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1 LIST NOT CHINA OR JAPAN H A N S H A N TA N G B O O K S LT D Unit 3, Ashburton Centre Cortis Road London SW15 3AY UK Tel (020) Fax (020) Int l (+44 20) hst@hanshan.com 3 Beijing Capital Museum: TAIBEI SHIJIE ZONGJIAO BOWUGUAN ZONGJIAO YISHU WENHUA ZHAN. Religious Art and Culture from Taipei Museum of World Religions. 台北世界宗教博物館宗教藝術文化展. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout, many full page. 29x23 cm. Wrappers Catalogue of an exhibition at the Capital Museum in Beijing showing 101 fine religious artefacts from religions worldwide but with an emphasis on Asian religions. All illustrated in colour and described. Introduction and captions in English. Main text in Chinese. 4 Broug, Eric: ISLAMIC GEOMETRIC DESIGN. London, pp. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout, a number full page. 32x24 cm. Cloth A well-illustrated volume that analyses and explains these complex designs in their historical and physical context. Hundreds of designs shown along with photographs of mosques, madrases, palaces and tombs in the Islamic world which bear these designs and decoration. 8 Duan Xiuye et al. ed: SAJIA SI BIHUA BAOHU XIUFU GONGCHENG BAOGAO. Report on Wall Painting Conservation and Restoration Project of Sa skya (Sakya) Monastery. 薩迦寺 : 壁畫保護修复工程報告 段修業等編著. Beijing, , 260 pp. 32 pp. colour plates, 73 pp. technical illustrations, colour and b/w text plates. 29x22 cm. Boards Detailed report on the conservation and restoration work that has taken place at the Sakya Monastery located west of Shigatze in Tibet. The temple held extensive and famous Buddhist murals which suffered much destruction during the Cultural Revolution. Technical illustration included together with illustration of restored mural paintings. In Chinese. 25 Kiggell, Ralph: THE THIRD THING. A Selection, by Ralph Kiggell, of Writing on the Subject of Water. Llandogo, pp. 25 original colour woodblock prints, the majority double-page. 33x28 cm. Decorative boards. Chinese-style slipcase A follow-up to Kiggell s hugely successful Leading the Cranes Home (which featured translations of poems by Arthur Waley). Water and swimming have featured strongly in the artist s life and he has here explored poem and prose from different ages and cultures as inspiration for the varied depictions and descriptions of water in this work. Includes poems by Robert Frost, Wallace Stevens, John Masefield and more contemporary artists from Australia, Thailand and the UK. A beautiful book with a few of the poems on an Asian theme. The paper is 250 gsm Velin Arches and each of the 25 images in the book is an original print from the woodblock in a palette of four colours. Produced to the same format as Leading the Cranes Home and published by Old Stile Press in an edition of just 138 copies, numbered and signed by the artist. Beautifully done. Images available on request. 35 University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong: XIANGGANG ZAOQI LUYOU Early Hongkong Travel 香港早期旅游 Hong Kong, , 90 pp. pp. Colour plates throughout. 32x25 cm. Decorative cloth Marvellous, large and well-produced catalogue of an exhibition at the Museum and Art Gallery at the University of Hong Kong exploring the golden age of travel in Hong Kong between 1880 and Illustrated throughout with old black-and-white photographs of hotels, street scenes, views of Hong Kong, hotel interiors, maps, menus, advertisements, decor, decoration and ephemera. Also a number of tipped-in reproductions of newspaper advertisements for hotels and shipping lines. A source of much delight and interest. Near dual texts in Chinese and English. 48 Necipoglu, Gülru ed: ARS ORIENTALIS VOLUME 23. Ann Arbor, pp. 207 illustrations. 28x22 cm. Paper This issue is a special one entirely dedicated to Pre-Modern Islamic Palaces, with contributions by various scholars. 52 Baldaeus, Phillipus; P. Brohier trans: A TRUE AND EXACT DESCRIPTION OF THE GREAT ISLAND OF CEYLON. A new and unabridged translation from the edition of Ceylon Historical Journal Vol. VIII. Maharagama, B/w frontispiece, lxvi, 403 pp. B/w text illustrations (a number full page). Folding map. 21x14 cm. Wrappers Scarce translation into English from the Dutch of the section relating to Ceylon in the journal of the Rev Phillipus Baldaeus first published in Dutch in Amsterdam in A very early western account of 17th century Sri Lanka. 53 Banerjee, Priyatosh: NEW LIGHT ON CENTRAL ASIAN ART AND ICONOGRAPHY. New Delhi, xxxvi, 176 pp. and 36 pp. b/w plates. 25x18 cm. Cloth A collection of research papers by Dr. Banerjee on central Asian art and iconography. 54 Barber, Elizabeth Wayland: THE MUMMIES OF ÜRÜMCHI. New York, pp. Plus 16 pp. of colour plates. Illustrations, figures, tables, maps. Bibliography, index. 24x18 cm. Paper Paperback edition of the publication devoted to the highly-publicised discovery of early Caucasian mummies in China s north-west, throwing doubts on China s claims to uniquely separate cultural origins.

2 NOT CHINA OR JAPAN 2 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 57 Bassoul, Aziz & Bennett, Lan ed: RUGS OF THE CAUCASUS/TAPIS DU CAUCASE. From three private Lebanese collections. Beirut, pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x21 cm. Boards Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Nicolas Sursock Museum in Beirut of Caucasian rugs from three Lebanese collections. 106 rugs are illustrated in colour and described in both French and English. Introductory essays accompany. 61 Beijing Library Dunhuang and Turfan Materials Centre ed: DUNHUANG TULUFAN XUE YANJIU LUNJI. (A Collection of Papers on Research into Dunhuang and Turfan). Beijing, pp. 3 pp. b/w illustrations. 20x14 cm. Paper essays on research and study into various aspects of Dunhuang and Turfan. Text in Chinese. 62 Beijing University et al. ed: DUNHUANG TULUFAN YANJIU: DI JIU JUAN (2006). Journal of the Dunhuang and Turfan Studies: Volume IX. 敦煌吐魯番研究 : 第九卷 (2006). Beijing, , 532 pp. text plus 4 pp. colour plates. 26x18 cm. Paper articles plus reviews, miscellaneous notes etc. covering a number of diverse aspects of the subject. Contents in English, otherwise Chinese only. 67 BEYOND THE SILK ROAD. Arts of Central Asia from the Powerhouse Museum Collection. Sydney, pp. Over 60 colour plates. 30X21 cm. Cloth Catalogue of the Powerhouse Museum s collection of costume, textiles, rugs, lithographs of designs, and metal work from Central Asia. The book also includes a series of rare late 19th century Russian chromolithographs showing a range of design elements from tiles to textiles. With essays placing the collection and its objects in context. 68 Bhattacharyya, Dr. Dipak Chandra: TANTRIC BUDDHIST ICONOGRAPHIC SOURCES. New Delhi, xvi, 91 pp. Glossary, bibliography, index. 18 b/w plates. 25x19 cm. Cloth Contains textual extracts collected from a number of unpublished Sanskrit Buddhist ritualistic works, with critical annotations. 72 Blusse, L. & Evarts, N. ed: THE FORMOSAN ENCOUNTER. Notes on Formosa s Aboriginal Society: A Selection of Documents from Dutch Archival Sources: Volume III: Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines Monograph 3. Taipei, lxi, 597 pp. 27x20 cm. Cloth This third volume of Dutch documents relating to the aboriginal people of Taiwan covers documents dating from The original Dutch is given along with an English translation. A prime reference on early Dutch contact with Taiwan. 78 Bunce, Fredrick W: A DICTIONARY OF BUDDHIST AND HINDU ICONOGRAPHY. Objects, Devices, Concepts, Rites and Related Terms. New Delhi, xxviii, 473 pp. 908 line drawing illustrations. 28x22 cm. Cloth Presents various symbols and give the explanations, the languages (Tibetan, Sanskrit, Chinese, etc.), and lists bibliographical references consulted for each symbol. A much-needed reference work for symbols in Buddhist art. 85 Bussagli, Mario: CENTRAL ASIAN PAINTING. New York, pp. Numerous colour illustrations. Map. 28x23 cm. Paper A discussion of painting produced in the region stretching from Afghanistan to Xinjiang. This area was an important one in the history of art as it was on the Silk Road which meant that the influences of various art forms intermingled here. Reprint of 1963 edition. 90 Capital Museum: SHIJIE WENMING ZHENBAO: DAYING BOWUGUAN ZHI 250 NIAN CANGPIN. Treasures of the World s Cultures: The British Museum after 250 Years. 世界文明珍寶 : 大英博物館之 250 年藏品. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x24 cm. Wrappers Catalogue of a loan exhibition at the Capital Museum (Shoudu Bowuguan) in Beijing of 272 very fine objects from the British Museum. The exhibition celebrates the 250th anniversary of the founding of the British Museum in The exhibits date from the Neolithic to the 19th century and are from cultures worldwide, demonstrating the depth of the British Museum s collections. Illustrated throughout in colour. Introductions, an essay and captions in English. Main text in Chinese. 94 Caron, Francois and Schouten, Joost; edited by C. R. Boxer: A TRUE DESCRIPTION OF THE MIGHTY KINGDOMS OF JAPAN & SIAM. Amsterdam, cxxix, 197 pp. Frontispiece, 12 plates, 7 maps, appendices, bibliography, index. 26x20 cm. Cloth From a limited edition of 475 on Japon paper issued in 1935 as a reprint by the Argonaut Press (with introduction, notes and appendices by C. R. Boxer) of the original English edition of Descriptions of 17th century Japan and Thailand by two servants of the Dutch East India Company. Scarce in any form. 95 CENTRAL ASIA. The Sons of Tamburlaine. Paris, pp. 408 illustrations. 32x27 cm. Cloth Beautifully illustrated travel book of the region. 101 Chandra, Lokesh: ICONOGRAPHY OF THE THOUSAND BUDDHAS. Sata-Pitaka Series, Indo-Asian Lit New Delhi, pp. 6 plates, 4 in colour, and 1072 b/w illustrations. 28x23 cm. Cloth Records the names of the Thousand Buddhas in Sanskrit, Tibetan, Manchu, Mongolian, Chinese - and English. Supplemented by Sanskrit names from a Khotanese scroll from Dunhuang. Each name is also accompanied by an illustration taken from Tibetan line-drawings. The first work in English devoted to the Thousand Buddhas, a central theme in Buddhist art. 105 Chen Zhengxiang: TAIWAN DIMING CIDIAN. (A Dictionary of Place-Names in Taiwan). 臺灣地名辭典 陳正祥. Taibei, xix, 376 pp. 27X20 cm. Cloth A useful dictionary of place-names in Taiwan arranged by ascending number of strokes. Gives the Wade-Giles English pronunciation of the place in question, together with geographical location and brief details. Revised edition. In Chinese. 110 Cheng Te-k un: ARCHAEOLOGY IN SARAWAK. Cambridge, xii, 33 pp. text plus 12 pp. b/w plates. 25x19 cm. Cloth An interesting survey by a well-known sinologist. Includes the identification of Santubong as the ruins of a large seaport during the Tang and Song dynasties and subsequently abandoned. Scarce.

3 LIST NOT CHINA OR JAPAN 114 China Institute of America: THE RESONANCE OF THE QIN IN EAST ASIAN ART. New York, pp. 40 colour and 30 b/w illustrations. Paper Catalogue of an exhibition examining the role of the qin or stringed zither in Chinese art. The qin was the premier scholar s musical instrument and is frequently represented in a variety of media as a sign of cultivation, amongst other things. Essays by Stephen Addiss (the exhibition s guest curator), Mitchell Clark and Kenneth DeWorskin. 145 Coomaraswamy, Ananda K: BRONZES FROM CEYLON, CHIEFLY IN THE COLOMBO MUSEUM. Memoirs of the Colombo Museum Series A. No. 1. N.p. (Sri Lanka), pp. text plus 28 pp. b/w plates. 31x25 cm. Cloth Reprint of the 1914 original edition. The plates show numerous superb specimens. 148 Count Otani: SEIIKI KOKO ZUFU. (A Catalogue of Archaeological Finds from the Silk Route). 西域考古圖譜. Beijing, plates text and 246 plates of which 17 in colour. 43x29 cm. Loose in slipcase A large collection of plates showing finds made by the Otani expeditions. The plates appear to come from a 1915/16 Japanese publication. Divided into sections on paintings and frescoes (54 plates), carvings (15), textiles and embroideries (7), old coins (8), miscellaneous (10), Indian sculpture (11), Buddhist canons (78), historical material (26), canonical texts (10), works in silk road languages (23) and printed items (6). With introductory text and plate list. In Chinese only. Out of print. 149 Cutting, Suydam: THE FIRE OX AND OTHER YEARS. New York, xviii, 393 pp. 3 colour plates, 182 illustrations, 3 coloured maps. Indexes. 25x18 cm. Cloth Accounts of expeditions made during the years from 1925 to 1937 in Chinese Turkestan and Tibet. During the journeys Cutting was accompanied by his wife, one of the very few women to visit Lhasa. Yakushi C Czaplicka, M. A: THE TURKS OF CENTRAL ASIA. in History and at the Present Day. London, pp. Folding map. 23x15 cm. Cloth An ethnological inquiry into the Pan-Turanian problem and bibliographical material relating to the early Turks and the present Turks of Central Asia. First published in reprint. 157 DSCHINGIS KHAN UND SEINE ERBEN: DAS WELTREICH DER MONGOLEN. Genghis Khan and His Legacy: The Mongol Empire). Munich, pp. c. 236 colour plates. 28x25 cm Catalogue of a German exhibition held in Bonn and then Munich. With loans from European and Asian collections including Mongolia. Explores the history, art and legacy of the Mongol Empire founded by Genghis Khan. The exhibits loaned from Mongolian museums have seldom been seen before. Illustrated throughout. Text in German. 161 E & J Frankel Ltd: STEPPES: FORWARD AND BACK. 17th & 18th Century Buddhist Bronzes, Thankas and Sakhuis/Foremost Contemporary Artists of Mongolia. New York, , 49 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x21 cm. Paper Dealer s catalogue showing two concurrent exhibitions. The first comprising 29 fine examples of 17th and 18th century Mongolian and Tibetan Buddhist art. Also 24 examples of contemporary paintings from Mongolia. All illustrated in colour and described. 162 East Asia Archaeological Society: THE MONGOLIAN PLATEAU, PART I. Researches of the Natural History in Silin-Gol and Ulan-Chap... Archaeologia Orientalis Series B, Vol. IV. Tokyo, viii, 83 pp. English/German text; 239 pp. Japanese text. 26 plates. 26x18 cm. Half-cloth This publication shows the results of the scientific investigations conducted by two Japanese expeditions to Inner Mongolia. Part I concentrates on the geological, paleontological and anthropological studies. Very scarce. 181 Far Eastern Ceramic Group: FAR EASTERN CERAMIC BULLETIN Amsterdam, ,641 pp. Numerous illustrations. 2 vols. 25x18 cm. Cloth Reprint, in reduced format, of an important periodical published in 43 issues Contributions by eminent scholars. 192 Franke, Herbert: A SINO-UIGHUR FAMILY PORTRAIT; NOTES ON A WOODCUT FROM TURFAN. The Canada-Mongolia Review Vol. 4. No. 1. Saskatoon, n.d. pp b/w plate. 23x15 cm. Paper Offprint. 193 Freschi, Renzo: THE ART OF BUDDHISM FROM INDIA TO CHINA. Milan, pp. 30 colour and 24 b/w illustrations. 29x21 cm. Paper Sale exhibition, with 11 essays by seven Italian scholars on Buddhist art, religion and literature. All objects illustrated in full page colour - from Gandharan sculpture to Mongolian gilt bronzes. Dual text in English and Italian. 198 Gallus, Sandor & Horvath, Tibor: UN PEUPLE CAVALIER PRESCYTHIQUE EN HONGRIE. Trouvailles Archeologiques du Premier Age du Fer et Leurs Relations... Dissertationes Pannonicae II.9. Budapest, pp. text. 6 pp. b/w plates. 30x23 cm. Paper Monograph in a series produced by the Pierre Pazmany University, Budapest. Discusses the relations of this pre-scythian people with Eurasia. Dual text in French and Hungarian. 218 Giès, Jacques et al: PAINTED BUDDHAS OF XINJIANG. Hidden Treasures from the Silk Road. London, pp. 100 colour illustrations. 25x25 cm. Cloth A photo survey of the Buddhist cave murals at Kizil in Xinjiang. Starting with an introduction and history of the Kizil caves, the book then primarily shows detail of the murals with explanation of the scene or figures depicted. 219 Giteau, Madeleine: LES KHMERS: SCULPTURES KHMERES; REFLETS DE LA CIVILISATION D ANGKOR. (The Khmers: Khmer Sculpture - Reflections on the Angkor Civilisation). Aspects de l Art. Fribourg, pp. Glossary, bibliography, index. 24 colour plates, 251 illustrations, 3 maps. 29x26 cm. Cloth Goldman, Bernard: LURISTAN PITCHERS. Artibus Asiae Vol. XX. 4. Ascona, pp pp. b/w plates. Drawings. 31x23 cm. Paper. Waterstain Offprint.

4 NOT CHINA OR JAPAN 4 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 229 Groslier, Bernard Philippe: INDOCHINA. Ancient Civilizations. London, pp. 145 plates, 35 in colour. 24x17 cm. Cloth A standard work on the subject. 233 Guerinet Collection: LA COLLECTION GUERINET. Art Chinois, Indo-Chinois, Japonais. Paris, 1910s. 1 p. text. 32 plates, 10 in colour. 41x21 cm. Loose leaves Photographs of lacquerwork, figurines, ivory, paintings on silk, porcelain, etc., some coloured. Comprises a list of plates and then the 32 plates themselves. Text in French. Scarce. 238 Gugong Museum: KELIMULIN GONG ZHENPIN JI. Golden Russia: Treasures of the Moscow Kremlin. 克里姆林宮珍品集. Beijing, pp. Fullpage colour plates throughout. 28x22 cm. Wrappers Large and fine catalogue of an exhibition at the Gugong Museum in Beijing showing 200 objects from the Collection of the Moscow Kremlin. A major showing of Russian imperial art in China which includes objects in many media from armour and porcelain to religious artefacts, medals, textiles and jewel-encrusted works of art. Many objects previously unpublished. Full page colour plates throughout and a dual text in Chinese and English. 252 Harley, J. B. and Woodward, D. ed: THE HISTORY OF CARTOGRAPHY, VOLUME 2, BOOK 2. Cartography in the Traditional East and Southeast Asian Societies. Chicago, c. 800 pp. 40 colour plates, 481 halftones. 28x22 cm. Cloth This monumental work is an unprecedented survey and illustration of the development of cartography as a science and an art in East and Southeast Asia, richly illustrated with a number of rare maps, many previously unpublished. Essential for those interested in the subject. 254 Hartel, Herbert: TURFAN UND GANDHARA. Frühmittelalterliche Kunst Zentralasiens. Berlin, pp. 30 b/w plates interspersed with the text. 21x15 cm. Paper Catalogue from the Museum für Indische Kunst Staatliche Museen Berlin Preussischer Kulturbesitz, featuring Sculpture and other objects from Turfan and Gandhara. In German. 258 Hearn, Lafcadio: BOOKS AND HABITS. London, xv, 328 pp. Index. 19x13 cm. Cloth A selection of Hearn s writings on literature (mostly English), compiled by John Erskine. First British edition. 261 Hearn, Lafcadio: STRAY LEAVES FROM STRANGE LITERATURE. London, pp. 17x12 cm. Decorative cloth Folklore from the South Pacific, the Middle East, Europe and India. First British edition. 263 Hedin, Sven: TRANS-HIMALAYA 1-3. Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet. London, xxiii, 436; xvii, 441; xv, 426 pp. 392 b/w illustrations. 10 maps of which 3 folding. 3 vols. 23x15 cm. New half leather with marbled boards. Cloth A fascinating record of travel in a land which was previously almost unknown to Europeans. This is an assembled nonuniform set with volumes I and II being the original 1909 edition rebound in new half leather with marbled boards. The third volume was published in 1913 and is a slightly smaller cheaper edition in blue cloth. A complete reading set priced accordingly. Yakushi H103, Marshall Hedin, Sven: THE WANDERING LAKE. London, x, 295 pp. 32 b/w plates, 76 sketches, 10 maps, one folding and in colour. Index. 23x16 cm. Cloth The third book in what amounts to a trilogy including The Silk Road and The Flight of Big Horse, this one of the accounts based on a journey made by Hedin beginning in 1933, and concentrates on certain geographical and hydrological changes Hedin saw as then taking place in Central Asia. 268 Herrigel, Eugen: ZEN IN THE ART OF ARCHERY. London, pp. 19x13 cm. Cloth The classic text that describes the difficult path of learning Zen as parallel and equivalent to the exercise of self-control performed by the successful archer. First edition. Rare. 270 Higgins, Kitty: THE MANY FACES OF BUDDHA. Atlanta, pp. 30 colour plates. Bibliography. 28x21 cm. Paper Catalogue featuring 40 pieces from an exhibition of Buddhist Art held at the Oglethorpe University Art Gallery. The pieces are mostly sculpture, mainly from China, Japan and Tibet. 272 Harmatta, Janos ed: HISTORY AND CIVILIZATIONS OF CENTRAL ASIA VOLUME 2. The Development of Sedentary and Nomadic Civilizations: 700 BC to AD 250. Paris, pp. Illustrations, maps. Extensive bibliography, index. 25x17 cm. Boards Central to this volume are the important nomadic tribes, such as the Kushans who overthrew the Greeks; the influence of the campaigns of Alexander the Great; the progressive syncretism between Zoroastrianism, Greek religion and Buddhism; and the Silk Roads. 276 Hobson, R. L. and Edward S. Morse: CHINESE, COREAN, AND JAPANESE POTTERIES. Descriptive Catalogue of Loan Exhibition of Selected Examples. New York, xi, 129 pp. 66 illustrations on 27 plates, 2 in colour. 33x26 cm. Half-cloth Includes A Report on Early Chinese Potteries Compiled from Original Sources by Rose Sickler Williams. A nicely produced work that has a succinctly-written erudite text still of much use today. A good catalogue which shows a good number of early Chinese porcelains (mainly Song pieces) from the period when they were beginning to attract interest, particularly following the landmark Burlington Club exhibition of Huang Zhinong ed: ZHANGHUA XIAN XIANXIAN SHUHUA ZHUANJI. (Fine Painting and Calligraphy from Zhanghua County). 彰化縣先賢書畫專輯. Zhanghua, pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Paper Illustrates and discusses painting and calligraphy - mostly recent but in the traditional Chinese style from the Zhanghua area of Taiwan. Numerous colour plates. Text in Chinese.

5 LIST NOT CHINA OR JAPAN 297 Hürlimann, Martin: ASIA. London, pp. 5 colour plates tipped in, b/w plates throughout. Index. 31x23 cm. Cloth, dustjacket Wide-ranging photo essay with some stunning black and white photography. Second impression. 319 Kahn, Paul adaptation by: THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE MONGOLS. The Origin of Chingis Khan. San Francisco, xxxiii, 212 pp. 4 b/w photographs. 2 maps. 24x18 cm. Paper An adaptation of the Yuan Chao Bi Shi based primarily on the English translation by Francis Woodman Cleaves. 323 Kamansky, David ed: WOODEN WONDERS. Tibetan Furniture in Secular and Religious Life. Chicago, c. 300 pp. Over 200 colour plates. 30x24 cm. Cloth Published to accompany an exhibition at the Pacific Asia Museum, this is a detailed catalogue of 148 exhibits loaned from public and private collections in the western United States. The catalogue examines the important role of these art works in the daily and spiritual lives of Tibetans, as well as their aesthetic significance. With contributions by 14 international scholars. 331 Kee Ming-Yuet: PERANAKAN CHINESE PORCELAIN. Vibrant Festive Ware of the Straits Chinese. Tokyo, pp. Colour illustrations throughout. 31x24 cm. Cloth Peranakan porcelain is also known as Nonya ware and is a polychrome enamelled export ware made in China in the 19th and early 20th centuries for the use of the Peranakan or Straits Chinese communities in Penang, Malacca and Singapore. Distinctive for its colourful famille rose enamels, auspicious motifs and functional shapes. This is a detailed and very well-illustrated study. Hundreds of pieces illustrated, including basemarks. 332 Khan, Geoffrey: BILLS, LETTERS AND DEEDS. Arabic Payri of the 7th to 11th Centuries. Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art 6. London, pp. 108 colour plates, 150 halftones. 36x26 cm. Cloth Catalogues and illustrates 258 Arabic documents written on papyrus, contained in the Khalili Collection of Islamic Art. 333 Kimball Art Museum ed: THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT. Masterpieces of Buddhist Sculpture from the... Musée Guimet, Paris. Fort Worth, pp. Colour illustrations throughout. 28x21 cm. Paper Exhibition at the Kimball Art Museum (and the Idemitsu in Tokyo) of masterpieces of Buddhist sculpture from Afghanistan, Cambodia, China, Japan etc. Exhibits from the collection of Musée Guimet, Paris. 337 Komaroff, Linda and Stefano Carboni ed: THE LEGACY OF GENGHIS KHAN. Courtly Art and Culture in Western Asia, New Haven, pp. 200 colour and 125 b/w illustrations. 30x24 cm. Cloth Focuses on the Ilkans and their culture ( ), featuring some 200 extraordinary objects in a variety of media, supported with eight essays by prominent scholars providing historical, political and art historical background and context. 339 Korea Foundation ed: THE KOREAN RELICS IN JAPAN 3. Seoul, pp. Colour and b/w plates throughout, indices. 31x22 cm. Cloth A lavishly and well-illustrated guide to the art and artefacts of Korea to be found in Japanese institutions. This volume covers the holdings of the Koryo Museum of Art, Kyoto National Museum, Museum of the Faculty of Letters, Kyoto University, Nara National Museum, Neiraku Art Museum and Osaka Municipal Museum of Art. In English and Korean. 355 Lee Chor Lin: ANCESTRAL SHIPS. Fabric Impressions of Old Lampung Culture. Singapore, pp. 36 b/w plates, 10 colour plates, 1 map. 21x30 cm. Paper The author examines a series of textiles generally known as ship cloths, which are unique to the coastal inhabitants of Southern Lampung of Sumatra. 367 Linrothe, Rob: RUTHLESS COMPASSION. Wrathful Deities in Early Indo-Tibetan Esoteric Buddhist Art. London, xii, 354 pp. 16 colour plates and 221 b/w illustrations. 31x23 cm. Cloth From a group of art objects (primarily sculpture) dating from the 6th to the 13th centuries AD, the author provides a continuous historical record of the evolution of esoteric Buddhist belief and practice accompanied by illustrations. A useful visual history of the field and an important contribution to Buddhist studies. 390 McArthur, Meher: READING BUDDHIST ART. An Illustrated Guide to Buddhist Signs and Symbols. London, pp. 304 illustrations. 23x18 cm. Paper All the principal symbols, objects and figures of Buddhist worship are gathered here in a rich, informative and easy-to-use guide that serves as both an art reference tool and an introduction to the principles of the religion. Newly issued in paperback. 394 McGilvary, George: GUARDIAN OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY. The Life of Laurence Sulivan. ILHS Vol. 34. London, xiii, 328 pp. Bibliography, glossary, index. 21x14 cm. Cloth A well-researched biography of Laurence Sulivan who was the most important single figure in the East India Company for much of the 18th century. 401 Maringer, John: CONTRIBUTION TO THE PREHISTORY OF MONGOLIA. A Study of the Prehistoric Collections from Inner Mongolia. Sino Swedish Publication 34: VII Archaeology 7. Stockholm, pp. text and 21 pp. b/w plates. B/w text drawings. 1 foldout map. 31x24 cm. Paper One of the reports from the Swedish Expedition to the north-western Provinces of China under the leadership of Dr. Sven Hedin. This comprises a study of the prehistoric material collected by the expedition whilst in Inner Mongolia, together with the catalogue prepared by Folke Bergman. Rare. 406 Mayuyama Junkichi: OBEI BIJUTSU KIKO. (Travelogue of Art in America and Europe). 歐美美術紀行 繭山順吉著. Tokyo, pp. 1 colour illustration & b/w photos throughout. 20x16 cm. Cloth, slipcase Junkichi Mayuyama travels through the States and Europe, viewing the sights to see and informing us about museums, art galleries etc. Junkichi Mayuyama was the doyen of the group of Chinese antiques dealers operating between the wars. In Japanese.

6 NOT CHINA OR JAPAN 6 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 415 Melikian-Chirvani, Assadullah Souren: ISLAMIC METALWORK FROM THE IRANIAN WORLD 8TH- 18TH CENTURY. London, Ca. 500 pp. Illustrations, ca. 400 b/w plates. 27x21 cm cm. Cloth Primarily a collection of 165 monographs dealing with bronze, brass or copper wares from Islamic Iran down to the 18th century. First time this important collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum has been catalogued in depth. 418 Meyer, Karl E. and Shareen Blair Brysac: A TOURNAMENT OF SHADOWS. The Great Game and the Race for Empire in Central Asia. Boulder, pp. 23x15 cm. Cloth Karl E. Meyer is the author of Pundits, Poets and Wits: The original Great Game ( ). The clandestine struggle between Russia and Britain for mastery of Central Asia, has long been regarded as one of the greatest geopolitical conflicts in history. The prize, control of the vast Eurasian heartland, was believed by some to be key to world dominion. 420 Minh Chung: KOREAN TREASURES. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Artefacts in the Bodleian Libraries and Museums of Oxford University. Oxford, pp. 82 colour illustrations. 25x21 cm. Cloth This well-illustrated publication uncovers the previously neglected Korean treasures acquired throughout the long history of the Bodleian Library. Many here published for the first time. 421 Miniaev, Serguey and Philippe Smolarski: THE ART OF THE STEPPES. Foundation Richard Liu. Brussels, pp. 85 items illustrated in colour plates. Map, bibliography. 21x21 cm. Paper Catalogue with introduction and apparatus (including metal compositional analyses) for an exhibition of this private collection of chiefly early (1st millennium BC to 1st century AD) bronze ornaments from present-day Mongolia. Includes a couple of gold and gilt pieces. 425 Morga, Antonio de; Cummins, J. S. trans. and edited: SUCESOS DE LAS ISLAS FILIPINAS. (Events in the Philippines). Hakluyt Society Second Series Volume 140. Cambridge, xi, 347 pp. B/w frontispiece. Map. 22x15 cm. Cloth A firsthand account of early Spanish colonialism in Asia, this work was first published in Mexico in It provides an account of the history of the Spanish colony in the Philippines during the 16th century. de Morga was a Spanish official in Manila. The books also touches on Spanish colonial activities elsewhere in Asia. Also contains a long chapter on Filipino customs, manners and religion. English translation. 438 Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst: QUELLEN DAS WASSER IN DER KUNST OSTASIENS. (Wells - Water in the Art of the Far East). Köln, pp. 199 plates and illustrations, mostly in colour. Glossary and bibliography. 27x21 cm. Paper A detailed exhibition catalogue from the Museum für Ostasiatiche Kunst of Chinese and Japanese objects of art illustrating the subject and idea of water. In co-operation with the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg. In German. 443 Nara, Yasumei: ZEN NO SEKAI. (The World of Zen). Tokyo, pp. Colour plates throughout. 35x26 cm. Cloth Excellent visual survey of Zen, its origins, history, art and practice. In sections: India; China; Japan; Zen Today. Each section is copiously illustrated with historical sites and artefacts, including much sculpture. Useful for drawing attention to sites with Zen associations, some little-known. The China section includes many such Buddhist sites, from early Buddhist caves on the Silk Road to ancient temples in Xi an, Wutaishan, Baima Si and elsewhere. The section on Japan is similar with extensive illustration of Zen temples and artefacts. The final, and fairly short, section discusses Zen as practised today in various countries. There is much text to each section discussing the origins and transmission of Zen in each country, its development, discussion and history of sites, temples and artefacts illustrated. A good work on a still-elusive subject. Text in Japanese. 446 National Centre for Traditional Arts: JIANYUE YONGRONG KUANGYE: 2006 YATAI CHUANTONG DAJI YUEQI TEZHAN Exhibition on the Traditional Percussion Instruments of Asian-Pacific Area - Simplicity, Elegance and Wildness. 簡約雍容狂野 : 2006 亞太傳統打擊樂器特展. Yilan, pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x21 cm. Paper Catalogue of an exhibition held at the National Centre for Traditional Arts in Yilan, Taiwan, showing primitive and traditional percussion musical instruments from throughout the Asia-Pacific region - mostly modern, a few older pieces. Illustrated throughout. Captions in English. Main text in English. 448 National Museum of History: CHENGCHUAN GUJIN: SUN JIAJIN HUAZHAN. A Timeless Painter: Sun Chia-chin. 承傳古今 : 孫家勤畫展. Taibei, pp. Colour plates throughout, one folding. 30x21 cm. Paper Catalogue of an exhibition at the National Museum of History in Taibei showing the work of the Taiwanese painter, Sun Chia-chin, a student of Zhang Daqian. Illustrated throughout with landscapes, bird-and-flower paintings etc. that show the influence of Zhang Daqian. Introduction and captions in English. Main text in Chinese. 451 National Museum of History: WANG YOUJUN HUIHUA LICHENG HUANGXIE CUOQI TEZHAN. Paintings of Mount Huang by Wang You-chun. 王友俊繪畫歷程黃澥撮奇特展. Taibei, pp. Colour plates throughout, a few folding. 30x21 cm. Paper Catalogue of an exhibition at the National Museum of History in Taibei showing a large number of paintings of the Huangshan mountains in China by the Taiwanese painter, Wang Youjun. Introduction and captions in English. Main text in Chinese. 461 National Taiwan Arts Education Institute: YI YU SHENGHUO: DANGDAI TAOYI ZHAN. Lively Clay - Contemporary Ceramics in Taiwan. 藝於生活 : 當代陶藝展. Taipei, pp. Numerous colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Paper Catalogue of an exhibition of contemporary ceramics created by various Taiwanese ceramic artists. Illustrated throughout in colour. Chinese text only. 467 Noone, Martin J: THE ISLANDS SAW IT. The Discovery and Conquest of the Philippines N.p (Dublin), n.d. (1984). xiv, 476 pp. A good number of b/w text illustrations and maps. 24x15 cm. Paper An excellent and very detailed history drawing on many firsthand accounts and contemporary documents regarding early expeditions to, and the colonisation of, the Philippines.

7 LIST NOT CHINA OR JAPAN 468 Norlindh, Tycho: FLORA OF THE MONGOLIAN STEPPE AND DESERT AREAS. XI. Botany 4. Stockholm, pp. 16 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 30x24 cm. Paper Report from The Scientific Expedition to the north-western provinces of China under the leadership of Dr. Sven Hedin. Publication Okada, Amina: LE MOTIF FLORAL DANS LES TISSUS MOGHOLS. Inde XVIIe et XVIIIe Siècles. Paris, pp. text and 26 colour plates. 42x30 cm. Loose, in paper folio Large-size, bilingual (English and French) catalogue of 26 textiles or textile samples with floral decor. Each piece is splendidly illustrated in full colour and extensively described, including a thorough technical analysis. Numbered edition of 1200 copies. 475 Olson, Eleanor: TANTRIC BUDDHIST ART. New York, pp. 57 plates, 5 in colour. 24x20 cm. Paper Exhibition catalogue from China Institute in America. 476 Ono Ken ichiro et al: TOKI DAIJITEN. (Encyclopaedia of Ceramics). Tokyo, Each vol. c. 600 pp. many b/w & some colour plates, text ills, indices (incl. European). 6 vols. 27x21 cm. Quarter leather in wrappers & slipcases The original edition. Worldwide in coverage, but concentrating on Japanese and other European ceramics. Includes a catalogue of Japanese national treasures, and a chronology of Japanese, Korean & Chinese ceramics. In Japanese only. 490 Pal, Pratapaditya: A BUDDHIST PARADISE THE MURALS OF ALCHI WESTERN HIMALAYAS. Hong Kong, pp. text. Over 140 colour plates. 29x23 cm. Cloth The first monograph on the early Buddhist murals of the monastic complex of Alchi located in the Western Himalayas which date from the 11th to 13th centuries AD. Photographs by Lionel Fournier. 491 Parley, Peter ed: THE TRAVELS, VOYAGES AND ADVENTURES OF GILBERT GO-AHEAD IN FOREIGN PARTS. New York, viii, 295 pp. Frontispiece, title page and 6 fullpage b/w engravings. 19x13 cm. Gilt-stamped decorative cloth Boy s fiction from the 1850s of the travels, adventures and derring-do of one Gilbert Go-Ahead in Borneo, Tibet, China, Burma, Java, Vietnam and many other places in Asia. It is interesting to speculate whether the author had travelled to these places as some of the descriptions appear quite well-informed. A fun read that shows the popular state of knowledge of this part of the world in the mid-19th century. Some minor wear to the covers and some internal foxing but generally a good copy of a rare work. 496 A PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD OF THE MOUNT JOLMO LUNGMA SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION ( ). Peking, pp of colour and b/w photographs. 29x23 cm. Cloth, dustjacket A splendid photographic essay. 497 Pingtung County Government Cultural Bureau: BINGDONG MEI ZHAN Pingtung Fine Arts Exhibition 并東美展 Gaoxiong, pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 25x26 cm. Paper Catalogue of an exhibition showing the work of artists living in the area of Pingtung (Bingdong) county in Taiwan. Includes painting, calligraphy, sculpture etc. Illustrated throughout. In Chinese. 513 Renaudot, Eusebius: ANTICHE RELAZIONI DELL INDIE, E DELLA CHINA DI DUE MAOMETTANI. Che nel Secolo Nono V andarono. Tradotte dall Araba nella Lingua Francese. Bologna, viii, 376 pp. Index. 22x16 cm. Contemporary vellum A unique collection of narratives with extensive notes describing India and the Far East 400 years before Marco Polo. The original French edition was published in 1718, the English translation in First and only edition in Italian, translated from French. Cordier 1924, Lust Rhodes, Daniel: STONEWARE & PORCELAIN. The Art of High-Fired Pottery. London, pp. 81 b/w illustrations. 26x19 cm. Cloth. A few marks to covers A very useful and informative work with much on the technical processes, glazes etc. Refers frequently to Chinese and Japanese ceramics. Annotations on a couple of pages. 516 Rice, Tamara Talbot: ANCIENT ARTS OF CENTRAL ASIA. World of Art Library. New York, pp. 252 illustrations, some in colour. 21x15 cm. Paper A brilliant analysis of the Central Asian artistic legacy that evolved where Buddhist, Christian and Moslem tradition converge. A valuable addition to the library of both scholars and laymen. 517 Rice, Tamara Talbot: THE SCYTHIANS. Ancient People and Places. New York, pp. 63 photographs, 4 maps, 65 line drawings. 21x15 cm. Cloth The author brought together a vast amount of information from sources that were not available in the English language at the time of her study and observation of this most unusual people. Scarce. 518 Ringis, Rita: THAI TEMPLES AND TEMPLE MURALS. London, pp. 136 illustrations, 25 in colour. 26x20 cm. Cloth A survey, from the religious and historical perspective, of the evolution of ancient Hindu and Buddhist concepts and their manifestation in the tradition of Thai religious architecture and painting. 523 Rosenfield, John M: THE DYNASTIC ARTS OF THE KUSHANS. Berkeley, xliii, 377 pp. 167 plates and illustrations. 29x22 cm. Cloth A classic in its field. 527 Rowland, Benjamin Jr: THE WALL-PAINTINGS OF INDIA, CENTRAL ASIA & CEYLON. Boston, (i), xiii, (i), 94 pp. 30 plates in colour. 37x29 cm. Cloth portfolio A comparative study, with an introductory essay on the nature of Buddhist art by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, and a foreword by A. Townshend Johnson. Margins of text and plates lightly browned. Numbered edition of 500 copies. Arntzen M-565.

8 NOT CHINA OR JAPAN 8 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 532 Schürmann, Ulrich: CENTRAL-ASIAN RUGS. Frankfurt, pp. 100 colour plates, 19 b/w illustrations. 30x23 cm. Cloth A very important monograph on the subject. 547 Shaw, John: NORTHERN THAI CERAMICS. Bangkok, x, 244 pp. 159 colour plates, numerous text illustrations. 26X20 cm. Cloth Second edition. Includes new notes, three new appendixes, an updated bibliography and more colour plates. 559 Shoumatoff, Nicholas: AROUND THE ROOF OF THE WORLD. Ann Arbor, pp. 50 colour photographs and illustrations. Cloth Travellers and mountaineers recount their journeys and discoveries in some of the most remote places of the world. 562 Siegel, Jennifer: ENDGAME. Britain, Russia and the final Struggle for Central Asia. New York, xviii, 273 pp. Map. Cloth The Great Game as played in the early 20th century through to the outbreak of World War I. 566 Silva de, R. K. & Beumer, W. G. M: ILLUSTRATIONS AND VIEWS OF DUTCH CEYLON A comprehensive work of pictorial reference with selected eye-witness accounts. London, viii, 495 pp. Numerous colour and b/w text illustrations. 28x22 cm. Cloth Primarily a pictorial reference, complemented by extensive excerpts from original texts and well-researched notes. The illustrations are from contemporary publications with the paintings and drawings by varied artists and VOC craftsmen. In addition to topographical sketches, includes illustration of flora and fauna, customs, occupations, dress and portraits of Dutch officials. An interesting work. 567 Silva, P. de: A CATALOGUE OF ANTIQUITIES AND OTHER CULTURAL OBJECTS FROM SRI LANKA (CEYLON) ABROAD. N.p., pp. Numerous b/w illustrations, a few in colour. 25x19 cm. Cloth A detailed listing of fine art objects from Sri Lanka now held in collections outside Sri Lanka. 568 Simkin, C. G. F: THE TRADITIONAL TRADE OF ASIA. Oxford, xiii, 417 pp. Frontispiece, 3 maps, 14 illustrations, chronology, sources, index. 23x15 cm. Cloth A comprehensive survey of pan-asian trade, from the Persian empire of Darius ( B.C.) to the 19th Century. 590 Stein, Sir Aurel: NOTE ON A MAP OF THE TURFAN BASIN. Geographical Journal Vol. LXXXII No. 3. London, pp Folding map. 25x16 cm. Paper Contained within a volume of The Geographical Journal. The article is based on a map made during Stein s third Central Asian Expedition. 593 Stube, Rudolf: W. BARTHOLD, ZUR GESCHICHTE DES CHRISTENTUMS IN MITTEL-ASIEN. Bis zur Mongolischen Eroberung. Beijing, vii, 74 pp. 24x16 cm. Paper Reprint of the original Tübingen edition of Partly uncut. In German. 596 Sulimirski, T: THE SARMATIANS. New York, pp. text inc. 32 pp. b/w illus. Text drawings. 21x16 cm. Cloth, dustjacket A good history and discussion of one of the migratory peoples of Central Asia. 604 Taibei County Government Cultural Bureau: 2005 TAIBEI XIAN MEISHUJIA DA ZHAN JI DEGUO YISHU JIAOLIU ZHAN Joint Exhibition of Germany & Taipei County Artists 臺北縣美術大展暨德國藝術交流展. Taibei, pp. Colour plates throughout. 31x21 cm. Boards Catalogue of an exchange exhibition between Germany and Taiwan jointly showing the work of contemporary artists from Taibei county together with work by German artists. Illustrated throughout. Text in Chinese. 605 Tainan County Cultural Centre: CHEN TAIYUAN YOUHUA JI. Oil Paintings of Tai-Yuan Chen. 陳泰元油畫集. Tainan, pp. Full page colour and b/w plates throughout. 30x23 cm. Wrappers Catalogue produced to accompany an exhibition in Tainan, Taiwan, showing the work of the Taiwanese painter, Tai-Yuan Chen (Chen Taiyuan), who works in oils, painting a variety of subjects. Preparatory pencil sketches are shown alongside the finished oil. Illustrated throughout. Introduction and list of plates in English. Main text in Chinese. 606 Tainan County Cultural Centre: LIN ZHIXIN YOUHUA JI. Oil Paintings by Lin Chih-Hsin. 林智信油畫集. Tainan, pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 30x23 cm. Boards Catalogue produced to accompany an exhibition in Tainan, Taiwan, showing the work of the Taiwanese painter, Lin Chih-Hsin (Lin Zhixin), who works in oils, painting a wide variety of subject matter. Illustrated throughout. In Chinese. 607 Tainan County Cultural Centre: ZHANG SONGYUAN ZHUANJI GUOHUA PIAODIAO. (The Paintings and Gourd Carvings of Zhang Songyuan). 張松元專輯國畫瓢雕. Tainan, pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 30x23 cm. Wrappers Catalogue produced to accompany an exhibition in Tainan, Taiwan, showing the work of the Taiwanese painter, Zhang Songyuan, who paints landscapes in both traditional and modern Chinese styles and who, more unusually, also carves gourds with landscapes and flowers. Illustrated throughout. In Chinese. 608 Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum: DISANJIE TAIBEI TAO YISHU JIANG. The Third Taipei Ceramics Awards. 第三屆台北陶藝術獎. Taipei, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Paper Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Yingge Ceramics Museum (located outside Taipei) in conjunction with the Third Taipei Ceramics Awards. Shows the work of many of the participants in the awards and is thus a good survey of the current state of ceramic artistry in Taiwan today. Illustrated throughout. Near dual text in English and Chinese. 609 Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum: SHENGHUO CHAJU JINGSAI ZHAN. Tea Set Competition and Exhibition. 生活茶具競賽展. Taipei, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Paper Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Yingge Ceramics Museum (located outside Taipei) in conjunction with the competition held in Most of the tea sets shown are contemporary Yixing-style. Illustrated throughout. Near dual text in English and Chinese.

9 LIST NOT CHINA OR JAPAN 618 Tattersall, C. E. C: NOTES ON CARPET-KNOTTING AND WEAVING. London, pp. 13 plates. 18x12 cm. Paper Victoria & Albert Museum, Department of Textiles handbook. 621 Textile Society of Hong Kong: THE GUIDE TO ASIAN TEXTILE COLLECTIONS. Second Edition. Hong Kong, pp. Index. 14x13 cm. Spiral binding Revised edition of a guide to collections covering 200 museums and 170 commercial outlets throughout the world. Each institution is given a descriptive note on the collections along with contact information, opening hours, etc. Useful and pocket-sized. 632 Tokyo National Museum: ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF TOKYO NATIONAL MUSEUM. Korean Ceramics: Earthenware and Stoneware. Tokyo, pp. 8 pp. colour and 151 pp b/w plates. 26x19 cm. Cloth Catalogue of the very fine collection of earthenware and stonewares from Korea held in the Tokyo National Museum. 427 objects are shown, many with multiple views. Primarily dating from the Silla and Goryeo periods up to the 13th century. Preface and captions in English. Main text in Japanese. A useful visual reference. 633 Tokyo National Museum: ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF TOKYO NATIONAL MUSEUM. Korean Ceramics: Celadon, Buncheong Ware and Porcelain. Tokyo, , 6, 205 pp. 16 pp. colour and 123 pp b/w plates. 26x19 cm. Cloth Catalogue of the fine collection of Korean celadons, Buncheong (Punch ong) wares and porcelains from Korea held in the Tokyo National Museum. 453 examples are shown, dating from the 10th century onwards, many with multiple views. Preface, list of contents and 34 page list of plates in English. Main text in Japanese. A useful visual reference. 634 Tokyo National Museum: SEIIKI BIJUTSU TEN DOITSU TORUFAN TANKENKA. Central Asian Art from the Museum of Indian Art, Berlin, SMPK. Tokyo, pp. 158 exhibits illustrated. 28x22 cm. Paper Illustrated catalogue of an exhibition of paintings, embroidery and sculptures from temples on the Silk Road, excavated by the German Turfan expeditions between 1902 and English introductions,one essay, list of plates and brief captions in English. Main text in Japanese. 642 Tsareva, Elena: TURKMEN CARPETS. Masterpieces of Steppe Art, from 16th to 19th Centuries, The Hoffmeister Collection pp. Numerous colour plates. 32x24 cm. Cloth The Hoffmeister Collection is one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of classical and historical Turkmen carpets. Comprising nearly 200 items, the majority here illustrated and discussed. 646 Vaurie, Charles: TIBET AND ITS BIRDS. London, xv, 407 pp. A few colour and b/w plates. One map. 25x17 cm. Cloth A prime reference in English. 673 Watson, William: THE EARLIEST BUDDHIST IMAGES OF KOREA. Offprint TOCS. London, n.d pp. 28 illustrations. 28x21 cm. Paper A study of the introduction of Buddhist art to Korea. Offprint. 683 Wiltshire, Trea: HONG KONG. Pages from the Past. Hong Kong, pp. B/w photographs throughout. 19x20 cm. Cloth Pleasing little work showing photography of people, buildings and scenery from throughout Hong Kong s history from the late 19th century through to the 1997 handover. 687 Wood, Ernest: ZEN DICTIONARY. Tokyo, pp. 18x11 cm. Paper A useful tool for the explanation of many Zen terms and meanings. 696 XIZANG TANGKA DAQUAN. Selection of Tibetan Thangkas. 西藏唐卡大全. Lhasa, , 220 pp. Colour plates throughout. 38x27 cm. Boards thangkas showing the variety of this art form are illustrated in good colour. Contents, brief introduction in Chinese and Tibetan. Captions in Chinese with short Tibetan entries. 713 ZANG CHUAN FOJIAO YISHU. (Buddhist Art of the Tibetan Plateau). 藏傳佛教藝術. Hong Kong, pp. 666 colour illustrations. 26x32 cm. Cloth Selected from 5000 unique photographs, this book illustrates different areas of Buddhist art including architecture, paintings, murals, woodblocks and scriptures, costumes, reliquaries, musical instruments, jewellery, etc. Text in Chinese only. 720 Zhanghua County Cultural Bureau: DIWUJIE KUANGXI MEI ZHAN. (The Fifth Kuangxi Art Exhibition). 第五屆礦溪美展. Zhanghua, pp. Colour plates throughout. 26x26 cm. Boards Catalogue of a touring exhibition in Taiwan that shows contemporary art in various media by artists resident in the Zhanghua area of Taiwan, a region also known as Kuangxi. Illustrated throughout in colour. Text in Chinese. 739 Zhu Peiyi & Xie Dongshan: TAIWAN XIESHIZHUYI MEISHU. Taiwanese Realist Arts 台灣寫實主義美術 朱珮儀謝東山著. Taibei, pp. Numerous colour illustrations. 25x19 cm. Wrappers A detailed study of the development of the realism movement in Taiwan, influenced by European art. Primarily painting is shown and discussed, together with some sculpture. In Chinese.