Chinese Arts

Beijing: Foreign Languages Press / Hunan Art Publishing House , 1995. This is a fine hardcover copy in brown embossed cloth in a fine dust jacket with virtually no wear. Very clean inside and out. No marks internally. Text in Chinese and English. This massive survey of Chinese women painters shows 173 works by 69 artists. The majority of the artworks were produced after 1980. Preface by Tao Yongbai. All artworks illustrated with large color plates. Also smaller portraits of each artist and statements by them about their work. This work covers oil painters, graphic artists, decorative painters, lacquer painting, mural painting and watercolors. This is a major reference work for late 20th century Chinese painting. 15" high X 10.5" wide, 245 pages. A beautiful copy. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Privately Published, New York, 1904. 1st Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Very Good Condition. Ltd to 100 numbered copies, this unnumbered 127 pages. Top edge gilt - bright, rich condition. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; China; Illustrated. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8684. .

Florida: The House of Jade, 1940. Limited, numbered first edition. Number 18. Published Florida: The House of Jade, 1940. Folio, 9 1/4" x 12 1/8", xxii+185pp., illustrated with forty-four full page plates from original photographs. An important reference work on jade. Green cloth with gilt cover rules and titles. Heavyweight green endpapers. Dulling to the cover gilt, mild rub at extremities, small nameplate of flyleaf, else very good plus, clean attractive. Rare. . 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Folio.

NY: Charles Scribners, 1937. First American edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published NY: Charles Scribners, 1937, first printing. 4to., 8" x 11 1/4", xviii+193pp., illustrated with 39 colour plates, 109 black and white photographs and 73 line engravings. Orange cloth with red and green characters, green titles, green patterned endpapers. Light wear at extremities, small nameplate on flyleaf, else very good plus, clean, attractive. . 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 4to.

1922 h/b papered-boards Larger-4to-Format, col + b&w illus EX-LIBRARY Content in vg condition, covers worn esp edges & sl torn with sm portion of covers spine missing, minimal ex-library markings 7 magnificent full-page lge-4to col plates have protective tissues intact, one of them, together with the majority of text, printed on sumptious 'craft'-paper. The other 6 col plates & all b&w plates (many also full-page) are on gloss paper. The book was a stylish production with many 'cottage'-crafted features. Jacovleff illustrates Chinese Theatre (1922)

Hong Kong: Art Gallery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hong Kong: Art Gallery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. First edition. Very Good/good. A catalogue of the exhibition of Dr. Simon Kwan's collection, illustrated in colour throughout., text in Chinese and English. Now rare. D.j. a bit rubbed,minor crease to lower right corner of cover, interior with some foxing particularly on prelim pages, otherwise crisp, bright and tightly bound. A heavy book, it will incur increased postage charges, please contact us before ordering.

Heirloom & Howard Limited, England, 2003 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover leather bound in red morocco with dust jacket in slipcase (LIMITED EDITION of 200 COPIES); 23.5 x 30.3 cm; 4.316 Kg; 904 pages with 1,880 colour illustrations, 1,500 armorial services described; STILL WRAPPED IN PLASTIC.; Foreword by Peter Ll. Gwynn-Jones, CVO, Garter Principal King of Arms.; In 1974 Faber & Faber published Chinese Armorial Porcelain which has remained the most comprehensive book on the subject. At that time David Howard did not anticipate the need for a second volume; however, continued research has resulted in this book which illustrates 1,380 services not illustrated in Volume I, in addition to the 160 services which formed the addendum to that volume. The material in Chinese Armorial Porcelain Volume II is almost entirely additional to the first volume, containing a new introduction and four new chapters on aspects of the China Trade. All the appendices are revised and… Read More

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? .

I am unable to read Chinese so please refer to the ISBN numbers for further information. The only copies of this book I could find were the American Edition in 37 University Libraries in the U.S.A. The book is in Near Fine condition with an ink stamp that transferred to the next page. The dust jacket is in Good or better condition with some creasing and wear at the top and a small corner tear. The white is somewhat soiled and has movement marks. The book opens from the back and left to right. The copyright page states it is the Chinese Orthodox Language Edition. The UPC code states published and printed in Hong Kong with the Original price of H.K. $250.00. No other copies of this Edition found.

Guangzhou: Wilber Creations, 2012. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oil paintings by the renowned cartoonist, illustrator and graphic novelist Arx Lee (Li Chaoxiong). Exceptionally scarce and in VG/near-fine order throughout. Dual language English/Chinese interview with artist included among the excellent reproduced art works. Grey cloth board with white titling to front, very lightly marked. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 4to. 48pp

Baur Collection, Geneva, 1999 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English and French text.; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket in slipcase).; Two volumes in slipcase; 24 x 30 x 5 cm; 3 Kg; 464 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; Volume 1: 208 pages; Volume 2: 256 pages; Used book in very good condition. Looks as new. Signs of wear on the slipcase.; These two volumes present a selection of Chinese Ceramics belonging to the celebrated collection of Far Eastern art established as a museum in Geneva through the bequest of the Swiss collector Alfred Baur in 1964. A full catalogue of these ceramics by John Ayers was published in four volumes between 1969-74, but this much-sought after work had long been out of print. The present more condensed choice of 342 of the finest pieces is illustrated wholly in colour with many details including marks and inscriptions, and an extensive Introduction discussing recent advances in scholarship. Volume 1 includes Tang, Song and Ming wares including many… Read More

New York, Touchstone Press with the cooperation of the Tribune Subway Gallery, 1948. Soft portfolio. 9 x 12 inches. Very Good. Nine of the original loose eleven black and white plates (plus cover art) in slightly worn portfolio. Contents clean, slightly toned. Please note: Text introduction by Anges Smedley missing. Communist era China, revolutionary period.

Beautiful artwork....

Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Thirty three string-bound booklets, 8 5/8" x 5", each approx. 10 pages. Subject matter includes acupuncture, martial arts, medicine, and divination. (Note: I do not read Chinese, so my knowledge of contents is based on the illustrations). Very good + condition, with varying degrees of browning to exterior covers. Please email for further information or photos..

Shanghai: Shanghai People's Fine Arts, 1959. Limited Edition . Orig. Cloth. Good. Large Folio. Elephante folio. ( 54,5 x 39,5cm). Cover decorated with Chinese letters. With 100 full page mostly coloured hand-tipped plates. TEXT IN CHINESE ONLY.Some plates with small handwritten private translations of plates into English ( mostly on verso near Chinese description) A VERY BEAUTIFUL PRODUCTION. Limited edition of 1000 Ex. - Edges with some wear, spine at ends rubbed and with some loss. Some light foxing on binding. INSIDE CLEAN AND FRESH. (A very heavy item with additional shipping fees)