Oriental art books

This volume presents the work of Utamaro, the master ukiyo-e portraitist of women. It includes colour reproductions...  Read More >>

This is a study of one of the most influential ceramic traditions to emerge from Japan. It details the site of Shigaraki,...  Read More >>

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"This book presents Yoshitoshi's masterpiece, Tsuki hyakushi ""One hundred aspects of the moon"" The series was...  Read More >>

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Noted for its architecture and history, the Yuanming Yuan is China's most famous imperial garden. The complex was...  Read More >>

This source study examines prefaces to Persian albums (ca. 1491-1609) from a variety of perspectives historical,...  Read More >>

Volume I: The Pantheon of the Mantramahodadhi; Volume II: The Pantheons of the Prapancasara and the S aradatilaka....  Read More >>

In this lavishly illustrated study, Henry Ginsburg describes a wide range of Thai manuscripts and other documents...  Read More >>

Das Buch ist eine Fortsetzung der 1966/1971 erschienenen Bande I und II. Es enthalt ein Verzeichnis mit detaillierten...  Read More >>

A rich space of criticism and document, Of Vietnam moves contemporary figurings of Vietnam out of the nostalgic...  Read More >>

Over 200 paintings from the Ashmolean's collection of Chinese art are illustrated in full colour in this book. The...  Read More >>

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Lunchbox philosophy, or the world according to the Japanese lunchbox: how an object of sublime beauty offers a key...  Read More >>

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A treasury of Tibetan Buddhist art exists in the form of Tantric wall paintings located in the private chapel of...  Read More >>

This text attempts to expand the grounds and methodology of studying Japanese art history by focusing on the conditions,...  Read More >>

Earth, spirit, fire highlights the extraordinary creativity of male artists and craftsmen during the Chosn dynasty...  Read More >>

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Ranging from the 11th to the 20th century, this book illustrates ritual silk garments and ceremonial silver objects...  Read More >>

These masterpieces of Chinese painting from the past millennium--culled from the extensive collection at the Museum...  Read More >>

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Explores complex American attitudes toward the Near East - as revealed in collected paintings, interior design,...  Read More >>

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"An extraordinary exploration of footbinding that encompasses Chinese art and mythology, social and political history,...  Read More >>