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Rutland, Vermont: Japan Publications Trading Company, 1966. In exceptionally good condition. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], full embossed grey cloth with mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. 151. Illustrated with b-w halftones, fascimilies &tc ... Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. The 2000 year-old art form of Japanese brush painting is spiritually rooted in Zen Buddhism. Sumi-e's earliest practitioners were highly disciplined monks trained in the art of concentration, clarity, and simplicity. These early Zen Masters dedicated themselves to the art form with spiritual intensity through long years of serious reflection and strict discipline. Respect for Sumi-e's demands shaped their aesthetic direction. The monks adhered to a rigorous schedule of meditation in preparation for painting. Entering a deep contemplative state was at the core of the creative process: preparing the inkstone, grinding thesumi ink, loading the brush (fude), releasing the brush… Read More

Berkley & Toronto: Ten Speed Press, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. NEW/NEW. Demy Table, [10 by 8.75inches], full gilt-embossed ecru cloth w/ mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. 165, indexed. Illustrated with colour plates, &ct. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Roy Yamaguchi is the chef and founder of a collection of restaurants including 30 Roy's Restaurants in the United States and Guam, the Tavern by Roy Yamaguchi and Eating House 1849. He is known for Hawaiian inspired cuisine, an eclectic blend of California-French-Japanese cooking traditions. He was honored with the James Beard "Best Pacific Northwest Chef" Award in 1993.

Washington D. C.: National Gallery of Art, 1999. Paperbound. Fine. Demy folio, [30cm/12inches], paperbound w/ pictorial covers, pp. 584, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones, colour plates &ct. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. ... The publisher's blurb notes: "While traditional Chinese antiquarianism has endured for 1,000 years, modern field archaeology has come to be practiced in China only recently. The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology recognizes the results of a five-decade-long effort—beginning in the second half of the 20th century—to encourage and support archaeological projects throughout China. The works included are arranged chronologically, from 5000 BCE to the 10th century CE, with works from the same culture or find site presented in groups. These works indicate the rich diversity of the earliest times and the increasingly uniform cultural standards that were imposed over the centuries. Twenty-four specialists in Chinese art and… Read More

New York: Popular Radio Incorporated, 1927. First Impression. Hardcover. In quite good condition.. Octavo, [19.5cm/7.75inches], full fancy embossed carbon-black flexable cloth sans dust jacket, pp.207; 178. Illustrated with b-w halftones &tc.. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs.

Annapolis: U. S. Naval Institute Press, 1987. Second Impression. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full chrome-embossed ebony cloth w/ mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. xii, 468, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs.

Osceola, Wisconsin: Motorbooks International, 1991. First Impression. Paperback. In exceptionally good condition. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 128. Fully illustrated with colour plates, b-w halftones, &ct. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs.

Glascow, Scotland: James MacLehose and Sons, 1901. Hardcover. VG Very Good. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full gilt-embossed quarter-bound marbled cloth sans dust jacket, pp. 31. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Wiki notes: " John Young (1835–1902) was a British Regius Professor of Natural History at Glasgow University and Keeper of the Hunterian Museum from 1866 to 1902.. From 1860 to 1866 he worked on the H M Geological Survey working on the Ordnance Survey. Here he met and befriended Roderick Murchison. In 1863 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His background was a fortuitous as the retiring Regius Chair of Natural History in Glasgow was becoming vacant and the last person, Henry Darwin Rogers, who had died, was a geologist. Young had a medical and geological background which he used to teach students Zoology and Geology. Young was widely read. He published work on palaeontology."

New York: China Institute in America, 1991. Paperbound. In exceptionally good condition/No . Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 109. Fully illustrated with b-w halftone plates. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... The Preface notes: "Early Chinese ceramics from New York State Museums" highlights the richness of the collections in upstate and western New York. This exhibition, quite happily, ties together recurring themes in the history of the Gallery and is a reflection of the maturing of public appreciation of Chinese art. Early ceramics was the subject of the first exhibition mounted by the Committee of Art and Exhibits at China Institute in 1944."

San Pedro: Best Publications, 1990. First Impression. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition/In exceptionally good condition. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full ivory-embossed light-blue cloth w/ mylar-protected dust jacket, pp.xv, 236, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. Yu-Chong Lin teaches at the University of Hawaii

Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], full gilt-embossed calf-coloured cloth sans dust jacket, pp. 756, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones, caractures &tc... Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs.