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Reissue of updated compilation of 33 articles on Chinese jade previously published in Orientations from 1983 to 2003
The 33 articles investigate the long history of jade culture in China and the superb craftsmanship it produced. Particular emphasis is given to the reattribution of material in museum and private collections in light of recent scientific archaeology. It provides a unique source of reference for anyone interested in Chinese jade. Included are essays by leading experts in the field such as Wu Hung, Elizabeth Childs-Johnson, Yang Jianfang, Zhao Qingfang, K.C. Chang, Angus Forsyth, Jenny So, Yang Boda and Jessica Rawson.
Lavishly illustrated with approximately 300 colour plates and 185 black and white images, this 220 page volume is perfect bound with a strong laminated cover.
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Due to demand we have reissued an updated version of Chinese Ceramics - Selected articles from Orientations 1982-2003. It features twenty-one more recent articles and reviews published in the last five years.
There has always been an interest in this field and it seems to be growing judging from the record prices being achieved at auction. There is also a constant demand for many of our out-of-print issues. The book will provide a unique source of reference for anyone interested in Chinese ceramics.
Included are 75 essays and book reviews from specialists such as Feng Xianming, Rose Kerr, Regina Krahl, Margaret Medley, Peter Lam, Li Huibing, Liu Xinyuan, Ronald W. Longsdorf, Stacey Pierson, Rosemary E. Scott, Clarence F. Shangraw, Julia Curtis, Doreen Stoneham, Suzanne Valenstein, Robert Mowry, Julian Thompson and Shawn Eichman.
Lavishly illustrated with 779 colour and 246 black and white images, this 536 page volume is perfect bound with hard cover and dust jacket.
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Due to demand we have reissued an updated version of Chinese Furniture - Selected articles from Orientations 1984-2003. It features fifteen more recent articles and reviews published in the last four years.
This volume is a unique source of reference for anyone interested in Chinese furniture tracing the development of research and study of the field as well as a comprehensive overview of the trends in collecting over the past twenty years.
Articles are by leading experts in the field including Wang Shixiang, Sarah Handler, Craig Clunas, Tseng Yuho Ecke, Grace Wu Bruce, Klaas Ruitenbeek, Lark Mason, Tian Jiaqing, Curtis Evarts, Christopher Cooke, Robert Piccus and Ronald Longsdorf.
Lavishly illustrated with 482 colour plates and 316 black and white images, this 404 page volume is perfect bound with a strong laminated cover.
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The 67 articles and reviews on Japanese paintings, prints and screens published since 1984 provide a chronological and stylistic history of Japanese painting traditions. Examined in detail are the significant impact of Buddhism and the emergence during the Heian period of the yamato-e style. Discussions reveal how this native style matured during the Kamakura period, a time also characterized by Zen ideology and how this influence transformed into a distinctive Japanese tradition during the Muromachi period. Following the civil wars a new energetic and luxurious artistic spirit
was sought during the Momoyama period with an even greater blossoming and diversification of styles during the Edo period.
Lavishly illustrated with 679 colour plates and 116 black and white images, this 548 page volume is a unique source of reference for anyone interested in the field.
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The 59 articles and reviews on Chinese bronzes published since 1983 reveal important insights into the artistic achievement and technical virtuosity of ancient Chinese bronze casting, particularly in light of the substantial research that has been carried out as a result of recent excavations. Included are essays by Emma C. Bunker, Jessica Rawson, Robert W. Bagley, Ma Chengyuan, Chen Peifen, Colin Mackenzie, Yin Shengping, Michael Knight, Li Xueqin, Jenny F. So, Adele Scholmbs, Li Chaoyuan, Chen Xiandan, Wu Hung, Jay Xu, Sergey S. Minyaev, Alain Thote, Guolong Lai, Wang Xun and Zhao Zhijun, J. Keith Wilson, Pieter Meyers and Herbert Butz.
Lavishly illustrated with 520 colour plates and 335 black and white images, this 436 page volume is a unique source of reference for anyone interested in Chinese bronzes.
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Since 1981 the availability of material has radically altered perceptions of Tibetan art and has raised the issue of connoisseurship. In recognition of the region's distinctive but rapidly disappearing cultural heritage, important fieldwork uncovering previously unknown sites has been actively pursued by scholars from many nations. The thirty-five reprinted articles in Art of Tibet examine the issues of style, schools, workshops, individual artists and textual sources for styles.The book is a unique source of reference for anyone interested in Tibetan art. Included are essays by Valrae Reynolds, Jane Casey Singer, Terese Bartholomew, Thomas J. Pritzker, Ian Alsop, Pratapaditya Pal, Joseph Dye, Philip Denwood, Michael Henss, Deborah Klimburg-Salter, Heather Stoddard, Amy Heller, Helmut Neumann, Robert Linrothe, Helmut Uhlig and Christian Luczanits. Lavishly illustrated with 410 colour plates and 105 black and white images, this 320 page volume is perfect bound with a strong laminated cover.
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The 31 articles investigate new data and evaluate the state of Chinese textile studies. Particular emphasis is given to the issues of dating, provenance and the placement of garments in a cultural context. The book will provide a unique source of reference for anyone interested in Chinese and Central Asian textiles. Included are essays by leading experts in the field such as Verity Wilson, Sae Ogasawara, Patricia Berger, Milton Sonday, Regina Krahl, Schulyer van R. Cammann, Jean-Pierre Dubosc, Valrae Reynolds, Julie Segraves, Evgeny Lubo-Lesnichenko, Angela Sheng, Diana Collins, John Vollmer and Jacqueline Simcox and a lengthy interview with Krishna Riboud.Lavishly illustrated with approximately 290 colour plates and 50 black and white images, this 248 pages volume will be perfect bound with a strong laminated cover.
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The first comprehensive guide to collections of cultural relics and art objects from the Neolithic period to the twentieth century in the museums of China by Joanna Capon published by Orientations.
The book highlights major objects on display in 75 museums across 25 provinces, autonomous cities and regions with details of the main strengths in each museum and brief descriptions of cultural sites in the area.
Addresses and contact details of each museum accompanied by name of museum in Chinese and with a glossary in English and Chinese characters.
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