Asia OOP/Rare from Orchid Press

Paris: EFEO, 1963. A landmark study on this important, but long misunderstood, area of SE Asian art. Boisselier reviews the development of stone sculptural art in the city-states comprising Champa, from the origins of the artform in the 7th century at a number of sites along what is now Vietnam's central coast, through its several pinnacles at the temple complexes… Read more about this item

The Center for the Study of Korean Arts, 2007. Subtitle 'Painting & Calligraphy XX: For the 400th Anniverary of Uam Song Siyeol'. Journal illustrating some of the masterpieces of paainting and calligraphy by the mid-Choson Period neo-Confucian scholar and artist Song Siyeol (1607-1689), held in the private Kansong Museum of Art. One of the lesser known artistic treasures of Korea,… Read more about this item

Singapore: Sun Tree, 2001. The Vung Tau wreck and its cargo was identified in 1990 and excavated by Sverker Hallstrom who found a total of 48,288 items of fine Chinese blue-and-white porcelains and other Chinese artefacts. This book, richly illustrated by colour plates, provides the latest research in the art historical context of the Sino-Dutch trade in the 17th century… Read more about this item

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2008. An early, first-hand account of the Moros, the fierce Islamic warriors of the islands of Mindanao, Sulu, Jolo and other territories in the southern Philippines. The Moros, long renowned as the 'Malay Pirates', waged a highly effective 377 year war against the Spanish, as well as a host of other would-be subjugators, including the British, Portuguese,… Read more about this item

Paris: A. et J. Picard, 1966. Vol. 1 of the series 'Manuel d'Archaeologie d'Extreme Orient - Asie du Sud-Est'. A sweeping and authoritative survey of the the arts and archaeology of Cambodia, beginning with the neolithic and bronze ages, through to the decline of the Khmer empire in the post-Angkorian period. Boisselier--one of the most highly respected of the EFEO… Read more about this item

Hanoi: Social Sciences Publishers, 1977. Translated title: 'Fine Art under the Tran'. A survey of the vibrant arts of the Tran Dynasty (1225 - 1400 AD) of Vietnam, with essays on architecture, sculpture, painting and ceramics. Text in Vietnamese. 166 pp., 54 b&w photos, 4 plans and over 50 sketches. ** Text pages somewhat browned, some minor water damage to… Read more about this item

Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 1988. A unique, now scarce, monograph on the use of mineral and plant pigments, and metals in traditional Chinese painting. Beginning with the historical development of the use of colour in Chinese art, and the details of the natural sources of these colours, the author continues by explaining correct techniques for ink preparation, the… Read more about this item

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2018. Long out of print and unavailable, and now published in a special reprint edition, the first two bulletins of the renowned Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong featured articles by such luminaries as Soame Jenyns, Hugh Moss and Cheng Te-K'un, among others. Essential reference material for all with interest in the fine- and plastic arts of… Read more about this item

Princeton: Princeton UP, 1979. An important monograph on the contribution of the legal code promulgated by the Mongol conquerors of China during the Yuan Dynasty. The author, a lecturer at the U of London, first outlines the general development of the Chinese legal and penal traditions in the Yuan period, then provides a fresh translation of the Mongol code, first… Read more about this item

Hong Kong: Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong, 2015. The British Museum's Spectacular Exhibition on the First Emperor of China - Carol Michaelson; JP Morgan - An Early American Collector of Chinese Porcelain - James J. Lally; The Evolution of Chinese Furnishings from the Han and Tang through the Five Dynasties - Lina Lin; Auspicious Design of Sixteenth Century Official… Read more about this item

Bangkok: SDI, 1995. First published in 1930, this important reference book on the indigenuous art of New Guinea illustrates examples that include weapons, shields, masks, utensils, bowls and figures. 351 pp., 440 duotone illustrations, 110 line art drawings, foldout maps, bibliography, text in French. This deluxe edition limited to 999 numbered copies, handsomely bound in bonded leather, slipcased. (PLEASE NOTE… Read more about this item

Bangkok: SDI, 1999. A new edition of Tucci's seminal work on Tibetan Buddhist painting, first published in 1949, original copies of which have long been unobtainable. Based on his prodigious linguistic skills and pioneering field research throughout the Himalayan kingdoms, Tucci virtually rewrote the history of Tibetan Buddhist painting with the original post-war edition of this book and created a… Read more about this item

Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2003. An in-depth, scholarly monograph examining the history, techniques and traditions of archery in China, from its origins in approximately 1500 BCE to the present day. Covers a wide range of bow and arrow designs, materials and techniques used in construction, decorative elements, accessories and archaeological finds of ancient crossbow mechanisms, bronze and stone… Read more about this item

Taipei: SMC, 1984. A translation of the great French scholar's epic study of Chinese native religion, especially the Tao, posthumously published in 1971 as La Taoisme et les Religions Chinoises. Commencing with an examination of Chinese society, folk religion and its myriad deities, Maspero continued with a detailed analysis of the practice of religious Taoism, including an investigation of the… Read more about this item

Hong Kong: Urban Council, Hong Kong, 2003. A lively and highly informative monograph on the ancient traditions of archery in Asia, ranging from Turkey and Iran in the West, through the cultures of India, Tibet, China, Korea and Japan. Covers a wide range of bow and arrow designs, materials and techniques used in construction, decorative elements, accessories and archaeological finds… Read more about this item

Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 1995. Subtitle : 'Medical Science and the Construction of Sexual Identities in the Early Republican Period'. With the disintegration of Confucian cosmology after the fall of the imperial system in China, medical science was introduced as the epistemological foundation for social order. The construction of sexuality as a dangerous drive which was thought to… Read more about this item

Taipei: National Taiwan University, 1950. An exhaustive and encyclopedic record of the economy, ecology, agriculture, infrastructure, population density and distribution and political boundaries on Taiwan, at the time of the retreat of Chiang Kai-chek's Kuomintang forces to the island following their loss to Communist forces on the mainland. Preface and all plate and map legends and captions in bilingual English… Read more about this item

London: The British North Borneo Co., 1929. A detailed review of the then-British colonial state of North Borneo, now part of Malaysia, with details of the history, geography, climate, population, various elements of the economy, sport, natural history administration, communications and statistical information. An interesting chapter at the end of the volume provides a view of opportunities for Western capitalists… Read more about this item

Hong Kong: Urban Council, Hong Kong, 1997. Catalogue of an exhibition of some 34 rare old maps of China, drawn from the National Library and a private Hong Kong collection. Maps range in age from a rubbing of an 11th century Song Dynasty map engraved on stone, to maps from the colonial period of Hong Kong, in the early 20th… Read more about this item

Budapest: Editions Corvina, 1967. A survey of the arts of Vietnam from the bronze age to the present century, resulting from the authors' extensive travels in northern Vietnam when only visitors from other members of the Communist Bloc were permitted entry. Particular emphasis was placed on Buddhist sculpture and architecture, although ceramics, bronzes and painting are also surveyed. A number… Read more about this item