BURIED RUINS OF KHOTAN. London, 1904. xl, 503 pp. Numerous b/w illustrations.
Folding map. 22x15 cm. Decorative cloth. Some wear to top and bottom of spine.
£300.00
The popular account of Stein’s first Central Asian expedition in 1900-1901. A number of good and discreet tape repairs to the back of
the folding map. Some fading to the top right-hand side of the front cover and part of the back cover. Clean inside and firm in its binding. Overall, a good copy.
633 Stewart, Basil: SUBJECTS PORTRAYED IN JAPANESE COLOUR-PRINTS. A Collector’s Guide to all the
Subjects Illustrated .... London, 1922. xvi, 382 pp. 71 plates, including 8 coloured, reproducing over 270 prints.
39x27 cm. Cloth.
£200.00
Comprehensive collectors’ guide relating the subject matter to the cultural history of Japan. Includes a list of ukiyo-e artists and reproductions of actors’ crests. Abrams C3.
634 Stoetzel, Jean: WITHOUT THE CHRYSANTHEMUM AND THE SWORD. A Study of the Attitudes of Youth
in Post-War Japan. London, 1955. 334 pp. Illustrations. Maps & graphs, appendixes, bibliography & indexes. 25x17
cm. Cloth.
£25.00
This book was the result of a visit by a French sociologist and a Dutch expert on Japanese civilisation to Japan to collect material for
a report on the attitudes of Japanese youth.
635 Strange, Edward F: CATALOGUE OF JAPANESE LACQUER. Part I : General. London, 1924. viii, 193 pp. 37
plates with many illustrations. 25x19 cm. Paper.
£60.00
636 Suchomel, Filip et al: MISTROVSKÁ DÍLA JAPONSKÉHO PORCELÁNU. Masterpieces of Japanese
Porcelain. Prague, 1997. 208 pp. 322 colour and numerous b/w text figures. Additional 87 pp. booklet with complete
English translations of the essays and captions. 2 vols. 25x18 cm. Boards & Paper.
£50.00
A very fine catalogue of the Japan Foundation-sponsored exhibition of important Japanese ceramics held in Prague 1997-98. In Czech
but with a complete translation into English in an accompanying booklet.
637 Sugihara Nobuhiko: KATAGAMI — STENCIL PAPERS FOR DYEWORK IN JAPAN. Kyoto, 1968. 82 pp.
Japanese and 21 pp. English text. 459 illustrations, 43 text-figures. 38x26 cm. Cloth, slipcase.
£250.00
Published by the Kyoto National Museum, this is a profusely illustrated account of the Japanese art of stencil cutting. In Japanese.
638 Sugimura Yuzo et al: RYOJUN HAKUBUTSUKAN ZUROKU. (Illustrated Catalogue of the Lushun Museum).
旅順博物館圖錄. Tokyo, 1943. 40 pp. text & 128 plates, 22 in colour. 31x22 cm. Cloth.
£350.00
Illustrated catalogue of Chinese and Indian works of art in the Port Arthur Museum. Many of the pieces were from the Otani expedition and emanated from Central Asia, the other objects are Chinese in origin. In Japanese. Rare.
639 Sullivan, Michael: SYMBOLS OF ETERNITY. The Art of Landscape Painting in China. Oxford, 1979. 224 pp.
101 illustrations, 24 in colour. Map. 25x18 cm. Cloth.
£55.00
A chronological survey by an authority on Chinese painting.
640 Suntory Museum of Art: NABESHIMA WARE: DESIGNS THAT INSPIRE PRIDE. Tokyo, 2010. 243 pp. 143
objects illustrated in colour. B/w text illustrations. 26X19 cm. Boards.
£70.00
Catalogue of an exhibition showing 143 exquisite examples of Nabeshima ware, the large majority from Japanese museum collections.
All illustrated in colour and bases shown. Introductions to each section and good captions in English. Main text in Japanese. Out of
print and we have limited stock.
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641 Susumu, Matsudaira: THE WORLD OF KAMIGATA UKIYO-E. N.p., 2000. 245 pp. 4 pp. colour and numerous
b/w illustrations. 20x13 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
The author discusses the rise and development of kamigata ukiyo-e. A scholarly contribution in Japanese only.
642 SUZHOU. Beijing, 1996. 143 pp. Colour photographs throughout. 26x27 cm. Boards.
£20.00
A photographic tour of the pleasant town of Suzhou showing its scenery, world famous gardens and other sights and scenes of local
life. Well-photographed. In English, Japanese and Chinese.
643 Takashimaya Department Store: CHUGOKU BAKUSEKIZAN SEKKUTSU TEN. Siruku Rodo ni Sakaeta
Butsutachi. Tokyo, 1992. 140 pp. 97 colour plates and illustrations. 108 b/w text-illustrations. Maps. 28x23 cm.
Paper.
£25.00
Exhibition of Chinese sculpture from the cave temples of Maijishan. Good colour plates. Text in Japanese.
644 Taki Katei: KOKOKAN GASHO = GENGXIANG GUAN HUASHENG. (The
Kôkôkan Painting Album). 耕香館畫賸。瀧和亭畫。東京駿河臺紅梅塢瀧氏
耕香館刊雕. Tokyo, 1884. [38]; [40] folded leaves, Japanese style. Portrait, b/w
reproductions of paintings throughout. 2 vols. 26x15 cm. Stitched.
£110.00
Late 19th-century, early lithographic edition of the painting album with renditions of Chinese-style
model paintings by Taki Katei (1832-1901). Katei was a prominent nanga artist who studied Chinese
style painting in Nagasaki and made his name in part through book publication. The original edition of this book, the production of which he personally supervised, came out in 1883. This copy,
which may not be complete, can be seen as organized in sections: one with landscapes proper; another with bird and flower vignettes; one with elaborate flower arrangements; and a final section with
human figures, chiefly monks.
This is a somewhat later lithographic version. The date is taken from a number of the prefaces. The
book has been given a modern Chinese-style stitched binding and the pages have been lined for support. The is some slight staining and wear to some pages, generally not affecting the printed portion.
The impression is generally good with very occasional slight blurring of some lines. This copy is
lacking a cover page but has a colophon page (relating to the original edition and given in characters above) preserved by overlaid lining paper.
Mitchell 87; Hillier ‘Art of the Japanese Book’ 959 ff.
645 Taki Katei: TANSEI IPPAN. (Examples of Paintings). 丹青一辦。瀧和亭. Tokyo, 1894. 5 folding albums each
with title page, list of contents and then 12 original double-page woodblock images, mostly in colour. A total of 60
original double-page woodblock images. 5 vols. 25x16 cm. Boards.
£2,300.00
A total of 60 double page original woodblock illustrations by Taki Katei and engraved by Kimura Tokutaro.
Each volume has a title page, list of contents and 12 double page original woodblock prints showing a wide variety of birds, flowers,
animals and landscapes.
Taki Katei (1830-1901) was a Japanese Nanga artist who, more than many of his contemporaries, successfully embraced the woodblock medium to express his art.
Delicious, delightful and produced to an extremely high standard. It is hard to believe that the woodblock images are not actual paintings, such is the level of accomplishment. Excellent impressions and colours. In fine condition. An excellent copy. All text in Japanese.
Rare.
Hillier: pp. 959-962.
Mitchell p.515. This copy lacks the prefaces mentioned in Mitchell and may be an early edition as all volumes are dated Meiji 27 at
back on publisher’s colophon whereas Mitchell describes the dating as Meiji 27-31.
646 Tanaka Ryo: KABUKI TEISHIKI BUTAI ZUSHU. (Collection of Illustrations of Kabuki Stage Sets). Tokyo,
1958. 358 pp. 153 colour illustrations & 33 b/w sketches. 23x32 cm. Cloth, folding case.
£125.00
A study of Kabuki stage sets by Tanaka Ryo, himself an experienced set designer who provides his own illustrations of the sets. Japanese only.
647 Tanaka, Shigeichi: NIHON MEIGA: KODAI MONYO RUISHU. (A Compendium of Patterns and Designs in
Ancient Japanese Art). Kyoto, 1923. 27, 21, 21, 21, 21, 19, 21, 21, 21, 25 folded leaves. A total of 198 pp.
illustrations. 10 vols. 12x18 cm. Stitched. Embossed covers. Cloth case.
£500.00
A copiously-illustrated work showing thousands of designs and patterns in Japanese art ranging from snowflakes, plants and flowers
to designs used on textiles, wave patterns and a huge amount more. Complete in ten volumes. Second printing of the 1909 edition. Text
in Japanese. Some stitching loose, otherwise fine. Scarce.
648 Tang Yun ed: ZISHA HU JIANSHANG. (The Connoisseurship of Purple Clay Teapots). Taibei, 1993. 126 pp.
Colour illustrations throughout. 21x14 cm. Paper.
£35.00
A guide to the connoisseurship of Yixing purple clay teapots. Edited by the Chinese painter Tang Yun — a collector of Yixing. In Chinese only.
649 Teichman, Eric: TRAVELS OF A CONSULAR OFFICER IN NORTH-WEST CHINA. Cambridge, 1921. xiv,
219 pp. Frontispiece plus 58 pp. b/w photographic plates hors texte. 2 maps in text, 2 folding maps in back pocket.
25x17 cm. Cloth.
£200.00
A subtitle on the title page continues: ‘With original maps of Shensi and Kansu and illustrated by photographs taken by the author’.
Teichman journeyed from Guanyintang in Henan province to Xi’an and then through much of Shensi (Shaanxi) province and into
Kansu (Gansu) to the provincial capital of Lanzhou. He then travelled south to Kokonor and the Labrang monastery before going back
to Lanzhou and then returning home via Ningxia and Baotou in Inner Mongolia. A famous account, well-illustrated with interesting
black-and-white photographs of people and places. A good solid copy. The two maps in fine condition with just one small crease at
one edge and one nick to the margin of the Kansu map. A few minor marks to the red cloth covers.
650 Teichman, Eric: TRAVELS OF A CONSULAR OFFICER IN EASTERN TIBET. Together with a History of
the Relations between China, Tibet and India. Cambridge, 1922. 248 pp. 64 b/w plates. Folding map in back pocket.
25x17 cm. Cloth.
£90.00
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An account of Sino-Tibetan relations and geography by an officer stationed in Western China when hostilities broke out between Chinese and Tibetans on the border in 1918. Ex-library copy with usual stamps, shaky in bindings and beginning to crack at seams. Linenbacked folding map of Eastern Tibet in back pocket. Priced accordingly (worth it for the map alone).
651 Teichman, Sir Eric: JOURNEY TO TURKISTAN. London, 1937. 221 pp. 39 illustrations. Folding map. 19x13
cm. Cloth.
£10.00
A classic of Central Asian travel literature. Popular edition. Map with discoloured sellotape repairs. Marks to covers. Reading copy.
652 Teng Shu Ping: ONE HUNDRED JADES FROM THE LANTIEN SHANFANG COLLECTION. Lantian
Shanfang Cang Yu Baixuan. 藍田山藏玉器選. Taibei, 1995. 296 pp. 212 full-colour plates. Text in Chinese and
£150.00
English. 36x26 cm. Cloth.
Splendid publication on 100 early (Shang to Warring States) jades, by the curator of jades at the National Palace Museum, where 72
of these jades are on show. The jades are part of the high-quality collection of Chinese art assembled by Mr. Hsu during the last 20
years. Dual texts in Chinese and English. Out-of-print and hard to find.
653 Teng Shu-p’ing: NEOLITHIC JADES IN THE COLLECTION OF THE NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM.
Guoli Gugong Bowuyuan Cang Xinshiqi Shidai Yuqi Tulu. 國立故宮博物院藏新石器時代玉器圖錄。鄧淑蘋.
Taibei, 1992. 311 pp. 127 colour plates, 12 b/w text figures. 31x22 cm. Cloth, slipcase.
£90.00
144 jades have been selected from the collections and have gone through a rigourous and meticulous examination in the light of recent findings. Categorized by function. Two essays contribute to the understanding of Neolithic jades. Dual English and Chinese text.
654 Terrill, Ross: FLOWERS ON AN IRON TREE. Five Cities of China. London, 1976. xviii, 423 pp. c. 20 b/w
£30.00
Written in the 1970s when China when China was still very closed and just emerging from the Cultural Revolution, the book observes
life in the Chinese cities of Shanghai, Dalian, Hangzhou, Wuhan and Beijing.
655 TIAN’ANMEN. Beijing, 1999. 80 pp. Colour illustrations throughout. 19x21 cm. Boards.
£10.00
Colourful survey of Tian’anmen square and its sights — the Gate of Heavenly Peace, the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, the Square
itself, Great Hall of the People etc. In English and Chinese.
656 TOJI TAIKEI — A COMPLETE SET. (Ceramics of East Asia). Tokyo, 1970s. Various paginations. Colour and
b/w illustrations in each volume. 48 vols. 27x19 cm. Cloth.
£1,600.00
A complete assembly of this 48 volume work on the ceramics of Japan, Korea, China, Vietnam and Thailand, plus a final volume on
Persian ceramics. Japanese text only. The contents of the volumes are as follows:
1: Jomon Pottery; 2: Yayoi Pottery; 3: Haniwa Figurines; 4: Sue Ware; 5: Nara Sansei; 6: Old Seto Wares; 7: Tokoname and Echizen
Wares; 8: Shigaraki and Iga Wares; 9: Tamba Ware; 10: Bizen Ware; 11: White Shino and Black Seto Wares; 12: Oribe Wares; 13:
Karatsu Ware; 14: Hagi and Izumo; 15: Ueno and Takatori Wares; 16: Satsuma; 17: Chojiro’s Raku; 18: Koetsu Ware; 19: Imari; 20:
Kakiemon; 21: Nabeshima Wares; 22: Kutani; 23: Ninsei Ware: 24: Kenzan Ware; 25: Mokubei; 26: Later Kyoyaki; 27: Japanese Folk
Pottery; 28: Modern Japanese Ceramics; 29: Korean Celadons; 30: Korean Mishima Ware; 31: Yi Coloured Ware; 32: Chawan of
Old Korea; 33: Ancient Chinese Pottery; 34: Chinese Clay Figures; 35: Tricolour Tang Ceramics; 36: Chinese Celadon; 37: Chinese
White Porcelains; 38: Temmoku Ware: 39: Cizhou Wares; 40: Liao Ceramics; 41: Yuan Coloured Wares; 42: Ming Blue and White;
43: Ming Enamelled Ware; 44: Ko-Sometsuke and Shonsui; 45: Nanking Enamelled Ware; 46: Imperial Qing Wares; 47: Pottery of
Vietnam and Thailand; 48: Persian Ceramics.
Each volume typically has 120-140 pages and 80-100 illustrations, both colour and black-and-white. Japanese text only. A couple
of copies are somewhat bumped but, in general, in fine condition. A rarely-seen set.
657 TOJIKI HYAKUSEN. (One Hundred Pieces of Selected Pottery and Porcelain). N.p., n.d. 101 loose colour plates
in silk box. 38x28 cm. Cloth, cloth case.
£75.00
100 pieces of select Japanese pottery and porcelain from private and public collections, each with descriptive text. In Japanese only.
658 TOKI SHINZA. (Discussions on Ceramics). 陶器請座. Tokyo, 1935-39. Various paginations c.300 pp. per volume.
A number of b/w illustrations to each volume. 24 vols. 22x15 cm. Paper.
£500.00
Comprises Volumes 1 to 23 and the index volume No. 25. Lacks volume 24. A near complete run of a very scarce and early Japanese
journal on Chinese and Japanese ceramics. Each volume typically has a number of detailed articles on aspects of research into Chinese and Japanese ceramics. Text in Japanese. A couple of volumes split or becoming disbound. The majority in decent condition. Rare.
659 Tokugawa Museum of Art: DECORATIVE PAPERS. Irodorareta Kami. Nagoya, 2001. xv, 235 pp. Colour
illustrations throughout. 30x23 cm. Paper.
£35.00
An exhibition that centres on the fine and aesthetic Japanese tradition of elegant decorated paper (ryoshi), ornamented by many techniques, that were (and are) used for calligraphy. 201 different examples are shown in colour. Preface and ten page plate list in English. Main text in Japanese.
660 Tokyo Bijutsu Gakko: HORYUJI HEKIGA. (The Murals at Horyuji). Tokyo, 1920. 1 pp. text and 46 fullpage b/w
plates; 1 pp. text, 45 fullpage b/w plates, 9 pp. text. 2 vols. 42x31 cm. Stitched, cloth case.
£125.00
A fine early study, published in 1920, of the murals in Horyuji Temple. A total of 91 fullpage black-and-white collotype plates. Text in
Japanese. In fine condition. Rare.
661 Tokyo National Museum: FUSUMA PAINTINGS OF JUKOIN. Kokuho Daitokuji Jukoin no Fusumae. Tokyo,
2003. 108 pp. 71 pp. colour plates, a couple folding. 25x25 cm. Paper.
£45.00
Exhibits the famous paintings on 46 sliding screens (fusuma) in the Abbot’s Quarters at the Jukoin, a subtemple of the large Zen
monastery, Daitokuji in Kyoto. The paintings are by the artists Kano Eitoku (1543-1590) and his father Kano Shoei (1519-1592). Designated as National Treasures and rarely on display. Foreword, introductions and list of plates in English. Main text in Japanese.
662 Tokyo National Museum ed: TOYO NO TOKI. (The Ceramics of East Asia). Tokyo, 1971. 295 pp. 304 b/w and
colour plates. 35x27 cm. Cloth.
£60.00
A total of 304 superb examples of Chinese, Korean and Japanese ceramics from the collection of the Tokyo National Museum are illustrated in colour and (predominantly) black-and-white plates. A large format work. List of plates in English. Main text in Japanese.
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663 Torigoe Kazutaro: TSUBA KANSHOKI. (The Intrinsic Value of Japanese Sword-Guard). Tokyo, 1965. 162 pp.
text, 351 pp. b/w plates and illustrations. 31x22 cm. Half-leather, much worn and damaged.
£250.00
Some 700 tsuba from private Japanese and Western collections are reproduced and described in Japanese only. Numbered edition of
500 copies. With author’s dedication, but a very used copy, having been read vividly in a humid climate, leaving such traces. Very scarce.
664 Nakajima Bun: JAPANESE ETIQUETTE. Tourist Library 18, Second Series. Tokyo, 1955. 222 pp. 113
£25.00
illustrations, 2 in colour. 34 b/w text-figures. Index. 19x13 cm. Cloth.
First edition.
665 Yoshino Tomio: JAPANESE LACQUER WARE. Tourist Library Vol. 25. Tokyo, 1959. 180 pp. 107 b/w
illustrations, 1 coloured. Map. 19x13 cm. Cloth, dustjacket.
£40.00
With an introduction by Professor Tomio Yoshino, a noted critic and connoisseur of Japanese lacquer ware.
666 Tseng, Che Lu: TAIWAN HUOBI DE JINGSHEN YU WENHUA. The Spirit and Culture of Taiwan Coinage.
臺灣貨幣的精神與文化。曾澤祿著. Taibei, 2004. iv, 238 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x22 cm. Paper.
£45.00
Detailed and well-illustrated study of coinage in Taiwan from the seventeenth century on, including Western coins that circulated in
Taiwan. In Chinese.
667 Tseng, Yu-ho Ecke: SOME CONTEMPORARY ELEMENTS IN CLASSICAL CHINESE ART. Honolulu,
1963. ix, 16 pp. English text, 16 pp. Chinese text. 49 plates, 1 in colour. 21x18 cm. Paper.
£25.00
An interesting short study of modern elements in old paintings.
668 Tucci, Giuseppe: TO LHASA AND BEYOND. Diary of the Expedition to Tibet in the Year 1948. Rome, 1956.
195 pp. Plates and illustrations, one in colour. 27x19 cm. Later boards.
£25.00
By a renowned scholar of Tibetan art. Appendix on Tibetan medicine and hygiene by R. Moise. Later binding incorporating the original paper wrappers. First English edition.
669 Turner, Samuel: AN ACCOUNT OF AN EMBASSY TO THE COURT OF THE TESHOO LAMA, IN TIBET.
Containing a Narrative of a Journey Through Bootan, and a Part of Tibet. Delhi, 1971. xxviii, 473 pp. 13
illustrations. 29x23 cm. Cloth. Dustjacket with wear.
£95.00
The first published account of a journey to Tibet written by an Englishman, describing the 1783-85 diplomatic mission to congratulate the Lamaist regency on the reincarnation of the Grand Lama. The plates after drawings by S. Davis. Facsimile reprint published
in Delhi.
670 Turrill, W. B: JOSEPH DALTON HOOKER. Botanist, Explorer and Administrator. British Men of Science.
London, 1963. xi, 228 pp. 3 maps, glossary, bibliography and index. 21x14 cm. Cloth.
£55.00
Joseph Hooker was primarily a botanist, probably best known for his collaboration in the classic handbook ‘Genera Plantarum’ (186283). He travelled extensively, carrying out pioneer work on floras.
671 Umehara Sueji: INKYO SHUTSUDO HAKUSHOKU DOKI NO KENKYU. Étude sur la Poterie Blanche
Pouillée Dans la Ruine de Capitale des Yin. Mémoires de Toho Bunka Gakuin, Vol. 1. Kyoto, 1932. 6 pp. introduction
in French, 78 pp. Japanese text, 41 plates, plus diagrams. 32x25 cm. Cloth.
£200.00
Studies on Shang-Yin period white pottery found at Anyang. Very scarce.
672 Vever Collection: HIGHLY IMPORTANT JAPANESE PRINTS, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS AND
DRAWINGS. From the Henri Vever Collection, Part II. London, 1975. viii, 442 pp. 410 illustrations, some in
colour and folding. Bibliography. 30x22 cm. Cloth.
£55.00
Second part of the sale of this famous collection held at Sotheby’s London, 1975. Abrams D9.
673 THE VICISSITUDE OF SHANGHAI FOLK STYLE AND FEATURES 1840S-1990S. Haishang Fengqing.
海上風情. Shanghai, 1998. 207 pp. B/w and colour photographs throughout. 29x23 cm. Cloth.
£50.00
A well-photographed and comprehensive work on the development of Shanghai, both architecturally and socially up to the present day.
Sections on residents, costume, eating, housing, marriages and funerals, entertainment and festivals. In English and Chinese.
674 Volker, T: PORCELAIN AND THE DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY. Medelingen Rijksmuseum Volkenkunde
11. Leiden, 1971. 243 pp. 53 plates and illustrations, 2 folding maps. Index. 25x18 cm. Paper.
£105.00
Recorded in the Dagh-Registers of Batavia Castle, those of Hirado and Deshima and other contemporary papers. The book gives a
scholarly account of the role played by the Company in the porcelain trade. Reprint of 1954 original. Hucker 587.
675 von der Schulenberg, Stephan Graf and Rainald Simon: BIRTH OF FORM. Early Chinese Ceramics at the
Museum of Applied Arts Frankfurt. Warren, 2005. 518 pp. 78 colour & numerous b/w illustrations. CD-Rom with
374 colour images. 18x18 cm. Cloth.
£37.50
Catalogue of early Chinese ceramics at the Museum of Applied Arts, Frankfurt. Together with a CD-Rom holding images from the collection.
676 Wade, Thomas Francis: A PROGRESSIVE COURSE DESIGNED TO ASSIST THE STUDENT OF
COLLOQUIAL CHINESE. As spoken in the Capital and the Metropolitan Department. 語言自邇集. Shanghai,
1886. xxviii, 349; 523; 245 pp. 3 vols. 31x24 cm. Modern cloth, gilt preserving the decorative parts of the front and
rear original binding’s covers.
£200.00
Wade’s most influential work, introducing his celebrated system of romanization, here provided in the second edition with a new preface. Cordier 1689-90. Very good ex-library copy with stamps on reverse title-page only. Rebacked, preserving the original cloth covers (with some wear), some pages lined and supported, conservation-style, and with some neat notes and exercises of the original
owner bound in. A good and a well-conserved, usable copy of this book at a good price.
677 WAITAN JINXI. The Bund Then and Now. Shanghai, 1997. 119 pp. Colour and b/w photographs throughout
19x21 cm. Paper.
£15.00
Compact work comparing old photographs of the Bund with the current day. In English and Chinese.
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678 Walker, C. C: JENGHIZ KHAN. London, 1939. 215 pp. 7 foldout colour maps in good condition. 25x16 cm.
Cloth.
£30.00
A book which attempts to clarify one of the great periods in history, that surrounding the life of the Mongol conqueror, Jenghiz (Genghis)
Khan. Very readable and interesting.
679 Wang Fangyu: DANCING INK II. Pictorial Calligraphy and Calligraphic Painting. New York, 1993. 106 pp.
£30.00
Numerous b/w plates. 28x28 cm. Paper.
Catalogue of a second ‘Dancing Ink’ exhibition of Wang’s Chinese calligraphy with introductory essays by various experts. Wang’s
works are excellent examples of the fusion and unity of calligraphy and painting.
680 Wang Kai et al: KAISHIEN GADEN. (The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting). 芥子園畫傳。王概等.
Kyoto, n.d. (19th century) Various paginations. Colour and b/w woodblock illustrations throughout. 23 vols. 25x17
£6,000.00
cm. Stitched, 5 cloth cases.
A very good facsimile reprint of the first complete Japanese edition of the Kaishien Gaden, first published by Hishiya Magobei in Kyoto
in 1780. The Kaishien Gaden is the Japanese for the Jiezi Yuan Hua Zhuan (The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting) first published in China in 1679. The Manual provoked great interest in Japan and parts of the work were published in Japan from 1744 onwards. The first complete set (comprising parts 1-3) were published by Hishiya Magobei in 1780 and was later expanded to include a
fourth part, first published in China in 1818 (albeit with a 1701 date), and considered by some not to be a true part of the work.
The edition offered here also includes this fourth part and must therefore be post-1818 . Our view is that it is a Meiji edition, done to
a high quality and reproducing the first complete Japanese edition of 1780 published by Hishiya Magobei, which, in turn, is a faithful facsimile of the original Kangxi edition, published in 1679 (Part One) and 1701 (Parts Two and Three). Plus the aforementioned
fourth part.
The work is illustrated throughout with a combination of black-and-white and colour woodblock printing. The colour printing is
very pleasing. Overall the work presents itself as a fine example of early Chinese printing of the Kangxi reign and testament to the influence of the work in Japan. All text in Chinese.
Contents as below:
Part One: Trees, Rocks and Landscapes: (Vol. 1: Text. Vols. 2, 3 and the first half of Vol. 4 — b/w woodblock images; latter part of vol.
4 and vol. 5 colour woodblock images). These 5 vols. in one case. Part Two: Orchids: (2 vols.), Bamboo: (2 vols.): b/w woodblock images. The preceding 4 vols. in one case; Plums: (2 vols.): 1 b/w images , 1 vol. colour images), Chrysanthemums: (2 vols.): 1 vol. b/w
images, 1 vol. colour images). These 4 vols. also in one case. Part Three: Birds and Flowers: (4 vols.: vol. 1 text, vol. 2 b/w images;
vols. 3 & 4 colour images); Human Figures: (2 vols.): b/w images. These six volumes in one case. Part Four: Leaves, Flowers, Insects: (1 vol. text, 1 vol. b/w, 2 vols. colour). These 4 volumes in one case. A total of 23 volumes. Complete.
In fine condition. Original beige covers with title slips to all volumes. Contained in 5 cloth cases (one clasp missing) with worn title
slips. A rare set. Mitchell p. 328 for general description.
681 Wang Shucun: PAPER JOSS. Deity Worship Through Folk Prints. Beijing, 1992. 192 pp. 200 coloured illustrations.
26x23 cm. Cloth.
£25.00
682 Wang Xueli: QIN SHIHUANG LING YANJIU. The Study of the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang. Shanghai, 1994.
274 pp. 22 colour plates. 150 b/w text illustrations, 1 folded. Numerous tables. 27x19 cm. Cloth.
£30.00
An archaeological study of the tomb of China’s ‘First Emperor’ by one of its foremost experts and chiefly concerned with: the engineering and construction of the tomb, the forms of its buildings and the most significant finds at the site. Chinese text.
683 Wang Zhenhua: KONGJIAN MUYU: ZHONGGUO JIANZHU DE TIYAN YU RENWEN NEIHAN. (The
Mother Tongue of Space: The Human Significance and Experience of Chinese Architecture). 空間母語：
中國建築的體驗與人文內涵。王鎮華著. Taibei, 1995. 349 pp. Colour plates throughout, a number of plans and
tables. 31x22 cm. Paper.
£38.00
Very well-illustrated and wide-ranging study of traditional Chinese architecture with a focus on its lived experience, and relation to
its environmental context. Good photography with well selected detail from sites across China. Text in Chinese.
684 Wang Ziyun ed: TANGDAI DIAOSU XUANJI. Selected Sculptures of the T’ang Dynasty. Peking, 1957. 5 pp.
text in Chinese, 5 pp. English text inset. 41 b/w plates. 26x19 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
A short introduction gives a survey of the art of this period and an appraisal of the sculptural masterpieces shown. In Chinese only.
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685 Wang, Helen ed: HANDBOOK TO THE STEIN COLLECTIONS IN THE UK. British Museum Occasional
Paper, 129. London, 1999. 66 pp. Appendixes, including a bibliography. 29x21 cm. Paper.
£15.00
A finding list for the collections of objects, manuscripts and archives of correspondence in UK collections that are associated with Stein’s
expeditions to India, China, Iran, Iraq and Jordan between 1890s-1938.
686 Watson, Burton: SSU-MA CH’IEN GRAND HISTORIAN OF CHINA. New York, 1958. 276 pp. 23x16 cm.
£25.00
Cloth.
A look at the life and fundamental work, important to this day, of Ssu-Ma Ch’ien (Sima Qian), the first major Chinese historian.
687 Weale, B. L. Putnam: MANCHU AND MUSCOVITE. London, 1904. xx, 552 pp. text, frontispiece, 42 b/w
illustrations, folding map. 23x15 cm. Cloth.
£115.00
32 letters from Manchuria written during the autumn of 1903, describing some of the results of the Russian occupation of that province
and warmly approving the apparent policy of the Japanese. Interesting insight into Manchuria at the beginning of the 20th century.
Unusual illustrations. Complete with the folding map of Manchuria in good condition.
688 Wei, Betty Peh T’i: SHANGHAI: CRUCIBLE OF MODERN CHINA. Oxford, 1987. 315 pp, 21 plates,
bibliography, maps glossary, index. 22x14 cm. Paper.
£45.00
An impressive account of Shanghai from before its founding at the beginning of the thirteenth century to 1949 after the entry of the
People’s Liberation Army.
689 Wei, Betty Peh-t’i: OLD SHANGHAI. Images of Asia. Hong Kong, 1993. xiv, 65 pp. 16 colour plates, 23 text
£15.00
Conveys the complex texture of Chinese and foreign life in the metropolis from its days as a market town, through its urbane, but
sometimes sinister international heyday, to the Communist take-over in 1949.
690 Welsh, Jorge: ZHANGZHOU EXPORT CERAMICS. The So-Called Swatow Wares. London, 2006. 200 pp.
£50.00
Catalogue of a dealer’s exhibition of 41 fine examples of Swatow ware. All pieces illustrated in colour (many in full page colour plates
and showing multiple views), fully described and with good accompanying introductory essay and text. English edition.
691 Westergaard, N. L. & Mehren, A. F: CODICES ORIENTALES BIBLIOTHECAE REGIAE HAVNIENSIS.
Havniae, 1846, 1851 & 1857. ix, 122; xi, 188; iv, 92 pp. Recent half leather with marbled boards.
£750.00
A set of the three volumes of the bibliography of Oriental Manuscripts in the Royal Library of Denmark and the Copenhagen University Library. The three volumes are as follows: Vol. I: Codices Indici Bibliotecae Regiae Havniensis together with Codices Orientales
Bibliotecae Universitatis Havniensis; Vol. II: Codices Hebraicos et Arabicos Continens; Vol. III: Codices Persicos, Turcicos, Hindustanicos &c. Continens. The first two volumes were compiled by Westergaard, the third by Mehren. Text in Latin. Rebound. A very
rare set of this famous bibliography.
692 Wheatley, Paul: THE PIVOT OF THE FOUR QUARTERS. A Preliminary Enquiry into the Origins and
Character of the Chinese City. Edinburgh, 1971. xix, 602 pp. with figures and plans. 25x18 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
An attempt to elucidate the manner in which, during the 2nd millennium B.C., there emerged a hierarchically-structured social institution on the Chinese plain, and to describe its subsequent diffusion.
693 Wilhelm, Richard, ed: SINICA: ZEITSCHRIFT FUR CHINAKUNDE UND CHINAFORSCHUNG.
Mitteilungen des China-Instituts zu Frankfurt. Frankfurt, 1927-42. Various paginations. A few b/w plates to each
volume. 20 vols. 27x22 cm. Quarter leather.
£750.00
A complete run of this journal from 1927-1942. Includes the supplement volumes published for 1934-37. In German. Bound in quarter leather. Crack to spine of one volume and some covers grubby. Fine inside. Rare.
694 Winkel, Margarita: SOUVENIRS FROM JAPAN. Japanese Photography at the Turn of the Century. London,
1991. 160 pp. 70 colour, 106 duotones, and 9 b/w plates. 22x25 cm. Cloth.
£20.00
An excellent work giving a broad sweep of the state of Japanese photography at the beginning of the 20th century. A wide range of
subject matter from scenery to people are illustrated.
695 Wong Young-tsu: A PARADISE LOST. The Imperial Garden Yuanming Yuan. Honolulu, 2001. x, 266 pp. 43 b/w
£50.00
Noted for its magnificent architecture and extraordinary history, Yuanmingyuan is viewed by many as the pinnacle achievement of Chinese architecture and landscape design yet little is known about it in the West. This is the first comprehensive study in English of the
palatial garden complex — a grand tour of its architecture, scenery and history. With much reference to other gardens of the Ming and
Qing period including the Summer Retreat in Chengde. A special feature of the book is its exploration of the activities and daily life
of the royal household. Also has an interesting section on the gardens after the 1860 sacking.
696 Wu Ch’eng-en: MONKEY. London, 1965. 305 pp. 22x15 cm. Cloth.
£40.00
Arthur Waley’s able translation of the travels of Tripitaka based on Xuan Zang’s journey to India to collect Buddhist tracts. Seventh
impression. Wonderful dustjacket with design of a monkey by Duncan Grant, with slight loss to jacket.
697 Wu Dinghong: SHANGHAIREN XIEZHEN. Portrait of People in Shanghai. 上海人寫真。吳鼎宏編. Fuzhou,
1998. 123 pp. B/w photographs throughout. 29x21 cm. Paper.
£20.00
Photographs showing street life in the Shanghai of today. Captions in English, otherwise Chinese only.
698 Wu Liang: LAO SHANGHAI: YISHI DE SHIGUANG. (Old Shanghai: Vanished Glories). 老上海：
已逝的時光。吳亮著文. Nanjing, 1998. 8, 240 pp. B/w photographic illustrations. 21x15 cm. Paper. £15.00
Focuses predominantly on Shanghai in the early part of the 20th century. Interesting black-and-white photography seeking to capture
a flavour of the times. In Chinese only.
699 Xiang Yuanbian (Hsiang Yuan-pien): LIDAI MINGCI TUPU. (Noted Porcelains of Successive Dynasties).
歷代名瓷圖譜。項元汴. Hong Kong, 1970. 50; 51 folded leaves. 82 colour plates. 2 vols. 38x27 cm. Yellow silk
covers, blue cloth case.
£800.00
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High-quality facsimile reproduction of the 1931 edition of this famous and sought-after work. Here reproduced with just the Chinese
text. For more detail, see David’s article in Transactions OCS: 11 (1933) “Hsiang and His Album”. In brief, Hsiang came from a
wealthy mandarin family in Zhejiang. Collecting was his passion and he led a quiet life (1525-1590) within a broad circle of literati
and connoisseurs. He added extensively to the family’s art collections which became renowned for their quality, and he for his collector’s
eye. The family collection was ransacked and brought to Peking at the beginning of the Qing dynasty. The work ‘Noted Porcelains’
(based on Hsiang’s ceramic collection) emerged from obscurity in 1885 and this edition was prepared from a copy of the original purchased by Bushell — the original having been destroyed by fire. The book has a fascinating and somewhat controversial history but
stands primarily as a beautifully printed and bound record of a famous Ming dynasty collection with lovely colour illustrations. As
stated, text in Chinese. Small ink mark to bottom of one cover. Slight creasing. Generally fine and clean.
700 Xiao Qiongrui ed: FUCHENG MINJIAN CHUANTONG HUASHI ZHUANJI. (A Compendium of Painters
Using Traditional and Folk styles). 府城民間傳統畫師專輯。蕭瓊瑞編著. Tainan, 1996. 83 pp. text plus 315
pp. colour plates. B/w text illustrations. 31x24 cm. Cloth.
£60.00
Illustrates the work of a number of 20th century Taiwanese painters whose work is executed in traditional and folk styles of Chinese
painting. Copiously-illustrated throughout with full page colour plates. Text in Chinese. Out-of-print.
701 Xie Guoxiang ed: TIANJIN GUDAI JIANZHU. (The Ancient Architecture of Tianjin). Tianjin, 1989. 50, 213 pp.
50 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text illustrations and architectural plans. 27x19 cm. Boards.
£25.00
An earlier work on the architecture of Tianjin. Of use for the numerous detailed architectural plans and drawings. Text in Chinese.
702 Xu Yong: HUTONG JIUSHIJIU. Hutong 99. Beijing, 1996. c. 160 pp. 99 b/w plates. 26x27 cm. Cloth. £40.00
99 essays and thoughts on the Hutongs of Beijing by 99 contributors and 99 photos of Hutongs by Xu Yong. The photos in the book
have also appeared in ‘Hutong : 101 Photos by Xu Yong’. English postscript, otherwise Chinese only.
703 Xun Bing: SICHUAN HANDAI DIAOSU YISHU. (Han Period Sculpture of Sichuan). Beijing, 1959. 76 pp. text,
210 b/w plates and illustrations. 26x19 cm. Cloth.
£65.00
Printed in 510 copies only. A study of the Han sculpture of Sichuan province. A scarce, early survey. In Chinese only. RBS 5:419.
704 XUNZHAO LAO BEIJING CHENG. Find the Old Beijing. 尋找老北京城. Beijing, 2005. 167 pp. B/w
photographs throughout. 25x26 cm. Wrappers.
£25.00
An interesting work detailing the history of the city of Beijing accompanied by good black-and-white photographs dating from throughout the 20th century. A good amount of earlier material. Illustrated throughout and with a dual text in English and Chinese.
705 Yan Chongnian: BEIJING — THE TREASURES OF AN ANCIENT CAPITAL. Beijing, 1987. 286 pp. 379
colour illustrations. Chronology, bibliography. 37x27 cm. Cloth.
£50.00
A profusely illustrated guide to the history and culture of Beijing.
706 Yan Yong & Fang Hongjun: TIANCHAO YIGUAN : GUGONG WOWUYUAN CANG QINGDAI
GONGTING FUSHI JINGPIN ZHAN. The Splendors of Imperial Costume: Qing Court Attire from the Beijing
Palace Museum. 天朝衣冠：故宮博物院藏清代宮廷服飾精品展。嚴勇房宏俊主編. Beijing, 2008. 159 pp.
Colour plates throughout. 26x18 cm. Paper.
£30.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Gugong Museum in Beijing showing 114 superb examples of Qing dynasty court costume and accessories from the imperial collection. Sections on: Ceremonial Court Robes, Auspicious Court Robes, Informal Court Robes, Travel
Costumes, Military Uniforms, Leisure Clothing. Introduction, list of plates and captions in English. Main text in Chinese.
707 Yang Jianping ed: CHAOZHOU MINJIAN MEISHU QUANJI: CHAOZHOU TAOCI. (Compendium of
Chaozhou Folk Art: Chaozhou Ceramics). 潮州民間美術全集：潮州陶瓷。楊堅平編著. Shantou, 2001. 230
pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Paper.
£40.00
Volume one of a four volume series focusing on aspects of the folk art tradition of the Chaozhou area in Guangdong province in Southern China. This volume illustrates an extensive and representative selection of ceramics made in the Chaozhou area. A few early pieces
but the vast majority are modern. In Chinese.
708 Yang Xiaoneng: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON CHINA’S PAST. Chinese Archaeology in the Twentieth Century.
New Haven, 2004. 523; 576 pp. c. 600 illustrations. Maps, plans and drawings 2 vols. 32x25 cm. Cloth. £160.00
The first comprehensive overview in English of the major archaeological discoveries in China during the twentieth century. The first
volume contains essays from scholars world-wide that presents a picture of China’s past derived from a variety of diverse subjects. The
second volume offers a comprehensive yet concise treatment of the most significant archaeological discoveries in China in the last century and also includes recent finds up to the late 1990s. 156 major finds and sites are described. Illustrated throughout in colour and
with drawings and plans. Recommended.
709 Ye Zufu: BEIJING LIULICHANG. (A History of Beijing’s Antique Quarter Liulichang). 北京琉璃廠。葉祖孚
著. Beijing, 1997. 4, 3, 3, 3, 180 pp. 4 pp. plates 20x14 cm. Paper.
£18.00
A history of this delightful part of Beijing and its numerous art and antique stores. Much detail. In Chinese.
710 Yokohama City Museum of History: AN ILLUSTRATED HANDSCROLL OF THE CUSTOMS AND
MANNERS OF EDO — THE DEPICTION OF PLAYFUL MERRYMAKING AND DAILY LIFE.
Yokohama, 2004. 159 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x21 cm. Paper.
£50.00
Catalogue of a pleasing exhibition that showed a handscroll depicting the enjoyments, pastimes and daily events of the residents of
Edo. The handscroll is reproduced in full together with a number of other exhibits. In Japanese.
711 Younghusband, F. comp: PEKING TO LHASA. London, 1925. x, 287 pp. Frontispiece, 32 b/w illus. 2 maps, 1
folding. 22x14 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
The narrative of journeys in the Chinese empire made by the late Brigadier-General George Pereira in the early part of the 20th century, compiled by Sir Francis Younghusband from notes and diaries supplied by Pereira. Rare. Map with numerous discoloured sellotape repairs, text generally clean. Priced as a good reading copy.
712 Younghusband, Francis: INDIA AND TIBET. London, 1910. 455 pp. Frontispiece, numerous b/w plates, 2 foldout
colour maps. 23x16 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
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Francis Younghusband’s account of his expedition to the forbidden city of Lhasa. Discreet tape strengthening to inside front cover at
joint with spine, foxing to edgepapers, text generally clean. The foldout maps in fine condition. Priced as a good reading copy.
713 Younghusband, Sir Francis: THE HEART OF A CONTINENT. A Narrative of Travels in Manchuria, Across the
Gobi Desert, Through the Himalayas, the Pamirs, and Chitral, 1884-1894.. London, 1896. xvii, 409 pp. 18 b/w
illustrations plates, 3 maps. 1 large colour foldout map in pocket. 23x15 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
A good copy of this famous and important work. Younghusband’s record of his early travels and adventures in Central Asia in the 1880s
and 1890s. Third edition. Vertical marginal tear to top of map along one fold extending down fold line into the printed area. Priced
accordingly as a reading copy.
714 Yu Jiadong: JIANGXI TAOCI SHI. (The History of Porcelain in Jiangxi). 江西陶瓷史。余家棟著. Kaifeng,
£25.00
1997. 6, 5, 3, 524 pp. text plus 227 b/w illustrations. 21x15 cm. Cloth.
A detailed history of ceramic production in Jiangxi province described chronologically from Neolithic times onwards. Given the location of Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province, there is much on porcelain and the history of its production at this most important centre.
Text in Chinese.
715 Yu Xuanji: TANG NULANG YU XUANJI SHIJI. (The Poems of Yu Xuanji, a Female Poet of the Tang Period).
唐女郎魚玄機詩集. Beijing, 1999. 24 openings of colour reproductions, 8 pp. text booklet. Frontispiece portrait.
33x21 cm. Accordion-style, between wooden boards (front cover with carved title), cloth case.
£160.00
Wonderful facsimile of a fine Song period edition of the poems of Yu Xuanji (844-868), one of China’s best-known female poets. She
became the concubine of an official in the capital, Chang’an and, after being tortured by his wife, left to become a Daoist nun, entertaining scholars and gentleman in her chambers. According to one account, she was executed at the age of 24 for the murder of her
maid, whom she suspected of carrying on with one of her gentleman callers. In this facsimile the printed text is fully reproduced in colour
— an excellent example of Song printing and book design — along with many colophons by famous collectors and connoisseurs. There
is a finely painted portrait of the poet prefaced to the album, also reproduced. A detailed account of the book, this copy’s provenance
and its literary context is provided in a separate eight-page booklet with text by Li Zhizhong of the Beijing Library, where the original is now held. In Chinese only.
716 Yu Yanyan ed: ZHONGGUO LIDAI CHAJU. (Chinese Teawares Through the Ages). 中國歷代茶具。余彥炎
編著. Hangzhou, 2001. 215 pp. Colour plates and b/w drawings throughout. 24x18 cm. Paper.
£30.00
Shows 100 examples of teawares from various dynasties — Neolithic to the present day. Primarily ceramics but a number of pieces in
different media — lacquer, horn etc. Good illustrations and descriptions. Also has a section on various Chinese works discussing tea.
In Chinese.
717 Yu, P. K. compiler: CHINESE COLLECTIONS IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. Excerpts From the
Annual Report(s) of the Librarian of Congress, 1898-1971. Washington, 1974. 36, 1321 pp. 3 vols. 23x17 cm.
Paper.
£75.00
Reprints of the articles and notes regarding the Orientalia Division published in the Quarterly Journal. Important source material for
tracing the development of the largest Chinese book collection outside China.
718 YUANMINGYUAN GARDEN. 圓明園. Beijing, 2000. 84 pp. Colour photographs throughout. 17x17 cm.
Boards.
£18.00
Photographic guide to Yuanmingyuan outside Beijing. Dual language English and Chinese text. Numerous colour illustrations.
719 Yule, Sir Henry and Henri Cordier: THE BOOK OF SER MARCO POLO THE VENETIAN & SER MARCO
POLO. Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East. London, 1920 & 1921. cii, 462; xxii, 662; x, 161 pp.
206 ills maps, plans & figures. Appendixes, biblio. & index. 3 vols. 24x16 cm. Later half leather.
£350.00
Third revised and enlarged edition in two volumes of the famous 1875 translation in three volumes. Contains a memoir of Henry Yule
by his daughter plus notes and addenda by Henri Cordier. The two volumes are accompanied by the extremely scarce volume by
Cordier entitled: ‘Ser Marco Polo: Notes and Addenda to Sir Henry Yule’s Edition, Containing the Results of Recent Research and Discovery’. The three volumes uniformly bound in later half leather. Very scarce three-volume set.
720 Zeng Fengyi: JINGANG ZONGTONG. (General Interpretation of the Diamond Sutra). 金剛宗通。曾鳳儀
宗通。羅時可刊（海幢寺藏板）. N.p., 1810. 3, 87; 102 folded leaves, Chinese-style. 2 juan in 2 ce. 2 vols.
24x14 cm. Stitched, cloth case.
£75.00
Issued from the Haichuang Temple. Text in Chinese.
721 Zeng Guangyi et al: CHUGOKU TOJI ZENSHU 24 — CHINESE CERAMICS IN CHINESE
COLLECTIONS 24. Shiwan (Shekwan) Wares (Guangdong Province). Kyoto, 1982. 229 pp. Japanese text. 197
colour plates & illustrations. Maps. Text-figures. 33x27 cm. Cloth, slipcase.
£70.00
722 Zeng Jiang: TUSHUO MINHOU WENWU. (The Cultural Relics of Fujian Province). 圖說閩侯文物。曾江著.
Fuzhou, 2004. 169 pp. Colour plates throughout. 28x21 cm. Wrappers.
£25.00
An illustrated survey of many of the cultural sites of China’s Fujian province, focusing on the vernacular architecture. Illustrated
throughout in colour. In Chinese.
723 Zhang Chengde and Fan Duixiang ed: GU CHENG PINGYAO. The Ancient City Pingyao. 古城平遙。
張成德、范堆相主編. Taiyuan, 1997. c. 200 pp. of which 170 pp. colour plates. 2 foldout panoramas. 29x22 cm.
Cloth.
£30.00
Pingyao, in Shanxi province, is regarded as the best-preserved county town in China with intact walls dating from the Ming Dynasty
and unspoilt architecture. This book underlines the appeal of the town in many illustrations. In English and Chinese. Out-of-print.
724 Zhang Guobiao: HUIZHOU MUDIAO YISHU. Wood Carvings in Huizhou District. Hefei, 1988. 36 pp. Chinese,
English and Japanese texts. 214 plates with many illustrations. 25x26 cm. Paper.
£30.00
A multitude of photographs of wood carvings from beams, doors, windows, furniture, etc. showing the art and variety of the Anhui wood
carver. New edition 1994.
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725 Zhang Hongxing ed: THE QIANLONG EMPEROR. Treasures from the Forbidden City. Edinburgh, 2002. 192
pp. 200 colour illustrations throughout. Bibliography, index. 28x23 cm. Paper.
£50.00
Well-illustrated and well-written catalogue, published to accompany an exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh
focusing on the life and interests of the Qianlong emperor and highlighting objects from the Forbidden City, two thirds of which have
never been seen outside of China. Recommended. Now out-of-print.
726 Zhang Huang comp: OU YA JIYUAN HEBIAO. (European and Asian Combined Calendrical Concordances).
£40.00
歐亞紀元合表。張璜編. Tokyo, 1968. 42, 489, 4, 2, 20 pp. Indexes. 25x19 cm. Cloth.
Based on the Western calendar, this is a combined chronological table for the years from BC 2357 to AD 1905, giving corresponding
dates for China, Japan, Korea, Annam, Siam, and various Central Asian countries. Photo-reproduced from the Shanghai 1904 edition,
but provided with stroke-count and kana-ordered ‘nianhao’ indexes. Teng & Biggerstaff, 192.
727 Zhang Huizhi, Shen Qiwei, Liu Dechong et al. comp: ZHONGGUO LIDAI RENMING DA CIDIAN. (A Chinese
Biographical Dictionary). 中國歷代人名大辭典。張撝之、沈起煒、劉德重主編. Shanghai, 1999. 297, 11403; 1404-2586, 167 pp. Detailed chronological table, indexes. 2 vols. 27x20 cm. Cloth.
£65.00
A huge two-volume biographical dictionary with references to over 54,500 individuals active from pre-Qin times up until the end of
the Qing period. An essential reference work and natural successor to the ‘Zhongguo Renming Da Cidian’. Indexed by stroke count
and the four-corner system. In Chinese only.
728 Zhang Juru: YUNTAI ERSHIBA JIANG. (Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai). 雲臺二十八將。張鞠如繪.
Beijing, 1999. 31 folded leaves, Chinese-style. 28 b/w woodcut portraits. 26x16 cm. Stitched, brocade case.
£45.00
Stylish traditional drawings of famous Chinese military figures, reproduced in this facsimile from a Qing-period edition. In Chinese.
729 Zhang Xiaoming: ZANGCHUAN FOJIAO. (Buddhism in Tibet). 藏傳佛教。張曉明著. Beijing, 2004. 151 pp.
Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers.
£30.00
A photo survey of religious life in Tibet from the monasteries and other religious architecture to ceremonies, festivals and worship. Illustrated throughout in colour. Text in Chinese.
730 Zhang Xichang ed: ZHONGGUO CHENGSHI LAO DITU. (Old Maps of Chinese Cities). 中國城市老地圖。
張錫昌編著. Shanghai, 2004. 197 pp. Maps, colour and b/w photographs throughout. 25x26 cm. Paper. £30.00
Comprehensive survey of the major cities of China as depicted in old maps mostly dating from the end of the 19th and beginning of
the 20th centuries. Pleasingly accompanied by old photographs and postcards. Illustrated throughout. The section on each city has a
title in English which assists identification, otherwise text in Chinese.
731 Zhang Yuxin et al. ed: ZHONGGUO YINSHI WENHUA XUESHU YANTAOHUI LUNWENJI: DI BA JIE.
The 8th Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture. 第八屆中國飲食文化學術研討會論文集。張玉欣總編輯.
Taibei, 2004. vi, 656 pp. 27x20 cm. Boards.
£75.00
Twenty-eight essays by international scholars of a crucially important part of Chinese culture — food. Chiefly in Chinese with English abstracts, but also a number of contributions in English with Chinese summaries, including ‘The Origin of Chinese Food Culture’
by Jack Goody.
732 Zhang Zhaoxiang: BAIHUASHI JIANPU. (The One Hundred Flower Poems Letter Papers). 百華詩箋譜。
張兆祥繪. Beijing, 1992. 53; 51 folded leaves, Chinese-style. Colour woodcuts throughout. 2 vols. 30x19 cm.
Stitched, in a brocade case.
£80.00
Excellent facsimile, printed by Fuyang Guji in Hangzhou, of an edition of decorative ‘letter papers’ first issued in 1911. The designs
are by Zhang Zhaoxiang.
733 Zhang Zhen: ZHONGHUA GU GUO GU DU. (China’s Ancient Kingdoms and Capitals). 中華古國古都.
Changsha, 1999. 1086 pp. A number of b/w text illustration and drawings. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£35.00
A comprehensive survey of the numerous kingdoms and capitals of China that have existed throughout its long history. Well-researched
and informative. A useful reference. In Chinese. Damage to corner of top front edge. Internally fine.
734 Zhao Shaohua ed: ZHONGGUO JINGJU FUSHI. Costumes of Peking Opera. 中國京劇服飾。趙少華主編.
Beijing, 1999. 103 pp. Colour plates throughout. 31x23 cm. Boards.
£50.00
A good introduction to the vibrant and complex costumes of Peking Opera. In sections: Robes, Armour, Jackets Trousers or Skirts, Hats
and Helmets, Boots and Shoes, Head Ornaments, Stage Photos. Illustrated throughout in colour. Dual text in Chinese and English.
735 Zhao Xiaoyang: JIUJING GEYAO. Old Peking Rhymes. 舊京歌謠。趙曉陽編. Beijing, 2006. 1,4,10, 174 pp.
B/w illustrations. 21x18 cm. Paper.
£25.00
Good fun and offers interesting insights into the life of old Peking. Contains around 300 Peking folk rhymes with the Chinese and English translations. The translations of the rhymes seem to be culled from a number of early 20th century works in English. Sample titles of verses: When The Train Whistles; Watering the Flowers; Ten Fingers; A Boy Steals Pin and Thread; The Baldhead; Goat’s Dung;
The Pair Enter the Chamber.
736 Zhao Zhiheng, Niu Geng and Ba Tu ed: DAQING SHICHAO SHENGXUN. (Collected Sacred Edicts from Ten
Reigns of the Great Qing). 大清十朝聖訓。趙之恆、牛耕、巴圖主編. Beijing, 1998. 12,276 pp. 20 vols.
27x20 cm. Cloth.
£600.00
This is a punctuated edition of one of the lesser-known literary monuments of the Qing dynasty, which the editors place together with
the ‘Siku Quanshu’ the ‘Gujin Tushu Jicheng’ and the ‘Qing Shilu’. It is the collected ‘hortatory edicts’ of the first ten Qing rulers, including Nurhaci and Abahai, both of whom ‘reigned’ before the establishment of the Dynasty over a unified China in 1644, and excluding the Guangxu and Xuantong emperors. The Qing rulers made occasional pronouncements on all aspects of government —
economics, the conduct of war, social life, ethics, bureaucracy, education, etc. etc. Here are such edicts arranged by ruler, by subject
and then chronologically. An important resource for research. In Chinese only.
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737 Zheng Shoupeng: SONGDAI KAIFENG FU YANJIU. (Research into the City of Kaifeng during the Song
Dynasty). Taibei, 1980. 18, 870 pp. 21x15 cm. Paper.
£45.00
A detailed study in Chinese.
738 Zhengyangmen Administration ed: JIUJING SHIZHAO. Historical Photos of Old Beijing. Beijing, 1995. 312
£35.00
pp. 706 b/w photographs. 29x21 cm. Boards.
A profusely illustrated work showing old Beijing in photographs. Chapters on city walls, folk customs, scenic spots, the streets, religions, commerce and industry and famous persons. Text in English and Chinese.
739 ZHONGGUO GUDAI DULIANG SHUWEI JI. (Weights and Measures in China through the Ages). Beijing,
1981. 238 pp. including 12 pp. English text. 254 illustrations, some in colour. 36x27 cm. Cloth.
£75.00
Survey of the long history of weights and measures in China, illustrating 240 instruments ranging from the 16th century B.C. to the
early 20th century. Well researched. 12 pages in English. Main text in Chinese.
740 ZHONGGUO JIU WENHUA. (The Culture of Alcohol in China). 中國酒文化. Shanghai, 1997. 231 pp. Colour
plates throughout. 30x24 cm. Cloth.
£45.00
Ceramics, bronzes, paintings, tomb rubbings, architecture etc. associated with Chinese wine culture from early times to the present
day. Well-illustrated. A good historical and cultural survey. In Chinese only.
741 Lu Jiaxi overall ed.; Chen Meidong: ZHONGGUO KEXUE JISHU SHI: TIANWENXUE JUAN. (A History
of Science and Technology in China: Astronomy). 中國科學技朮史：天文學卷。盧嘉錫總主編；陳美東著.
Zhongguo Kexue Jishu Shi. Beijing, 2003. 6, xv, 808 pp. 6 pp. colour plates, b/w ills. 27x19 cm. Cloth. £30.00
This volume, part of a 30 volume series on the history of science and technology in China, discusses the history of astronomy, its discoveries and achievements in much detail. In Chinese.
742 Lu Jiaxi overall ed.; Zhou Kuiyi: ZHONGGUO KEXUE JISHU SHI: SHUILI JUAN. (A History of Science and
Technology in China: Water Irrigation and Conservation). 中國科學技朮史：水利卷。盧嘉錫總主編；
周魁一著. Zhongguo Kexue Jishu Shi. Beijing, 2003. 8, xi, 535 pp. 8 pp. colour plates, b/w illustrations. 27x19
cm. Cloth.
£30.00
This volume, part of a 30 volume series on the history of science and technology in China, covers the science and technology of water
— of crucial importance in ancient China just as it is today. Discusses irrigation, damming, the control of water flow, flood prevention and much more in great detail. In Chinese.
743 Shi Shuqing ed: ZHONGGUO LISHI BOWUGUAN CANG FASHU DAGUAN: DIYIJUAN: JIAGUWEN,
JINWEN: 1. (Conspectus of Model Calligraphy in the Collection of the National Museum of History: Vol. 1:
Oracle Bone Script, Bronze Inscriptions: 1). 中國歷史博物館藏法書大觀：第一卷：甲骨文金文： 1 。
史樹青主編. Shanghai, 2001. XII, 8 pp. with XI colour plates, 144 pp. with duotone plates, 83 p. with detailed
captions, text figures, tables and small b/w plates of entire objects. 38x27 cm. Cloth.
£50.00
The first volume of fifteen representing the systematic publication of calligraphic materials in the collections of the National Museum
of History. As the art of writing, and simultaneously China’s highest visual art, calligraphy affords a unique perspective on Chinese
culture. In China, the national collection of artefacts relating to history is able to assemble a superb corpus of art work, in part because these ‘images’ are also texts, literally, historical texts. The reproductions are excellent and provided with very good apparatus.
In Chinese only.
744 Shi Shuqing ed: ZHONGGUO LISHI BOWUGUAN CANG FASHU DAGUAN: DIWUJUAN: BEIKE
TABEN: 1. (Conspectus of Model Calligraphy in the Collection of the National Museum of History: Vol. 5:
Inscriptions and Rubbings: 1). 中國歷史博物館藏法書大觀：第五卷：碑刻拓本： 1 。史樹青主編.
Shanghai, 2001. 8 pp. with colour plates, 208 pp. with duotone plates, 30 p. with detailed captions, and b/w text
£50.00
The fifth volume of fifteen representing the systematic publication of calligraphic materials in the collections of the National Museum
of History in Beijing, the first of three dealing with inscriptions, chiefly carved on stone stele, usually reproduced as ink rubbings. The
reproductions are excellent and provided with very good apparatus. In Chinese only.
745 Gansu Provincial Cultural Team ed: YONGJING BINGLINGSI. (The Binglingsi Temple at Yongjing).
永靖炳靈寺（中國石窟）. Zhongguo Shiku. Beijing, 1989. 268 pp. Text in Chinese only. 225 colour plates. Textfigures, drawings, maps. 31x22 cm. Cloth.
£60.00
Illustrates the Buddhist sculptures and mural paintings in these caves. Ranging from Western Jin to the Ming period.
746 Henan Provincial Cultural Team ed: GONGXIAN SHIKUSI. (The Gongxian Cave Temple). 鞏縣石窟寺
（中國石窟）. Zhongguo Shiku. Beijing, 1989. 324 pp. 29 colour & 225 b/w plates and illustrations. Text-figures,
drawings, map. 31x22 cm. Cloth.
£60.00
Illustrates the Buddhist sculptures and carved reliefs in these caves. Text in Chinese only.
747 ZHONGGUO TAOCI QUANJI 9: LIAO XIXIA JIN. (Compendium of Chinese Ceramics 9: The Liao, Xixia
and Jin Dynasties). 中國陶瓷全集九：遼西夏金. Zhongguo Meishu Fenlei Quanji. Shanghai, 2000. 319 pp.
231 colour plates and 231 b/w illustrations. 29x22 cm. Cloth.
£55.00
Volume 9 in a 15 volume set on Chinese ceramics, this volume discusses ceramics of the Liao, Xixia and Jin dynasties. Excellent colour
plates show 231 pieces exhibiting a wide variety of ceramic forms and glazes. Pieces come from museums and institutions all over
China. Many pieces seldom, if ever, published before. In Chinese only.
748 ZHONGGUO WENWU DINGJI TUDIAN: YIJIPIN. (A Compendium of Classified Chinese Cultural Relics:
Grade One). 中國文物定級圖典：一級品. Shanghai, 1999. 490, 578 pp. Colour plates throughout each volume.
£180.00
A copiously-illustrated 2 volume compendium of Chinese cultural relics classified, following guidelines from the Chinese Ministry of
Culture, as being Grade One — i.e. of the highest artistic or cultural importance. Parts 1 and 2 both cover pottery and porcelain,
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bronzes, painting and calligraphy, gold and silver, works of art, murals and carvings and rubbings. The objects date from across the
centuries and are from archaeological sites and, predominantly, museum holdings in China. Text in Chinese.
749 Zhou Zhenhe ed: SHANGHAI LISHI DITU JI. (A Historical Atlas of Shanghai). 上海歷史地圖集。周振鶴
主編. Shanghai, 1999. 157 pp. 95 pp. maps. 37x26 cm. Cloth.
£70.00
Traces the development of the city of Shanghai and the surrounding area in maps from the Qin and Han dynasties up to the present
day. Most useful for the maps of 19th and 20th century Shanghai. The index includes the English names of streets prior to 1949 alongside the Chinese names. The book is in Chinese only.
750 Zimmermann, Ernst: CHINESISCHES PORZELLAN. Und die Übrigen Keramischen Erzeugnisse Chinas, Band
I und II. Leipzig, 1923. 403 pp. 161 plates with 281 items shown, some in colour. Map. Index. 2 vols. 32x24 cm.
£220.00
Cloth.
Second revised edition. A monumental work on Chinese porcelain by the Director of the National Porcelain Collection of Dresden. This
edition is the best, having been augmented with an additional 21 plates and the text revised. In German.
SUBJECT INDEX
Ainu 315
Archaeology 17-20, 47, 54, 56, 65-6,
81, 83, 88-90, 95-8, 101-2, 109-10,
124, 129, 131, 140-1, 153, 155, 15960, 168, 171, 174, 179, 184, 197-9,
205, 209-11, 214, 221, 288, 295, 297,
344, 359, 513, 547-8, 580, 591, 708,
733
Architecture 5, 31, 253, 284, 300, 305,
316, 330, 355, 373, 376, 455, 556,
591, 616, 626, 683, 692, 701, 722-3
Armour and Weapons 82, 143, 392,
394, 408, 410, 604, 618, 663
Astronomy 741
Bamboo 34
Beijing 5, 46, 57, 225, 232, 247, 250-3,
255-6, 265, 272, 279, 292, 295, 312,
330, 375, 406, 456, 458, 466, 469,
473, 520, 578, 580-2, 614, 655, 695,
702, 704-5, 709, 718, 734-5, 738
Bronzes 11, 14, 36, 53-221, 269
Buddhism 270, 720
Buddhist Art 3-4, 9, 12, 50, 142, 180,
216, 472, 660
Calligraphy 43, 285, 304, 308-9, 331,
333, 353, 504, 541, 659, 679, 743-4
Carvings 8, 28, 34, 255, 484, 724
Ceramics 10, 16, 21-6, 32, 37-9, 41, 61,
70, 92, 172, 231, 237-40, 243, 259,
266, 293, 337-8, 342-3, 351-2, 380,
385-6, 388-9, 391, 393, 396-7, 400-2,
411, 417, 421-2, 428-9, 432-5, 43847, 480, 486-8, 490-4, 496, 498-500,
507-9, 511-2, 515, 517, 519, 523-4,
526-7, 529-33, 537, 544-5, 549, 5535, 559-63, 596-7, 603, 605-9, 621,
629, 636, 640, 648, 656-8, 662, 671,
674-5, 690, 699, 707, 714, 716, 721,
747, 750
Cities 31, 124, 233, 302, 326, 355, 360,
365, 373, 404, 407, 464, 470, 616,
626, 642, 654, 701, 730, 737
Court Life 284, 535, 706
Daoism 12, 50
Design 248, 502
Dunhuang 3, 241, 570, 630, 685
Export Art 7, 32, 291, 411, 523, 674,
690
Folk Art 294, 317-8, 334, 542-3
Folk Customs 735
Food and Drink 292, 731, 740
Forbidden City 376, 525, 539, 556,
583, 725
Foreigners in Asia 260, 369, 426, 473,
501, 521-2, 568, 713
Furniture 40
Gardens 13, 336, 345, 695, 718
Geography 299, 424, 436, 565, 572,
586, 588, 593, 649-51
History 2, 6, 15, 46, 49, 225, 244, 258,
261, 275, 289, 305, 307, 321, 346-7,
364, 368, 379, 403, 449, 461, 470-1,
534, 593, 611, 628, 678, 686-7, 693,
726, 733, 736-7
Illustrated Books 260, 303, 336, 34950, 367, 370, 372, 405, 459, 483,
585, 587, 615, 620, 645, 647, 672,
680, 728
Jade 23, 45, 127, 175, 361-2, 462, 485,
489, 495, 497, 499, 536, 652-3
Jews in Asia 301
Lacquer 229, 409, 552, 635, 665
Language 271, 427, 594, 598, 676
Literature 222, 275, 278, 322, 335, 340,
390, 696
Maps and Atlases 503, 730, 749
Maritime 457, 480, 600
Metalwork 99, 121-2, 170
Mirrors 58, 58, 63, 63, 86-7, 108, 108,
114, 139, 161, 164-5, 169, 185-6,
188-9, 215, 217-8
Murals 254, 660
Music 77, 454
Names 430, 430
Netsuke 277, 314, 595
Numismatics 479, 666
Ordos 151, 220-1
Painting 33, 42, 223-4, 226, 254, 267,
291, 304, 311, 323, 332, 337, 348,
374, 387, 415, 465, 468, 476, 541,
558, 612, 623-5, 639, 644, 661, 667,
679-80, 700
Paper and Printing 29, 52, 282, 384,
465, 569, 582, 599, 659
Photography 283, 319, 357, 365, 375,
404, 407, 464, 510, 520, 589, 673,
694, 697, 704
Poetry 246, 281, 383, 715
Politics 30, 589
Rare Books 29, 270, 322, 328, 372,
405, 505, 518, 587, 620, 669, 691
Religion 12, 270, 453, 522, 720, 729
Rubbings 194, 575
Scholar’s Studio 11, 44, 123
Science 422, 670, 739, 741-2
Sculpture 4, 28, 48, 50, 100, 115, 288,
416, 458, 472, 623, 643, 684, 703,
745-6
Sex 226
Shanghai 233, 242, 319, 325, 354, 357,
368-9, 381, 452, 471, 479, 611, 617,
673, 677, 688-9, 697-8, 749
Silk Road 9, 297, 403, 457, 570, 630,
685
Sociology 478, 546, 634, 664
Stein, Aurel 631-2, 685
Tea Ware 607
Tea 388, 545, 603, 716
Textiles 35, 51, 706
Theatre 236, 615, 619, 646, 734
Tomb Art 290, 474-5, 551, 682
Transitional Wares 491, 500
Travel 245, 257, 262, 268, 276, 279-80,
296, 298-9, 302, 360, 366, 377-8,
420, 437, 453, 481-2, 574, 576, 586,
588, 601-2, 613, 631-2, 642, 650,
654, 668, 711, 713, 719
Ukiyo-e 227-8, 264, 286-7, 320, 370,
395, 399, 418, 423, 450-1, 516, 528,
550, 557, 573, 577, 633, 641, 672,
710
Woodcuts 52, 236, 317-8, 371, 418-9,
459, 681, 732
Ukiyo-e 384, 498, 553, 560-1, 669, 677
Warfare 41
Woodcuts 45-7, 374, 681, 717, 744-5
Wooden Sculpture 526
Yaozhou 186
Yixing 380

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