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A History of Early Chinese Art. II: The Han Period. by Siren, Osvald - 1930

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A History of Early Chinese Art. II: The Han Period. by Siren, Osvald - 1930

A History of Early Chinese Art. II: The Han Period.

by Siren, Osvald

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London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1930. First edition 4to, pp.xvi, 82, 120 plates. A very good copy in original cloth.
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Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Government Exhibits for the International Exhibition of Chinese...
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Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Government Exhibits for the International Exhibition of Chinese Art in London. 4 Volumes.

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Shanghai Commercial Press, Ltd, China, 1936 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English and Chinese text; Hardcover (original blue cloth silk with gilt design - without dust jacket); 19.5 x 27.6 cm; 3.357 Kg; 4 volumes: 1. Bronze (101 pages); 2. Porcelain (3 parts) (244 pages); 3. Painting and Calligraphy (256 pages); 4. Miscellaneous (191 pages) (Tapestry and Embroidery, Jade, Cloisonné, Red Lacquer, Fans, Furniture and Writing Accessories, Archaeological Exhibits and Ancient Books); all with black and white illustrations.; Signs of wear in the hardcover cloth. Minor edgeworn. Minor scuffs on the front cover of the four volumes and on the back cover of the second and third volumes; The gilt designs on the front cover of the second and forth volume show minor yellowing marks. The interior is in very good condition with minor signs of wear.; REFERENCE EXHIBITION ON CHINESE ART.; Catalogue for the International Exhibition of Chinese Art held by the Royal Academy of Arts at Burlington House,… Read More
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The Paintings of Recent Famous Painters No.s 1 & 2 ( Two Volumes )
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The Paintings of Recent Famous Painters No.s 1 & 2 ( Two Volumes )

by Edited By I-Ran Yu

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No Place: China Painting Association, 1974. Both volumes Near Fine, small marginal stains first 3 pages of No. 1. . First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall.
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Twelve Chinese Full Colour Illustrations on Silk.
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Twelve Chinese Full Colour Illustrations on Silk.

by [CHINESE ALBUM].

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No publication details.. (circa1920?).. Album of twelve full page hand coloured illustrations on silk laid down on card leaves. Images measure 25.4 x 19.4cm. Silk along upper border of two images a trifle frayed, occasional light marks, some light browning card leaves, minor insect damage silk border of one leaf not affecting image. Bound in between wooden boards, title label blank. Chinese ownership marks endpaper. Modern professional Japanese paper repairs to spine. Very attractive album. A charming collection of Chinese pictures showing a variety of domestic, court and mythological scenes. This album contains no clues as to the purpose of these delightful images. There is no title or accompanying text and they are as is typical of these types of illustrations unsigned. They may have been produced for the tourist trade or maybe as a gift book? .
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Chinese Pictorial Art, Illustrated by Coloured and Collotyped Reproductions from The Author's...
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Chinese Pictorial Art, Illustrated by Coloured and Collotyped Reproductions from The Author's Collection with Descriptions and Notes on the History of Drawing, Writing, Etc., Translated from Standard Chinese Authors

by Strehlneek, E.A.

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Shanghai: The Commercial Press, Limited, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. SIGNED by author to flyleaf. Chinese dust jacket. Facing translations of Chinese and English. [8 prelim leaves], iii, iii, 22-323, [1], ii, ii, 74, [1]. Supplement Illustrating a Few Interesting Pieces of Bronze, Ceramics and Jade. Many colour and b/w illustrations on plates with tissue guards. Covers Chinese paintings, bronzes, ceramic art and jade. Bound in the original publisher's turquoise silk-covered boards with floral pattern, upper board richly illustrated in gilt, and with gilt lettering. Cord tassel decoration to front at joint. Some discolouration to silk, wear to spine ends and edges, foxing to edges and some interior pages. Green dust jacket with black lettering and decoration matching boards. Chips to spine ends (with loss) and foot of front cover and corners, a few perforations and small damp stains. A rare and beautiful find.
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Shanghai's Art Deco Master: Paul Veysseyre's Architecture in the French Concession

Shanghai's Art Deco Master: Paul Veysseyre's Architecture in the French Concession

by Dodington, Spencer and Charles Lagrange

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Earnshaw Books, Hong Kong, 2014. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Signed by Author. Signed by Dodington Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Architecture; China; Signed by Author. ISBN/EAN: 9789881609021. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 22898. . 9789881609021
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Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Government Exhibits for the International Exhibition of Chinese...
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Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Government Exhibits for the International Exhibition of Chinese Art in London. 4 Volumes.

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Shanghai Commercial Press, Ltd, China, 1936 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English and Chinese text; Hardcover (original blue cloth silk with gilt design - without dust jacket); 19.5 x 27.6 cm; 3.357 Kg; 4 volumes: 1. Bronze (101 pages); 2. Porcelain (3 parts) (244 pages); 3. Painting and Calligraphy (256 pages); 4. Miscellaneous (191 pages) (Tapestry and Embroidery, Jade, Cloisonné, Red Lacquer, Fans, Furniture and Writing Accessories, Archaeological Exhibits and Ancient Books); all with black and white illustrations.; Signs of wear in the hardcover cloth. Minor edgeworn. Minor scuffs on the front cover of the four volumes and on the back cover of the second and third volumes; The gilt designs on the front cover of the second and forth volume show minor yellowing marks. The interior is in very good condition with minor signs of wear.; REFERENCE EXHIBITION ON CHINESE ART.; Catalogue for the International Exhibition of Chinese Art held by the Royal Academy of Arts at Burlington House,… Read More
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The Paintings of Recent Famous Painters No.s 1 & 2 ( Two Volumes )
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The Paintings of Recent Famous Painters No.s 1 & 2 ( Two Volumes )

by Edited By I-Ran Yu

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No Place: China Painting Association, 1974. Both volumes Near Fine, small marginal stains first 3 pages of No. 1. . First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall.
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Twelve Chinese Full Colour Illustrations on Silk.
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Twelve Chinese Full Colour Illustrations on Silk.

by [CHINESE ALBUM].

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No publication details.. (circa1920?).. Album of twelve full page hand coloured illustrations on silk laid down on card leaves. Images measure 25.4 x 19.4cm. Silk along upper border of two images a trifle frayed, occasional light marks, some light browning card leaves, minor insect damage silk border of one leaf not affecting image. Bound in between wooden boards, title label blank. Chinese ownership marks endpaper. Modern professional Japanese paper repairs to spine. Very attractive album. A charming collection of Chinese pictures showing a variety of domestic, court and mythological scenes. This album contains no clues as to the purpose of these delightful images. There is no title or accompanying text and they are as is typical of these types of illustrations unsigned. They may have been produced for the tourist trade or maybe as a gift book? .
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Chinese Pictorial Art, Illustrated by Coloured and Collotyped Reproductions from The Author's...
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Chinese Pictorial Art, Illustrated by Coloured and Collotyped Reproductions from The Author's Collection with Descriptions and Notes on the History of Drawing, Writing, Etc., Translated from Standard Chinese Authors

by Strehlneek, E.A.

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Shanghai: The Commercial Press, Limited, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. SIGNED by author to flyleaf. Chinese dust jacket. Facing translations of Chinese and English. [8 prelim leaves], iii, iii, 22-323, [1], ii, ii, 74, [1]. Supplement Illustrating a Few Interesting Pieces of Bronze, Ceramics and Jade. Many colour and b/w illustrations on plates with tissue guards. Covers Chinese paintings, bronzes, ceramic art and jade. Bound in the original publisher's turquoise silk-covered boards with floral pattern, upper board richly illustrated in gilt, and with gilt lettering. Cord tassel decoration to front at joint. Some discolouration to silk, wear to spine ends and edges, foxing to edges and some interior pages. Green dust jacket with black lettering and decoration matching boards. Chips to spine ends (with loss) and foot of front cover and corners, a few perforations and small damp stains. A rare and beautiful find.
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Archaic Chinese Jades Collected in China by A. W. Bahr: Now in Field Museum of Natural History,...
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Archaic Chinese Jades Collected in China by A. W. Bahr: Now in Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago

by Described by Berthold Laufer

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New York: Privately Printed for A. W. Bahr, 1927. Printed by R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. at the Lakeside Press, Chicago. Fine in original green cloth with black label at spine printed and ruled in gilt, in unprinted brown paper jacket, Near Fine, chip at bottom edge of spine. Prior owner's name label front flap and his small bookplate front paste down, hidden by front flap. 51 pp. text followed by 36 plates, 3 of which are colored. SCARCE. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Giotto and Some of His Followers
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Giotto and Some of His Followers

by Siren, Osvald

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Giotto and some of his followers
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Giotto and some of his followers

by Osvald Siren

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The Chinese on the Art of Painting: Texts by the Painter-Critics, from the Han Through the Ch'ing...
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The Chinese on the Art of Painting: Texts by the Painter-Critics, from the Han Through the Ch'ing Dynasties

by Osvald Siren

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The Chinese on the Art of Painting: Texts by the Painter-Critics, from the Han Through the Ch'ing...

The Chinese on the Art of Painting: Texts by the Painter-Critics, from the Han Through the Ch'ing Dynasties

by Sirén, Osvald

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Giotto and Some of His Followers
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Giotto and Some of His Followers

by Osvald Siren

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The Chinese on the Art of Painting by Osvald Siren (1963-12-30)

by Osvald Sirén

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The Chinese on the Art of Painting: Texts by the Painter-Critics, from the Han through the Ch'ing...
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The Chinese on the Art of Painting: Texts by the Painter-Critics, from the Han through the Ch'ing Dynasties (Dover Books on Art, Art History)

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The Chinese on the Art of Painting

The Chinese on the Art of Painting

by Osvald Siren

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Chinese on the Art of Painting

by Siren, Osvald

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The Chinese on the Art of Painting

by Siren, Osvald

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A Primer of Chinese Acrobatics (Meet a Cultural China)
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A Primer of Chinese Acrobatics (Meet a Cultural China)

by Qifeng Fu, Xining Li

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Beijing: Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China, no date, [about 2002]. Boxed Set. Rare presentation copy issued by the PRC government to foreign institutions and VIPs. Boxed set includes hardcover book, CD-ROM for windows computers and a VHS tape. All are unused and suitable for gifting. Box shows minor shelfwear. Book cover shows many very-small bubble-like spots, most on the rear. See photo. Ninety page book with many color illustrations provides an overview of Chinese acrobatics and how it developed from diverse origins such as hunting, farming, the military, ritual, games and sports, palace entertainments and cultural exchange. CD-ROM includes music clips, text and images. Videocassette shows 16 winning acrobatic performances from competition in a range of disciplines, including unfixed pole climbing, plate spinning, contortionism, chair stacking and loose steel wire stunts. Purchasers should take precautions against the possibility that the PRC-government produced CD-ROM may host… Read More
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Between Two Cultures: Late-Nineteenth- And Twentieth-Century Paintings from the Robert H....
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Between Two Cultures: Late-Nineteenth- And Twentieth-Century Paintings from the Robert H. Ellsworth Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

by Fong, Wen;Fong, Wen C

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NY/New Haven: Yale Univ Press/Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2001. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY/New Haven: Yale Univ Press/Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2001. Folio, 9 1/2" x 12 1/8", xiii+286pp., 234pp., including 114 colorplates. Fine, as new in fine dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Fine/Fine. Folio.
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Painting in the Chinese Manner
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Painting in the Chinese Manner

by Chang, Shu-Chi

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NY: Viking, 1960. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth and dust jacket. Published NY: Viking, 1960, first printing. 4to., 8 1/2" x 11 1/4", 80pp., illustrated with tipped-in color plates and b/w reproductions. English text by Helen F. Chang. Near fine in very good plus, price-clipped dust jacket with light edgewear and one closed tear. . 1st. Hard. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to.
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Artworld of Chung, Kyung-Yeun

Artworld of Chung, Kyung-Yeun

by Chung Kyung-Yeun

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Seoul: Hain Creative Agency, 1992. First Edition, first printing. Softcover in dust jacket. 1992 Lynn City Museum, Massachusetts Exhibition. Published Seoul: Hain Creative Agency, 1992. Oblong folio, 8 3/4" x 12." 106pp., profusely illus. color plates. Artist profile and critcal essays in Korean and English. Dark green card wrappers with black lettering, black art paper end papers. White enamel dust jacket printed in color. Additional three page, stapled 8 1/2" x 11" artist bio from Boston Fine Arts Gallery laid in. Book, dj and bio all pristine, near very fine. Scarce.. 1st. Hard. Very Fine/Very Fine. Folio. Illus.
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The Fan Zeng Paintings (upper and lower volumes)(Chinese Edition)
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The Fan Zeng Paintings (upper and lower volumes)(Chinese Edition)

by Fan Zeng

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People's Fine Arts Publishing House, 2003, Two Volumes, Fine Hardcovers / Fine Dustjackets, 422 pages, 8.5" x 11.5". Chinese Text.
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China: Through the Looking Glass
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China: Through the Looking Glass

by Andrew Bolton

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A lavish exploration of the evocative and complex fashions inspired by Chinese culture.For centuries, Chinas export artsjade, silks, porcelains, and, more recently, cinemahave fueled Western fantasies of an exotic East and served as enduring sources of inspiration for fashion. This stunning publication, which accompanied one of the most successful exhibitions in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's history, explores the influence of Chinese aesthetics on designers, including Giorgio Armani, Christian Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld, Ralph Lauren, Alexander McQueen, and Yves Saint Laurent. Drawing upon Chinese decorative arts, cinema, and costumenotably imperial court robes,… Read More
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The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 204, Number 6 (December 1959) - Special Issue : Red China, The First...

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 204, Number 6 (December 1959) - Special Issue : Red China, The First Ten Years

by Weeks, Edward A. (ed.), Mao Tse-tung (Mao Zedong), Michael Lindsay, Tao Chu, Ted Hughes, Isak Dinesen, Peter Ustinov, Wolf Mankowitz, et al

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Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Company, 1959. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 176pp, printed wrappers. A Special Issue devoted to China under Mao Zedong, includes poems by Mao and a profile of him, plus other content on Chinese culture and politics. Also a poem by Ted Hughes, a story by Isak Dinesen, and work from other important contributors. Unmarked copy, a bit of general wear and toning, minor closed tearing to covers.
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The Five Famous Imperial Wares of the Song Dynasty
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The Five Famous Imperial Wares of the Song Dynasty

by Youngman, Robert P

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The Lokapala Hard cover in dust jacket. Published The Lokapala. 4to., 8 3/4" x 11 1/4", 27pp., illustrated with full-color plates. Fine in near fine dust jacket with a short, closed tear. . Hard. Fine/Near Fine. 4to.
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1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: A Memoir. Signed Book Plus Broadside Print.
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1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: A Memoir. Signed Book Plus Broadside Print.

by WEIWEI, Ai. Translated by Allan H. Barr

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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780553419467 / 0553419463
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New York: Crown, 2021. Signed by Ai Weiwei. First edition / First printing. Black paper-covered boards. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket. Includes 8.5" x 18.125" 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows Letterpress Broadside. Requires additional shipping charge to ship book and print in the same box.
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The Chinese Dragon
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The Chinese Dragon

by L. Newton Hayes With An Introduction Fong F. Sec

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Original 1922 Very Good+ First Hardcover story of the Dragon in Chinese folklore and Asian roof Pagodas Printed and published in Shanghai pre-World War II China. This Edition is referenced in John Michell Ley Lines book "View over Atlantis" here in original edition, See our scans.
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