Search Results: Titles starting with S from Jorge Welsh Books

The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts and London, England, 1986 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 17 x 24.5 cm; 1.1 kg; 371 pages with a few black and white illustrations.; Used book with minor signs of wear. Interior as new. Minor signs of wear on the dust jacket which is now protected with a clearcover.; Samurai and Silk is a rare treasure: a book of penetrating insight into the Japanese character and the forging of modern Japan from the feudal Tokugawa shoguns to its worldwide prestige in the twentieth century. Only Haru Reischaeuer could have written this extraordinary account of ther two illustrious grandfathers; one, a provincial samurai who became a founding father of the Meiji government; the other, scion of a wealthy and enterprising peasant family who almost singlehandedly developed the silk trade with America. Their remarkable stories, and those of their notable descendants, form a saga of unbounded vision… Read More

Dauphin Publishing Limited, London in co-operation with Spink & Son Ltd., 1991 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English and Japanese text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket) with carton box; 23.5 x 30 cm; 1.750 Kg; 220 pages with colour illustrations. Includes fold outs of some of the pieces.; May show signs of long time storage and handling, namely the card box.; Satsuma is probably one of the best know names in the complex field of Japanese ceramics: yet surprisingly little has been published on this subject either in Japan or the West. This innovative book traces the origins of Satsuma pottery from its simple beginnings in the 17th century to the exotically wares of the 19th and 20th century. There are over 200 colour photographs of examples drawn from important private and public collections around the world. This unique combination of descriptive text and superb illustrations guides the Satsuma collector or enthusiast through the maze of pottery shapes, decoration and usage. Included in the… Read More

Dauphin Publishing Limited, London in co-operation with Spink & Son Ltd., 1991 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English and Japanese text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 23.5 x 30 cm; 1.510 Kg; 220 pages with colour illustrations. Includes fold outs of some of the pieces.; May show minor signs of long time storage.; Satsuma is probably one of the best know names in the complex field of Japanese ceramics: yet surprisingly little has been published on this subject either in Japan or the West. This innovative book traces the origins of Satsuma pottery from its simple beginnings in the 17th century to the exotically wares of the 19th and 20th century. There are over 200 colour photographs of examples drawn from important private and public collections around the world. This unique combination of descriptive text and superb illustrations guides the Satsuma collector or enthusiast through the maze of pottery shapes, decoration and usage. Included in the book is detailed information on the lives… Read More

Shogakukan Square, Japan, 2015 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Japanese and English text.; Paperback. 23 x 30 cm; 0.9 Kg; 240 pages with colour illustrations.; Used with minor signs of wear. Interior in very good condition.; Catalogue from the exhibition Seductive Smiles: Masterpieces of ukiyo-e paintings from the Weston Collection held at Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts (April 14 to June 15, 2015), Hokusai Museum (July 11 to October 13, 2015) and the Ueno Royal Museum (November 20, 2015 to 17 January 2016).; "This exhibition presents 129 works from the Weston collection: paintings by more than fifty artists, including Hishikawa Moronobu, Miyagawa Choschun, Katsukawa Shunsho, Kitagawa Utamaro, Utagawa Toyokuni, Katsushika Hokusai, and Kawanabe Kyosai. It provides a systematic introduction to the world of ukiyo-e paintings from the early seventeenth through the late nineteenth century. Many are bijinga, paintings of beautiful women; the result is a bevy of women who have spared no expense on their… Read More

National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1999 Book. Good. Soft cover. English text; Paperback; 18 x 25.5 cm; 0.685 Kg; 191 pages.; Used with signs of wear on the interior and exterior. Interior in very good condition. With signs of shelf wear. The National Museum of African Art began as a private educational institution in 1964 and became part of the Smithsonian Institution in 1979. This volume includes highlights from the museum's holdings of traditional African art from throughout the continent, although the majority of works originated in sub-Saharan Africa. The 150 objects presented include sculpted masks and figures, regalia, items of personal adornment, textiles, furniture, and household objects. Each entry provides a discussion about the object's meaning and use and includes provenance and publication history. Fully illustrated in color, the handbook also includes maps, an extensive bibliography, and an introduction by Roy Sieber, America's foremost authority on… Read More

Shanghai Museum, China, 1996 Book. Fair. Soft cover. English and Chinese text; Paperback (stapled); 48 pages with colour illustrations. All captions in English and Chinese.; 19.3 x 28.7 cm; 0.230 Kg; Used with minor signs of wear on the front and back cover. Writing and highlighting on the interior.Edgeworn.; Catalogue with pieces shown at the Gallery of Ancient Chinese Paintings in Shanghai Museum, China.;"Chinese painting has a deep-rooted tradition and a unique style, employing a "dots and lines" structure and having as its main tools the writing brush, inkstick, silk and Xuan paper. Chinese painting developed from the Warring States period (475-221 BC) to the Qin and Han dynasties (221BC - AD 220). Paintings depicting the human figure emerged as early as the Warring States period and attained maturity during the Wei, Jin, the Northern and Southern Dynasty periods (AD 220 - 589). The Tang and Song dynasties (AD618-1279) saw the zenith of paintings of portraits, landscapes, flowers… Read More

Shanghai Museum, China, 2001 Book. Good. Soft cover. English and Chinese text; Paperback (stapled); 32 pages with colour illustrations. All captions in English and Chinese.; 19.3 x 28.7 cm; 0.161 Kg; Used with minor signs of wear on the front and back cover. Edgeworn.; Catalogue with pieces shown at the Gallery of Ancient Chinese Calligraphy in Shanghai Museum, China.; "Chinese written characters are pictographic symbols of spoken words. Calligraphy is the art of writing characters in an expressive manner employing the use of the brush. The most ancient written characters were written on oracle bones, or were inscriptions on bronze vessels found in the Shang and Zhou dynasties. It was during the late Warring States, Qin, Han, Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties that scripts such as official, cursive, running and regular scripts developed. Thus a multi-script system evolved for Chinese written characters. Different scripts were used for different regions and for different times, and this… Read More

The Shogun Age Exhibition Executive Committee, Tokyo, 1983 Book. Good. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. English text; Paperback; 21.6 x 28.2 cm; 1.210 Kg; 279 pages with illustrations in colour; Signs of wear in front cover, spine and back cover. Edgeworn. Minor signs of wear in the interior.; Catalogue from the exhibition held at: Los Angeles County Museuym of Art, Los Angeles, December 17 - February 26, 1984; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, March 18 - May 27, 1984; Haus der Kunst, Munich, November 23, 1984 - February 3, 1985; Espace Pierre Cardin, PARIS, March 1 - May 12, 1985; Exhibition of art treasures of the Tokugawa family who ruled Japan during the Edo period. The three hundred works of art on loan from the Tokugawa Art Museum in Nagoya represent the finest artistic achievements of that period. These works, ranging from delicately painted screens and scrolls to swords and armorial work, as well as tea ceremonies utensils No theater costumes and masks, present the astonishing creations of Japanese… Read More

Reed Publishers, U.S.A., 1976 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text.; Hardcover.; 22,5 x 29 cm; 1.9 Kg; 456 pages with black and white illustrations throughout.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The books is protected with a clearcover. Very good condition overall.; "George Lazarnick, produced a detailed study on the signatures of netsuke and inro artists, together with easily followed guidelines on how they may be read as well as illustrated notes on the calligraphic construction of the numerous Japanese characters involved. Over a period of several years, in addition to forming a collection of fine netsuke, Mr. Lazarnick has been amassing much detailed information on their carvers, searching out fine examples of their work throughout the world and recording the signatures in a systematic fashion. He has been aided in this work by his own natural gift for photography which, together with a large amount of painstaking research and help from other collectors… Read More

University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, 2008 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Chinese and English text.; Hardcover (without dust jacket - as issued).; 23.5 x 31 cm; 1.3 kg; 199 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior. Interior as new.; Catalogue from the exhibition co-presented by the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Museum and the University Museum and Art Gallery of the University of Hong Kong from 13 December 2008 to 15 of March 2009.; "The northwest Silk Road was the most important overland route linking ancient China with the outside world in the one thousand five hundred-period, spanning the Han (206 BCE-CE 220) to the Yuan (1271-1368) dynasties, Over this long period, foreigners and other non-Chinese ethnic minorities entered Gansu via Xinjiang, turning southeast towards Ningxia and Shaansi, and the ancient Tang capital of Chang'an. The Silk Road was the result of political and military endeavour. Begun during the Han dynasty… Read More

University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, 2007 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Chinese and English text.; Hardcover (without dust jacket - as issued).; 23.5 x 31 cm; 1.6 kg; 231 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior. Interior as new.; Catalogue from the exhibition co-presented by the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Museum and the University Museum and Art Gallery of the University of Hong Kong from 15 February to 13 of May 2007.; "The exhibition is so rich in content that it provides a survey of cultural exchange between China and the West via the Silk Road since the Tang dynasty. In ancient times, there were several branches of the Silk Road extending over the continents of Europe and Asia, representing almost one-third of the total area of the world. Of all routes, that of the northern steppe, which originated in the westward migration of the northern Xiongnu tribe is the oldest. Cultural exchange between China and the… Read More

Southeast Asian Ceramic Society, Singapore, 1983 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket).; 19,5 x 27 cm; 0.818 Kg; 161 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; Limited edition of 2000 copies of which this is number 1318 (handwritten on the rear of the copyright page).; Used book with signs of wear. The dust jacket has minor signs of wear. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover. Minor signs of wear in the interior.; This catalogue was published on the occasion of the exhibition on Song ceramics, organised by the Southeast Asian Ceramic Society, held at the National Museum of Singapore, in May and June 1983. Beginning with an introduction, which determines the different type of Song wares, the book conducts an analysis on how Song ceramics developed in different production centres. A further article traces and unveils the evolution of shapes and decoration of Song ceramics. The following section of the book is the catalogue, which includes more… Read More

Thames & Hudson, Ltd, London, 1982 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 29 x 32.8 cm; 2,564 kg; 262 pages. Includes 317 illustrations, 42 in colour, and 35 maps and line drawings.; Used book with signs of wear namely on the dust jacket that has small tears and scuffs. Interior in very good condition. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; The three centuries spanned by the Song (Sung) dynasty, 960-1278, saw a brilliant flowering of the art of the potter in China. Two major factors behind this development were aesthetic appreciation of fine design and workmanship shown by the Song court and the rise of China as a maritime power in the eleventh century, providing the opportunity for the expansion of foreign trade. Thanks to the widespread demand for high-quality wares, output was greatly increased in this period. Today surviving specimens are still greatly appreciated by collectors and connoisseurs for their outstanding elegance and… Read More

CA Book Publishing, Hong Kong, 2021 Book. New. Hardcover. English and Chinese text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket).; 22 x 25 cm.; 0.9 Kg.; 172 pages with 176 colour plates; New. May show signs of shelf wear.; Song Dynasty Ceramics highlights over 126 objects from the V&A's magnificent collection to discuss China's great age of ceramic production (960-1279). This long-awaited survey is illustrated with many of the very finest examples of Song ware in the Western world. The V&A's collection of Song Dynasty ceramics ranges from rare and precious items to many interesting study pieces. Rose Kerr has traveled to China annually and has brought together in this book the fruits of her research, much of it now published in the West for the first time. She uses it to provide context for the remarkable pieces illustrated here, and to interpret the subjects for audiences in both English and Chinese. Rose Kerr is an English art historian specializing in Chinese art, especially Chinese… Read More

The Southeast Asian Ceramic Society, Singapore & Sun Tree Publishing Limited, 1991 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 24 x 31.5 cm; 1,328 Kg.;191 pages with 200 colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear. The dust jacket spine is slightly discolored. Interior as new, apart from a sticker with the distributor detais glued to the rear of front cover and a sticker from a previous owner glued to the front free endpaper.The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; This catalogue emerges after the exhibition with the same name that was jointly organised by the Southeast Asian Ceramic Society and the National Museum of Singapore, in 1991. Focusing on ceramics for tomb furnishings made during the Han dynasty, this catalogue provides the reader with an insight on the confluence between utility and ritual wares. With introductory texts by renowned and learned scholars, such as Lu Yaw, Professor Chiyun Chen, Abu Ridho, Eng-Lee Seok Chee, Rosemary Scott,… Read More

The Southeast Asian Ceramic Society, Singapore & Sun Tree Publishing Limited, 1991 Book. Fair. Hardcover. English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 24 x 31.5 cm; 1,328 Kg.;191 pages with 200 colour illustrations.; Used book with signs of wear. The hinge is cracked, but the binding is still firmly attached. Sticker glued to the rear of front cover. The dust jacket has minor signs of wear, but is slightly faded on the spine. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover. Good readable copy.; This catalogue emerges after the exhibition with the same name that was jointly organised by the Southeast Asian Ceramic Society and the National Museum of Singapore, in 1991. Focusing on ceramics for tomb furnishings made during the Han dynasty, this catalogue provides the reader with an insight on the confluence between utility and ritual wares. With introductory texts by renowned and learned scholars, such as Lu Yaw, Professor Chiyun Chen, Abu Ridho, Eng-Lee Seok Chee, Rosemary Scott, Candance Lewis… Read More

Sotheby's Publications by Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd, 1986 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 20 x 28 cm; 1.3 Kg; 288 pages with 223 illustrations, including 8 in colour.; Used book with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The spine of the dust jacket is faded, as well as the top of the front cover.The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; Despite its beauty, individuality and variety of design, the red or brown unglazed stoneware produced at Yixing in Jiangsu Province has received less attention than other branches of Chinese ceramic art. The Yixing potters have always specialised in the making of teapots, whose use became widespread during the Ming period as a result of the innovation of making tea from rolled leaves, rather than using it in the fine-ground, powdered form in which it had previously been supplied. From the early sixteenth century onwards until the present day these potters have continually explored a wide diversity… Read More

Kee Ming-Yuet SDN BHD and Cross Time Matrix SDN BHD, 2004 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 27.3 x 30.4 cm; 1.6 Kg; 228 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; Used with signs of wear on the dust jacket. Interior in very good condtion. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; This elegant publishing initiative celebrates the uniqueness, breadth and diversity of Straits Chinese porcelain as showcased by the author's private collection. Datin Seri Kee is sharing her collection with the public for the first time, continuing the tremendous public interest in local culture generated by Malaysia's First Lady, Yang Amat Berbahagia Datin Paduka Seri Endon Mahmood's recent book ""he Nyonya Ka". Straits Chinese Porcelain: A celebration of a Unique Malaysian Heritage contains exquisite photographs and detailed descriptions of Datin Seri Kee's collection that includes plates, tea sets, wine warmers, jugs, teapots… Read More

Times Editions.Marshall Cavendish, Singapore, 2004 Book. Fine. Hardcover. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 21.2 x 29 cm; 0.808 Kg; 144 pages with colour illustrations.; Used books with minor signs of wear on the dust jacket and interior. Looks as new. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; The term 'Straits Chinese porcelain' refers specifically to a little known category of nineteenth century, polychrome enamelled export porcelain, which was exclusively made for the unique community of Straits-born Chinese whose ancestors first settled down in Malacca at the beginning of the fourteenth century. Most extant pieces may, however be dated between the reign of Tao Kuan (1821-50) and the beginning of the Min Kuo era (1920), or thereabouts. 'Straits Chinese porcelain' differs from the traditional types of wares made in China, not only in the shapes of the potting but also in the style of the decorative designs. Where mandarin types of utensils tended to be sparsely… Read More

Han-Shan Tang Ltd, London, 1979 Book. Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. English text; Hardcover (cloth without dust jacket); 19.2 x 27.6 cm; 1.791 Kg; 278 pages with text, followed by 43 pages with drawings plus 104 pages with black and white plates; Used book in good condition with signs of wear on the cover, spine and back cover. Small bump on top of the spine. Edgeworn.; Important study and research on various Sung wares - in particular Northern Celadon. Ch'ing-pai, Lung-ch'uan yao, Tz'u-chou yao and Ting yao. The author, Dr. Jan Wirgin, Head Curator of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm at the time of this publication, has worked on this subject, his doctoral thesis, for many years, assembling material from private and museum collections throughout the world. This publication contains 570 illustrations and its wide scope had made it an indispensable source of reference for all those seriously interested in Chinese ceramics in general and the Sung Dynasty in particular.… Read More