Oriental art books

Filled with deep, rich colors and delicate natural ornamentation, these diverse circular designs have been selected...  Read More >>

"The 1904 book that famously declared ""Asia is one"" was among the first studies in English to reference Zen as...  Read More >>

An illustrated history introducing ceramics chronologically all the way to the Qing dynasty  Read More >>

Focuses on the history of the art and culture of Nepal. This title revises our perception of the marvellous wooden...  Read More >>

An anthology of key primary texts reflecting the liveliness and creativity of avant-garde Chinese art in the post-Mao...  Read More >>

This volume is the first to examine a vibrant sub-school of painting from the rural heartland of the North-Eastern...  Read More >>

This book is the first comprehensive study of the path-breaking exhibition ""Meisterwerke muhammedanischer Kunst""...  Read More >>

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"Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) is one of the most influential figures in the history of Zen. He can be considered the...  Read More >>

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This fully illustrated collection of essays explores creative expressions of the Qur'an in a wide range of artistic...  Read More >>

The Mogao grottoes, a World Heritage Site near Dunhuang in western China, are located along the ancient caravan...  Read More >>

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it...  Read More >>

In the 1870s, Charles Ephrussi assembled a collection of 360 Japanese ivory carvings known as netsuke. In this...  Read More >>

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From verdant panoramas to decadent pleasure quarters: Utagawa Hiroshige's final masterpiece, One Hundred Famous...  Read More >>

Arab painting is treated here as a significant artistic corpus in its own right. Rejecting the traditional emphasis...  Read More >>

The treasures of India are among the great mysteries of the West. With them the culture of the Maharajas is connected,...  Read More >>

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Art in Zion deals with the link between art and national ideology and specifically between the artistic activity...  Read More >>

Introduces the complex and multilayered topic of Sufism, or Islamic mysticism, by focusing on its expression in...  Read More >>

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books...  Read More >>

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In the 1890s, the Danish lieutenant Ole Olufsen set out to lead two expeditions to Tsarist Central Asia. The participants...  Read More >>