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1028: List of State Leaders in 1028, 1028 in Art, $17.87 Chapters: List of state leaders in 1028, 1028 in art, . Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 17. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher”s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: 1027 state leaders – Events of 1028 – 1029 state leaders – State leaders by year Hammadids – Caliphate (Abbasid) – Al-Qadir, Caliph in Baghdad (991-1031)China (Northern Song Dynasty) – Renzong, Emperor of Song China (1022-1063)Ghaznavid Empire – Mahmud of Ghaznavid (998-1030)Japan – Khitan Empire – Shengzong, Khitan Emperor (982-1031)Khmer Empire – Suryavarman I (1001-1050)Korea (Goryeo Dynasty) – Hyeonjong, King of Goryeo (1009-1031)Tamil Nadu – Rajendra Chol |
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1029: List of State Leaders in 1029, 1029 in Art, $17.87 Chapters: List of state leaders in 1029, 1029 in art, . Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 17. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher”s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: 1028 state leaders – Events of 1029 – 1030 state leaders – State leaders by year Hammadids – Qaid ibn Hammad (1028-1045) Caliphate (Abbasid) – Al-Qadir, Caliph in Baghdad (991-1031)China (Northern Song Dynasty) – Renzong, Emperor of Song China (1022-1063)Ghaznavid Empire – Mahmud of Ghaznavid (998-1030)Japan – Khitan Empire – Shengzong, Khitan Emperor (982-1031)Khmer Empire – Suryavarman I (1001-1050)Korea (Goryeo Dynasty) – Hyeonjong, King of Goryeo (1009-1031)Tamil Nadu – Rajendra Chol |
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1895: 1895 in Poetry, List of State Leaders in 1895, List of Ship Launches in 1895, List of Religious Leaders in 1895, 1895 $19.99 Chapters: 1895 in Poetry, List of State Leaders in 1895, List of Ship Launches in 1895, List of Religious Leaders in 1895, 1895 in Art, 1895 in Organized Crime, List of Ship Commissionings in 1895, 1895 in Science, List of Colonial Governors in 1895, 1895 in Archaeology, 1895 in Paleontology. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 51. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher”s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar).: Dreyfus Affair.: Shimonoseki treaty: Qing China renounces claim on Korea.: Republic of Formosa.: Sabino Arana founded the Basque Nationalist Party. October 1895 issue: The Cosmopolitan, illustrated.: Montparnasse. …More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=34679 |
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798 $24.95 The first art book about China”s 798 District that”s not priced like an art book. |
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A Brief History of Old English Porcelain and Its Manufactories; With an Artistic, Industrial, and Critical Appreciation of Their Productions $20.86 This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Bemrose & Sons in 1903 in 549 pages; Subjects: Porcelain, English; Porcelain; Antiques & Collectibles / Porcelain & China; Antiques & Collectibles / Pottery & Ceramics; Art / Design / Decorative; Art / Ceramics; Crafts & Hobbies / Pottery & Ceramics; |
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A Catalogue of the Hippisley Collection of Chinese Porcelains: With a Sketch of the History of Ceramic Art in China $19.75 This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR”d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. |
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A Catalogue of the Hippisley Collection of Chinese Porcelains; With a Sketch of the History of Ceramic Art in China $15.62 This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: U.S. National Museum in 1890 in 119 pages; Subjects: Pottery, Chinese; Pottery; Antiques & Collectibles / Pottery & Ceramics; Art / Ceramics; Crafts & Hobbies / Pottery & Ceramics; |
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A History and Description of English Porcelain $21.79 This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: A. Wessels company in 1902 in 478 pages; Subjects: Pottery; Porcelain; Porcelain, English; Antiques & Collectibles / Porcelain & China; Antiques & Collectibles / Pottery & Ceramics; Art / Design / Decorative; Art / Ceramics; Crafts & Hobbies / Pottery & Ceramics; |
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A Passage to Asia $60 The book brings together for the first time a selection of 200 art objects from the cultural heritage of 16 Asian countries: Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. |
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A Private Chivalry; A Novel $26.44 This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: D. Appleton and Co. in 1900 in 365 pages; Subjects: ArtAmerican periodicals; Art / Individual Artist; Fiction / Anthologies; Fiction / Short Stories; History / Asia / China; History / Asia / Japan; Juvenile Fiction / Short Stories; Language Arts & Disciplines / Publishing; Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; |
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A Tradition Redefined $50 Drawn from the Chu-tsing Li collection of modern and contemporary Chinese paintings–the finest and most comprehensive of its kind in the West– A Tradition Redefined is the first in-depth exploration of the development of Chinese ink painting during the last half century. These extraordinary paintings demonstrate the reinvigoration of classical techniques and materials by artists throughout Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and abroad working with distinctly contemporary perspectives. Illuminating essays situate these new works within the rich history of ink painting in China, revealing how avant-garde artists, schools, and trends evoke traditional and early modern Chinese art while engaging with developments in the international art world. With artist biographies and handsome reproductions of many previously unpublished paintings, this book is essential for scholars and collectors of Asian art as well as for participants in the increasingly globalized contemporary art scene. |
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Across America and Asia; Notes of a Five Years’ Journey Around the World, and of Residence in Arizona, Japan, and China $37.3 This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: S. Low, Son and Marston in 1870 in 509 pages; Subjects: Voyages around the world; Art, Japanese; Arizona; Japan; China; Art / Asian; History / General; History / United States / General; Reference / Yearbooks & Annuals; Travel / Essays & Travelogues; Travel / United States / West / Mountain; |
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Advances in Computational Intelligence $216.56 This book constitutes the proceedings of the second International Workshop on Advanced Computational Intelligence (IWACI2009), with a sequel of IWACI 2008 successfully held in Macao, China. IWACI2009 provided a high-level international forum for scientists, engineers, and educators to present state-of-the-art research in computational intelligence and related fields. |
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Advances in Digital Forensics VI $129 Advances in Digital Forensics VI describes original research results and innovative applications in the discipline of digital forensics. In addition, it highlights some of the major technical and legal issues related to digital evidence and electronic crime investigations. The areas of coverage include: Themes and Issues, Forensic Techniques, Internet Crime Investigations, Live Forensics, Advanced Forensic Techniques, and Forensic Tools. This book is the sixth volume in the annual series produced by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Working Group 11.9 on Digital Forensics, an international community of scientists, engineers and practitioners dedicated to advancing the state of the art of research and practice in digital forensics. The book contains a selection of twenty-one edited papers from the Sixth Annual IFIP WG 11.9 International Conference on Digital Forensics, held at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, in January 2010. |
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Ajanta Caves $34.95 In 1819, a group of British soldiers on a hunting expedition chanced upon the Ajanta caves some 200 miles north east of Bombay. Ranging in date from the second century BC the sixth century AD, the exquisite Buddhist paintings and sculptures found there new rank among the world’s most important cultural treasures. The murals were created using only the glow of lamps and candles quite unlike the harsh light employed in modern professional photography. For this book, Benoy K. Behl has used long exposures that pick up natural ambient light, capturing the art for the first time in all its glory and luminosity. The early followers of the Buddha created an isolated haven where they could meditate in peace. Stonecutters carved out massive caves decorated with lithe and graceful figures, fashioning beams and rafters from the rock in imitation of wooden buildings. Painters worked on exquisite murals that depict scenes of princely processions, ladies with their handmaidens, bejeweled animals, ascetics in monasteries, fantastic birds and beasts all demonstrating a startling degree of sophistication. Ajanta provides virtually the only evidence remaining of painting styles that first developed in India and then traveled with the spread of Buddhism into the Himalayan region, across Central Asia into China, and from there to Japan and Korea. |
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Alchemy and Alchemists $8.99 This book explores the history of the so-called Royal Art, from its mysterious beginnings in Egypt and China, through the Hellenistic world and the early years of Islam and into medieval Europe. |
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American Films of the 70s: Conflicting Visions $26.39 While the anti-establishment rebels of 1969′s Easy Rider were morphing into the nostalgic yuppies of 1983′s The Big Chill, Seventies movies brought us everything from killer sharks, blaxploitation, and teen comedies to haunting views of a divided America at war. Indeed, as Peter Lev Persuasively argues in this book, the films of the 1970s constitute a kind of conversation about what American society is and should be — open, diverse, and egalitarian, or stubbornly resistant to change.Examining forty films thematically, Lev explores the conflicting visions presented within ten different film genres or subjects: — Hippies (Easy Rider, Alice’s Restaurant)– Cops (The French Connection, Dirty Harry)– Disasters and Conspiracies (Jaws, Chinatown)– End of the Sixties (Nashville, The Big Chill)– Art, Sex, and Hollywood (Last Tango in Paris)– Teens (American Graffiti, Animal House)– War (Patton, Apocalypse Now)– African-Americans (Shaft, Superfly)– Feminisms (An Unmarried Woman, The China Syndrome)– Future Visions (Star Wars, Blade Runner)As accessible to ordinary moviegoers as to film scholars, Lev’s book is an essential companion to these familiar, well-loved movies. |
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Americas Response China $34.83 The book is a series of twenty-three linked interpretive essays on the most significant developments in modern times–ranging from athletics to art, the economy to the environment. |
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An Illustrated History of the Herbals $56.25 This book is a fascinating and beautifully illustrated history of herbal texts throughout the world from ancient cultures through the seventeenth century. A herbal by definition is a book that is descriptive of plants and the term did not come into use until the sixteenth century. The production of herbals is closely connected to the history of early printing and offers the finest examples of this art and craft. However, the earliest records of ancient Egypt, Sumer and China all reflect a tradition of works of botanicals and their medicinal properties long before printing. The author’s survey begins with a work called De materia medica written in the first century which is still extant and as the final authority on pharmacy for 1500 years is the most important herbal ever written. The study of herbals offers a rich history of the culture and beliefs from the folklore and science of medieval and classical worlds. |
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Antique Trader Guide to Fake & Forged Marks $24.99 For years, collectors have relied on marks as a way to authenticate and date genuine antiques and collectibles. But with the flood of fakes and reproductions, determining which piece is genuine and which is not can mean the difference between a rare find and a costly mistake.This new book, organized by category and then by manufacturer, shows more than 1,000 faked, forged, and confusing marks side-by-side with the original marks so readers can easily distinguish forgeries from original, valuable items. It covers pieces from some of the most frequently reproduced manufacturers — including Fenton, Lalique, and Staffordshire. Categories include china, porcelain, art glass, cut glass, pattern glass, pottery, silver, toys, furniture, and jewelry.– More than 1,000 crisp photos for clear and easy identification– Invaluable information from America’s top expert on antique fakes and reproductions– Side-by-side comparisons of authentic and typical forged marks |
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Antony Gormley $85 Over the past 20 years, the sculptor Antony Gormley has created some of the most memorable and controversial public art installations in Britain, the United States, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Mexico, Australia, and China. His work has focused on the human figure and each piece is either cast directly from his own body or one of his volunteer models. He is best known for large-scale landscape interventions, such as Another Place, where 100 cast-iron figures are installed facing the horizon on the coastal mud-flats at Cuxhaven, Germany; The Angel of the North, commissioned by the city of Gateshead in England; and Inside Australia, where 51 sculptures were cast from the inhabitants of Menzies in western Australia, and set in 10 square kilometers of a dried lake. Gormley has also created many collaborative works in major public museum sites, such as the 190,000 figures in Asian Field and the 250 Domain sculptures made of stainless-steel bars commissioned by the Baltic art center in Gateshead, England. This book is the definitive guide to Gormley’s career. An extensive, large-format publication, it is the first major retrospective of his most significant works. Each chapter considers one of 25 projects in a comprehensive visual essay and a text written by the artist, explaining the genesis, creation, and installation of the work. An extended illustrated essay by the renowned political philosopher and writer Richard Noble will consider the development of Gormley’s work, its place in the context of late twentieth-century sculpture, and the problematic use of his own body as a model for sculptural forms, as well as offering the first analysis of the political nature of his collaborative works. |
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Art Farming: 1997-2006 $66.5 Since 1997, Belgian conceptualist Wim Delvoye has been inking live pigs with all manner of tattoos–from luxury goods logos to Disney princesses–and exhibiting them as his artwork. He recently moved the production end to China. This book documents the project to date. |
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Art and Aesthetics in Chinese Popular Prints $116.43 Traditional woodblock prints preserve a Chinese folk art that has now nearly vanished. This book explores and explains the artistic and aesthetic bases of popular prints revealed in eighty-four late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century prints belonging to the London-based Muban Foundation.Woodblock printing was the principal method of producing inexpensive and colorful single-sheet images for mass consumption in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century China. Prints of this type are known today as New Year pictures because the demand for them peaked at New Year’s time. However, the term popular print more accurately describes these works, whose subjects include deities and tutelary spirits, illustrations to stories and operas, and even contemporary political or revolutionary messages.The emphasis on the artistic aspects of these prints makes this publication uniquely appealing to Chinese art historians but also to those interested in Chinese anthropology, popular religion, Chinese and other folk art, and traditional crafts.Ellen J. Laing received a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. She was Maude I. Kerns Distinguished Professor of Oriental Art, University of Oregon and is currently Research Associate at the Center for Chinese Studies, University of Michigan. She has published numerous scholarly articles, books, and reference works on Chinese art. |
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Art and Politics in China 1949-1984 $131.73 This book examines the complex relationship between art and politics in the People’s Republic of China between 1949 and 1984. It focuses in particular on three important facets of this relationship, namely, the organizational structure of China’s art establishment, the ideological framework for directing creative activity, and the political movement as a key method for periodically ensuring that artists follow the current official line. |
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Art in China $27.95 China boasts a history of art stretching over 5,000 years and embracing a vast array of forms–objects of jade, lacquer and porcelain, painted scrolls and fans, sculptures in stone, bronze and wood, and murals. With more than 130 halftone illustrations, including almost eighty in full color, this new edition of Art in China presents the finest one-volume introduction to all forms of Chinese art. The book examines Chinese art in a variety of contexts–as it has been designed for tombs, commissioned by rulers, displayed in temples, created by the men and women of the educated elite, and bought and sold in the marketplace. Drawing on recent innovative scholarship–and newly accessible studies in China itself–Craig Clunas surveys the full spectrum of the visual arts. This updated edition contains expanded coverage of modern and contemporary art, from the fall of the empire in 1911 to the contemporary video art scene. |
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Art in the Lives of Immigrant Communities in the United States $75 Art in the Lives of Immigrant Communities in the United States is the first book to provide a comprehensive and lively analysis of the contributions of artists from America”s newest immigrant communities–Africa, the Middle East, China, India, Southeast Asia, Central America, and Mexico. Adding significantly to our understanding of both the arts and immigration, multidisciplinary scholars explore tensions that artists face in forging careers in a new world and navigating between their home communities and the larger society. They address the art forms that these modern settlers bring with them; show how poets, musicians, playwrights, and visual artists adapt traditional forms to new environments; and consider the ways in which the communities” young people integrate their own traditions and concerns into contemporary expression. |
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Art in the Lives of Immigrant Communities in the United States $22.95 Art in the Lives of Immigrant Communities in the United States is the first book to provide a comprehensive and lively analysis of the contributions of artists from America”s newest immigrant communities–Africa, the Middle East, China, India, Southeast Asia, Central America, and Mexico. Adding significantly to our understanding of both the arts and immigration, multidisciplinary scholars explore tensions that artists face in forging careers in a new world and navigating between their home communities and the larger society. They address the art forms that these modern settlers bring with them; show how poets, musicians, playwrights, and visual artists adapt traditional forms to new environments; and consider the ways in which the communities” young people integrate their own traditions and concerns into contemporary expression. |
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Art of the Advantage: 36 Strategies to Seize the Competitive Edge $1.99 A former strategist mines new inspiration from a 2,500-year-old treatise born during China’s Warring States period. This book is written for mid- and upper-level managers and corporate strategists looking for new ways to succeed. |
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Artificial Soft Paste Porcelain; France, Italy, Spain and England $9.87 This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Printed for the Museum in 1907 in 72 pages; Subjects: Pottery; Porcelain, French; Porcelain, Italian; Porcelain, Spanish; Porcelain, English; Antiques & Collectibles / Porcelain & China; Antiques & Collectibles / Pottery & Ceramics; Art / General; Art / History / General; Art / Individual Artist; Art / Ceramics; Crafts & Hobbies / Pottery & Ceramics; |
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Arts in the Tang Court $282.01 The Tang dynasty (AD 618-907) is known as China’s golden age, celebrated for the enlightened government of its rulers, its openness to outside influences, and its varied and magnificent works of art. This book brings together in one volume the most important artistic accomplishments of the age. A sketch of the dynasty’s political and social history is followed by chapters illustrating the development of ceramics, the production of gold and silver, and the increasing sophistication of Tang painters and sculptors. Discussions of religious and funerary art complete the portrait of the era. Most striking in the Tang style is a heightened naturalism that conveys a poignancy and complexity unmatched in earlier times. Evocative and enchanting, the arts of the Tang reach across the centuries bringing alive one of the world’s great cultures at its finest hour. |
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Arts of Power $16.95 Statecraft, or the art of conducting a state”s affairs with other states, is as old as human civilization. So too is diplomacy, the form statecraft takes in time of peace.In this comprehensive treatment, distinguished diplomat Chas Freeman describes the fundamental principles of the art of statecraft and the craft of diplomacy. The book draws on the author”s years of experience as a practicing diplomat but also his extensive reading of the histories of ancient India, China, Greece, Rome, Byzantium, and the Islamic world as well as modern Europe, Asia, and the Americas.Among numerous other subjects, the book addresses the role of intelligence, political actions, cultural influence, economic measures, and military power, as well as diplomatic strategy and tactics, negotiation, and the tasks and skills of diplomacy. |
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Arts of Southeast Asia $86.85 Arts of Southeast Asia looks at the arts of this fascinating region in the context of the historical and cultural phenomena shared by these countries and of their distinct responses to common internal and external influences.The continuities and discontinuities that characterize Southeast Asia are reflected in the wide array of exquisite textiles, jewellery, metalwork, ceramics, wood-carving and leatherwork that make up the main body of Southeast Asian arts are illustrated in this book.The authors explore the strength of indigenous art forms and animist beliefs and the long-term influences of India, China, Europe and the Arab world, and of Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity and Islam on Southeast Asian cultural forms. |
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Asian Kites $15.95 Asian Kites introduces children to the fascinating art of kite making. Through the fun and approachable projects in this book, they learn all the steps for creating beautiful, unique and creative kites such as the Butterfly kite from China, the Thai Cobra kite, and the Mini Wau kite from Malaysia. Diagrams; full-color illustrations. |
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Asian Religions: An Illustrated Introduction $3.57 Packed with illustrations, photographs, and maps Asian Religions brings the rich religions of Asia to life. Examines religions of South/Southeast Asia, China, and Northeast Asia. Contains numerous photographs of rituals/practices and historical and geographical maps. Covers Buddhism, Jainism, Kikhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Shinto, Islam, and newer religious movements. Historical approach shows how traditions have changed over time. Asian Religions is a passport to the fascinating world of Asian thought. Exploring all the major religions of South and Southeast Asia, China, and Northeast Asia, Bradley K. Hawkins looks at Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Shinto, and the new religious movements. Two chapters devoted to Islam shows its significants in Southeast Asia. Numerous full-color photos and art – both historical and contemporary – provide insight into the artistic expressions, sacred architecture, and people of the various traditions. Photographs of contemporary riturals/practices give a feel of each tradition as a living religion; Maps provide valuable geographical and historical context. The author shows how the traditions interrelate and places them within a wider global context. Modern expressions of each tradition are examined. Hawkins takes an historical approach that helps the reader better understand each tradition and show how each has developed and changed over time. The book is divided into three geographical areas: South and Southeast Asia (including Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Indonesia); China; and Northeast Asia (including Japan and Korea). Bradley K. Hawkins studied under Ninian Smartat the Univeristy of California, Santa Barbara and has an MA in South Asian Studies and a PhD in Asian Cultural History. He is currently Professor of Religious Studies at California State University, Long Beach, where he teaches courses on Southeastern Asian Religions and History, Compar |
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Austere Luminosity of Chinese Classical Furniture $79.51 Sarah Handler has written a true cultural history of Chinese furniture. Her book is a highly erudite blend of art history and social history, yet with a structure as transparent and elegant as that of a fine piece of Ming-style furniture. –Klaas Ruitenbeek, Louise Hawley Stone Chair of Far Eastern Art, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, and author of Carpentry and Building in Late Imperial China: A Study of the Fifteenth-Century Carpenter’s Manual Lu Ban jing |
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Awakenings $224.04 Transmitted from China to Japan in the 13th century, Zen Buddhism not only introduced religious practices but also literature, calligraphy, philosophy, and ink painting to Japanese disciples. This elegant book discusses these fields as they combined to encompass the evocative practice of figure painting within Zen Buddhism in medieval Japan.Focusing on forty-seven exceptional Japanese and Chinese paintings from the 12th to the 16th centuries–which together illustrate the story of the awakening of Zen art–the book features essays by distinguished scholars that discuss the life and art within Zen monastic and lay communities. The authors explore the ideology underlying the development of Zen’s own pantheon of characters created to imagine the Buddha’s wisdom and offer fresh insights into the role of the visual arts within Zen practice as it developed in Japan in close dialogue with the Asian continent. |
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Basho and the DAO: The Zhuangzi and the Transformation of Haikai $57 Although haiku is well known throughout the world, few outside Japan are familiar with its precursor, Haikai (comic linked verse); Fewer still are aware of the role played by the Chinese Daoist classics in turning haikai into a respected literary art form. Bash and the Dao examines the haikai poets’ adaptation of Daoist classics, particularly the Zhuangzi, in the seventeenth century and the eventual transformation of haikai from frivolous verse to high poetry. The author analyzes haikai’s encounter with the Zhuangzi through its intertextual relations with the works of Bash and other major haikai poets, and also the nature and characteristics of haikai that sustained the Zhuangzi’s relevance to haikai poetic construction. She demonstrates how the haikai poets’ interest in this Daoist work was rooted in the intersection of deconstructing and reconstructing the classical Japanese poetic tradition. Well versed in both Chinese and Japanese scholarship, Qiu explores the significance of Daoist ideas in Bash ‘s and others’ conceptions of haikai. Her method involves an extensive hermeneutic reading of haikai texts, an in-depth analysis of the connection between Chinese and Japanese poetic terminology, and a comparison of Daoist traits in both traditions. The result is a penetrating study of key ideas that have been instrumental in defining and rediscovering the poetic essence of haikai verse. Bash and the Dao adds to an increasingly vibrant area of academic inquiry–the complex literary and cultural relations between Japan and China in the early modern era. Researchers and students of East Asian literature, philosophy, and cultural criticism will find this book avaluable contribution to cross-cultural literary studies and comparative aesthetics. |
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Basketry $10.08 Fascinating and much-needed…the first to cover this wide, surprisingly colorful realm in its entirety. — San Diego Union Tribune Navajo wedding baskets and Apache water baskets; sweetgrass and black ash splint baskets from New York State; rattan hanging baskets from Bangladesh; lacquered picnic baskets from China; Berber baskets from Morocco; Zulu coiled pots; rope rim baskets from France; birch bark strips from Finland; willow frame baskets from Wales; horsehair from Chile; plaited yucca from Mexico… While basketmaking as a living art and craft has an extensive modern literature, this is the first book to provide a worldwide survey. The book covers over eighty richly illustrated topics: – materials–from bamboo and bark to palms, grasses, and synthetic fibers; – techniques–from twining and plaiting to coiling, linking, and looping; – decoration–from natural dyes to embroidery and embellishment; – everyday basketry–from cradles to fishing creels; – wider applications–from art to hats, architecture to transport. Complete with advice on collecting, a glossary, and information on where to see baskets, this survey will be essential for anyone concerned with craft, decorative objects, and interior design. 833 illustrations, 697 in color. |
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Bonsai $46.92 The art of Bonsai originated in China over 1,000 years ago and has been pursued and developed ever since. Bonsai specimens are ordinary trees and shrubs, crafted by a system of pruning roots and branches and training branches by tying with wire. A single bonsai may only be a foot tall, but looks identical to a full-grown tree. This book is essential to anyone wishing to pursue the ancient art, with invaluable advice to ensure the trees are kept alive and healthy. Bonsai outlines the constant and proper care that will allow the bonsai to blend with its container in a natural and aesthetically pleasing manner. Everything from watering to wiring, placement to pruning, and specialist advice on individual species such as maples and pines is fully explained. Learn about this special oriental art from an acknowledged expert and discover just what makes it such a rewarding hobby. |
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Book and Sword-Final Battle $7.95 The rebels of the Red Flower Society fight back in this spectacular conclusion to Book and Sword! After Red Flower Chief Chan (Vincent Zhao from The Blade and Once Upon a Time in China 4 and 5) is sent into exile when the Empress Dowager wants him dead. He befriends a group of Nomads who join forces with him in a daring attempt to strike back at the Capital. Co-starring the great Cheng Pei Pei (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and with nonstop fights, Book and Sword: The Final Battle is an electrifying end to this martial art epic. |
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Boundaries in China $5.9 A crucial topic in the study of Chinese culture past or present is that of the boundary. In this book the authors investigate the meaning of the boundary as metaphor and paradox, as threshold and interface across the whole spectrum of Chinese art and society. The essays range from early politics and society to contemporary public and private discourse; from the creation of a literary canon to the positioning of individuals in dynastic time; from the public spaces in today”s Peking Opera to the intangible surfaces of self in 14th-century painting. All the authors in this book are established Sinologists. Boundaries in China will be stimulating reading for anyone interested in the psycho-social dynamics of non-Western art and culture. Includes essays by Robin D. S. Yates, Wu Hung, Pauline Yu, John Hay, Jonathan Hay, Dorothy Ko, Isabelle Duchesne, Rey Chow, Ann Anagnost. |
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By-Paths in Collecting; Being AIDS in the Quest of Rare and Unique Things Which Have Passed the Century Mark, Such as Old China, Furniture $23.56 This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subtitle: Being Aids in the Quest of Rare and Unique Things Which Have Passed the Century Mark, Such as Old China, Furniture, Pewter, Copper, Brass, Samplers and Sun-Dials, With Comments on Their Age, Decoration and Value; Original Published by: The Century company in 1912 in 592 pages; Subjects: Collectors and collecting; Antiques & Collectibles / General; Antiques & Collectibles / Glass & Glassware; Antiques & Collectibles / Reference; Antiques & Collectibles / Toys; Art / Design / Decorative; |
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Catalogue of the Macomber Collection of Chinese Pottery $14.77 This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: s.n. in 1909 in 112 pages; Subjects: Pottery; Antiques & Collectibles / Porcelain & China; Antiques & Collectibles / Pottery & Ceramics; Art / Ceramics; Crafts & Hobbies / Pottery & Ceramics; History / General; |
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Chats on Oriental China $19.66 This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: T. Fisher Unwin in 1908 in 420 pages; Subjects: Pottery; Pottery, Chinese; Pottery, Japanese; Antiques & Collectibles / Porcelain & China; Antiques & Collectibles / Pottery & Ceramics; Art / Ceramics; Crafts & Hobbies / Pottery & Ceramics; History / General; |
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China $22.7 From the fall of the Han dynasty at the turn of the third century to the eventual reunification of the country under the Sui at the turn of the seventh century, China experienced a tumultuous and fascinating political and cultural history. The political fragmentation that occurred between the dynasties and the massive migration of nomadic peoples into China resulted in contact with people from every part of Asia and the introduction of foreign ideas, religion, art forms, and motifs. Out of this grew the magnificent art of Tang China in the early eighth century. This book is the first comprehensive survey of Chinese art during this complex era. Lavishly illustrated and produced, the volume presents more than three hundred recent archaeological finds: including gold artifacts made by the nomadic peoples from Mongolia, luxury articles of glass and precious metals from Western and Central Asia, early Chinese Buddhist sculptures, and spectacular works in every medium from the Tang period. Essays by distinguished scholars provide a historical background, discuss the various media, and trace the changes in art styles over a period that saw a radical modification of Chinese civilization. In the great tradition of publications on Chinese art from the Metropolitan Museum, China: Dawn of a Golden Age will become an essential text for years to come. |
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China $24.99 To Western eyes, China is one of the most mysterious and intriguing of all civilizations. The legacy of its long dynastic rule, extending back more than 3,000 years, includes fascinating contributions to philosophy, religion, art, science, and mythology that continue to influence the modern world. China explores the ideas and achievements of this unique culture through a combination of authoritative, accessible scholarship and magnificent imagery. Drawing on the most recent discoveries and theories, the book presents China’s history, society, and beliefs from the legends of prehistory to the end of imperial power in 1912. It investigates the key cultural, spiritual, and artistic traditions of this vast civilization and describes the country’s major scientific and technological innovations, such as gunpowder, printing, and the compass. An investigation of trading routes, both by land and sea, challenges the conventional view of China as an isolated, insular civilization, stressing instead the impact of its sophisticated society upon the world. A final section discusses the continuing legacy of the imperial period through the turbulent years of the twentieth century up to the present day. A wealth of color photography and imaginative artwork, together with a lively and authoritative text, vividly evokes the pinnacles of Chinese civilization as well as the realities of everyday life, from life in the Imperial court to the most rural villages. |
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China $14.14 This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 4; Original Published by: J.J. Stockdale in 1813 in 216 pages; Subjects: China; Costume; Art / Fashion; Health & Fitness / Beauty & Grooming; History / Asia / China; Technology & Engineering / Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades; Travel / Asia / China; |
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China (3-4); Its Costume, Arts, Manufactures, $20 The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher”s website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 3-4; Original Publisher: J.J.Stockdale; Publication date: 1813; Subjects: Illustrated books; China; Costume; Art / Fashion; Health |
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China (Volume 1); Its History, Arts and Literature $24.36 This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 1; Original Published by: J.B. Millet in 1902 in 506 pages; Subjects: Pottery; China; Art / Asian; Art / Ceramics; Crafts & Hobbies / Pottery & Ceramics; History / Asia / China; History / Asia / Japan; Literary Collections / Asian; Travel / Asia / China; |
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China (Volume 10); Its History, Arts and Literature $24.36 This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 10; Original Published by: J.B.Millet company in 1902 in 356 pages; Subjects: Art / Asian; Art / Ceramics; Crafts & Hobbies / Pottery & Ceramics; History / Asia / China; History / Asia / Japan; Literary Collections / Asian; Travel / Asia / China; |
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