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| Art of Tibet | ||||
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A compilation of 35 articles previously published in Orientations
from 1981 to 1997. The book is a unique source of reference for anyone
interested in Tibetan art. Included are essays by Valrae Reynolds, Jane
Casey Singer, Terese Bartholomew, Thomas J. Pritzker, Ian Alsop,
Pratapaditya Pal, Joseph Dye, Philip Denwood, Michael Henss, Deborah
Klimburg-Salter, Heather Stoddard, Amy Heller, Helmut Neumann, Robert
Linrothe, Helmut Uhlig and Christian Luczanits. Lavishly illustrated with 410 color plates and 105 b/w images; 320 pp.; US$60 plus US$17.50 airmail postage & packing each (HK$465 plus HK$35 postage & packing/£40 plus £10.70 airmail postage and packing). | ||||
| Chinese and Central Asian Textiles | ||||
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A compilation of 30 articles textiles previously published in
Orientations from 1983 to 1997. The articles investigate new data
and evaluate the state of Chinese textile studies. Particular emphasis is
given to the issues of dating, provenance and the placement of garments in
a cultural context. Included are essays by leading experts in the field
such as Verity Wilson, Sae Ogasawara, Patricia Berger, Milton Sonday,
Regina Krahl, Schulyer van R. Cammann, Jean-Pierre Dubosc, Valrae
Reynolds, Julie Segraves, Evgeny Lubo-Lesnichenko, Angela Sheng, Diana
Collins, John Vollmer and Jacqueline Simcox and a lengthy interview with
Krishna Riboud. Lavishly illustrated with approximately 290 color plates and 50 b/w images; 260 pp.; US$60 plus US$15 airmail postage & packing each (HK$465 plus HK$35 postage & packing/£40 plus £10 airmail postage and packing). | ||||
| Chinese Jade | ||||
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A compilation of 30 articles previously published in Orientations
from 1983 to 1996. The articles investigate the long history of jade
culture in China and the superb craftsmanship it produced. Particular
emphasis is given to the reattribution of material in museum and private
collections in light of recent scientific archaeology. Included are essays
by leading experts in the field such as Wu Hung, Elizabeth Childs-Johnson,
Yang Jianfang, Zhao Qingfang, K.C. Chang, Angus Forsyth, Jenny So, Yang
Boda and Jessica Rawson. Lavishly illustrated with approximately 280 color plates and 185 b/w images; 210 pp.; US$50 plus US$13 airmail postage & packing each (HK$390 plus HK$25 postage & packing/£32 plus £8.50 airmail postage and packing). | ||||
| Chinese Furniture | ||||
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As many of the issues on Chinese furniture are out of print but continue
to be in demand, we have reprinted all articles and a selection of reviews
published since early 1984 in one volume. This volume is a unique source
of reference for anyone interested in Chinese furniture tracing the
development of research and study of the field as well as a comprehensive
overview of the trends in collecting over the past decade. Articles are by
leading experts in the field including Wang Shixiang, Sarah Handler, Craig
Clunas, Tseng Yuho Ecke, Grace Wu Bruce, Klaas Ruitenbeek, Lark Mason,
Tian Jiaqing, Curtis Evarts, Christopher Cooke, Robert Piccus and Ronald
Longsdorf. Lavishly illustrated with 290 colour plates and 220 b/w images, 248 pp.; US$60 plus US$15 airmail postage & packing each (HK$465 plus HK$35 postage & packing/£40 plus £10 airmail postage and packing). | ||||
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