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Stories of Ancient Chinese Noted Beauties by Anonymous

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Stories of Ancient Chinese Noted Beauties by Anonymous

Stories of Ancient Chinese Noted Beauties

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Unknown Boards covered in deep maroon patterned silk, title on applied label on front, 10 hand colored textual illustrations. Book is bound in Concertina/Accordion style. Text is in English and Chinese. Contains 10 short stories of famous Chinese women: Hsi Shih; Li Chuan; Hua Jui Fu Jen; Su Hui; Mu Lan; Chang Li Hua; Wu Chiaag Hsien; Yang Yu Huan; A Court Lady. Chenh I Ning. Undated and unattributed with neither author(s) or publisher noted. Boards rubbed at tips of corners, very small chips from border around applied title, a few small open tears along top margin from insects. Scans available. We use USPS confirmation on all shipments.. No Edition Stated. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket.
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Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages: A Review of Its Characteristics, Decoration, Folklore, and...
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Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages: A Review of Its Characteristics, Decoration, Folklore, and Symbolism

by Nott, Stanley Charles

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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.
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Chinese Archaic Jades from the Kwan Collection

Chinese Archaic Jades from the Kwan Collection

by Yang Boda

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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.
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Portugal na Porcelana da China: 500 Anos de Comércio/Portugal in Porcelain from China: 500...
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Portugal na Porcelana da China: 500 Anos de Comércio/Portugal in Porcelain from China: 500 years of trade (VOLUME I, II, III and IV)

by Santos, A. Varela

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artemágica, Lisboa Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Portuguese and English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket).; 25 x 32 cm.; 9 Kg; 1312 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; 4 VOLUMES, VOL I-ISBN 978-989-605-034-4, Lisbon 2007, 263 pages; VOL II-ISBN 978-989-605-052-8, Lisbon 2008, pages 264 to 712; VOL III-ISBN 978-989-605-058-0, Lisbon 2009, pages 713 to 1000; VOL IV-ISBN 978-989-605-062-7, Lisbon 2010, pages 1001 to 1312; Used with signs of wear on the dust jackets. Interior with minor signs of wear. Bottom of first pages on volume 3 slightly bent.; Portugal in Porcelain from China: 500 Years of Trade, a multi-volume publication, is the long-awaited, comprehensive study of Chinese porcelain made specifically for the Portuguese market. Encompassing five centuries and first in its scope, this bilingual work, written in Portuguese and English, relates the history of Portugal's trade with China, through a complete documentation of the pieces of porcelain that were specially… Read More
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A History of Later Chinese Painting  2 Volumes
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A History of Later Chinese Painting 2 Volumes

by Siren, Oswald

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N. Y.: Hacker Art Books, 1978. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Fine but for ownership signature of a prominent Asian scholar, and some light wear to extremities. Covers the period 1350 to 1796. 352 pages of text ans 366 pages of plates. Blue decorated cloth. Packed weight about 4 kilos, so extra postage will be required..
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Chinese Painting: Leading Masters and Principles (7-Volume Set)
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Chinese Painting: Leading Masters and Principles (7-Volume Set)

by Siren, Osvald

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N. Y.: Hacker Art Books, 1973. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. Essentially fine, with ownership signature of a prominent Asian scholar , in 3 of the volumes. Vol. 1 -3, First millenium. Vol. 4 - 6, Later centuries. Vol. 7 Annotated lists of paintings and reproductions of paintings by Chinese artists. Reissue of Lund Humphries edition of 1958. Seven large volumes weigh about 10 kilos, so extra postage will be required..
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Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages: A Review of Its Characteristics, Decoration, Folklore, and...
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Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages: A Review of Its Characteristics, Decoration, Folklore, and Symbolism

by Nott, Stanley Charles

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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.
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Portugal na Porcelana da China: 500 Anos de Comércio/Portugal in Porcelain from China: 500...
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Portugal na Porcelana da China: 500 Anos de Comércio/Portugal in Porcelain from China: 500 years of trade (VOLUME I, II, III and IV)

by Santos, A. Varela

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artemágica, Lisboa Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Portuguese and English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket).; 25 x 32 cm.; 9 Kg; 1312 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; 4 VOLUMES, VOL I-ISBN 978-989-605-034-4, Lisbon 2007, 263 pages; VOL II-ISBN 978-989-605-052-8, Lisbon 2008, pages 264 to 712; VOL III-ISBN 978-989-605-058-0, Lisbon 2009, pages 713 to 1000; VOL IV-ISBN 978-989-605-062-7, Lisbon 2010, pages 1001 to 1312; Used with signs of wear on the dust jackets. Interior with minor signs of wear. Bottom of first pages on volume 3 slightly bent.; Portugal in Porcelain from China: 500 Years of Trade, a multi-volume publication, is the long-awaited, comprehensive study of Chinese porcelain made specifically for the Portuguese market. Encompassing five centuries and first in its scope, this bilingual work, written in Portuguese and English, relates the history of Portugal's trade with China, through a complete documentation of the pieces of porcelain that were specially… Read More
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Chinese Painting: Leading Masters and Principles (7-Volume Set)
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Chinese Painting: Leading Masters and Principles (7-Volume Set)

by Siren, Osvald

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N. Y.: Hacker Art Books, 1973. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. Essentially fine, with ownership signature of a prominent Asian scholar , in 3 of the volumes. Vol. 1 -3, First millenium. Vol. 4 - 6, Later centuries. Vol. 7 Annotated lists of paintings and reproductions of paintings by Chinese artists. Reissue of Lund Humphries edition of 1958. Seven large volumes weigh about 10 kilos, so extra postage will be required..
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Collection of 33 nineteenth century Chinese woodblock booklets
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Collection of 33 nineteenth century Chinese woodblock booklets

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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..
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FOUR SKETCHES BY SONG MASTERS - LETTERS AND POEMS BY FOUR SUNG MASTERS  SU SHI, HUANG...
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FOUR SKETCHES BY SONG MASTERS - LETTERS AND POEMS BY FOUR SUNG MASTERS SU SHI, HUANG T'ING-CHIEN, TS'AI HSIANG and MI FEI (IN CHINESE LANGUAGE)

by CHINESE ART - SU SHI - CALLIGRAPHY - SONG MASTERS - Edited by THE NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA

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Tokyo: Nigensha Publishing, 1980. Silk broidery. Fine. Folio. Leporello format book, bound in silk broidery and in the original decorative box. FOLIO. Attached brochure in English: Autor Chiang Chao-shen "LETTERS AND POEMS BY FOUR SUNG MASTERS SU SHIH... MI FEI" (+19pp English and Chinese) A FINE COPY. VERY CLEAN AND FRESH.
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Beowulf: A Prose Translation (Penguin Classics)paperback
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Beowulf: A Prose Translation (Penguin Classics)paperback

by Anonymous

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Penguin Classics. New Ed. Acceptable. Acceptable. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported
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Everyman and Other Miracle and Morality Plays (Dover Thrift Editions)
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Everyman and Other Miracle and Morality Plays (Dover Thrift Editions)

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Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics
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Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics

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Go Ask Alice
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Go Ask Alice

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Letting Ana Go
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Letting Ana Go

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Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics
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Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics

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Becoming Duchess Goldblatt
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Becoming Duchess Goldblatt

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Old Testament SparkNotes Literature Guide (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)
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Old Testament SparkNotes Literature Guide (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)

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Annie's Baby: The Diary of Anonymous, a Pregnant Teenager
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Annie's Baby: The Diary of Anonymous, a Pregnant Teenager

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Unprotected: A Campus Psychiatrist Reveals How Political Correctness in Her Profession Endangers...
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Unprotected: A Campus Psychiatrist Reveals How Political Correctness in Her Profession Endangers Every Student

by Anonymous

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A Primer of Chinese Acrobatics (Meet a Cultural China)
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A Primer of Chinese Acrobatics (Meet a Cultural China)

by Qifeng Fu, Xining Li

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Beijing: Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China, no date, [about 2002]. Boxed Set. Rare presentation copy issued by the PRC government to foreign institutions and VIPs. Boxed set includes hardcover book, CD-ROM for windows computers and a VHS tape. All are unused and suitable for gifting. Box shows minor shelfwear. Book cover shows many very-small bubble-like spots, most on the rear. See photo. Ninety page book with many color illustrations provides an overview of Chinese acrobatics and how it developed from diverse origins such as hunting, farming, the military, ritual, games and sports, palace entertainments and cultural exchange. CD-ROM includes music clips, text and images. Videocassette shows 16 winning acrobatic performances from competition in a range of disciplines, including unfixed pole climbing, plate spinning, contortionism, chair stacking and loose steel wire stunts. Purchasers should take precautions against the possibility that the PRC-government produced CD-ROM may host… Read More
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Between Two Cultures: Late-Nineteenth- And Twentieth-Century Paintings from the Robert H....
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Between Two Cultures: Late-Nineteenth- And Twentieth-Century Paintings from the Robert H. Ellsworth Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

by Fong, Wen;Fong, Wen C

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NY/New Haven: Yale Univ Press/Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2001. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY/New Haven: Yale Univ Press/Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2001. Folio, 9 1/2" x 12 1/8", xiii+286pp., 234pp., including 114 colorplates. Fine, as new in fine dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Fine/Fine. Folio.
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Painting in the Chinese Manner
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Painting in the Chinese Manner

by Chang, Shu-Chi

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NY: Viking, 1960. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth and dust jacket. Published NY: Viking, 1960, first printing. 4to., 8 1/2" x 11 1/4", 80pp., illustrated with tipped-in color plates and b/w reproductions. English text by Helen F. Chang. Near fine in very good plus, price-clipped dust jacket with light edgewear and one closed tear. . 1st. Hard. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to.
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Artworld of Chung, Kyung-Yeun

Artworld of Chung, Kyung-Yeun

by Chung Kyung-Yeun

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Seoul: Hain Creative Agency, 1992. First Edition, first printing. Softcover in dust jacket. 1992 Lynn City Museum, Massachusetts Exhibition. Published Seoul: Hain Creative Agency, 1992. Oblong folio, 8 3/4" x 12." 106pp., profusely illus. color plates. Artist profile and critcal essays in Korean and English. Dark green card wrappers with black lettering, black art paper end papers. White enamel dust jacket printed in color. Additional three page, stapled 8 1/2" x 11" artist bio from Boston Fine Arts Gallery laid in. Book, dj and bio all pristine, near very fine. Scarce.. 1st. Hard. Very Fine/Very Fine. Folio. Illus.
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The Fan Zeng Paintings (upper and lower volumes)(Chinese Edition)
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The Fan Zeng Paintings (upper and lower volumes)(Chinese Edition)

by Fan Zeng

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People's Fine Arts Publishing House, 2003, Two Volumes, Fine Hardcovers / Fine Dustjackets, 422 pages, 8.5" x 11.5". Chinese Text.
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China: Through the Looking Glass
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China: Through the Looking Glass

by Andrew Bolton

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A lavish exploration of the evocative and complex fashions inspired by Chinese culture.For centuries, Chinas export artsjade, silks, porcelains, and, more recently, cinemahave fueled Western fantasies of an exotic East and served as enduring sources of inspiration for fashion. This stunning publication, which accompanied one of the most successful exhibitions in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's history, explores the influence of Chinese aesthetics on designers, including Giorgio Armani, Christian Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld, Ralph Lauren, Alexander McQueen, and Yves Saint Laurent. Drawing upon Chinese decorative arts, cinema, and costumenotably imperial court robes,… Read More
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The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 204, Number 6 (December 1959) - Special Issue : Red China, The First...

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 204, Number 6 (December 1959) - Special Issue : Red China, The First Ten Years

by Weeks, Edward A. (ed.), Mao Tse-tung (Mao Zedong), Michael Lindsay, Tao Chu, Ted Hughes, Isak Dinesen, Peter Ustinov, Wolf Mankowitz, et al

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Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Company, 1959. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 176pp, printed wrappers. A Special Issue devoted to China under Mao Zedong, includes poems by Mao and a profile of him, plus other content on Chinese culture and politics. Also a poem by Ted Hughes, a story by Isak Dinesen, and work from other important contributors. Unmarked copy, a bit of general wear and toning, minor closed tearing to covers.
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The Five Famous Imperial Wares of the Song Dynasty
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The Five Famous Imperial Wares of the Song Dynasty

by Youngman, Robert P

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The Lokapala Hard cover in dust jacket. Published The Lokapala. 4to., 8 3/4" x 11 1/4", 27pp., illustrated with full-color plates. Fine in near fine dust jacket with a short, closed tear. . Hard. Fine/Near Fine. 4to.
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1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: A Memoir. Signed Book Plus Broadside Print.
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1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: A Memoir. Signed Book Plus Broadside Print.

by WEIWEI, Ai. Translated by Allan H. Barr

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New York: Crown, 2021. Signed by Ai Weiwei. First edition / First printing. Black paper-covered boards. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket. Includes 8.5" x 18.125" 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows Letterpress Broadside. Requires additional shipping charge to ship book and print in the same box.
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The Chinese Dragon
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The Chinese Dragon

by L. Newton Hayes With An Introduction Fong F. Sec

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Original 1922 Very Good+ First Hardcover story of the Dragon in Chinese folklore and Asian roof Pagodas Printed and published in Shanghai pre-World War II China. This Edition is referenced in John Michell Ley Lines book "View over Atlantis" here in original edition, See our scans.
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