Search Results: Art-Asia from Ultramarine Books

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1958. 177 pages; 135 photogravure plates; 42 tipped-in color plates. In this large format, the illustrations are well shown, some full-page. The spine is worn and dampstained affecting only some light dimpling of the endpapers. The text and plates are in nearly fine condition.. Fifth Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Folio.

The Mainichi Newspapers, 2007. not pagtinated but about 231 pages; 119 catalogue color plates, including three 2-page foldouts; numerous other illustrations. The exhibition to mark the 100th anniversary of the artist's birth; Ai-Mitsu died in 1946. Japanese and English text. Clean throughout.. Stiff Card Pictorial Wrappers. Fine. 4to. Exhibition Catalogue.

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1994. 88 pages, MMA Bulletin Spring 1994. Thoroughly ilustrated - 95 color photographs. Ancient India, Medieval India, Late India, The Himalayan Kingdoms, Southeast Asia. Clean and tight, about as new.. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Fine. 4to. Museum Bulletin.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1973. 400 pages; 357 illustrations, including 336 color plates. Joan Cohen taught Oriental art history at Tufts; Jerome Cohen was Director of East Asian Legal Studies at Harvard. Both speak Chinese and travelled extensively in China. Nearly fine condition.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Thick 4to.

Yale University Art Gallery, 1972. 46 pages; 14 black and white reproductions representing over 75 prints in the exhibition. Under the Tokugawa shoguns, Edo (Tokyo) became the world's most populous city; a place of power, commerce, and pleasure. These prints span about a century, from Masunobu and Harunobu of the mid-18th century, to Hokusai and Hiroshige of the mid-19th century; from views of the city to its actors and beautiful women. Glossary of terms.. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Very Good.. 4to. Exhibition Catalogue.

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1981. 386 pages. One of the earliest exhibitions following the restoration of relations between China and the US, this was a major scholarly undertaking between the Met's curators, academic scholars, and the Shanghai Museum. Beautifully illustrated, including full page photographs of the objects, this remains a standard reference on the subject. Some fading to the cover. Includes map of China's administrative divisions.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to. Exhibition Catalogue.

Taiwan, Republic of China: National Palace Museum, 1993. 340 pages; 173 "treasures" illustrated full-page in color. Enclosed in a pictorial slipcase, fine condition. Chinese and English text.. Revision, Second Printing. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 4to.

New York: George Braziller Publisher, 2008. 160 pages; 71 plates are illustrated as the series includes a second version of some. The plates appear on a recto with commentary on an opposite, facing verso. This set was published from early impressions found in fine condition. Keisai Eisen signed his prints, indicating that they are first editions. Beautifully done; informative commentary. Clean throughout; tight binding.. Embossed Cloth. Fine/Fine. 10" x 13.5" oblong.

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1979. unpaginated. Essay followed by the catalogue of 55 works reproduced in full-page color plates. Introductory Statement by Tanakamaru Zenshi, Director, Tanakamaru Collection. Clean throughout; tight binding.. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Very Good. 9.5" x 9.75" oblong. Exhibition Catalogue.

New York: Lyle Stuart, 1969. 160 pages; b&w illustrations. "Exotic Horizons": Asia, India, Africa,. quarter cloth / paper boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

London: Paul Hamlyn, 1967. 176 pages; 204 illustrations, 100 color; endpaper maps; glossary. From the series Landmarks of the World's Art.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

Taiwan: Sun Boy International Company, 2007. 118 pages; essays; 69 color plates; text illustrations. Totemic art.. First Edition. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Fine. 4to.

Phoenix Art Museum, 1999. 131 pages; 62 color plates, including a 4-page foldout. The artist is a modern Chinese painter using ink and color on a paper ground. His subjects include Lotus, Landscapes, Flowers and Birds, Faces and Figures.Clean throughout, no marks, tears, creases.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 4to. Exhibition Catalogue.

New York / Beijing: Harry N. Abrams / China Pictorial, 1981. 206 pages; 286 illustrations, including 226 color plates.Yin Ruins and the Tomb of Fu Hao; Long Forgotten State of Zhongshan; Qin Dynasty Warriors and Horses; more. Clean throughout, nearly fine condition.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Fine. Folio.

New York: The Asia Society, 1986. 8 pages. General Works; Specialized Works on Forms of Art (e.g. painting, prints, calligraphy, etc.); Studies of Periods of Japanese Art. Periods include: pre-Buddhist, Asuka, Nara, Heian, Kamakura, Nambokucho, Muromachi, Momoyama, Edo, Meiji. A slim pamphlet-style publication.. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Fine. 11"x 8.5".

Ana, 2002. 130 pages; numerous color plates. The ceramic sculpture of SangHo Shin, focusing on the numerous figures in his Dream of Africa series. Text is Korean and English.. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Folio - 12.5" x 10" . Exhibition Catalogue.

China: National Museum of History, 2000. 242 pages; numerous color photographs. Chinese text; some English captions. Accompanied an exhibition in Taiwan.. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Fine. 4to.

New York: China Institute in America, 1979. 96 pages; 64 "treasures" described fully and illustrated in b&w: medallions, handscrolls, textiles, plates, bowls, vases, album leaves, bronzes. . Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Very Good. 4to. Exhibition Catalogue.

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1980. 192 pages. This is the popular, abridged version of the scholarly catalogue which accompanied the exhibition, The Great Bronze Age of China. Entries for 105 objects.. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Very Good.. 4to. Exhibition Catalogue.

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1979. 64 pages. MMA Bulletin Fall 1979. Well illustrated in color and in b&w. Clean and tight; a half-inch of the top corner back cover is torn.. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Very Good.. 4to. Museum Bulletin.