HANSHAN TANG BOOKS LIST 167 NEW PUBLICATIONS ARCHAEOLOGY LATEST ACQUISITIONS

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1 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS LIST 167 NEW PUBLICATIONS ARCHAEOLOGY LATEST ACQUISITIONS 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

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3 LIST NEW & RECENT PUBLICATIONS NEW & RECENT PUBLICATIONS 1 An Yongde ed: TIANJIAO YIBAO: MENG YUAN JINGPIN WENWU. (Treasures of Yuan Dynasty Artefacts Excavated in Inner Mongolia). 天驕遺寶 : 蒙元精品文物 安泳口主編. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 27x19 cm. Cloth Shows 37 examples of Yuan dynasty artefacts excavated at sites in Inner Mongolia. Includes gold, ceramics, bronzes and stone sculpture. All pieces illustrated in colour and described in detail. In Chinese. 2 ANYANG YINXU XUJIAQIAO GUOJIAZHUANG SHANGDAI MUZANG NIAN YINXU KAOGU BAOGAO. Report on the Excavations at Xujiaqiao and Guojiazhuang in Anyang Yinxu Archaeological Report. 安陽殷墟徐家橋郭家庄商代墓葬 年殷墟考古報告. Beijing, x, 185 pp. text plus 56 pp. colour and 12 pp. b/w plates. B/w text drawings. 29x22 cm. Boards Archaeological report on recent excavations at the extensive Anyang Yinxu site, here focussing on the Shang dynasty cemeteries at Xujiaqiao and Guojiazhuang. As ever, many fine bronzes were excavated, a good selection here illustrated. One page English abstract. Main text in Chinese. 3 Boyd, Julia: A DANCE WITH THE DRAGON. The Vanished World of Peking s Foreign Colony. London, xxiii, 263 pp. 32 b/w plates. 23x15 cm. Cloth A study of the foreign community of Peking and their antics in the early 20th century which attracted and comprised an eclectic group of many unusual and interesting individuals from Wallis Simpson to Bertrand Russell and Cecil Lewis. 4 China Guardian Auctions ed: SHENDE MING DAO: WUTAISHAN REN CANG QING DAOGUANG YU CI. (Qing Dynasty Imperial Porcelain of the Daoguang Reign in the Collection of the Man from Wutaishan). 慎德明道 : 五台山人藏清道光御瓷. Beijing, pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 38x27 cm. Boards A lavishly-produced and large catalogue illustrating and describing 176 extremely fine examples of Daoguang imperial ceramics in the privately-held Chinese collection of The Man from Wutaishan. The ceramics have been bought in auctions worldwide from the early 1990s onwards. All pieces illustrated in colour (a good number presumably life-size) and in multiple views, many showing closeup detail. All base marks shown. Detailed descriptions and text in Chinese. The most focussed work on Qing ceramics from the Daoguang reign produced to date. 5 China Institute of America: BLOOMING IN THE SHADOWS. Unofficial Chinese Art, New York, pp. Colour plates. 28x22 cm. Paper Catalogue of an exhibition held at the China Institute in New York focussing on the roots of the contemporary art movement in China today. Concentrates on three early groups of artists: Wuming (The Nameless Group)), Xingxing (The Stars) and Caocao (The Grass Society), all avant-garde at the time. Examines how they functioned under difficult circumstances and the work they produced. 6 CIZAO YAOZHI: FUJIAN PUJIANG CIZAO YAOZHI KAOGU DIAOCHA FAJUE BAOGAO. (Remains of the Cizao Kiln: Report on Investigations and Excavations of the Remains of the Cizao Kiln Site at Pujiang in Fujian Province). 磁灶窯址 : 福建普江磁灶窯址考古調查發掘報告. Beijing, xxx, 434 pp. text plus 128 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text drawings and plans. 5 foldouts. 26x19 cm. Boards Little is known about the history of the Cizao kilns. From the wares excavated, they appear to have been active from the Tang through to the Yuan and produced wares primarily with green celadon-style glazes together with brown or black glazed wares and wares with greenish-yellow glazes. Numerous examples are here illustrated in this detailed report. Four page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese. 7 Graybill, Maribeth: THE ARTIST S TOUCH, THE CRAFTSMAN S HAND. Three Centuries of Japanese Prints in the Portland Art Museum. Seattle, pp. Colour text plates throughout. 30x25 cm. Cloth Presents a selection of the most important and visually compelling Japanese prints from the extensive collection of the Portland Art Museum. Many are extremely rare and almost all here appear in an English language publication for the first time. 8 Guan Mingcheng: KOUHAO TAOCI XUJI. Slogan Ceramics (A Supplement). 口號陶瓷續集 關明城著. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 23x17 cm. Wrappers Cultural Revolution ceramics in various forms, all bearing revolutionary slogans. Illustrated throughout. Text in Chinese. A supplementary volume to the volume of the same name published in Guojia Wenwuju Guojia Wenwu Jianding Weiyuanhui: WENWU CANGPIN DINGJI BIAOZHUN TULI: BINGQI JUAN. Illustrated Important Chinese Cultural Relics Ranking Standard: Weaponry. 文物藏品定級標準圖例 : 兵器卷. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. A number of b/w text drawings. 29x22 cm. Boards varied examples of Chinese weaponry dating from the Shang through to the Qing dynasty have been selected by the State Cultural Relics Bureau Verification Committee and divided by importance into Artifacts of Grade I (127), Grade II (87), Grade III (31) and Common Artifacts (12). A definitive grading of important Chinese weaponry by national experts. The large majority of the weaponry is bronze and dates from before the Han dynasty. All illustrated in colour. List of plates in English, otherwise Chinese text. An excellent and accessible visual reference. 10 Hansen, Valerie ed: THE SILK ROAD: KEY PAPERS. Part 1: The Pre-Islamic Period. Leiden, xvii, pp ; vii, pp A few b/w text illustrations. 2 vols. 25x18 cm. Boards This is the first of two collections by top scholars on the history of the Silk Road. The focus of this first part is the first milllennium AD when the Silk Road trade was at its height. Most of the detailed entries are organized chronologically and geographically. Sections as follows. Volume One: Introduction; The Beginnings of the Silk Road; Kushan Empire and Beyond; Kuche, Kumarajiva, and Broader Issues of Translation; Samarkand and the Sogdians. Volume Two: Turfan; Dunhuang and Khotan; Index.

4 NEW & RECENT PUBLICATIONS 4 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 11 Hargett, James: STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN. A Journal to the Summit of Mount Emei. Albany, ix, 294 pp. 23x15 cm. Paper Records an ascent to the summit of Mount Emei in China s Sichuan province an important Buddhist centre. The journey was undertaken in the Song dynasty by Fan Chengda in 1177 AD and remains amongst the most informative accounts of the mountain. Rendered particularly interesting by the passage of time. 12 Hargett, James trans; Fan Chengda: RIDING THE RIVER HOME. A Complete and Annotated Translation of Fan Chengda s ( ) Diary of a Boat Trip to Wu (Wuchuan Lu). Hong Kong, xi, 302 pp. 24x16 cm. Cloth Fan s trip covered a distance of 1,700 English miles and took 122 days to complete. Provides detailed firsthand descriptions of many aspects of life during the Song dynasty. Perhaps of most interest for the accounts of scenic & historic sites visited during the journey. 13 Hargett, James trans. Fan Chengda: TREATISES OF THE SUPERVISOR AND GUARDIAN OF THE CINNAMON SEA. The Natural World and Material Culture of 12th Century South China. Seattle, lxvi, 349 pp. A few b/w text illustrations. 23x15 cm. Paper Fan Chengda ( ) was a high-ranking Chinese government official in Guangxi, an experienced traveler, a keen observer, and a gifted writer. His observations on a wide range of subjects are always interesting and revealing, and constitute an important contribution to the literature on Song dynasty China s frontier peoples. 14 HOUTAIPING: DONG LIAO HE XIAYOU YOU AN YI QINGTONG SHIDAI YICUN WEIZHU DE DIAOCHA YU FAJUE. (Houtaiping: Report and Excavations at a Bronze Age Site on the Right Bank of the Lower Reaches of the Eastern Liao River). 后太平 : 東遼河下游右岸以青銅時代遺存為主的調查與發掘. Beijing, , 4, 360 pp. text plus 72 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 29x22 cm. Boards Excavation report on a Neoloithic site in Jilin province in China. Yielded interesting pottery with impressed and comb pattern designs, together with small bronzes and small bronze weaponry. One page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese. 15 Idema, Wilt L: JUDGE BAO AND THE RULE OF LAW. Eight Ballad-Stories from the Period New Jersey, pp. Paper Pure, orthodox andd incorruptible, Judge Bao has been serving as the preeminent embodiment of justice in China for almost a thousand years. Now for the very first time, a series of eight ballad-stories on Judge Bao, dating from the period , is offered in a complete and annotated translation to provide readers a reflection of the legend of Judge Bao in its earliest phase of development. 16 Jett, Paul: GODS OF ANGKOR. Bronzes from the National Museum of Cambodia. Seattle, pp. Numerous colour plates 30x20 cm. Wrappers Illustrates and discusses a remarkable group of seven bronze figures unearthered in Cambodia in Dating from the 6th and 7th centuries, these Buddhist sculptures, two of which are Chinese, are now in the National Museum of Cambodia. 17 Johnston, John et al: 5000 YEARS OF CHINESE JADE. Featuring Selections from the National Museum of History, Taiwan and the Arthur M. Sackler Collection, Smithsonian Institution. Seattle, pp.103 colour illustrations. 29x21 cm. Wrappers Produced in conjunction with an exhibition at the San Antonio Myuseum of Art. A concise visual history showing important Chinese jades dating from the Neolithic to the 19th century. Arranged chronologically. Subjects and themes include ritual objects, weapons, scholars objects, adornments and jewelry. 18 KUNSHAN CHUODUN YIZHI. Chuodun Site in Kunshan. 昆山綽墩遺址. Beijing, pp. text plus 140 pp. colour plates. B/w text illustrations and drawings. 29x22 cm. Cloth Excavation report on the Neolithic Chuodun site near Kunshan in China s Jiangsu province. Of note for the extensive amounts of monochrome neolithic pottery excavated. Many reconstructed examples illustrated. Two page abstract in English. In Chinese. 19 Lally, J. J. & Co: SILVER AND GOLD IN ANCIENT CHINA. New York, , 76 pp. 45 full page colour plates. 28x21 cm. Wrappers Lally s Spring 2012 exhibition comprises 50 marvellous examples of ancient Chinese gold and silver dating from the 1st century BC through to the early Ming and including a good amount of Tang, Song and Liao material. Ranges from a large Tang repousse chased parcel-gilt silver bowl and a Sogdian parcel-gilt silver fluted cup to an Eastern Jin openwork gold plaque and Liao dynasty gold jewelry. All illustrated in full page colour and described in detail. 20 Li Gang: ZHONGGUO BEIFANG QINGTONGQI DE OUYA CAOYUAN WENHUA YINSU. (Eurasian and Steppe Influences in the Bronzes of Northern China). 中國北方青銅器的歐亞草原文化因素 李剛著. Beijing, pp. text plus 12 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 26x19 cm. Boards A study of the influences of non-chinese cultures through the trade and migration routes across Central and Northern Asia on the early bronzes of northern China. Text in Chinese. 21 Li Ling: FOJIAO YU TUXIANG LUNGAO. (Essays on Buddhist Iconography). 佛教與圖像論稿 李翎著. Beijing, pp. Numerous b/w text illustrations. 24x17 cm. Wrappers A study of Buddhist iconography based on the collections of the National Museum of China. In Chinese. 22 Liu Xirong: ZHONGDING MINGXIANG: RONGZHAI XUAN LU QINGSHANG (II). (The Rong Studio Collection of Incense Burners (II)). 鐘鼎茗香 : 榮齋宣爐清賞 ( 二 ) 劉錫榮著. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth A second selection of some 50 Xuande-style Chinese incense burners dating from the Ming and Qing dynasties, all from the privatelyheld Rong Studio collection in China. All illustrated in colour and all base seals shown. A useful visual reference. In Chinese. 23 Lo, Andrew, Wood, Frances et al: CHINESE EXPORT PAINTINGS OF THE QING PERIOD IN THE BRITISH LIBRARY. Da Ying Tushuguan Te Cang Zhongguo Qingdai Waixiao Hua Jinghua. 大英圖書館特藏中國清代外銷畫精華. Guangzhou,2011. Various paginations ( pp.). Colour plates throughout each volume. 8 vols. Cloth. 1,500.00

5 LIST NEW & RECENT PUBLICATIONS A large eight volume work showing a total of 748 export paintings dating from the Qing dynasty in the collection of the British Library. The first time this excellent collection has been published in a manner depicting the true scope and range of the British LIbrary s holdings. Most of the paintings are very rare, some may be unique. The painting are divided into a number of categories ranging from Canton Harbour and the City of Canton, costumes of emperors through to commoners, street occupations in Canton, governemnt offices and regalia, punishemnts, gardens, mansions, temples and sacrifices, opium scenes, interiors and furnishings, birds and plants, theatre scenes, boats, ships and river scenes in Guangdong, customs and scenes of iold Peking, Peking shop signs. Each section includes an introduction and has commentary and description of each painting. An excellent visual reference and an important addition to the literature on the subject. Dual texts in Chinese and English. 24 Marchant & Son: RECENT ACQUISITIONS Important Chinese Porcelain from Private Collections. London, pp. Colour plates throughout. A number of foldouts. 30x21 cm. Wrappers Comprised almost entirely of imperial wares from the Ming and Qing dynasties, this interesting dealer s catalogue contains 53 extremely fine examples of Chinese ceramics all with provenance from private collections. All illustrated in colour, in multiple views and with close-up detail and fully described. 25 Maske, Andrew: POTTERS AND PATRONS IN EDO JAPAN. Takatori Ware and the Kuroda Domain. London, pp. 36 colour and 125 b/w illustrations. Cloth Traces the development of one of Japan s best-documented ceramic types, Takatori ware, from Explores the operation of Takatori as the official ceramic workshop of the Kuroda, lords of one of Japan s largest domains. Includes illustrations of outstanding pieces from all seven workshop locations, some pieces never previously published. 26 Museum of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region & National Museum of Vietnamese History: YUENAN TONG GU. Vietnamese Bronze Drums. 越南銅鼓. Beijing, xxi, 15, 395 pp. Colour and b/w plates throughout, many full page. 35x26 cm. Boards Comprises the fruits of an extensive joint project between the Guangxi Museum and the National Museum of Vietnamese History studying the important and distinctive bronze drums of the region. A prime reference on the subject. Dual texts in Chinese, Vietnamese and English. Please note that the book has not been produced to the highest of standards and the covers are separating from the spine of the work. Internally fine. 27 National Museum of History: QINGHUA YOULIHONG OUYANG JIANZHONG SHOUCANG ZHAN. Blue-and-White and Underglaze Red: Porcelains from Steven Ouyang s Collection. 青花釉里紅歐陽健中收藏展. Taibei, pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x23 cm. Wrappers Catalogue of an exhibition at the National Museum of History in Taibei showing 54 examples of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain from the Yuan to the Qing. The emphasis is on tracing the chronological development of blue-and-white and there is much focus on design and glazes. All shown in full page colour and with accompanying smaller plates showing close-up details of design and glaze. Introduction on English, otherwise Chinese text only. 28 National Museum of History: SHENGSHI HUANGCHAO MIBAO: FAMENSI DIGONG YU DA TANG WENWU TEZHAN. Imperial Treasures: Relics of Famen Temple Underground Palace and the Flourishing Tang. 盛世皇朝密寶 : 法門寺地宮與大唐文物特展. Taibei, pp. Numerous full page colour plates and smaller colour text plates. 29x21 cm. Wrappers Catalogue of a splendid exhibition at the National Museum of History in Taibei showing superb Tang dynasty gold and silver Buddhist objects from the underground crypt at Famen Temple in China s Shaanxi province. The objects loaned from China and also include objects from the crypt in ceramic and glass plus other associated material from the Tang dynasty. Introductions, brief introductions to each section and captions in English. Main text in Chinese. 29 National Museum of History: TIANQING MISE GAOLI QINGCI ZHAN. The Celadon of the Ancient Korea. 天青密色高麗青瓷展. Taibei, pp. Colour plates and text plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Boards Catalogue of an exhibition at the National Museum of History in Taibei, Taiwan, showing 70 fine pieces of Korean celadon from a private collection in Taiwan. All illustrated in colour and described. The first exhibition of Korean ceramics in Taiwan. Introduction and brief captions in English. Dual texts in Korean and Chinese. 30 National Palace Museum: DE JIA QU: QIANLONG HUANGDI DE TAOCI PINWEI. Obtaining Refined Enjoyment: The Qianlong Emperor s Taste in Ceramics. 德佳趣 : 乾隆皇帝的陶瓷品味. Taibei, pp. Colour plates throughout. Numerous colour text plates. 30x24 cm. Wrappers Catalogue of a fine exhibition at the National Palace Museum in Taibei exploring the preferences of the Qing dynasty Qianlong Emperor with regard to his vast imperial collection of ceramics. The first section of the exhibition and catalogue Poetry as Record shows superb Chinese ceramics dating from the Song to the Qing that the Emperor admired and enjoyed bearing the famous inscribed inscriptions and poems expressing his admiration and enjoyment. The second section Taste Re-Presented displays ceramics illustrated in the Qianlong Emperor s painted albums of ceramics, together with the original painted illustration. Introductions, list of contents and captions in English. Main text in Chinese. Illustrated throughout in colour. 31 National Palace Museum: GUGONG SHUHUA TULU VOLUME 30. (Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Painting in the National Palace Museum: Volume 30). 故宮書畫圖錄 ( 三十 ). Taibei, , 403 pp. 32 pp. colour plates. B/w plates throughout. 31x21 cm. Cloth Volume 30 in the ongoing series that will contain all the paintings in the National Palace Museum and the Central Museum in Taibei. This volume further continues examination and illustration of a number of albums of paintings in the Museum s collection, dating from the Song through to the Qing dynasties. Some plates in colour, the majority in black-and-white. In Chinese. 32 Otsuka, Ronald & Xu Fangfang ed: XU BEIHONG. Pioneer of Modern Chinese Painting. Seattle, pp. 110 colour and 60 b/w illustrations. 30x27 cm. Cloth Published to accompany an exhibition of the work of the modern Chinese painter, Xu Beihong, at the Denver Art Museum. Comprises a selection of 61 ink paintings, oils, drawings and pastels loaned from the Xu Beihong Memorial Museum in Beijing. Well-illustrated and with interesting text.

6 NEW & RECENT PUBLICATIONS 6 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 33 Scagliola, Manuele: THE ISLAMIC CERAMICS OF THE LAURA COLLECTION. Le Ceramiche Islamiche della Collezione Laura. London, pp. 126 colour illustrations. 30x21 cm. Cloth Describes and illustrates the Italian-held Laura collection of islamic ceramics donated to the Fonde Ambiento Italiano. Well-illustrated. Dual texts in English and Italian. 34 Sterckx, Roel: FOOD SACRIFICE AND SAGEHOOD IN EARLY CHINA. Cambridge, ix, 235 pp. 23x15 cm. Boards In ancient China, the preparation of food and its offering as a religious sacrifice were intimately connected with models of sagehood and morality. This book explores this culture and also offers a survey of dietary culture from the Zhou to the Han dynasties. 35 Stevenson, John et al: DRAGONS AND LOTUS BLOSSOMS. Vietnamese Ceramics from the Birmingham Museum of Art. Seattle, pp. Colour plates throughout. 25x19 cm. Paper Shows the fine and little-published collection of Vietnamese ceramics in the Birmingham Museum of Art in Alabama. Accompanying essays by experts in the field. 36 Vitiello, Giovanni: THE LIBERTINE S FRIEND. Homosexuality and Masculinity in Late Imperial China. Chicago, xii, 296 pp. A few b/w text illustrations. 24x16 cm. Cloth Explores the complex and fascinating history of male homosexual relationships from the late Ming through to the late Qing dynasty. Draws particularly on overlooked Chinese works of pornographic fiction. 37 Wei Yuqi: ZANG TIANZHU. (Gzi Beads from Tibet). 藏天珠 魏玉琦著. Tianjin, , 146 pp. Numerous colour text plates. 26x19 cm. Boards Gzi beads possess the power of bringing luck, warding off evil and are attributed with beneficial medical qualities. This work provides a survey of the subject and is illustrated throughout in colour showing numerous examples. In Chinese. 38 Wood, Nigel: CHINESE GLAZES. Their Origins, Chemistry and Recreation. London, pp. Numerous colour and b/w illustrations. 28x22 cm. Paper Traces the development of glazes from the earliest times to the present day. Provides descriptions of glaze production, analyses and much more. Well-illustrated with both old ceramics and current wares employing the old glaze techniques. Paperback edition. 39 Wudang Museum ed: TAIHE WUDANG: WUDANG BOWUGUAN DAOJIAO WENHUA ZHAN. Taihe Wudang: Taoist Culture Exhibition of Wudang Museum. 太和武當 : 武當博物館道教文化展. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards Illustrates and describes the permanent and comprehensive exhibit of Daoist art and artefacts in the Wudang Museum located close to the World Heritage Site of the Wudang Mountains, a focus of Daoist temples and culture. Includes much stone wood and metal statuary of Daoist spirits and immortals, together with other Daoist objects in various media bronzes, ceramics, textiles. Illustrated throughout in colour and with near dual texts in Chinese and English. 40 Xi an Meidu Craft Museum ed: XI AN MEIDU YISHU BOWUGUAN CANGPIN JINGHUA: CIQI. (Tereasures from the Xi an Meidu Craft Museum: Ceramics). 西安美都藝術博物館藏品精華 : 瓷器. Beijing, , 271 pp. Colour plates throughout, many full page. 29x22 cm. Boards Shows the Chinese ceramics held in the privately-funded Xi an Meidu Craft Museum. Practically all the ceramics date from the Qing dynasty and are primarily non-imperial wares from local kilns. Includes many examples of famille rose and famille verte. Illustrated throughout in colour. Text in Chinese. 41 Xi an Meidu Craft Museum ed: XI AN MEIDU YISHU BOWUGUAN CANGPIN JINGHUA: QIASI FALANGQI. (Tereasures from the Xi an Meidu Craft Museum: Cloisonne). 西安美都藝術博物館藏品精華 : 掐絲珐琅器. Beijing, , 159 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards Shows the collection of Chinese cloisonne held in the privately-funded Xi an Meidu Craft Museum. A few Ming pieces, the majority Qing. Illustrated throughout in colour. Text in Chinese. 42 Zhao Jiabin & Wu Chunming ed: FUJIAN LIANJIANG DINGHAIWAN CHENCHUAN KAOGU. (Archaeological Report on the Shipwreck at Dinghai Bay on the Lian River in Fujian Province). 福建連江定海灣沉船考古 趙嘉斌 吳春明主編. Beijing, iv, 466 pp. Colour text plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Boards Detailed report on this Song dynasty shipwreck found in the delta of the Lian River in Fujian province in China. The wreck yielded extensive amounts of intact Song dynasty ceramics, in particular, teabowls and dishes in various glazes. A good number of such finds are here illustrated, together with illustration of the wreck and its examination and excavation. Text in Chinese. 43 Zhejiang Provincial Museum ed: ZHU YUN: ZHEJIANG CIXI MUYI TANG CANG LIDAI ZHUDIAO JINGPIN. Charm of Bamboo: Gems of Bamboo Engraving Articles Throughout History Collected by Cixi Woodwork Hall, Zhejiang. 竹韻 : 浙江慈溪木藝堂藏歷代竹雕精品. Beijing, pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 30x23 cm. Boards Catalogue of an exhibition at the Gushan branch of the Zhejiang Provincial Museum showing 136 Ming and (predominantly) Qing dynasty bamboo objects from the Cixi Muyi Tang (Cixi Woodwork Hall) collection. The objects include many of a Scholar s Studio or literati nature brush pots, wrist rests, small figurines and other objects for enjoyment. All illustrated in full colour, many with closeup of detail or inscriptions, and described. Near dual texts in Chinese and English. A good addition to the literature on the subject. 44 ZHONGGUO LINGMU DIAOSU QUANJI 3: SHIQIAN ZHI QINDAI. (A Survey of Chinese Tomb Sculpture: Vol. 1: From Prehistory to the Qin Dynasty). 中國陵墓雕塑全集 1 : 史前至秦代. Xi an, xii, 8, 128, 304, 120 pp. pp. full page colour plates. B/w text plates. 29x22 cm. Cloth Part One of a comprehensive survey of Chinese tomb sculpture in stone and ceramic. This large volume covers the period from prehistory through to and including the Qin dynasty. A few examples from the Neolithic, Shang and Western Zhou, good coverage of Warring States tomb sculpture and extensive coverage of the marvellous lifesize warriors and associated material from the Qinshihuang Mausoleum. A toal of 285 examples illustrated in colour, many full page. Good descriptions accompany. Text in Chinese. A good visual reference.

7 LIST NEW & RECENT PUBLICATIONS 45 ZHONGGUO MUSHI BIHUA QUANJI 3: SONG LIAO JIN YUAN. (Compendium of Chinese Tomb Murals 2: Song, Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties). 中國墓室壁畫全集 : 宋遼金元. Shijiazhuang, , 4, 70, 147, 87 pp. 147 pp. colour plates. B/w text plates. 29x21 cm. Cloth Volume Three of three showing tomb murals from the Song, Liao, Jin and Yuan dynasties from tombs throughout China. Murals from numerous tombs both famous and little-known are shown. Good colour plates. Descriptions accompany. Text in Chinese. ARCHAEOLOGY 46 Academia Sinica: CHANGSHA FAJUE BAOGAO. (Report on the Excavation of Changsha). 長沙發倔報告. Kaoguxue Zhuankan, IV:2. Beijing, pp. text. 107 plates. 26x19 cm. Half-cloth A survey of tombs at Changsha dating from the Warring States period to the Eastern Han excavated in RBS 3:441. A scarce report in Chinese only. 47 Academia Sinica: MIAODI GOU YU SANLI QIAO. Miao Ti Kou and San Li Ch iao. Kaoguxue Zhuankan, IV:9. Beijing, pp. 96 plates, 67 text-figures. 27x19 cm. Paper Archaeological excavations at the Yellow River Reservoirs, Report No. 2. Contained in the tombs were Yangshao and Longmen cultures, as evidenced by painted pottery. English abstract. RBS 5: BAOJI GUANTAOYUAN. Guantaoyuan at Baoji. 寶雞關桃圓. Beijing, pp. text plus 40 pp. colour plates & 24 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 26x19 cm. Cloth The site of Guantaoyuan near Baoji in China s Shaanxi province is notable for remains of pre-yangshao cultures together with remains from the Western Zhou, Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. This is a detailed report of excavations at the site. Main finds were extensive amounts of Neolithic pottery. Three page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese. 49 BAOTOU YANJIALIANG YIZHI FAJUE BAOGAO. (Report on Excavations of the Ruins at Yanjialiang in Baotou). 包头燕家梁遺址發掘報告. Beijing, xxxii, 805 pp. text plus 292 pp. colour plates & 10 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 3 vols. 29x21 cm. Boards Large and extremely detailed three-volume report on the Yuan dynasty Yanjialiang village site located near the city of Baotou in Inner Mongolia. Over 200 houses were excavated and shed much light on life during the Yuan dynasty in this area. Over 5000 artefacts were excavated, a large number of which are illustrated here, including many ceramics, white-glazed, black-glazed, san cai, jun wares, sherds of Yuan blue-and-white, moulded figurines, coins and household untensils. Five page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese. 50 BEIJING LONGQUANWU LIAO JIN MUZANG FAJUE BAOGAO. (Excavation Report on the Liao and Jin Dynasty Cemetery at Longquanwu in Beijing). 北京龍泉物務遼金發掘報告. Beijing, , 255 pp. Numerous colour plates. B/w text drawings. 29x22 cm. Cloth Archaeological report on a Liao and Jin cemetery located in the western suburbs of Beijing. Main finds were large quantities of ceramics from the Liao and Jin, many illustrated here. Of importance for research into the tomb architecture of the time. In Chinese 51 Beijing Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics: MIYUN DATANGZHUANG. Excavation Report on the Sites of Datangzhuang in the Miyun Excavation Report on the Sites from Tang to Qing in the Bai River. 密雲大唐庄. Shanghai, pp. plus 36 pp. colour plates and 32 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 29x22 cm. Boards Finds included a good quantity of fine white-glazed wares from the Tang and Song plus small items of jewellery. In Chinese. 52 Beijingshi Wenwu Yanjiusuo: LIULIHE XIZHOU YANGUO MUDI: Yan State Cemetery of the Western Zhou Period at Liulihe. Beijing, , 276 pp. 48 pp. of colour and 112 pp. of b/w plates. 147 text figures. Tables. 27x19 cm. Cloth The glory of this important Western Zhou site is its bronzes which are finely illustrated in colour in this detailed archaeological report. Includes a five page abstract in English. 53 BEITING GAOCHANG HUIGU FOSI YIZHI. Ruins of a Buddhist Temple of the Khoco Uighur Period at the Ancient City of Beiting. Kaoguxue Zhuankan, IV:39. Shenyang, pp. text plus 16 pp. colour and 96 pp. b/w plates. 74 b/w text figures. Tables. 26x19 cm. Cloth Detailed report of the excavations carried out at a Buddhist temple 700m west of the ancient city of Beiting in China s Xinjiang province. Describes and illustrates the ruins of the temple with much spectacular mural painting, some sculpture and other remains dating from the 10th to the middle 13th century. Three page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese A scarce monograph on a little-known site. 54 Bergman, Folke: ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCHES IN SINKIANG. Sino-Swedish Expedition, Publication 7: Archaeology I. Stockholm, pp. 60 plates, 2 in colour. 52 b/w text drawings. 30x24 cm. Paper The aim of this volume is to describe the archaeological collections made in the province of Sinkiang by the Swedish participants in the Sino-Swedish Expedition of Sven Hedin. Includes many finds from the Lop-Nor area, including ancient graves containing textiles and other artefacts. Partly uncut copy. In fine condition. 55 Zhang Zhengming & Shao Xuehai ed: CHANGJIANG LIUYU GUDAI MEISHU (SHIQIAN ZHI DONGHAN) TAOQI YU TAOSU. (The Ancient Art of the Yangtze River (Prehistoric to the Eastern Han: Pottery and Incised Earthenware). 長江流域古代美術 ( 史前至東漢 ) 陶器與陶塑. Wuhan, , 177 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x22 cm. Cloth Part of a six volume work on archaeological finds from various sites along the length of the Yangtze River from Sichuan to Jiangsu. The objects were excavated at various times from the 1970s-1990s. Concentrates on artefacts dating from the prehistoric to the Eastern Han. This volume shows a wide variety of pottery and incised earthenwares, illustrated in good colour plates. Text in Chinese.

8 ARCHAEOLOGY 8 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 56 CHANGSHA DONGPAILOU DONGHAN JIANDU. (Bamboo Slips from the Eastern Han Found at the East Pailou Site in Changsha). 長沙東牌樓東漢簡牘. Beijing, , 138 pp. 34 pp. colour plates, b/w text illustrations and drawings. 36x27 cm. Cloth A report on excavations undertaken in Changsha in China s Hunan province that yielded a large number of bamboo slips dating from the Eastern Han. The slips and their writings are here reproduced and discussed. In Chinese. 57 Chen Guang ed: YAN WENHUA YANJIU LUNWEN JI. (A Collection of Essays on the Culture of the Yan Kingdom). 燕文化研究論文集 陳光編. Beijing, , 436 pp. A number of b/w text illustrations. 26x18 cm. Paper Forty five papers on aspects of the archaeology and culture of the Yan Kingdom which flourished in ancient China in the area of modern-day Beijing. Text in Chinese. Out-of-print. 58 Chen Songzhang: XIANGGANG ZHONGWEN DAXUE WENWUGUAN CANG JIANDU. (Inscribed Bamboo and Wooden Slips and Tablets in the Collection of the Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong). 香港中文大學文物館藏簡牘 陳松長編著. Xianggang Zhongwen Daxue Wenwuguan Cangpin Zhuankan, 7. Hong Kong, pp. 240 colour illustrations. 35x25 cm. Cloth examples of inscribed strips and tablets are illustrated and discussed. From the important holdings in the Art Museum, University of Hong Kong. An important scholarly resource for China s early history. In Chinese. 59 Chengdu Huatong Museum ed: CHU FENG HAN YUN: JINGZHOU CHUTU CHU HAN WENWU JICUI. (Fine Cultural Relics from the Chu and Han Excavated at Jingzhou). 楚風漢韻 : 荊州出土楚漢文物集萃. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers Catalogue of a loan exhibition at the Chengdu Huatong Museum in Sichuan, China, showing fine Warring States Chu Kingdom and Han dynasty artefacrts excavated at sites in and around Jingzhou in Hubei province. Of note for a number of exceptional lacquer objects and 5 extremely rare Western Han embroidered textiles. Also includes fine bronzes and jades. Text in Chinese. 60 CHENGJISIHAN: ZHONGGUO GUDAI BEIFANG CAOYUAN YOUMU WENHUA. Genghis Khan: The Ancient Nomadic Culture of the Northern China. 成吉思汗 : 中國古代北方草原游牧文化 中華世紀壇藝術館 內蒙古自治區博物館編. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. Chronology. 31x24 cm. Full decorative and gilt imitation leather, all edges gilt Catalogue of a superb exhibition held at the Millennium Art Museum in Beijing in June The exhibition explored the nomadic culture of Northern China, with a focus on the Mongol culture associated with Genghis Khan. The exhibition benefited from major loans from the Museum of Inner Mongolia plus other little-known museums, with the majority of the exhibits previously unpublished. The exhibits range in date from the Warring States to the Qing with an emphasis on earlier material and much from the Mongol period Liao, Jin and Yuan. The later material, mostly Qing, shows much to do with nomadic life and religion on the steppes from costumes to musical instruments, seals and living utensils. There are numerous fine early and distinctive bronzes unearthed from sites in Inner Mongolia, including Ordos material. There is much gold material dating from the Northern Dynasties onwards with some extraordinary Liao material. There are also ceramics, including some highly distinctive and interesting tomb figurines. There are numerous other exhibits in a range of other materials from stone sculpture to textile and bone. The quality of the objects is extremely fine and many are of great rarity. Introductions and captions in English. Main texts in Chinese. Recommended. 61 Cultural Relics and Archaeological Institute of Zhejiang ed: MIAOQIAN. Miaoqian. 廟前. Liangzhu Yizhi Qun Kaogu Baogao zhi Si. Beijing, pp text plus 109 pp. colour plates. Numerous detailed b/w text drawings, 1 foldout. 29x22 cm. Boards Detailed report on the Miaoqian site of the Liangzhu culture. Located in China s Zhejiang province, the site yielded extensive finds of pottery, jades and stone tools. Numerous finds of jade and pottery are illustrated in colour. One page English abstract, otherwise Chinese text. 62 Dai Yingxin comp: GAOJIABAO GEGUO MU. The Graves of the Ge State at Gaojiabao. Xi an, , 257 pp. text plus 8 pp. colour and 60 pp. b/w plates. Text drawings and illus. 27x19 cm. Boards A detailed archaeological report on the excavations of the pre-zhou tombs at Gaojiabao, 60 km north-west of Xi an. The tombs yielded some very fine bronzes. 48 page English summary, otherwise Chinese text. 63 DINGLING. The Imperial Tomb of the Ming Dynasty Ding Ling. Kaoguxue Zhuankan, IV:36. Beijing, pp. text volume with many text illustrations; 391 plates, 136 in colour. 2 vols. 36x27 cm. Cloth Luxurious two-volume archaeological report produced by the Institute of Archaeology, CASS, of this most important tomb (that of the Ming Emperor Wanli) which yielded a number of high-quality textiles, gold and silver implements, jewellery, porcelain, etc. Includes 9 pp. English abstract. Main text in Chinese. 64 East Asia Archaeological Society: PEI-CHA-TCH ENG, WAN-NGAN. Tombeaux des Han a Pei-cha-tch eng et a Houei-ngan pres de Kalgan dans la Region de Grandes Murailles. Archaeologia Orientalis Series B, Vol. V. Tokyo, xi, 120 pp. Japanese text, 73 pp. b/w plates, drawings and 2 foldout maps, 16 pp. French text. 26x18 cm. Halfcloth This publication describes and shows the results of the archaeological investigations conducted by the Japanese in 1940 at two sites on the Inner Mongolian border area near Kalgan: the first was Beishacheng, a small village situated on the left bank of the Yang river. The second was the Wan an (Huai an) area in the Nantang River valley. The expedition examined a number of Han tombs, retrieving a large number of objects including ceramics, bronzes, a covered censer, a number of lacquer objects etc. A rare excavation report. 65 FANGXIAN QILIHE. (The Fangxian Site at Qilihe). 房縣七里河. Beijing, , 38, 328, 102 pp. xvi colour plates and lxxxv b/w plates. Numerous b/w drawings. 29x22 cm. Boards Qilihe is located in China s Hubei province. The Neolithic Fangxian site was discovered in 1958 and has been excavated a number of times. It has been identified with the Shijiahe culture and this is the detailed archaeological report. Prime artefacts discovered have been examples of painted pottery, a good number illustrated here. Two page English abstract. Main text in Chinese. 66 Finn, Daniel J: ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS ON LAMMA ISLAND (BO-LIAO ZHOU) NEAR HONG KONG. Hong Kong, ix, 278 pp. 65 b/w plates. 73 text-figures. 23x17 cm. Cloth Well-researched, extensive study of these interesting finds including pottery, weapons and weapon-heads (in various materials, including bronze), rings, etc.

9 LIST ARCHAEOLOGY 67 Finsterbusch, Kate: VERZEICHNIS UND MOTIVINDEX DER HAN-DARSTELLUNGEN. (Han Dynasty Representations: Inventory and Index of Motifs). Wiesbaden, I: viii, 278 pp. 1 folding map. II: vii, 24 pp. text illustrations on 257 plates. 2 vols. 26x18 cm. Paper and cloth Indispensable (and scarce) work for the specialist on art and material life. Inventory of 1025 murals, low reliefs or tiles dated 80 BC- AD 226. Index of themes represented and illustrations of the pieces themselves. RBS 12-13:501. Text in German. (This is the first art of a work Band I Text and Band II Abbildungen und Addenda which was later extended by two further publications.) 68 FO SHELI WUZHONG BAO TA. The Precious Quintuple Dagoba (Five Precious Buddhist Pagoda-Style Relics). 佛舍利五重寶塔. Beijing, pp. Numerous full page colour plates, colour text plates, b/w text drawings. 2 foldouts. 30x22 cm. Boards A detailed survey of a stunning Chinese Buddhist stone pagoda with carved and painted decoration and with accompanying stone guardians. The pagoda is about 175 cm in height and contains within four smaller pagodas, made respectively of iron, bronze, silvergilt and stone. This amazing Buddhist object was taken abroad at an early unspecified date and returned to China in The large outer pagoda and the four contained within appear to have been made at various times ranging from the Tang through to the Northern Song dynasties. All five pagodas are here illustrated in full and in exhaustive close-up detail in fine colour plates. Text in Chinese. 69 Freer Gallery of Art & Shansi Prov. Lib: EXCAVATION OF A WEST HAN DYNASTY SITE. At Yen-Tzu Ko- Ta, Wan Ch uan Hsien, Southwestern Shansi. Shanghai, pp. Chinese and 44 pp. English text. 21 plates, 4 maps, 2 folding. 27x21 cm. Paper Description of a site plausibly identified as that at which Emperor Han Wudi, in 113 B.C., inaugurated the official worship of Hou Tu, the Goddess of Earth. Excavation conducted jointly by the Freer Gallery and the Shansi Provincial Library of T ai-yüan. 70 Gongyi Municipal Office for Preservation of Ancient Monuments: HUANGYE TANG SANCAI YAO. Threecolour Glazed Pottery Kilns of the Tang Dynasty at Huangye. 黃冶唐三彩窯. Beijing, xviii, 81 pp. text plus 74 pp. colour and 34 pp. b/w plates. 29x22 cm. Boards An interesting report of finds of Tang sancai (tricolour) wares at the Huangye kiln in Henan province. Very well-illustrated with numerous pieces (bowls, small figurines, tripods, animals, shards, moulds) in many different forms. Text in Chinese only. 71 GU DU YIZHEN CHANG AN CHENG CHUTU DE BEIZHOU FOJIAO ZAOXIANG. Treasures Survived from Ruined Capital Buddhist Figures Unearthed from Chang an, the Capital of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. 古都遺珍 : 長安城出土的北周佛教造像. Beijing, , 150 pp. text plus 84 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 29x22 cm. Cloth A study of the important and beautiful group of Northern Zhou Buddhist sculptures unearthed near Xi an in Most had been intentionally damaged (heads removed) and most bear traces of paint and gilt. Well-illustrated in colour. List of contents and six page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese. 72 Gugong Museum ed: GUGONG BOWUYUAN CANGPIN DAXI: DIAOSU BIAN 7: HEBEI QUYANG XIUDESI YIZHI CHUTU FOJIAO ZAOXIANG. Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Sculpture 7: Buddhist Figures Unearthed at the Site of Xiude Temple in Quyang, Hebei Province. 故宮博物院藏品大系 : 雕塑編 7 : 河北曲陽修德寺遺址出土佛教造像. Beijing, pp. c.240 full page colour plates. Numerous b/w text plates. 38x27 cm. Cloth Volume Seven in a beautifully-produced large format and focussed series on the Chinese sculpture collection of the Gugong Museum in Beijing. This volume covers the find of white marble Buddhist statuary dating from the Eastern Wei through to the Tang dynasty which was excavated at the Xiude Temple at Quyang in Hebei province. 200 pieces are illustrated. Illustrated throughout in high quality colour plates. Dual texts in Chinese and English. This is the best work published on this important find. Recommended. 73 Guojia Wenwuju ed: ZHONGGUO WENWU DITU JI SHAANXI FENCE. (Atlas of China s Cultural Artefacts Shaanxi Province). Zhongguo Wenwu Ditu Ji. Xi an, pp. Hundreds of detailed maps in full colour, colour illustrations. Index. 2 vols. 27x19 cm. Cloth A long awaited two volume work in this series. Shows Shaanxi s abundance of archaeological and cultural sites in maps with relevant sites identified temples, tombs etc. With numerous colour photographs of places and artefacts. Index of place names. An exhaustive and very useful reference. Preface, introductory notes and contents in English, otherwise Chinese only. 74 Han Sheng ed: FAMEN SI WENWU TUSHI. Famen Temple. 法門寺文物圖師. Beijing, pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 31x23 cm. Cloth Excellent visual record showing the fabulous Tang dynasty treasures found in the underground crypt at Famen Temple in China s Shaanxi province. Gold and silver Buddhist relics, statuary, textiles and ceramics, all illustrated in fine full page colour plates. In Chinese. 75 HAN WEI LUOYANG GUCHENG NANJIAO LIZHI JIANZHU YIZHI: NIAN KAOGU FAJUE BAOGAO. Report on the Excavations of the Imperial Ceremonial Sites Located in the Southern Outskirts of Han-Wei Archaic Luoyang City. 漢魏洛陽故城南郊禮制建築遺址 : 年考古發掘報告. Beijing, xxi, 456 pp. text plus 196 pp. colour and b/w plates. Numerous b/w text illustrations and drawings. 29x22 cm. Boards Describes the lengthy and ongoing series of excavations at four important ceremonial sites located to the east of present-day Luoyang in China. The sites are: The Heavenly Terrace, The Hall of Brightness, The Royal House of Music and The Royal Institute of Learning. These sites were active during periods when Luoyang was the imperial capital. Detailed five page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese. 76 Hebei Province Institute of Cultural Relics ed: XUANHUA LIAO MU. Excavation Report of the Liao Dynasty Frescoed Tombs at Xuanhua. 宣化遼墓 : 年考古發掘報告. Beijing, , 375 pp. text. 8 foldouts, numerous b/w text drawings; 10 pp. text 98 pp. colour and 160 pp. b/w plates. 2 vols. 29x22 cm. Cloth Whilst there have been a couple of recent publications showing the murals from the Liao tombs at Xuanhua, this is the extremely detailed official two-volume archaeological report of these important excavations that took place from in addition to the detailed descriptions, there are eight foldouts that detail in drawings the murals on the walls of the tombs. The descriptions are enhanced by a separate plate volume of excellent colour and black and white illustrations showing the sites, tombs, murals and other finds. 10 page English abstract. Main text in Chinese.

10 ARCHAEOLOGY 10 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 77 Hebei Provincial Institute of Archaeology et al: CIXIAN WANZHANG BEICHAO BIHUA MU. Cixian Wanzhang Mural Tomb of the Northern Dynasties Period. Beijing, xi, 303 pp. text plus 64 pp. colour and 52 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings, 1 foldout plate. 27x19 cm. Boards Located in Hebei province, this tomb lies to the north of Yecheng, a capital during the Northern Dynasties. The tomb yielded over 2000 ceramic tomb figurines, other funeral objects and fine murals to the tomb walls. An important discovery here covered in much detail and with numerous illustrations. Two page English abstract. Main text in Chinese. 78 Hebei Provincial Institute of Archaeology: GAOCHENG TAIXI SHANGDAI YIZHI. A Shang Site at Taixi, Gaocheng. Beijing, , 213 pp. text plus 108 pp. plates, of which 4 in colour; 101 text figures. 27x19 cm. Halfcloth Detailed excavation report illustrating finds of early ceramics and bronzes together with oracle bones and stone implements. Four page English abstract. Main text in Chinese. Scarce. 79 Henan Bowuguan: QUN XIONG ZHULU: LIANGZHOU ZHONGYUAN LIEGUO WENWU GUIBAO. Fight Among Rivals for the Throne: The Gems of Ancient States Cultural Relics during the Zhou Dynasty in the Central Plains. 群雄逐鹿 : 兩周中原列國文物瑰寶. Zhengzhou, , 352 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Henan Provincial Museum in Zhengzhou in China in 2003 showing major archaeological finds dating from the Western and Eastern Zhou dynasties and the Warring States period. The exhibits came both from the museum s collection, together with loans from other Chinese museums, in particular, loans from the Hubei Provincial Museum of Chu artefacts. List of contents in English. Main text in Chinese. Out-of-print. 80 Henan Institute of Archaeology: BEISONG HUANGLING. The Imperial Tombs of the Northern Song Dynasty. 北宋皇陵. Zhengzhou, , 24, 564 pp. text plus 8 pp. colour and 88 pp. b/w plates. Numerous text drawings and illustrations. 27x20 cm. Cloth Located in Gongxian county in Henan province, the tombs cover an area of some 160 square kilometres. Nine emperors of the Northern Song were buried here along with 22 empresses and more than 1000 members of the imperial family. This report covers the extensive survey and trial excavations made between 1992 and Good plates show the area of the necropolis, the associated spirit road statuary and discoveries of pottery shards etc. 3 page English summary, otherwise Chinese text only. 81 Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology: ZHENGZHOU SHANGCHENG: NIAN KAOGU FAJUE BAOGAO. The Site of Shang Dynasty City in Zhengzhou: A Report on the Excavations. 鄭州商成 : 年考古發掘報告. Beijing, , 1-600; pp.; 11 pp., 48 pp. of colour and 280 pp. of b/w plates. Text figures, drawings and tables throughout the text volumes. 3 vols. 26x19 cm. Cloth Official report of the crucially important excavations of the early Shang city (the earliest with rammed city walls) near Zhengzhou, famous for its wonderful bronzes of the Erligang period, not to mention jades and ceramics. 5-page abstracts in English and Japanese, otherwise Chinese only. 82 Henan Provincial Museum: HENAN GUDAI TAOSU YISHU. Pottery Art in Ancient Henan. 河南古代陶塑藝術. Zhengzhou, pp. 206 colour plates. B/w text drawings. 29x22 cm. Cloth Studies on ancient ceramics and pottery found in China s Henan province. A total of 206 examples are shown dating from the Neolithic period through to the Ming dynasty. Most of the material is pre-song. A good amount of the material comes from the Henan Museum collection. Captions in English including place of excavation in Henan province, where known. Main text in Chinese. 83 Henan Provincial Museum ed: ZHONGYUAN GUDAI WENMING ZHI GUANG. Ancient Civilization of the Central Plains. 中原古代文明之光. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 32x24 cm. Wrappers Very well-illustrated and detailed survey of the ancient civilization of central China based on the superb collection of archaeological artefacts in the Henan Museum in Zhengzhou. Much variety including spectacular bronzes. In Chinese. 84 HEQING XIANGMIANSHAN MUDI. Cemetery at Xiangmian Mountain. 鶴慶象眠山墓地. Beijing, , 515 pp. text plus 64 pp. colour and 40 pp. b/w plates. Numerous detailed b/w text drawings. One foldout. 29x22 cm. Cloth Most detailed report on the excavations of the cemetery at Xiangmian Mountain, located in Dali prefecture in China s Yunnan province. The cemetery was used for hundreds of years and contains Dali Kingdom remains onwards through to the early Qing dynasty. Of most note is the extensive amounts of illustrated green-glazed pottery impressed or incised with various designs ranging from rope patterns to small face masks. A wide range of other small artefacts were also found, many also illustrated. One page English abstract. Main text in Chinese. 85 Hotel de Ville de Paris: CHINE: L ENIGME DE L HOMME DE BRONZE: ARCHEOLOGIE DU SICHUAN. (China: The Enigma of the Bronze Man: Archaeology from Sichuan). Paris, pp. Colour plates, b/w illustrations, b/w text drawings. 27x21 cm. Paper exhibits from sites in Sichuan were on display in this exhibition at the Hotel de Ville, Paris 40 from Sanxingdui, 5 from Jinsha at Chengdu, 5 from Pengzhou and the rest from scattered sites around the province. Well-illustrated. In French. 86 Huang Yafeng ed: NANYANG QILIN GANG HAN HUAXIANGSHI MU. (Han Dynasty Tomb Reliefs at Qilingang near Nanyang). 南陽麒麟崗漢畫像石墓 黃雅峰主編. Xi an, , 6, 382 pp. B/w illustrations and reproductions of rubbings throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards A survey of the extensive and fine Han dynasty tomb reliefs found in tombs in the Qilin gang area near Nanyang in China s Henan province. Copiously-illustrated with numerous examples with varied designs and scenes. In Chinese. 87 Hubei Archaeological Research Institute ed: PANLONGCHENG: NIAN KAOGU FAJUE BAOGAO. The Panlongcheng Site: Report of Archaeological Excavation from 盤龍城 : 一九六三 一九九四年考古發掘報告. Beijing, , 665 pp; 8, 48 pp. colour and 160 pp. b/w plates. Text illustrations, architectural drawings. 2 vols. 27x19 cm. Boards

11 LIST ARCHAEOLOGY Major archaeological report on the important Panlongcheng site in Hubei province. The site was obviously occupied by a high ranking group as evidenced by the remains of palace foundations on the site. The tombs excavated date from the late Neolithic and early Shang culture. The most important finds were early bronzes and much pottery, many with shapes echoing the bronzes. A detailed survey of the archaeological activity at the site over some 30 years. Five page English abstract, four page Japanese abstract. Main text in Chinese. 88 Hubei Provincial Museum ed: ARTISTIC STYLE OF CULTURAL RELICS FROM THE TOMB OF ZENGHOUYI. Zenghouyi Mu Wenwu Yishu. 曾侯乙墓文物藝術. Wuhan, pp. 318 plates and illustrations, mainly in colour. 34x27 cm. Cloth, slipcase Illustrations and explanations to the 300 most important findings from the excavated tomb of Marquis Zeng of the Warring States period. Includes many of the spectacular and complex bronzes, plus lacquerware, inlaid chariot fittings, weaponry and more. Texts in Chinese, English and Japanese. Out-of-print and now hard to find. 89 Hubeisheng Wenwu Kaogu Yanjiusuo comp: JIANGLING JIUDIAN DONG ZHOU MU. Eastern Zhou Tombs at Jiudian Jiangling. Beijing, xx, 545 pp. 8 colour and 124 pp. of b/w plates. 283 b/w text figures. Maps, tables. 27x19 cm. Cloth Comprehensive archaeological report on this important site with fine illustrations (higher quality than is usual with such reports) and six page abstract in English. Five extraordinary plates showing remains of dressed wooden sculptural figures. Main text in Chinese. 90 Hubeisheng Wenwu Kaogu Yanjiusuo comp: JIANGLING WANGSHAN SHAZHONG CHU MU. Chu Tombs at Wangshan and Shazhong, Jiangling. Beijing, , 368 pp. text plus 8 pp. colour and 120 pp. b/w plates. 144 b/w text figures. Maps, tables. 27x20 cm. Paper Comprehensive archaeological report on these important sites with five-page abstract in English. A splendid inlaid sword, lacquer pieces and many illustrated woodslips (well-documented in the text) stand out. Paperback edition. 91 Hunan Provincial Museum and Academia Sinica: CHANGSHA MAWANGDUI YIHAO HANMU. The Han Tomb No. 1 at Mawangdui, Changsha. Beijing, Vol. I: 162 pp. 114 figures. Vol. II: 292 plates, 68 in colour. 2 vols. 36x27 cm. Cloth The definitive and most complete report on Tomb No. 1, which yielded a large, important cache of Han period artefacts. In Chinese. Please note that this copy lacks the 9 page English abstract. Ex-library copy with minimal stamps. Scarce. 92 Inner Mongolia Institute of Archaeology: DAIHAI KAOGU (ER):. Archaeological Excavations at Daihai (II) A Collection of Sino-Japanese Archaeological Papers on Sites in Daihai. 岱海考古 ( 二 ) : 中日岱海地區考察研究報告集. Beijing, xxix, 541 pp. text plus 10 pp. colour and 68 pp. b/w plates. 2 foldouts, b/w text drawings. 27x19 cm. Boards Collection of 16 academic papers on the archaeological excavations of the Neolithic sites in the hills north of Daigou lake in Inner Mongolia. Chinese text. 93 Inner Mongolia Institute of Archaeology: DAIHAI KAOGU (YI): LAOHUSHAN WENHUA YIZHI FAJUE BAOGAO JI. Archaeological Excavations at Daihai (I) A Site Report on Laohushan Culture. 岱海考古 ( 一 ) : 老虎山文化遺址發掘報告集. Beijing, xxix, 523 pp. text plus 8 pp. colour and 72 pp. b/w plates. 3 foldouts, b/w text drawings. 27x19 cm. Boards Archaeological report of the Neolithic sites on the hills north of Daigou lake in Inner Mongolia. Due to the similarities between the sites, the name of the Laohushan culture was used by the archaeologists. The dates are relative to the early Longshan Culture. Numerous remains of buildings,pottery and other artefacts are illustrated. Three page English abstract, otherwise Chinese text. 94 Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences: ECHENG LIUCHAO MU. Tombs of the Six Dynasties at Echeng. 鄂城六朝墓. Kaoguxue Zhuankan: Dingzhong 76. Beijing, xiv, 443 pp. text plus 16 pp. colour and 120 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 9 foldouts. 27x19 cm. Cloth Echeng is located 68 km from the city of Wuhan in China. The area was important during the Six Dynasties period ( A.D.) as is evidenced by the large number of tombs from the period discovered in the vicinity. This detailed report surveys the discoveries and finds. Most notable amongst unearthed artefacts are fine examples of ceramics, jewellery and glass. Two page English abstract. Main text in Chinese. 95 Jiangsu Province Cultural Preservation: JIANGSU XUZHOU HANHUA XIANGSHI. (Han Engravings on Stone in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province). Kaoguxue Zhuankan, II:10. Beijing, pp. 42 b/w plates, figures, map. 27x19 cm. Half-cloth Reproductions of rubbings taken from 114 stone tomb slabs of Later Han type discovered in Jiangsu in Of these, 48 came from five tombs in the western part of the province. In Chinese. RBS 5: JIANGXI MINGDAI FAN WANG MU. (The Ming Dynasty Tomb of King Fan in Jiangxi Province). 江西明代藩王墓. Beijing, , 197 pp. text plus 50 pp. b/w plates and 82 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 29x22 cm. Boards Details the excavations of this rich tomb of the king of a Ming dynasty fiefdom in Jiangxi province. Many of the artefacts are illustrated, including extensive amounts of gold jewellery and many appealing painted tomb figurines. Text in Chinese. 97 JIANGXI NANFENG BAISHE YAO RAOJIASHAN YAOZHI. (The Remains of the Nanfeng Baishe Kilns at Raojiashan in Jiangxi). 江西南丰白舍窯饒家山窯址. Beijing, pp. text plus 80 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 2 foldouts. 29x22 cm. Boards Report on finds made at this Song dynasty kiln which predominantly produced white-glazed and Qingbai wares. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of examples of sherds. In Chinese. 98 Jiangxi Sheng Bowuguan: XINGAN SHANGDAI DA MU. The Large Shang Tomb in Xingan. 新干商代大墓. Beijing, , 333 pp. text and 88 pp. colour and b/w plates. 5 pp. English abstract. 27x19 cm. Cloth Discovered in 1989 in Jiangxi Province, the chief glory of the tomb are the bronzes, striking for their craftsmanship, shape and large number. Includes many previously unseen forms in the archaeology of Southern China. Other artefacts include jades and proto-porcelain objects. Five page English abstract. Main text in Chinese.

12 ARCHAEOLOGY 12 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 99 Jilin Provincial Cultural and Archaeological Research Institute et al. ed: WANDU SHANCHENG: NIAN JI AN WANDU SHANCHENG DIAOCHA SHIJUE BAOGAO. (Wandu Hill Fortress: Report of Excavations Conducted at Wandu Hill Fortress near Ji an). 丸都山城 : 年集丸都山城調查試掘報告. Beijing, , 189 pp. text plus 130 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 5 foldouts. 29x22 cm. Boards Report of the excavations and finds at the Wandu Hill Fortress near Ji an in China s Jilin province that was the capital of the Koguryo kingdom during its early and middle periods. This very detailed research report examines the remains of this major site and details the architectural structures of the palace, gates, watchtowers etc. Numerous aerial photographs and illustrations of architectural remains. Also shows and describes numerous artefacts excavated incised pottery, metalwork, spears, decorated roof tiles One page English abstract. Main text in Chinese. 100 Jingmen Municipal Museum comp: JINGMEN ZILINGGANG. Zilinggang Cemetery in Jingmen. 荊門子陵崗. Beijing, , 3, 14, 320 pp. 8 pp. colour & 56 pp. b/w plates. 2 b/w illustrations and numerous b/w text drawings. 27x19 cm. Cloth Excavation report on a large number of graves located at the Zilinggang mound near Jingmen in China s Hubei province. The tombs dated from various periods from the Eastern Zhou to the Ming. Main finds included fine Eastern Han bronze mirrors and Western Han bronzes and jades. One page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese. 101 Jingzhou Museum: JINGZHOU BOWUGUAN JIANGUAN WUSHI ZHOUNIAN JINIAN LUNWENJI. Collected Papers for the 50th Anniversary of Jingzhou Museum. 荊州博物館建館五十周年紀念論文集. Beijing, , 3, 2, 2, 386 pp. 1 foldout. A few b/w illustrations and drawings. 26x19 cm. Boards The city of Jingzhou in China s Hubei province is located in an area of long history and archaeological discovery. The Jingzhou Museum s collections reflect this and the 36 papers here published examine detailed aspects of this cultural heritage. In Chinese. 102 Jingzhou Museum ed: SHIJIAHE WENHUA YUQI. Jade Objects of the Shijiahe Culture. 石家河文化玉器. Beijing, , 188 pp. Colour plates and b/w drawings throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth Shows 159 varied jade objects from the Neolithic Shijiahe culture which flourished in the middle Yangtze river valley in China s Hubei province. The 159 objects shown are held in the collection of Jingzhou Museum in Hubei and were excavated from sites in the Jingzhou area. Thus important for the study of Shijiahe jades and their authentication. List of plates, brief captions and four page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese. 103 Komai Kazuchika: THE SITE OF OLD CH Ü-FU. Tokyo University Archaeologic. Studies 2. Tokyo, pp. Japanese text. 26 plates. 26x19 cm. Cloth Archaeological survey report of the remains of the Lu state site of old Qufu in China s Shandong province. Well illustrated. Japanese text only. Scarce. 104 Komai, K. & Sekino, T: HAN-TAN: EXCAVATION AT THE RUINS OF THE CAPITAL OF CHAO. In the Contending States Period. Archaeologia Orientalis, Series B, Vol. 7. Tokyo, ix, 45 pp. English & vii, 112 pp. Japanese text. 30 plates, 20 text-figures. Map. 26x19 cm. Half-cloth A comprehensive account of the excavation carried out in The authors conclude that there are in fact two sites, one dating from the Warring States period, and a smaller one of Han date. A scarce excavation report. 105 Li Wenxin et al: LISHI YU KAOGU 1. The Lihshyy Yeu Kaoguu A Journal of History and Archaeological Studies. Shenyang, pp. Many illustrations. 26x19 cm. Paper The only issue that ever appeared. Published by the Shenyang Bowuguyan Bianweihui, this is a collection of reports on various archaeological researches in Chinese. 106 Li Xhenqi and Zhao Zhefu: HAIQU HUAFENG: BOHAI SHANGJING CHENG WENWU JINGHUA. (Masterpieces of Cultural Relics from the Upper Capital City of the Bohai Kingdom). 海曲華風 : 渤海上京城文物精華 李陳奇趙哲夫著. Beijing, pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards A well-illustrated work showing the finest relics excavated from the site of the upper capital (Shangjing) city of the Bohai kingdom which flourished in the Liaoning area of China from the Tang dynasty onwards. The artefacts are divided into sections including masonry and architectural decoration, bronzes (mostly small and including some small examples of gold jewellery), ceramics and small giltbronze statuary. The objects are held in museums in Liaoning Province. All text in Chinese. 107 Liang Sicheng Editorial Committee: LIANG SICHENG QUANJI. (The Complete Works of Liang Sicheng). 梁思成全集. Beijing, Various paginations, b/w illustrations and drawings in each volume. 9 vols. 29x22 cm. Cloth A comprehensive collation of the works of China s foremost modern architectural historian and researcher, Liang Sicheng. The nine volumes chronologically cover Liang s writings, essays, reports on ancient architectural monuments and publications from the 1920s up to the early 1970s. A major reference for research into Chinese architecture. Text in Chinese. Out-of-print. 108 Liang Siyong et al: HOU CHIA CHUANG (THE YIN-SHANG CEMETERY SITE AT ANYANG, HONAN). Volume II: HPKM Archaeologia Sinica No. 3: Volume 2. Taibei, , 15, 356, 5 pp. text; 15, 280 pp. b/w plates, 7 pp. colour plates. Line drawings. 2 vols. 38x27 cm. Paper. Wear to spines Produced by the Archaeologia Sinica. Based on the original manuscripts of Liang Ssu-yung. A huge work on the Yin-Shang cemetery site at Anyang in Henan. This work covers the excavation of tomb HPKM Part 1 comprises text with part 2 being a volume of plates showing the finds in much detail. In Chinese only. Offered at half price to clear excess stock. 109 Liang Siyong et al: HOU CHIA CHUANG (THE YIN-SHANG CEMETERY SITE AT ANYANG, HONAN). Volume III: HPKM Archaeologia Sinica No. 3: Volume 3. Taipei, , 117 pp. text plus 87 pp. b/w plates and drawings. 38x27 cm. Paper Produced by the Archaeologia Sinica and based on the original manuscripts of Liang Ssu-yung. A huge work on the Yin-Shang cemetery site at Anyang in Henan. This detailed work (Volume III) covers the excavation and finds from tomb HPKM In Chinese only.

13 LIST ARCHAEOLOGY 110 Liang Siyong et al: HOU CHIA CHUANG (THE YIN-SHANG CEMETERY SITE AT ANYANG, HONAN). Volume IV: HPKM Archaeologia Sinica No. 3: Volume 4. Taipei, , 147 pp. text plus 114 pp. b/w plates and drawings. 38x27 cm. Paper. Wear and tear to spine Produced by the Archaeologia Sinica and based on the original manuscripts of Liang Ssu-yung. A huge work on the Yin-Shang cemetery site at Anyang in Henan. This detailed work (Volume IV) covers the excavation and finds from tomb HPKM In Chinese only. Scarce. 111 Liang Siyong et al: HOU CHIA CHUANG (THE YIN-SHANG CEMETERY SITE AT ANYANG, HONAN). Volume V: HPKM Archaeologia Sinica No. 3: Volume 5. Taipei, , 167 pp. text plus 146 pp. b/w plates and drawings. 38x27 cm. Paper. Tear to spine Produced by the Archaeologia Sinica and based on the original manuscripts of Liang Ssu-yung. A huge work on the Yin-Shang cemetery site at Anyang in Henan. This detailed work (Volume V) covers the excavation and finds from tomb HPKM In Chinese only. Scarce. 112 Liang Siyong et al: HOU CHIA CHUANG (THE YIN-SHANG CEMETERY SITE AT ANYANG, HONAN). Volume VI: HPKM Archaeologia Sinica No. 3: Volume 6. Taipei, , 127 pp. text plus 103 pp. b/w plates and drawings (3 folding). 38x27 cm. Paper Produced by the Archaeologia Sinica and based on the original manuscripts of Liang Ssu-yung. A huge work on the Yin-Shang cemetery site at Anyang in Henan. This detailed work (Volume VI) covers the excavation and finds from tomb HPKM In Chinese only. 113 LIANG ZHUANG WANG MU. Mausoleum of Prince Liang Zhuangwang. 梁莊王墓. Beijing, , 364, 7 pp. text plus 219 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 2 foldouts. 2 vols. 29x22 cm. Cloth The official and highly-detailed two-volume excavation report on the important Ming dynasty tomb of Prince Zhuang of the Liang kingdom discovered near the city of Zhongxiang in China s Hubei province in The site yielded many fine treasures from the early Ming period, including gold objects, jade, jewellery and ceramics. The second volume of the report is entirely comprised of colour plates and illustrates many of the artefacts found. Four page English abstract. Main text in Chinese. 114 LIAOHE XUN GEN WENMING SUYUAN: ZHONGHUA WENMING QIYUAN ZHAN. Tracing the Source of the Liaohe River Civilization: The Formative Period of Chinese Civilization. 遼河尋根文明溯源 : 中華文明起源展. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Wrappers Catalogue of an exhibition (venue unclear Liaoning Provincial Museum?) exploring the development of civilization and culture along the Liao river in China s Liaoning province. Numerous excavated artefacts from the Neolithic period are shown including many fine jades and painted pottery. Illustrated throughout. Introductions in English, other wise Chinese text only. 115 Lim, Lucy ed: STORIES FROM CHINA S PAST. Han Dynasty Pictorial Tomb Reliefs and Archaeological Objects from Sichuan. San Francisco, pp. 23 colour plates, 150 b/w illustrations. Bibliography, glossary. 29x29 cm. Cloth Catalogue of an exhibition of Han art, featuring about 100 items including tomb reliefs, sculptural figures made of pottery and stone, an unusual bronze monkey tree, rubbings, etc. 116 Liu Bing ed: CHIFENG BOWUGUAN WENWU DIANCANG. The Illustrated Catalogue of Cultural Relic Collection in Chifeng Museum. 赤峰博物館文物典藏 劉冰編著. Hohhot, , 279 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Boards A very interesting selection of 279 objects from the Chifeng Museum in Inner Mongolia are illustrated in full page colour plates and briefly described. Give the location of Chifeng, many of the objects show the influence of the steppes and nomadic tribes. There is also much Liao and Yuan material. Includes bronzes, ceramics, murals, gold jewellery etc. In Chinese. 117 LIU ZHU WENMING Important Archaeological Discoveries in Connection with Infrastructure Development in Shaanxi Province. 留住文明 Xi an, xxii, 4, 261 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers Details 47 important archaeological finds made in China s Shaanxi province between 2006 and 2010 dating from the Neolithic through to the Ming and Qing. Includes tombs of the Sixteen Kingdoms in Xianyang, remains of the Qin Great Wall, a Northern Song tomb with murals, satellite tombs of the Western Han Emperor Jing s Yangling Mausoleum. and much more. The finds are predominantly tombs from various dynasties plus neolithic sites and other sites from the Qin and Han. Well-illustrated with many interesting and fine artefacts. Introductions and brief summaries of each find in English. Main text in Chinese. 118 Lu Liancheng & Hu Zhisheng: BAOJI YUGUO MUDI. Yu State Cemeteries in Baoji. Beijing, , 666 pp. text. Over 300 text figures. 284 plates, 32 in colour. Tables. 2 vols. 27x20 cm. Paper A detailed report of the excavations conducted 1974 to The tombs contained a wealth of material from the Western Zhou period: bronze vessels and weapons, jades, pottery, etc. Brief English abstract. 119 Lu Liancheng and Hu Zhisheng: BAOJI YUGUO MUDI. Yu State Cemeteries in Baoji. 寶雞口國墓地. Beijing, , 666 pp. text. Over 300 text figures. 284 plates, 32 in colour. Tables. 2 vols. 27x20 cm. Cloth A detailed report of the excavations conducted 1974 to The tombs contained a wealth of material from the Western Zhou period: bronze vessels and weapons, jades, pottery, etc. Brief English abstract; main text in Chinese. 120 Luo Xizhe ed: TANG HUAQING GONG. The Site of the Tang Imperial Garden Huaqing Gong. 唐華清宮 駱希哲編著. Beijing, , 623 pp. text and 16 pp. colour and 192 pp. b/w plates. 27x20 cm. Cloth Extensive archaeological report of the excavations and findings at the site of the Tang imperial garden Huaqinggong, located 30 km east of Xi an at the northern foot of Mount Lishan in an area of hot springs. Finds included artefacts from the Neolithic period to the Tang (embossed bricks, tile-ends etc.), enclosing walls, remains of palace buildings and other garden structures, imperial baths for use by various members of the Tang court. Copiously-illustrated. 9 page English and 7 page Japanese abstracts, otherwise Chinese. 121 LUOYANG BEIYAO XIZHOU MU. Western Zhou Tombs at Beiyao, Luoyang. 洛陽北窯西周墓. Beijing, , 384 pp. text plus 16 pp. colour and 112 pp. b/w plates. Many text drawings. 27x19 cm. Boards Extensive archaeological report on the finds at Beiyao near Luoyang. 355 Western Zhou tombs have been excavated. Finds include important bronze ritual vessels, ceramics, weapons, jades, chariot fittings. 5 page English abstract, otherwise Chinese text only.

14 ARCHAEOLOGY 14 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 122 LUOYANG WANGCHENG GUANGCHANG DONGZHOU MU. (Eastern Zhou Tombs in the Area of the Imperial City of Luoyang). 洛陽王成廣場東周墓. Beijing, , 575 pp. text plus 56 pp. colour and 80 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. A number of foldouts. 29x22 cm. Boards Very detailed report on excavations over the years of Eastern Zhou tombs within the precincts of the former imperial city of Luoyang. The tombs have yielded an impressive array of artefacts from horse and chariot burials and fine bronzes to weaponry and jades. A fine selection here illustrated. One page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese. 123 LUOYANG ZHONGZHOU LU. (The Luoyang Zhongzhou Road). 洛陽中州路. Kaoguxue Zhuankan, IV:4. Beijing, viii, 169 pp. text. 88 b/w plates, 105 text figures, 5 folding plans, 13 tables. 27x19 cm. Half-cloth A detailed report on 310 tombs and other cultural remains ranging from Yangshao to Han in date which were uncovered during excavations made in 1954 and 1955 near Luoyang.n Chinese only. Produced by Zhongguo Kexueyuan Kaogu Yanjiusuo. 124 Matsumoto Nobuhiro: KONAN TOSA. Archaeological Studies at Nanking and Hangchou. Tokyo, pp. English text, 160 pp. Japanese text & 48 plates, 2 in colour. 27x19 cm. Cloth Publication of the History Department of the Faculty of Literature of Keio University Series A No. 1 to record the expedition to investigate Chinese museums and ruins in Japanese occupied areas. Summary and list of illustrations in English. 125 Millennium Art Museum: SHIJI GUOBAO II. (The Second Exhibition of National Treasures). 世紀國寶 II. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 27x22 cm. Wrappers Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Millennium Art Museum in Beijing of National Treasures in two sections: Chinese archaeological finds and Chinese Buddhist art. The archaeological section comprised superb artefacts including some astonishing recent finds, particularly from the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huangdi. A life-size and lifelike bronze crane, life-size terracotta figures of an acrobat, rower and an official, a suit of armour carved from stone pieces with an accompanying stone helmet. There is also recent material from Yinxu, plus famous artefacts such as a jade burial suit. The Buddhist art section showed extremely fine material in gilt-bronze, bronze, stone plus a couple of sutras and paintings. A few of the Buddhist art exhibits were recent finds, including Qingzhou sculptures. The exhibition showed the finest material and was very diverse. Prior to its showing in Beijing, the exhibition had been in Japan at the Tokyo and Osaka National Museums. Brief captions in English, otherwise Chinese text only. 126 Nanjing Museum et al: HONGSHAN YUEMU FAJUE BAOGAO. Excavation Report on the Burials of the Yue State at Hongshan. 鴻山越墓發掘報告. Beijing, , 29, 375 pp. Plus 160 pp. of colour plates. 363 b/w text figures and diagrams, some folding. Tables. Appendixes. 30x23 cm. Cloth Major official excavation report from one of the most important recent archaeological excavations in China. The Yue State burial complex, near Hongshan in Jiangsu province, comprises almost 100 earth-mound burials, many now excavated from The Hongshan site is particularly significant for the study of the ritual and music of the Spring & Autumn period Yue State ; for the origins of celadon; and for techniques of jade micro-carving. This work is the main excavation report. Separate related monographs have been published on ritual objects, musical objects, and jades. Four-page abstract in English, otherwise Chinese. 127 Nanjing Museum et al. ed: DA YUE YIZHEN: HONGSHAN YUEMU WENWU JINGHUA. (Treasure of the Great Yue: Masterpieces Excavated from the Yue Kingdom Tombs at Hongshan). 大越遺珍 : 鴻山越墓文物菁華. Beijing, pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards Catalogues the extraordinary artefacts recently excavated from the royal tombs of the Spring and Autumn period Yue Kingdom located at Hongshan near Wuxi in China s Jiangsu province and now in the Nanjing Museum. These include the amazing sets of bells and chimes made from an early celadon-type white-glazed ceramic. The forms of the bells and chimes closely imitate the shapes and styles of archaic bronze bells and metal and stone chimes. There are in addition many other types of ceramic objects that imitate bronze forms, together with ceramics imitating jade bi discs and ceramic rhinoceros horns! There are also a number of jade articles from the period plus some small glass objects. Text in Chinese. Recommended. 128 Nanjing Shi Bowuguan: BAOCHUANCHANG YIZHI: NANJING MING BAOCHUANCHANG LIU ZUOTANG KAOGU BAOGAO. Ming Dynasty Baochuanchang Shipyard in Nanjing. 寶船廠遺址 : 南京明寶船廠六作塘考古報告. Beijing, , 265 pp. text plus 32 pp. colour and 56 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 1 foldout. 27x19 cm. Cloth Large-scale excavation of Boatyard No. 6 at the Baochuanchang Ming dynasty shipyard site, located north-west of Nanjing in China. The site is of great importance for the study of ship manufacture during the Ming and is also the site where Admiral Zheng He s treasure ships (baochuan) were made for his great voyages abroad. A detailed report. Two page English abstract. Main text in Chinese. 129 NANYANG HANDAI HUAXIANGSHI. (Han Dynasty Stone Reliefs in Nanyang). Beijing, pp. text, including 4 pp. English abstract. 136 photographs & 543 illustrations. 36x27 cm. Cloth A study of reliefs carved in stone, found mostly in tombs, from the Nanyang area in Henan Province. Amply illustrated with over 500 rubbings from the stones. Important contribution to the understanding of Han symbolism. 130 National Museum of China: DAXIA XUNZONG XIXIA WENWU JICUI. (In the Tracks of the Xixia A Special Exhibition of Xixia Artefacts). 大夏尋蹤 : 西夏文物輯萃. Beijing, pp. 187 pp. colour plates. Colour text illustrations. Map. 29x22 cm. Paper Catalogue of a very important and most interesting exhibition held at the National Museum of China in Beijing showing over 190 artefacts from the Xixia (or Tangut) Kingdom of Northwest China, which flourished A.D. Many of the exhibits come from the collection of the Ningxia Museum, augmented by loans from other Chinese museums. Includes bronzes inscribed with Xixia script, woodslips and documents in Xixia script, ceramics, pottery figurines, some exceptional gilt-bronze figures (including two wonderful Bodhisattvas, one seated on a kneeling elephant, the other on a kneeling lion) plus figures of Hanshan and Shide. There are then textiles, Buddhist paintings and objects plus stone sculptures and ornamental roof tiles. Illustrated throughout in colour. Text in Chinese. 131 National Museum of China: OULUO YICUI: GUANGXI BAIYUE WENHUA WENWU JINGPIN JI. (Masterpieces from the Baiyue Culture of Guangxi Province). 甌駱遺粹 : 廣西百越文化文物精品集. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. Colour text illustrations 29x22 cm. Wrappers Catalogue of an exhibition held at the National Museum of China in Beijing showing major archaeological finds from China s Guangxi province. The exhibits date from the Spring and Autumn period and, primarily, from the Han dynasty. Includes unusual and interest-

15 LIST ARCHAEOLOGY ing bronzes and pottery and, of particular note, finely decorated bronze drums. Illustrated throughout in colour and with much closeup detail shown. A very fine assembly of artefacts. Seven page list of exhibits with brief descriptions in English, otherwise main text with good descriptions and essays is in Chinese. Out-of-print. 132 National Museum of China: SHANGDAI JIANGNAN: JIANGXI XINGAN DAYANGZHOU CHUTU WENWU JICUI. (The Shang Dynasty in Southern China: Excavated Artefacts from Dayangzhou near Xingan in Jiangxi Province). 商代江南 : 江西新干大洋洲出土文物輯粹. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. Colour text illustrations 29x22 cm. Wrappers Catalogue of an exhibition held at the National Museum of China in Beijing showing the wonderful finds from the Dayangzhou site at Xingan in Jiangxi province. This Shang period tomb was excavated in 1989 and yielded 1374 artefacts, including 475 bronzes and 754 jade objects. The tomb occupant may have been a local ruler or a member of the ruling family of the Wucheng culture. Whilst many of the artefacts are typically Shang in style, a number exhibit distinctive characteristics that combine the Shang with the regional Wucheng culture. The bronzes are particularly stunning and include numerous ritual vessels. The jades are of very high quality and demonstrate a continuity onwards from the Liangzhu and Longshan cultures. An extremely fine assemblage of objects. Illustrated throughout in colour with many plates showing close-up detail. Eight page list of exhibits with brief descriptions in English, otherwise the main text with good descriptions and essays is in Chinese. Out-of-print. 133 National Museum of China: YUNNAN WENMING ZHI GUANG: DIAN WANGGUO WENWU JINGPINJI. (The Glory of Yunnan Culture: Masterpieces from The Dian Kingdom). 雲南文明之光 : 滇王國文物精品集. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Paper Catalogue of a wonderful and spectacular exhibition held at the National Museum of China in Beijing showing 179 major artefacts from the Dian Kingdom of Yunnan, concurrent with China s Western Han. Extraordinary and distinctive bronzes, some lacquer and gold objects. Excellent colour plates throughout. List of plates in English. Main text in Chinese. Recommended. 134 National Museum of History: HENAN SHENG YUN TAI GUWU TULU. (An Illustrated Catalogue of Artefacts from Henan Province Taken to Taiwan). 河南省運臺古物圖錄. Taibei, pp. Colour plates. 30x22 cm. Paper A collaborative work between the Henan Museum and the National Museum of History in Taibei detailing and depicting the 38 crates of artefacts from Henan province that were taken to Taiwan in 1949 by the Nationalists. The artefacts included Xinzheng bronzes, jades, Tang sancai tomb statuary, objects from the Yinxu excavations, textiles etc. The work is most interesting in apparently being a first effort to collate these artefacts. Lists of the artefacts and a good number of major pieces illustrated in colour. In Chinese. 135 National Palace Museum: HUANGJIN WANG ZU: NEIMENGGU BOWUYUAN DA LIAO WENWU ZHAN. Gold and Glory: The Wonders of Khitan from the Inner Mongolia Museum Collection. 黃金旺族 : 內蒙古博物院大遼文物展. Taibei, pp. Numerous fullpage colour plates. Colour text illustrations. 29x21 cm. Wrappers Catalogue of a major loan exhibition at the National Palace Museum in Taibei showing excavated Liao dynasty artefacts (including much gold and silver) from the little-published collection of the Inner Mongolia Museum in Hohhot. Illustrated throughout in colour. Prefaces, introductions and captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese. 136 NEIMENGGU DONGNANBU HANGKONG SHEYING KAOGU BAOGAO. Report of Aerial Photographic Archaeology in Southeastern Inner Mongolia. 內蒙古東南部航空攝影考古報告. Beijing, xx, 235 pp. 86 sites illustrated in full-colour & with site maps, 28 colour and b/w text figures, 2 folding site plans. Tables, flight records. 26x26 cm. Cloth The first official report on Chinese aerial archaeological research conducted by professionals. Aerial archaeology only began to be practised in China during the 1990s. The book provides extraordinary photographs and information on sites in Inner Mongolia relating to Prehistoric, Bronze Age, Qin and Han period sites, but especially Liao, Jin, Mongol and Yuan period sites. Foreword and nine-page abstract in English, otherwise Chinese. 137 Nelson, Sarah Milledge ed: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF NORTHEAST CHINA. London, pp. 68 line drawings, 9 maps and 19 b/w photographs. 24x16 cm. Cloth Essays on the archaeology and prehistory of the Manchurian region. New information, based on recent archaeological discoveries illustrated here, shows the culture was far more developed than previously supposed. 138 NING AN HONGZUN YUCHANG: NIANDU BOHAI MUDI KAOGU FAJUE BAOGAO. (Report on the Archaeological Excavations of the Bohai Kingdom Graveyard at the Hongzun Fishery near Ning an). 寧安虹鱒魚場 : 年度渤海墓地考古發掘報告. Beijing, , 621 pp. text plus 212 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text drawings including a number of foldouts. 2 vols. 29x22 cm. Boards Ning an is located in China s Heilongjiang province with this large graveyard site positioned by the banks of a river on its outskirts. The site has yielded the most complex tomb structures and the largest number of artefacts from any Bohai kingdom grave complex. The Bohai kingdom was a Korean kingdom that flourished at the time of the Tang dynasty. Of most note amongst the excavated artefacts were large numbers of small metal objects, small examples of jewellery and beads and extensive amounts of everyday objects. A large and very detailed report. Two page English summary. Main text in Chinese. 139 Niu Lin & Ren Zhizhong ed: YUNNAN GUBEI JINGXUAN. (A Selection of Fine Rubbings from Yunnan). 雲南古碑精選 牛霖 任治忠主編. Kunming, , 250 pp. B/w illustrations throughout. 38x27 cm. Cloth A large selection of rubbings of inscriptions from archaeological and historical sites in China s Yunnan province. The earliest inscriptions date from the Han, Tang, Song and Yuan. The majority date from the Ming onwards. Of much use and importance for the study of the culture of this historically fascinating province. In Chinese. 140 Osaka Municipal Museum of Art: HAN DYNASTY: NEW LIGHT ON ANCIENT CHINA AFTER 2000 YEARS. Osaka, pp. 92 colour plates, numerous b/w illustrations and drawings. 30x23 cm. Paper A major exhibition of Chinese archaeological findings from recent excavations in the Xi an area the ancient city of Chang an and tomb sites. Approximately 130 objects are shown ranging from a jade suit, weapons, ceramics, tomb figurines, bronze vessels and mir-

16 ARCHAEOLOGY 16 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS rors, jades, gold and silver inlaid metal objects, lacquer etc. A fine selection showing the skills and achievements of Han dynasty artisans. 9 page English caption list, otherwise Japanese only. 141 Qian Hao, Chen Heyi & Ru Suichu: DES PROFONDEURS DE LA TERRE CHINOISE. Découvertes Archéologiques en République Populaire de Chine. Paris, pp. 286 illustrations, mainly in colour. Map, chronology. 34x26 cm. Cloth A fascinating account of the archaeological finds in the PRC dating from the 14th century B.C. to the 10th century A.D. In French. 142 QINSHIHUANG LING ER HAO BINMAYONG FAJUE BAOGAO (DI YI FENCE). (Report on the Excavation of No. 2 Terracotta Warriors Pit in the Qinshihuang Mausoleum Precinct (Part One)). 秦始皇陵二號兵馬俑坑發掘報告 ( 第一分冊 ). Beijing, pp. text plus 72 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 2 foldouts. 26x19 cm. Cloth Detailed report on the preliminary investigations and excavations of the No. 2 warriors pit in the 1990s. Primarily focusses on the structure of the pit and its condition. At this stage the finds mostly comprised small metal objects and coinage. Six page detailed abstract in English. Main text in Chinese. 143 QUFU LUGUO GUCHENG. (The Ancient Qufu City of the Kingdom of Lu). 曲阜魯國故城. Ji nan, , 13, 228, 2 pp. 135 plates, 6 in colour. 147 text figures. 27x19 cm. Half-cloth Very scarce excavation report of the important archaeological excavations of the Zhou tombs at Qufu in China s Shandong province which yielded a rich find of ancient bronzes, jades and pottery. Two-page English abstract. Main text in Chinese. 144 Rong Xinjiang & Zhang Zhiqing ed: CONG SAMAERGAN DAO CHANG AN: SUTEREN ZAI ZHONGGUO DE WENHUA YIJI. From Samarkand to Chang an: Cultural Traces of the Sogdians in China. 從撒馬爾干到長安 : 粟特人在中國的文化遺機 榮新江 張志清主編. Beijing, , 8, 191 pp. Colour and b/w illustrations. 29x22 cm. Cloth A good contribution on a topic about which there is still relatively little-written. In three main sections: New Investigations on the History of the Sogdians in China; Illustrations of New Archaeological Discoveries Documenting the Sogdians of China (covers the tombs of Sabao Shi, An Jia, Yu Hong and the Sogdian Cemetery at Guyuan); The Epigraphic Record of the Sogdians in Carved Stone. Detailed list of contents in English. Main text in Chinese. 145 Rudolph, Richard C. et al: CHINESE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS 1. Monumenta Archaeologia 6. Los Angeles, pp. 29x22 cm. Cloth English language abstracts of articles that appeared in major Chinese journals. This is the first of four volumes, and covers the period Contains abstracts of over 500 articles from Kaogu Xuebao, Kaogu and Wenwu. 146 Rudolph, Richard C. et al: CHINESE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS 2. Prehistoric to Western Zhou. Monumenta Archaeologia 9. Los Angeles, xlvii, 618 pp. 29x22 cm. Cloth English language abstracts of articles that appeared in major Chinese journals. 147 RUYUAN ZEQIAOSHAN LIUCHAO SUI TANG MU. Burials of the Six Dynasties and the Sui and Tang Dynasties at Zeqiaoshan, Ruyuan. 乳源澤橋山六朝隋唐墓. Beijing, , 255 pp. text plus 126 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 3 foldouts. 29x22 cm. Cloth The Zeqiaoshan cemetery is located in Ruyuan county in China s Guangdong province. Discovered in 1984, the site was excavated in 2000 and 85 burials dating from the Six Dynasties, Sui and Tang were found. The main finds were numerous fine ceramics, in particular, early celadons, numerous examples of which are here illustrated. Three page English abstract. Main text in Chinese. 148 SANJIN KAOGU. (The Archaeology of Ancient Shanxi Province). 三晉考古. Beijing, ; 337;380 pp. A number of b/w plates to each volume. B/w text drawings. 3 vols. 26x18 cm. Paper Three volumes (all published to date) of an intermittent periodical (one volume published every few years) comprising research into the ancient (pre-qin) archaeology of China s Shanxi province. Numerous essays to each volume. Two of the volumes have lists of contents in English. Main text in Chinese. Hard-to-obtain. 149 Sekino Tadashi et al: ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCHES ON THE ANCIENT LOLANG DISTRICT. Rakuro-gun Jidai no Iseki. Special Report Service of Antiquities 4. Tokyo, pp. 300 b/w plates and illustrations. Folding map. (8), 250 pp. 250 b/w plates, 2 folding maps. 3 vols. 37x27 cm. Boards and paper. Slight loss to top of spine of paper volume An extensive and early report that discusses and illustrates the archaeological excavations and finds at the Han and pre-han tombs in the Lolang district in northern Korea in the 1920s. The finds included bronze mirrors, pottery, knives, lacquer pieces etc. Two volumes of 1334 illustrations on 250 excellent b/w plates and a smaller (26x20) text volume with additional b/w plates and illustrations. In Japanese and generally in fine condition. Very rare. 150 Shaanxi Cultural Relics Institute ed: HAN YANGLING. The Yangling Mausoleum of Emperor Jingdi of the Western Han Dynasty. 漢陽陵. Chongqing, , 13, 9 pp. text and 154 pp. colour plates. 29x22 cm. Cloth A finely-photographed survey of this important archaeological excavation, primarily undertaken in the 1990s, and its finds. Excellent colour plates show the site, the tomb complex and the artefacts, of which the tomb figurines from the burial pits are of particular interest and importance. Other finds included pottery, tiles, bronzes and gold. Joint texts in Chinese, Japanese and English. 151 SHAANXI FENGXIANG SUI TANG MU: NIAN TIANYE KAOGU FAJUE BAOGAO. Tombs of the Sui and Tang Dynasties at Fengxiang of Shaanxi Province: The Excavation Report 陝西鳳翔隋唐墓 : 年田野考古發掘報告. Field Archaeological Report No 57. Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology. Beijing, , 23, 335, 24, 112 pp. xxiv colour and cxii b/w plates. Numerous b/w drawings. 1 foldout. 29x27 cm. Boards Excavation report on Sui and Tang dynasty tombs located around the historically important and wealthy town of Fengxiang in China s Shaanxi province. The tombs yielded quantities of fine tomb figurines and extensive amounts of pottery including sancai, many of which are illustrated here. Five page English abstract. Detailed text in Chinese.

17 LIST ARCHAEOLOGY 152 Shaanxi Sheng Kaogu Yanjiusuo: QINSHIHUANGDI LINGYUAN KAOGU BAOGAO Report on Archaeological Researches of the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum Precinct ( ). 秦始皇帝陵園考古報告 Beijing, , 20, 410 pp. text plus 170 colour plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 10 foldouts. 26x19 cm. Boards Marvellous and highly-detailed archaeological report on finds at the Qinshihuangdi mausoleum from 2001 to Includes much new information on the area of the mausoleum precinct, together with the finds in pit K0007 of the life-size bronze birds, plus accompanying terracotta figures, variously described as musicians or rowers and punters. Also contains much detail on the finds of stone suits of armour and their restoration. Other finds include numerous human skeletons buried together, presumed to be those of labourers on the site. Six page detailed abstract in English. Main text in Chinese. 153 Shaanxisheng Kaogu Yanjiusuo et al: QIN SHIHUANG LING BING MA YONG KENG YIHAO KENG FAJUE BAOGAO (Report on the Excavation of Qin Shihuang s Tomb ). Beijing, , 514; 8, 194 pp. 16 pp. colour and 178 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings 2 vols. 27x19 cm. Cloth The official excavation report for the famous site of the First Emperor s tomb near Xi an, with many illustrations of its life-sized pottery soldiers and horses. Three page list of contents and 43 page detailed summary of the excavation and finds in English. Main text in Chinese. Now a scarce work. 154 Shandong Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute: HAIDAI KAOGU DI SAN JI. (Archaeology of the Haidai Region: Volume Three). 海岱考古第三輯. Beijing, i, 444 pp. text plus 4 pp. colour and 36 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text illustrations and drawings. 2 foldouts. 26x19 cm. Boards Third volume of a most detailed study on the archaeology of the Haidai region of eastern China, a distinct cultural entity in the late Neolithic period. In Chinese. 155 Shandong Culture and Archaeology Research Institute ed: DAWENKOU XUJI: DAWENKOU YIZHI DI ER, SAN CI FAJUE BAOGAO. Continuation of Dawenkou Reports on the Second and Third Excavations of Dawenkou Site. 大汶口續集 : 大汶口遺址第二 三次發掘報告. Beijing, xv, 242 pp. text plus 2 pp. colour and 96 pp. b/w plates. 3 foldouts, text drawings. 27x19 cm. Boards Originally excavated in 1959, this is a follow-up report on excavations that took place in 1974 and 1978 at this important Neolithic site in Shandong. Well-illustrated and described. One page English abstract, otherwise Chinese text only. Out-of-print. 156 Shanghai Museum: ARCHAEOLOGICAL TREASURES ON THE SILK ROAD IN XINJIANG UYGUR AUTONOMOUS REGION. Xinjiang Weiwuer Zizhiqu Silu Kaogu Zhenpin. 絲路考古珍品 馬承源岳峰主編. Shanghai, pp. 159 pp. colour plates. 142 b/w ills. Text drawings. 28x22 cm. Paper Over 300 exhibits from the Silk Road in Xinjiang including fine textiles, mummified figures, funerary objects etc., from recent archaeological digs. Most exhibited for the first time at this exhibition at the Shanghai Museum. In Chinese but with abstracts of introductory essays, captions and descriptions of objects in English. A fine catalogue. Out-of-print and now becoming hard to find. 157 Shanghai Museum & Shaanxi Museum ed: ZHOU QIN HAN TANG WENMING. The Civilization of Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang Dynasties. 周秦漢唐文明. Shanghai, , 305 pp. Colour plates throughout. 31x24 cm. Boards Catalogue of an outstanding exhibition at the Shanghai Museum held at the end of The exhibition showed treasures dating from the Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang dynasties from the collection of the Shaanxi Provincial Museum and numerous other museums in Shaanxi province. The exhibition was in three sections: 1. Decorative Arts including extraordinary Western Zhou bronzes and major new finds from the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huangdi. Further treasures in this section included objects from the Hejiacun gold hoard and four of the stone-carved steed of the Tang Emperor, Taizong. 2. Frescoes 83 fine frescoes from tombs dating from the Qin to the Han. 3. Famen Temple 97 superb relics from the crypt at Famen Temple. List of exhibits, introductions to each major grouping of finds and captions in English. Main text in Chinese. Out-of-orint. Some bumps to covers. 158 Shanxi Archaeological Research Institute: TAIYUAN JINGUO ZHAO QING MU. (The Taiyuan Tomb of Minister Zhao of the State of Jin). Beijing, , 379 pp. 8 pp. colour plates and 136 pp. b/w plates. 26x19 cm. Paper This excavation of a major late Spring and Autumn tomb contributes greatly to our knowledge of the period. The tomb was excavated in 1988 and yielded some 3,432 pieces, 403 of them bronzes. Apart from the tomb itself, a carriage burial was also excavated. With 14 pp. English text. A scarce report. 159 Shanxi Provincial Archaeological Inst: SHANGMA MUDI. Shangma Cemetery. Beijing, , 520 pp. 127 plates, over 200 text-figures. 26x19 cm. Paper Important, detailed excavation report of the excavations of the Shang Ma village in Houma City, Shanxi Province. Most of the remains date from the Western and Eastern Zhou pieces of funeral objects were found, among which bronze vessels are predominant. Seven page English abstract. Main text in Chinese. Out-of-print and difficult to find. 160 Shanxi Provincial Archaeological Research Bureau: LINGSHI JINGJIE SHANG MU. (The Shang Dynasty Burial Site at Jingjie near Lingshi). 靈石旌介商墓. Beijing, , 6, 232 pp. Numerous colour and b/w plates (a number full page), b/w text drawings. 29x21 cm. Boards Detailed excavation report of this Shang dynasty burial site where a number of tombs were examined, yielding some very fine bronzes and a number of small jade items. Main finds well-illustrated in colour, many with full page colour plates. Two page English abstract. Main text in Chinese. 161 Shanxi Provincial Archaeology Society ed: SHANXI SHENG KAOGU XUEHUI LUNWEN JI 1-4. (Proceedings of Conferences by the Shanxi Provincial Archaeology Society: I-4). 山西省考古學學會論文集 1-4. Taiyuan, ; 279; 563; 323 pp. A number of b/w plates and illustrations to each volume. 4 vols. 26x19 cm. Paper A set of four volumes (all published to date) comprising proceedings of conferences held every few years by the Shanxi Provincial Archaeology Society. Numerous essays on aspects of the rich archaeological heritage of China s Shanxi province. Two of the volumes have list of contents in English. Main text in Chinese. Hard-to-obtain.

18 ARCHAEOLOGY 18 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 162 Shanxi Provincial Museum ed: TAIYUAN KUANGPO BEIQI ZHANG XIAO MU WENWU TULU. (A Catalogue of the Finds from the Northern Qi Tomb of Zhang Xiao at Kuangpo near Taiyuan). Beijing, pp. 8 tipped-in colour plates and 18 b/w plates. 37x27 cm. Cloth A rare report on the finds from the Northern Qi tomb of Zhang Xiao at Kuangpo in the suburbs of Taiyuan, Shanxi. Finds included fine tomb figurines and pottery. In Chinese. 163 Shenzhen Museum ed: JIAN WU CHU WANG: HUBEI CHUTU CHU WENWU ZHAN TULU. Sword Dance of Chu: Chu Cultural Relics from Hubei Province Exhibition Catalogue. 劍舞楚王 : 湖北出土楚文物展圖彔. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers Catalogue of an exhibition at Shenzhen Museum showing a marvellous selection of Warring States Chu Kingdom archaeological artefacts from the collection of the Hubei Provincial Museum. Fabulous bronzes, rare lacquer and some fine jades. Forewords, list of contents, brief introductions to each section and brief captions in English. Main text in Chinese. 164 SHIFANG CHENGGUAN ZHANGUO QIN HAN MUDI. (The Qin and Han Burial Site at Chengguan in Shifang). 什邡城關戰國秦漢墓地. Beijing, , 297 pp. text plus 80 pp. colour plates (showing a total of 290 illustrations). Numerous b/w text drawings. 29x22 cm. Boards Detailed excavation report of the Qin and Han dynasty burial site at Chengguan in the city of Shifang in China s Sichuan province. A total of 98 tombs were excavated. The most interesting finds (of which numerous examples are illustrated) were the Bashu-style bronze weapons (spear and arrow heads etc.) and bronze tools. Two page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese. 165 Shijiahe Archaeological Team ed: XIAOJIA WUJI. (The Xiaojia Wuji Neolithic and Chu Site). 肖家屋脊 石家河考古隊. Tianmen Shijiahe Kaogu Fajue Baogao, 1. Beijing, , 5, 454 pp; 7, 20 pp. colour and 184 pp. b/w plates. B/w illustrations, drawings 2 vols. 27x19 cm. Cloth Located north-west of Tianmen city in Hubei province, the Xiaojia Wuji Neolithic site occupies an area of c. 150,000 sq. km. The site contains remains of the Shijiahe and Qujialing cultures and 8 small Chu tombs. Finds predominantly comprised pottery funerary objects, urns etc. but a number of the late Shijiahe burials included jade objects. Designs include sculpted human and tiger heads, coiled dragon design, semi-disc and a number of small jade implements. A comprehensive report of excavations that took place from 1987 to page English abstract, otherwise Chinese only. 166 SICHUAN KAOGU BAOGAO JI. (A Compilation of Reports on Archaeology in Sichuan). 四川考古報告集. Beijing, pp. text plus 8 pp. colour and 16 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings and illustrations. 26x18 cm. Wrappers Sixteen archaeological reports, of varying lengths, are brought together in this compilation on archaeology in China s Sichuan province, an area with a distinct cultural identity in ancient China. Text in Chinese. Out-of-print. 167 SICHUAN QIONGLAI LONGXING SI NIAN KAOGU FAJUE BAOGAO. (Report on the Excavations at Longxing Temple at Qionglai in Sichuan Province in ). 四川邛崍龍興寺 年考古發掘報告. Beijing, , 347 pp. text plus 85 pp. colour plates & 121 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 3 foldouts. 29x22 cm. Boards Detailed excavation report on the Tang-Song period Longxing temple site at Qionglai near the city of Chengdu in Sichuan, China. Unearthed artefacts include fine stone Buddhist statuary, inscribed steles, terracotta Buddhist figurines and ceramic utensils. In Chinese. 168 SICHUAN WENHUA YICHAN. Brief Information on Major Historical Sites under National Protection in Sichuan Province. 四川文華遺產. Beijing, , 421 pp. Colour plates throughout. 31x23 cm. Boards Excellent reference to the historical sites of China s Sichuan province. Illustrated throughout in colour and showing numerous sites and buildings. Forewords and brief description of each site in English. Main text in Chinese. 169 So, Jenny ed: NOBLE RIDERS FROM PINES AND DESERTS. The Artistic Legacy of the Qidan. 松漠風華 : 契丹藝術與文化 蘇芳淑編輯. Hong Kong, pp. Numerous colour plates. Dual text in English and Chinese. 31x23 cm. Cloth Catalogue to accompany an exhibition at the Art Museum, Chinese University of Hong Kong, that explored the cultural and artistic legacy of the Qidan (Liao) rulers of Northern China. The exhibition aimed to show important artistic developments that occurred as a result of the Qidan conquest. Also helps reveal the complex cultural, political, social and religious identities of the Qidan. Over 170 exhibits are shown in metal, amber, jade, agate, crystal, ceramic and organic materials. The exhibits are in eight categories headwear, garments and textiles, necklaces and pendants, jewellery, belts and belt ornaments, harness and hunting accessories, utensils, religious objects. The exhibits come primarily from private collections in Hong Kong plus a number from the Art Museum collection. Introductory essays: Mok: Theme and Culture: Murals in Liao Tombs; Xu: East-West Connections and Amber under the Qidans; Feng: Qidan Silk Costumes; Huang: Repairing Silk Textiles with Traditional Needlework. Detailed dual texts in English and Chinese. A fine catalogue. 170 State Cultural Relics Bureau and the Public Security Bureau ed: ZHONGZHI CHENGCHENG LEITING CHUJI: 2010 NIAN QUANGUO ZHONGDIAN DIQU DAJI WENWU FANZUI CHENGGUO JINGCUI. The Achievement of the Specialized Fight Against the Cultural Relics-Involved Crimes of the Key Regions in 众志成成雷霆出口 : 2010 年全國重點地區打口文物犯罪成果精粹. Beijing, pp. Full polour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Cloth Interesting survey of the archaeological and other cultural artefacts recovered by the Chinese police throughout China in the course of A total of 279 objects are illustrated including fine ancient bronzes, pottery, tomb figurines, gilt-bronze statuary and heads from Buddhist statues. All objects shown in full page colour plates. Brief captions in English. Main text in Chinese. 171 State Cultural Relics Bureau ed: ZHONGGUO WENWU DITU JI: NINGXIA HUIZU ZIZHIQU FENCE. (Maps of China s Cultural Artefacts Ningxia Autonomous Region). 中國文物地圖集 : 寧夏回族自治區分冊. Beijing, pp. Numerous colour plates and maps. B/w text drawings. 27x19 cm. Cloth, dustjacket Shows the Ningxia Autonomous Region in maps with locations of cultural sites temples, excavations etc. Contains illustrations of places and artefacts. Index of place names and sites. An excellent and detailed reference on the region. Preface, introductory notes and contents in English, otherwise Chinese only. Main text in Chinese.

19 LIST ARCHAEOLOGY 172 Su Pai: BAISHA SONG MU. A Brief Description of the Three Song Dynasty Tombs Excavated at Pai-Sha. Beijing, , 102 pp. 49 plates, text-figures. Several colour illustrations. 37x27 cm. Cloth A report of the excavation of three brick tombs of the Song period which were discovered in 1951 in Henan. Provides an impressive documentation on problems of architecture, dress, furniture (especially chairs), etc. RBS Includes brochure with English text. Mint. 173 TAIYUAN SUI YU HONG MU. Sui Dynasty Tomb of Yu Hong in Taiyuan. 太原隋虞弘墓. Beijing, , 317 pp. 90 colour plates plus numerous colour and b/w text drawings. One foldout drawing. 27x19 cm. Boards An excellent and detailed excavation report of the Sui dynasty tomb of Yu Hong and his wife, located near Taiyuan in China s Shanxi province. The tomb was built in the form of a single chamber brick building with a sloping roof. Whilst the tomb was pillaged long ago, numerous damaged tomb figurines and some other artefacts remain. The highlight of the excavation was the superbly-carved white marble sarcophagus which bears detailed scenes of daily life, hunting, mythology, banqueting and entertainment that have a strong Central Asian influence, including Sogdian and Sassanian. Many of the figures depicted are Caucasian. Yu Hong served as an emissary to Persia and other places and may himself have been from Central Asia. A superb find, very well-illustrated in colour and detailed drawings. 12 page English abstract. Main text in Chinese. Edited by the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology et al. 174 Tang Changyu ed: TULUFAN CHUTU WENSHU: ER. (Documents Excavated at Turfan: Two). 吐魯番出土文書. Beijing, , 350 pp. 2 pp. colour plates, b/w illustrations throughout. 36x27 cm. Cloth Photographic reproductions of the early paper documents preserved and unearthed at Turfan, with full transcriptions and scholarly apparatus. The second volume of a series of authoritative publications. 175 Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art: CIVILIZATION OF ANCIENT SICHUAN. Treasures from Sanxingdui and Jinsha. Tokyo, pp. pp. Numerous colour plates. B/w text illustrations and drawings. 30x23 cm. Paper Catalogue of a major exhibition of archaeological treasures from the Sanxingdui culture in Sichuan. Excellent colour plates and showing objects we believe have not been published before. Captions in English. Main text in Japanese. 176 Umehara Sueji: INBO HAKKEN MOKKI IN EI ZUROKU. Kyoto, pp. text. 25 plates, many in colour, some folding; 11 figures. 28x21 cm. Cloth Only 100 copies published. An account of wooden utensils and objects in Yin tombs. Text in Japanese. 177 Umehara Sueji: YIN HSU. Ancient Capital of the Shang Dynasty at An-Yang. Tokyo, , 21, 114, 16 pp. text plus 2 pp. colour and 158 pp. b/w plates 30x22 cm. Cloth, dustjacket A comprehensive report on the stunning and important finds made at Anyang that revealed the ancient Shang capital. Covers the sites in the Hsiao-t un District, Burial Sites and the royal tombs at Hou-chia-chuang. With much on the material remains including the amazing bronzes. Also a discussion on the characteristics of Shang material culture. Excellent b/w plates. Very useful 16 page English abstract, otherwise Japanese only. By a foremost Japanese scholar. 178 University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong: HELAN SHANQUE: NINGXIA SICHOU ZHI LU. The Silk Road in Ningxia. 賀蘭山闕 : 寧夏絲綢之路. Hong Kong, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Cloth Catalogue of an exhibition at the University Museum and Art Gallery at the University of Hong Kong in conjunction with the Ningxia Cultural Relics Bureau showing fine objects from collections in the Ningxia Region which demonstrate the development of culture in the area and the influence of the Silk Road from the Northern Dynasties through to the Yuan dynasty. Includes a good amount of Xixia (Tangut) material. Illustrated throughout in colour and with dual texts in Chinese and English. 179 Wang Aiwen ed: LUOYANG GUDAI MUZANG BIHUA. (Ancient Tombs with Mural Paintings in Luoyang). 洛陽古代墓葬璧畫 王愛文主編. Zhongzhou, pp. Full page colour plates throughout. A number of b/w text drawings. 2 vols. 29x21 cm. Cloth Two-volume work exploring tombs with mural paintings located in and around the ancient Chinese city of Luoyang. Whilst much has been published on tombs with murals in the Xi an area, there is relatively little on such tombs in Luoyang. This work helps plug the gap. Illustrates and discusses 19 Western and Eastern Han tombs, 3 Northern Wei, 4 Tang, 1 Later Jin, 8 Northern Song, 1 Song, 4 Jin and 3 Yuan dynasty tombs. Fine colour plates throughout show the tomb structures and the fine murals. Detailed nine page preface in English. Main text in Chinese. 180 Wang Binghua; Mair, Victor trans: XINJIANG GU SHI: GUDAI XINJIANG JUMIN JI QI WENHUA. The Ancient Corpses of Xinjiang: The Peoples of Ancient Xinjiang and Their Culture. 新疆古尸 : 古代新疆居民及其文化 王炳華主編. Urumqi, pp. over 150 colour and b/w illustrations. 29x21 cm. Paper A study on the ancient corpses excavated in Xinjiang and their accompanying burial items, mainly clothing, textiles and small personal items. Excellent colour plates. Gives much information on the ethnic peoples of the region and their life. Detailed texts in both Chinese and English. 181 Wang Chaowen: THE FIRST EMPEROR S TERRACOTTA LEGION. Beijing, pp. 218 illustrations. 39x27 cm. Cloth A highly illustrated account of the the terracotta soldiers and horses at the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. The famous warriors are examined from a historical and artistic point of view. In English. 182 Wang Hu ed: ZHONGGUO CHUANTONG QIJU SHEJI YANJIU: SHOU JUAN. A Study on Chinese Traditional Utensil Design: Volume One. 中國傳統器具設計研究 : 首卷 王琥主編. Nanjing, , 276 pp. Colour and b/w text illustrations and b/w drawings throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth Discusses in detail the design and production of 30 specific objects, the majority early excavated artefacts in various media. Ranges from a lacquer wine tray excavated at Baoshan to a Warring States crossbow, Han dynasty smokeless lamps, a Tang dynasty incense holder and a bronze lock. Each is described in detail with illustration and technical drawing. A work of much interest. In Chinese.

20 ARCHAEOLOGY 20 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 183 Wang Xiu: MEILI LUOYAN: HELUO DIQU WENWU KAOGU CHENGGUO JINGHUA. Charm of Luoyang The Archaeological Treasures Exhibition of He and Luo Area. 魅力洛陽河洛地區文物考古成果精華 王繡主編. Zhengzhou, , 118 pp. Colour plates throughout. 28x21 cm. Wrappers Lists and illustrates the exhibitions in a permanent gallery at the Luoyang Museum in China s Henan province which explores the rich archaeological heritage of the Heluo region surrounding Luoyang. Exhibits range from early bronzes to sculpture and fine tomb figurines. Near dual texts in Chinese and English. Out-of-print. 184 Wang Zhimin ed: SHANDONG SHENG LISHI WENHUA YIZHI DIAOCHA YU BAOHU YANJIU BAOGAO. (A Report on Research into the Investigation and Preservation of Historical and Cultural Sites in Shandong Province). 山東省歷史文華遺址調查與保擭研究報告 王志民主編. Ji nan, , 2, 8, 16, 909 pp. Numerous b/w text illustrations. 29x21 cm. Boards Highly-detailed and comprehensive directory on the historical and cultural sites of China s Shandong province dating from the Neolithic through to the early twentieth century. Hundreds of entries including many little-known sites are described, many with an accompanying black-and-white illustration. In Chinese. 185 WUDAI HUANGPU YAOZHI. (The Remains of the Five Dynasties Huangpu Kiln). Beijing, , 318 pp. and 104 pp. plates of which 8 in colour. 27x19 cm. Cloth Excavated between 1984 and 1992, the Huangpu Kiln site south of Xi an yielded large amounts of Tang, Five Dynasties, Song, Jin and Yuan material, including tricolour, celadons and numerous other glazed wares. 8 page English abstract, otherwise Chinese only. Produced by the Institute of Archaeology, Shaanxi. 186 WUZHONG BEIJIAO BEIWEI TANG MU. Northern Wei and Tang Tombs at the Northern Outskirts of Wuzhong City. 吳忠北郊北魏唐墓. Beijing, , 294 pp. text plus 40 pp. colour and 56 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 29x22 cm. Boards Report on the excavation of a Northern Wei and Tang dynasty cemetery on the outskirts of the city of Wuzhong in the Ningxia region of north-west China. Main finds were small metal objects and, in the Tang tombs, extensive amounts of fine tomb figurines and pottery. Two page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese. 187 WUZHONG XIJIAO TANG MU. Tang Tombs at the West Outskirt of Wuzhong City. 吳忠西郊唐墓. Beijing, , 365 pp. text plus 24 pp. colour and 100 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 29x22 cm. Boards Excavation report dealing with 120 Tang dynasty tombs located on the outskirts of Wuzhong city in China s Ningxia province. The tombs were not of particularly high status but are of interest for shedding life on the inhabitants and economy of the area during Tang times. A number of pieces of porcelain were found, numerous earthenwares, bronze and iron belt decoration and much coinage. Three page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese. 188 XI AN NANJIAO QIN MU. (Qin Dynasty Tombs in the Southern Suburbs of Xi an). 西安南郊秦墓. Xi an, , 16, 3, 762 pp. text plus 16 pp. colour and 102 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 29x22 cm. Cloth An extensive archaeological report of excavations undertaken since the late 1980s at three large Qin graveyards in the southern part of Xi an. Extensive detail and illustration. Two page English abstract. Main text in Chinese. 189 XI AN YOUJIAZHUANG QIN MU. (Qin Dynasty Tombs at Youjiazhuang, Xi an). 西安尤家庄秦墓. Xi an, , 344 pp. text plus 12 pp. colour and 56 pp. b/w plates. Numerous detailed b/w text drawings. 26x19 cm. Boards Detailed archaeological report on the excavation of a cemetery of 197 Qin dynasty tombs found at Youjiazhuang in the northern suburbs of the city of Xi an in China. Notable finds included bronzes of various sizes, including many inlaid belthooks. Three page English abstract. Main text in Chinese. 190 Xianyang Cultural Relics Bureau ed: XIANYANG WENWU JINGCUI. The Cream of Xianyang Relics. 咸陽文物精華. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x23 cm. Cloth A selection of the finest archaeological relics excavated in the Xianyang area outside Xi an, seat of the Han capital and an important region for much of China s history. The relics are mostly from China s earlier period pre-qin to Song and are arranged by category pottery and ceramics, jade, gold and silver wares etc. The items come from both large and little-known museums and collections in the area. Introduction and all captions in English. Main text in Chinese. 191 XIAOTUN (HENAN ANYANG YINXU YIZHI ZHI YI) DI YI BEN: YIZHI DE FAXIAN YU FAJUE: YI BIAN: JIANZHU YICUN. Hsiao-T un (the Yin-Shang Site at Anyang, Honan) Volume I: The Site Its Discovery and Excavations: Fascicle 2: Architectural Remains. Archaeologia Sinica: Volume Two. Taipei, , 10, 5, 5, 5, 4, 332 pp. text and 22 full page b/w plates. Numerous text drawings. 38x27 cm. Paper Part of a mammoth compilation on the archaeological excavations at Anyang in the 1930s, this part discusses, in much detail, the architectural remains found at the Xiao Tun Yinxu site. Text in Chinese. Rare. 192 Shih Chang-ju: XIAOTUN (HENAN ANYANG YINXU YIZHI ZHI YI) DI ER BEN: YINXU WENZI: JIA BIAN (TU BAN). Hsiao-T un (The Yin-Shang Site at Anyang, Honan) Volume II: Inscriptions Part 1 (Plates). Archaeologia Sinica Number Two. Nanking, pp. text and 329 pp. b/w plates. 38x27 cm. Cloth Published by the Academia Sinica, this is part of a mammoth compilation on the archaeological excavations at Anyang in the 1930s. This is the first part of two on oracle bone inscriptions and illustrates, in exhaustive detail on 329 pages of plates, oracle bones with inscriptions found at the Xiao Tun Yinxu site. Text in Chinese. Rare. 193 XIAOTUN (HENAN ANYANG YINXU YIZHI ZHI YI) DI ER BEN: YINXU WENZI: YI BIAN (TU BAN). Hsiao-T un (The Yin-Shang Site at Anyang, Honan) Volume II: Inscriptions (Plates). Archaeologia Sinica Number Two. Nanking, pp. text and 1220 pp. b/w plates. 9 vols. 38x27 cm. Cloth and paper. Wear and loss to spines of paper volumes (8) Published by the Academia Sinica, this is part of a mammoth compilation on the archaeological excavations at Anyang in the 1930s, this part two of two (complete in nine volumes) illustrates in three parts and in exhaustive detail on 1220 pages of plates, the oracle bone inscriptions found at the Xiao Tun Yinxu site. Text in Chinese. Rare.

21 LIST ARCHAEOLOGY 194 Li Chi: XIAOTUN (HENAN ANYANG YINXU YIZHI ZHI YI) DI SAN BEN: YINXU QIWU: JIA BIAN: TAOQI SHANG JI. Hsiao-T un (The Yin-Shang Site at Anyang, Honan) Volume III: Artifacts: Fascicle 1: Pottery of the Yin and Pre-Yin Period: Part 1: A Classified and Descriptive Account with a Corpus of All the Main Types. Archaeologia Sinica Number Two. Taipei, Frontispiece, vii, 4, 3, 148 pp. text and 53 pp. b/w plates. 2 tipped in colour plates. Numerous text drawings and illustrations. 38x27 cm. Paper. Wear and loss to spine Published by the Academia Sinica, this is part of a mammoth compilation on the archaeological excavations at Anyang in the 1930s. This is the first part of Volume III in the series which deals with artefacts recovered from the site. This part gives a detailed account of pre-yin and Yin period pottery found at the Xiao Tun Yinxu site. Text in Chinese. Rare. 195 Xie Zhixiu ed: HUIHUANG SANSHI NIAN: SHANDONG KAOGU CHENGJIU XUNLI. (A Flaming Beacon for Thirty Years: A Tour of the Achievements of Archaeology in Shandong). 輝煌三十年 : 山東考古成就巡禮 謝治秀主編. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth Details major discoveries made at archaeological sites in the Chinese province of Shandong over the last 30 years or so. Whilst many of the sites were discovered in the early 20th century, this work details finds made during investigations from 1980 onwards. Also includes major new finds, not least the fabulous Qingzhou Buddhist sculptures. Demonstrates the historical and cultural wealth of the area. Well-illustrated with many major artefacts. In Chinese. 196 XIHAN NANYUE WANG MU. Nanyue King s Tomb of the Western Han. Beijing, pp. with numerous figures. 31 coloured & 24 b/w plates (4-5 objects per plate). 2 vols. 27x20 cm. Cloth The detailed report of the 1983 excavations at Xianggang, Guangzhou which unearthed a well-preserved and very rich hoard of gravegoods, especially jades, bronzes, etc. Many influenced by the southern cultures of Chu and Yue. Abstract in English. Full apparatus. 197 XINJIANG CHUTU WENWU. Cultural Relics Unearthed in Sinkiang. Beijing, xxxii, 141 pp. 203 illustrations, 55 in colour; 29 pp. 2 vols. 36x27 cm. Cloth Illustrations of a variety of material excavated in this province since the Liberation. Text in Chinese and Uighur. Separate text booklet with introductions and list of illustrations in English and then French. 198 XINJIANG KEZIER SHIKU KAOGU BAOGAO. The Archaeological Report of the Kizil Grottoes in Xinjiang. 新疆克孜爾石窟考古報告. Beijing, , 324 pp. 28 colour, 220 b/w plates. 21 architectural drawings and plans. Numerous b/w text illustrations. 27x19 cm. Boards A detailed archaeological survey of caves 1-6, and and their murals at the important Kizil cave complex in Xinjiang province. Apparently the first in a series but, to our knowledge, no others have yet been published. English summary on back cover, otherwise Chinese text. Out-of-print. 199 XIYUE MIAO. Xiyue Temple. 西岳廟. Shaanxi Sheng Kaogu Yanjiuyuan Tianye Kaogu Baogao No. 46. Xi an , 28, 631 pp. 24 colour plates. 204 b/w plates. 3 foldout and numerous b/w illustrations and drawings. Abstract in English. 26x19 cm. Boards Xiyue is an ancient name for Huashan (Mount Hua), one of the five sacred mountains of China, located in Shaanxi province. The Xiyue Temple was the site where emperors offered sacrifices to the mountain and thus an extremely important site. This is a detailed report on the exploratory survey and excavations made in and around the temple site in 1997 prior to a renovation project. Twelve page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese. 200 Yan Genqi et al. ed: MANGDANGSHAN XIHAN LIANG WANG MUDI. Prince of the State of Liang s Mausoleums of the Western Han at Mount Mangdang. 芒碭山西漢梁王墓地 閻根齊主編. Beijing, , 3, 362 pp. text plus 8 pp. colour and 84 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 3 foldouts. 27x19 cm. Boards A detailed archaeological report on the excavation work at this Western Han Liang state mausoleum located in Henan province. Apart from painted tomb murals, finds included gold, bronzes, jade, pottery and wooden objects. Many fine and unusual pieces. Four page English abstract, otherwise Chinese text. 201 Yang Xiaoneng: REFLECTIONS OF EARLY CHINA. Decor, Pictographs, and Pictorial Inscriptions. Kansas City, xxxi, 326 pp. 389 b/w figures. Glossary, bibliography, index. 32x24 cm. Cloth New interpretations of the functions and meanings of bronze decor and pictographs in a medium, according to Yang, located in the gray zone between writing and decoration that takes into account recent archaeological research and studies of social contexts in early China. 202 YANSHI XINGYUAN TANG MU. The Tang Tombs in Yanshi Xingyuan. 偃師杏園唐墓. Beijing, xxv, 390 pp. text plus 16 pp. colour and 44 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 27x19 cm. Boards Excavation report on 69 Tang tombs excavated in Henan province between 1984 and 1993 belonging to middle and lower ranking officials. 67 of the tombs were intact. The burial articles included figurines, gold and silver items, mirrors, ceramics etc. An interesting and detailed documentation with two-page English abstract. Main text in Chinese. Produced by CASS, Institute of Archaeology. 203 Yaozhou Kilns Museum and Shaanxi Institute of Archaeology ed: SONGDAI YAOZHOU YAOZHI. The Yaozhou Kiln Site of the Song Period. 宋代耀洲窯址. Beijing, , 698 pp. text and 16 pp. colour and 152 pp. b/w plates. 27x20 cm. Cloth An important and detailed excavation report of the Song dynasty Yaozhou kiln site at Huangpu in Shaanxi province. Numerous good illustrations assist greatly as a reference guide in identifying Yaozhou wares. Of use and interest for archaeologists and those interested in Song ceramics. 7 page English abstract, otherwise Chinese only. Out-of-print. 204 Yicheng Museum ed: CHU FENG HAN YUN: YICHENG DIQU CHUTU CHU HAN WENWU CHENLIE. (Exhibition of Chu and Han Artefacts Excavated in the Yicheng Area). 楚風漢韻 : 宜城地區出土楚漢文物陳列. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers Catalogue of an exhibition held at Yicheng Museum located in the northwest of Hubei province in China. The town of Yicheng has a long history with much pertaining to the Chu state of the Warring States period and the Han dynasty. This is reflected by the rich archaeological finds in the area dating from these times, a selection of the finest being shown here. Includes ritual bronzes, chariot fittings, weaponry, a group of small and unusual bronze tomb figurines of men on horses, inlaid bronze weights, small jades and glass beads. Illustrated throughout. Text in Chinese.

22 ARCHAEOLOGY 22 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 205 YONGCHENG HUANGTUSHAN YU CUOCHENG HAN MU. Han Period Tombs on Huangtu Hill and at Cuocheng in Yongcheng. 永城黃土山與酇城漢墓. Zhengzhou, pp. text plus 80 pp. colour and 66 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 27x19 cm. Cloth Detailed excavation report of a group of Han dynasty tombs located near the town of Yongcheng in China s Henan province. The bronzes and jade items excavated are of interest, in particular, an extensive group of fine inlaid bronze chariot fittings. Also wooden tomb figurines and a most unusual and large selection of small animal and human figures made of gold foil. One page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese. 206 Yuan Zhongyi: QINSHIHUANG LING KAOGU FAXIAN YU YANJIU. (Archaeological Discoveries and Research at the Mausoleum of Qinshihuang). 秦始皇陵考古發現輿研究 袁仲一著. Xi an, , 7, 11, 7, 3, 4, 596 pp. 72 pp. colour and b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 27x19 cm. Boards A detailed work on the discovery of, and research into, finds at the Mausoleum of the First Emperor up to about 2001 as it includes the stone suits of armour. In Chinese. 207 Yuhang District Museum ed: YUHANG YIQIAO HAN LIUCHAO MU. The Yiqiao Cemetery of the Han Dynasty and the Six Dynasties in Yuhang. 余杭義橋漢六朝墓. Beijing, , 197 pp. text plus 104 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text illustrations. 2 foldouts. 29x22 cm. Boards Located near the city of Hangzhou in China, this cemetery was active during the Han and Six Dynasties. Over 60 tombs were excavated and examined. Main finds were copious amounts of fine green glaze ceramics plus a few bronze mirrors. Many of the major finds here illustrated in colour. Two page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese. 208 Yunnan Provincial Museum: YUNNAN JINNING SHIZHAISHAN GUMU QUN FAJUE BAOGAO. (Excavation Report of Finds from the Tombs of Shizhaishan in Yunnan). 雲南晉寧石寨山古墓群發掘報告. Beijing, pp. text, 126 pp. monochrome plates. 30 text-illustrations. 2 vols. 38x26 cm. Cloth. Text volume slightly loose Excavation of twenty Han period tombs in Yunnan province, yielding 1000 s of objects of which many are illustrated here. The most spectacular finds were the bronzes which have since received great attention and are here illustrated in a large plate volume. Smaller text volume accompanies. A scarce report of an extraordinary find. In Chinese only. RBS 5: Zhang Wenbin ed: XIN ZHONGGUO CHUTU WADANG JILU: GANQUANGONG JUAN. (Eave Tiles Excavated in New China: The Ganquan Palace Site). 新中國出土瓦當集錄 : 甘泉宮卷 張文彬主編. Xi an, , 461 pp. 461 pp. b/w illustrations of rubbings of eave tiles. 30x22 cm. Cloth A record of numerous eave tiles (over 400) found at the site of the Han dynasty Ganquan Palace located outside Xianyang in Shaanxi province. Predominantly dating from the Western Han with a few Qin examples, this is a copious record of the find with rubbings of the tiles, many with four-character inscriptions. In Chinese. 210 Zhang Wenbin ed: XIN ZHONGGUO CHUTU WADANG JILU: QI LINZI JUAN. (Eave Tiles Excavated in New China: The Qi dynasty site at Linzi in Shandong). 新中國出土瓦當集錄 : 齊臨淄卷 張文彬主編. Xi an, , 383 pp. 382 pp. b/w illustrations of rubbings of eave tiles. 30x22 cm. Cloth A record of numerous eave tiles (over 400) found in Shandong province at the Warring States Qi Kingdom site in Linzi. Predominantly dating from the Warring States and Western Han with a few Qin examples, this is a copious record of the find with rubbings of the tiles, mostly with abstract designs and motifs or designs of animals and plants. In Chinese. 211 Zhang Zengqi: JINNING SHIZHAISHAN. (The Shizhaishan Site at Jinning in Yunnan Province). 晉寧石寨山. Kunming, , 14, 6, 316 pp. 120 colour plates, b/w text drawings. 27x20 cm. Cloth A detailed excavation report that surveys the excavations at this famous site in the 1950s and reports on recent excavations in the mid 1990s undertaken to pre-empt tomb robbers. The 1950s excavation of twenty Han period tombs from the Dian Kingdom that then flourished in Yunnan province yielded 1000 s of objects the most spectacular finds of which were the distinctive bronzes which have since received great attention. The 1995/6 excavations examined a further 36 tombs. The colour plates show the main objects discovered in the 1950s with some illustrations of recent excavations and finds. With much material on the current state of knowledge and research into the site and the Dian Kingdom. Table of contents in English, otherwise Chinese text only. 212 Zhao Feng and Yu Zhiyong ed: LEGACY OF THE DESERT KING: TEXTILES AND TREASURES EXCAVATED AT NIYA ON THE SILK ROAD. Shamo Wangzi Yibao: Sichou zhi Lu Niya Yizhi Chutu Wenwu. 沙漠王子遺寶 : 絲綢之路尼雅遺址出土文物 趙豐 于志勇主編. Hangzhou, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth Nearly 100 objects, including textiles, leathers, wooden objects, glass, bronzes, calligraphy and painting and other decorative arts, some with close-up detail. The artefacts were excavated from 1988 onwards and come from the Niya site on the southern Silk Road, famously visited by Stein in Catalogue for the special exhibition: The Legacy of the Desert King, organized by China National Silk Museum, Hangzhou, and Xinjiang Institute of Archaeology, Urumqi. With three essays written by Weichao Yu, Zhiyong Yu and Feng Zhao. Dual text in English and Chinese. Some wear to covers. Out-of-print. 213 Zhejiang Archaeological research Bureau ed: LEIFENG YIZHEN. Treasures from the Leifeng Pagoda. 雷峰遺珍. Beijing, pp. Colour plates and illustrations throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards Fascinating and wonderful excavation report of the Leifeng pagoda site at Hangzhou, dating from the Five Dynasties and which collapsed in The report focuses on the excavation and finds in the underground crypt of the temple which yielded some quite superb objects, including a stunning and highly-important silver and silver-gilt reliquary, a superb gilt Buddha supported on a dragon pillar, silver and gold objects, jades and bronze mirrors. In addition the report examines the architecture and construction of the pagoda. Excellent and detailed colour plates. List of contents and three page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese. 214 Zhejiang Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Bureau ed: LIANGZHU YIZHI QUN KAOGU BAOGAO ZHI YI: YAOSHAN. (Archaeological Report on the Remains at Liangzhu: Volume I: Yaoshan). Liangzhu Yizhi Qun Kaogu Baogao Zhi Yi. Beijing, , 343 pp. 117 pp. colour plates, numerous b/w text drawings. 29x22 cm. Boards Detailed archaeological report on this most important Neolithic culture. The main find at Yaoshan was a cemetery of the Liangzhu nobility with many grave goods including the extraordinary jade finds. Many jades are here illustrated in good colour. Detailed descriptive texts in Chinese. Two page English abstract.

23 LIST ARCHAEOLOGY 215 ZHEJIANG KAOGU JINGHUA. (Treasures of Zhejiang Archaeology). 浙江考古精華. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth A selection of the best finds from excavations in Zhejiang province. Highlights include much Neolithic pottery and jades from various early cultures, a large amount of Warring States material including a wonderful gold bowl with jade handles, Three Kingdoms and Tang pottery etc. Good colour plates. In Chinese only. 216 Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics ed: SILONGKOU YUEYAO ZHI. The Yuezhou Kiln Site at Silongkou. 寺龍口越窯址. Beijing, , 419 pp. Colour illustrations throughout. B/w illustrations and line drawings. 27x19 cm. Cloth Detailed excavation report of the Yuezhou kiln site at Silongkou near Cixi city in Zhejiang province. The Silongkou kiln began production no later than the late Tang dynasty and flourished through the Five Dynasties and the Song. This report is illustrated throughout with numerous pieces of Yuezhou ware nearly intact, fragments and shards, together with drawings of how the complete ware would have looked. An important contribution to the knowledge of this ware and porcelain production at the time. Five page English abstract. Main text in Chinese. 217 Zhejiang Sheng Wenwu Guanli Weiyuanhui: JINHUA WANFO TA CHUTU WENWU. (Artifacts Unearthed from the Jinhua 10,000 Buddha Pagoda). Beijing, pp. 70 b/w photographs. 19x13 cm. Paper A collection of bronze Buddhas, boxes, inscriptions etc. unearthed from the base of this pagoda in Zhejiang. In Chinese only. Scarce. 218 ZHONGGUO KAOGU WENWU ZHI MEI Attraction of Archaeological Finds in China. Zhongguo Kaogu Wenwu zhi Mei. Beijing, Each volume c. 200 pp. Chinese text and 200 plates in colour. 10 vols. Cloth. 1, A set of ten volumes explaining in text and images the most important archaeological discoveries in China in recent years. Each site, the excavations, the finds and the research connected with them is reported. Each volume illustrated throughout with high-quality colour plates. In Chinese. The volumes comprise: 1. Liaoning Hongshan Wenhua Tanmiao Jia (the Hongshan Culture Site at Tanmiao Jia in Liaoning Province). 2. Henan Anyang Fuhao Mu (The Tomb of Lady Fuhao at Anyang in Henan Province). 3. Sichuan Guanghan Sanxingdui Yizhi (The Sanxingdui Site at Guanghan in Sichuan Province). 4. Shanxi Taiyuan Zhao Qing Mu (The Taiyuan Tomb of Minister Zhao of the State of Jin). 5. Hubei Suixian Zenghou Yi Mu (The Tomb of Marquis Zeng at Suixian in Hubei Province). 6. Hebei Pingshan Zhongshan Guo Wang Mu (The Tombs of the Zhongshan Kings at Pingshan in Hebei). 7. Shaanxi Lintong Binmayong (The Terracotta Army) 8. Hunan Changsha Mawangdui Xihan Mu (The Western Han Mawangdui Tomb at Changsha in Hunan). 9. Guangzhou Nanyue Wang Mu (The Western Han Nanyue King s Tomb in Guangzhou). 10. Shaanxi Fufeng Famensi Digong (The Famensi Hoard at Fufeng in Shaanxi Province). 219 Jiang Yingju: HUAXIANGSHI HUAXIANGZHUAN. (Pictorial Stones and Tiles). Zhongguo Meishu Quanji Huihua 18. Shanghai, pp. text and 198 pp. with 262 plates and illustrations, a few in colour. 29x22 cm. Cloth Deals with the Han period bricks and stones found in tombs and having various pictorial motives. A few plates show the actual slab or brick, otherwise mostly rubbings. Illustrated throughout. In Chinese. A volume in the Zhongguo Meishu Quanji series. Out-of-print. 220 ZHONGGUO MUSHI BIHUA QUANJI: HAN WEI JIN NANBEI CHAO. (Compendium of Chinese Tomb Murals: Han, Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties). 中國墓室壁畫全集 : 漢魏晉南北朝. Shijiazhuang, , 81, 161, 73 pp. 161 pp. colour plates. B/w text plates. 29x21 cm. Cloth Volume One of three showing tomb murals from the above periods from tombs throughout China. Murals from 200 tombs are shown, 100 of which date from the Han dynasty. Good colour plates. Descriptions accompany. Text in Chinese. 221 Zhongguo Neimenggu Wenwu Kaogu Yanjiusuo: XIAJIADIAN SHANGCENG WENHUA DE QINGTONGQI : ZHONGHAN GONGTONG XUESHU DAIOCHA BAOGAOSHU 2. Bronze Ware in the Upper Layer of Xiajiadian Culture. 夏家店上層文化的青銅器 : 中韓共同學術調查報告書 2. Zhonghan Gongtong Xueshu Diaocha Baogao Shu I. Seoul, pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x22 cm. Cloth The results of a joint research project between the Northeast Asian History Foundation of Korea and the Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute of Inner Mongolia. Examines bronze wares belonging to the Xiajiadian Culture which flourished in Inner Mongolia. The culture had Ordos influences and this is reflected in the numerous fine bronzes shown here. A total of 238 examples are illustrated in colour and described. Many of the bronzes have not been previously illustrated and come from various museums and collections in Inner Mongolia including that of the Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute of Inner Mongolia. Introductory essays. Dual texts in Chinese and Korean. Hard to obtain. 222 Zhongguo Shehui Kexue Yuan Kaogu Yanjiusuo ed: TENGZHOU QIANZHANGDA MUDI. Qianzhangda Cemetery in Tengzhou. 滕州前掌大墓地. Kaoguxue Zhuankan, IV:71. Beijing, , 832 pp. text plus 72 pp. colour and 222 pp. b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 4 foldouts. 2 vols. 27x19 cm. Cloth Tengzhou is located in China s Shandong province. This important cemetery dates from the Shang and Zhou dynasties. Excavation included 111 burials, 5 chariot and horse pits, sacrificial pits and residential remains. Nearly 10,000 artefacts were found, including 175 bronze ritual vessels, 345 pieces and groups of jade objects, weaponry, bronze parts of chariots and horse harnesses plus extensive pottery. This very detailed two-volume report records and discusses the finds, together with extensive illustrations. Five page English abstract. Main text in Chinese.

24 FROM OUR STOCK 24 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS FROM OUR STOCK ANTIQUES: CHINESE ARTS AUCTION RECORDS : CERAMICS Gudong Paimai Nianjian: Ciqi 拍賣年鑒 : 瓷器. Changsha, pp. Colour plates throughout. 26x18 cm. Paper Coverage of auction prices for Chinese ceramics sold in auction in China in Colour illustrations throughout. Hundreds of fine examples shown with prices realised. Text in Chinese. 224 Acker, William Reynolds Beal: SOME T ANG AND PRE-T ANG TEXTS ON CHINESE PAINTING. Sinica Leidensia, 8. Leiden, lxii, 414 pp. 25x17 cm. Paper Annotated translations from Guhua Pinlu, Xu Hua Pin, Lidai Minghua Ji and other early texts. Slight loss to bottom of spine. 225 Ackland Art Museum: DARK JEWELS. Chinese Black and Brown Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection. Chapel Hill, pp. Colour plates throughout. 28x23 cm. Paper Excellent catalogue of a travelling exhibition of 70 very fine pieces of Chinese brown and black ceramics with beautiful glazes from the Shatzman Collection dating from the Northern Song to the Yuan. Well-illustrated throughout in colour and with good descriptions and essays of particular interest being a contribution by Ellen Avril: Transformations in the Glaze. 226 Allen, A. J: ALLEN S INTRODUCTION TO LATER CHINESE PORCELAIN. Auckland, pp. 123 colour illustrations. 30x21 cm. Cloth Written for the benefit of novice collectors and dealers, illustrated in colour throughout, this book is primarily focussing on the porcelain production of 1820 to 1920, observing features which assist in dating. 227 Anhui Archaeological Research Institute: LINGJIATAN YUQI. Jades Unearthed from Lingjiatan. 凌家灘玉器. Beijing, , 160 pp. 140 colour plates. 29x22 cm. Cloth One hundred and forty jade pieces from the Neolithic site at Lingjiatan in Anhui province are here shown in good colour plates. Many fine and unusual pieces including a jade eagle, a jade hat ornament, a jade figurine, bi discs, axe heads etc. Captions in English, otherwise Chinese text only. 228 Anhui Museum: WENFANG ZHENPIN. (Treasures of the Scholar s Studio). 文房珍品. Hong Kong, pp. Colour illustrations throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth From the collections of Anhui Museum, the book is divided into sections on inkcakes and inksticks, the brush, inkstones and scholar s articles wrist rests, brushpots etc. Well-illustrated. In Chinese only. Out-of-print. 229 Arakawa Hirokazu ed: HOSOKAWA-KE DENRAI MAKI-E SHITSUGEI. (Gold Lacquer Art inherited by the Hosokawa Family). Kyoto, pp. 326 colour plates & 17 pp. of b/w illustrations. 39x28 cm. Silk, slipcase Profusely illustrated luxurious record of the gold lacquerware inherited by the Hosokawa family. Foreword by Morisada Hosokawa. Japanese text only. Beautiful production. 230 Atchley, Virginia and Neil K. Davey: THE VIRGINIA ATCHLEY COLLECTION OF JAPANESE MINIATURE ART pp. Over 760 colour illustrations. 30x24 cm. Cloth Virginia Atchley is a major American collector of Japanese miniature arts. This catalogue depicts over 400 varied pieces from her collection of inro, netsuke and sagemono. Well-illustrated throughout in colour (including signatures) and with a good text. Includes an essay: Goodall: The Fashion for Sagemono in Edo Japan ( ). Also has indexes of netsuke, inro and sagemono artists. 231 Aurora Art Museum: FOJIAO WENWU XUANCUI 1. Selected Buddhist Relics from the Collection of Aurora Art Museum. 佛教文物選粹 1 宸旦藝術博物館. Taipei, pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x21 cm. Cloth Catalogue of selected Buddhist relics Chinese sculpture in the collection of the privately-funded Aurora Art Museum in Taipei. This first volume shows 86 examples of Chinese Buddhist sculpture the vast majority in stone dating from the Northern and Eastern Wei, Northern Qi, Sui Tang, Five Dynasties, Song Yuan and Ming. The emphasis is on the earlier periods. Extremely fine pieces illustrated in good colour plates and with a dual Chinese and English text. 232 Aurora Art Museum: FOJIAO WENWU XUANCUI 2. Selected Buddhist Relics from the Collection of Aurora Art Museum 2. 佛教文物選粹 2 宸旦藝術博物館. Taipei, pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x21 cm. Cloth The second catalogue of selected Buddhist relics in the collection of the privately-funded Aurora Art Museum in Taipei. This volume shows 125 examples of Chinese stone Buddhist sculpture, gilt-bronze sculpture and gold and silver objects and reliquaries dating primarily from the Sui, Tang and Song. Extremely fine pieces illustrated in good colour plates. Captions in English, otherwise Chinese. 233 Aurora Art Museum: QINGHUA CI JIANSHANG. Appreciation of Blue-and-White Porcelain from the Collection of Aurora Art Museum. 青花瓷鑑賞 宸旦藝術博物館. Taipei, pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x21 cm. Cloth Catalogue of selected blue-and-white Chinese ceramics in the collection of the privately-funded Aurora Art Museum in Taipei. Illustrates 70 superb examples from the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties in full page colour plates and additional close-up views of detail, bases and marks. List of contents and captions in English. Main text in Chinese.

25 LIST FROM OUR STOCK 234 Ayers, John: BLANC DE CHINE. Divine Images in Porcelain. New York, pp. 77 items illustrated in colour with some details, many text figures. Glossary, bibliography. 28x22 cm. Paper Well-illustrated catalogue of an exhibition of 77 examples of Blanc-de-Chine assembled from various public and private collections at the China Institute in New York. The detailed catalogue captions and a substantial introduction are by John Ayers, with a complementary essay by Yuan Bingling. 235 Ayers, John; Thompson, Julian & Ko, S. C: CHINESE PORCELAIN. The S. C. Ko Tianminlou Collection. Hong Kong, ; 240 pp. Over 400 colour plates and illustrations, including 59 panoramic views. 2 vols. 36x27 cm. Silk-cloth, case. 1, A handsome catalogue of a superb collection, distinguished for its meticulous selection and proof of discriminating taste. The exhibition at the Hong Kong Museum of Art included 163 pieces, all illustrated in colour. 236 Baldwin, Rev. Stephen L. ed: THE CHINESE RECORDER AND MISSIONARY JOURNAL. Volume 2, Fuzhou, pp. Index. 24x17 cm. Cloth The second volume of the journal founded as a monthly in 1868, and based in Fuzhou, with the 12 issues bound together in a tasteful modern binding with paper label to spine. A varied mix of articles, notes and queries printed with Chinese characters incorporated in the text. Contents include a history of Hangzhou, Buddhism in China, the (contemporary) Yangzhou riots, Chinese medicine, and opium. Rare. 237 Barnes, R. & Kahlenberg, M. ed: FIVE CENTURIES OF INDONESIAN TEXTILES pp. Colour plates throughout. 31x25 cm. Cloth Based on the Kahlenberg collection of Indonesian garments and textiles, this fine work provides an excellent reference to the subject, the illustrations accompanied by good descriptions. Includes essays by experts in the field. Illustrated throughout in colour. 238 Barnhart, Richard M: LI KUNG-LIN S CLASSIC OF FILIAL PIETY. New York, pp. 73 illustrations, including 16 colour plates. 32x24 cm. Cloth Richard Barnhart, along with Robert E. Harris and Hui-liang J. Chu, takes up the connoisseurship of one of the monuments of eleventhcentury Chinese painting, the 15 1/2-foot handscroll that has been on loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the Tang family collection. 239 Barrett, T. H: THE WOMAN WHO DISCOVERED PRINTING. New Haven, pp. Bibliography, index. Cloth By a historian with a keen interest in the history of the book in China, this is the story of the Empress Wu and the revolution in printing she inspired six centuries before Gutenberg, with new insights into politics, religion and technology in eighth-century (Tang) China. 240 Bartholomew, Terese Tse: HIDDEN MEANINGS. Symbolism in Chinese Art. San Francisco, pp. Colour plates and illustrations throughout. Bibliography, indexes. 31x24 cm. Cloth Excellent reference work produced, originally, to accompany an exhibition at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. This is a well-organized and comprehensive exposition of the imagery used in Chinese art and its (hidden) meanings as expressed in rebuses, conventional symbolism and so on. The entries are classified into sections (wealth, longevity) which are then arranged alphabetically by symbol, with each entry illustrated by a drawing or colour plate of actual artefacts. The book is enhanced by no less than five indexes: an English-language index, a pinyin subject index, a pinyin auspicious phrase index, and two stroke-count character indexes to illustrated material and articles. Recommended. Now out-of-print but there has been a reprint of a limited number in hardback as here. 241 Beal, Samuel: SI-YU-KI. BUDDHIST RECORDS OF THE WESTERN WORLD. Translated from the Chinese of Hiuen Tsiang (A.D. 629). Delhi, cviii, 369 pp. Map. 23x16 cm. Cloth Decent quality reprint of the scarce original 1884 edition of this important work detailing the travels to India of the Chinese monk Xuanzang who returned bearing sacred Buddhist writings Beasley, W. G: GREAT BRITAIN AND THE OPENING OF JAPAN London, xix, 227 pp. 2 folding maps. 23x15 cm. Paper Detailed analyses of the Great Britain-Japan relationship in the years leading to the Meiji Restoration of 1868, when Britain was the ultimate model. 243 Beijing Shi Wenwu Gongzuo Dui ed: JIUJING FANZHAO JI. (Reflections on the Old Capital). 舊京返照集. Beijing, pp. 278 b/w photographs. 26x23 cm. Paper Collection of photographs of old Beijing, with brief descriptive text in Chinese. 244 BEIJING WENWU JINGCUI DAXI: YUQI JUAN. Gems of Beijing Cultural Relics Series: Jades. 北京文物精粹大繫 : 玉器卷. Beijing Wenwu Jingcui Daxi 5. Beijing, , 39 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth Number 5 in a series on cultural treasures to be found in the Beijing area, this well-illustrated volume shows about 300 jades from the Neolithic to the Qing from various collections in Beijing. With excellent colour illustrations and a near dual text English and Chinese. 245 BEIJING WENWU JINGCUI DAXI: GU ZHONG JUAN. Gems of Beijing Cultural Relics Series: Ancient Bells. 北京文物精粹大繫 : 古鐘卷. Beijing Wenwu Jingcui Daxi, 7. Beijing, , 33 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth

26 FROM OUR STOCK 26 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS Number seven in a series of volumes on the various treasures to be found in the Beijing area, this volume shows 221 examples of ancient bronze bells in Beijing ranging from the Great Bell Temple collection to other examples in temples and towers through to holdings in museum collections. Much little-known material. Good colour illustrations. With a near dual text in English and Chinese. 246 BEIJING YOULAN SHOUCE. (Beijing Tourist Handbook). 北京游覽手冊. Bejing, , 184 pp. 11 colour & 11 b/w plates. Numerous text figures. 3 folded maps. 18x13 cm. Paper. Some wear and creasing to covers Neatly-produced guide, very much of its time. The then-existing sites are described whilst black-and-white plates exhibit some of the triumphs of New China s progress. In Chinese. A period piece. 247 Bell, Charles: TIBET, PAST AND PRESENT. Taibei, xvi, 326 pp. Illustrations. Folding chart. Appendixes. Cloth. Slight bumps to front corners Taiwan reprint of Oxford 1924 edition. An extensive, intimate history of Tibet and its leaders by an experienced diplomat and Tibetan linguist. The primary focus of this history is on politics, internal and international. 248 Berliner, Nancy et al: THE EMPEROR S PRIVATE PARADISE. Treasures from the Forbidden City. New Haven, Cloth Produced to accompany an exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum providing an extraordinary glimpse into the imperial art and architecture from the Qianlong Garden in the Forbidden City, built as a retirement retreat for the Qianlong Emperor. Contains objects from the Forbidden City which have never been shown before, including an extraordinary sixteen panel double-sided screen featuring full-length and life-size portraits of the sixteen Luohan. The screen is black lacquer, the luohan are inlaid in white jade and resemble rubbings! Other exhibits include table screens, furniture, gilt-bronze statuary, calligraphy, paintings and ceramics. A marvellous ensemble. Detailed texts and essays accompany. 249 Beurdeley, Michel & Cecile: CHINESE CERAMICS. London, pp. 111 tipped-in colour plates, 359 b/w illustrations and line drawings. 33x29 cm. Cloth Excellent plates and authoritative text. Identical to the American edition entitled A Connoisseur s Guide to Chinese Ceramics. 250 Black, Alison Harley: MAN AND NATURE IN THE PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHT OF WANG FU-CHIH. Washington, xix, 375 pp. 24x16 cm. Cloth Of interest to all those drawn to Chinese thought and aesthetics, this work draws on the writings of the philosopher Wang Fuzhi ( ) and the larger Chinese tradition to discuss man and nature. 251 Bo, Sheng ed: YUZHI TI YANGJU SISHISI ZHONG. (A Painting of Forty Four Chrysanthemums with Poetic Inscriptions by the Qianlong Emperor). 御製題洋菊四十四種. Beijing, pp. Colour illustrations throughout. 30x23 cm. Paper Depicts an extremely large painting of 44 types of chrysanthemum, alongside many of the flowers poetic inscriptions by the Qianlong Emperor. The work was done by the little-known Qing dynasty court painter, Li Bingde, in 1758, and is believed to have been hung as a wall decoration in one of the garden pavilions, the Shizi Lin, built by the Qianlong Emperor in Yuanming Yuan. Depicts the work in full and with close-up detail of the flowers with the calligraphic inscriptions by the Emperor. Accompanying text describes the history of the painting which was taken abroad and has recently returned to China. Text in Chinese. 252 Boller, Willy: MASTERPIECES OF THE JAPANESE COLOUR WOODCUT. London, pp. 16 fullpage colour prints, numerous b/w plates & illustrations, drawings. 37x28 cm. Cloth English version of the original German edition, published in Switzerland in A chronological approach with illustrations interspersed throughout the text and extensive notes. Abrams A Bonhams: THE CUNLIFFE COLLECTION. Chinese Ceramics and Jade Carvings. London, pp. Colour plates throughout. 27x22 cm. Cloth Auction catalogue of the well-known Cunliffe Collection sold at Bonhams in London in Particularly strong in Song dynasty wares and Ming and Qing imperial ceramics. The jades from various periods. A very fine selection of 133 lots, all illustrated in colour and described. 254 Brand, M. and Phoeurn, C. ed: THE AGE OF ANGKOR. Treasures from the National Museum of Cambodia. Canberra, pp. Colour illustrations throughout. 30x23 cm. Paper Scarce catalogue of an exhibition at the Australian National Gallery of sculptures and bronzes from the Angkor period held in the National Museum of Cambodia and dating from the 6th to the 13th century. 255 British Council: JOHN THOMSON. China and its people. London, pp. 51 plates. 30x24 cm. Paper An exhibition of original photographs from Thomson s estate in the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine. Some of the photographs were reproduced in Thomson s books, but the main part has never been published before. 256 Brown, Claudia & Ju-hsi Chou: TRANSCENDING TURMOIL. Painting at the Close of China s Empire Phoenix, pp. 110 plates, 19 in colour. Notes bibliography. 30x20 cm. Paper Splendid catalogue of a travelling exhibition in the States. The paintings are loaned from Museum s as well as private collections, and illustrate the tradition during the latter part of the Qing. 257 Buckland, Rosina: SHUNGA. Erotic Art in Japan. London, pp. 140 colour illustrations. 24x24 cm. Cloth Lavishly-illustrated introduction to the world of Japanese erotic art. Includes many previously unpublished images. 258 Bunker, Emma C: ANCIENT CHINESE INLAID BRONZES. Late Warring States Early Western Han Periods. London, pp. 3 colour plates and 6 text figures. Bibliography. 30x21 cm. Paper The catalogue of an exhibition of highly important Chinese bronzes, reflecting the exquisitely refined taste of aristocratic south China at the end of the Warring States period. Extensive technical observations.

27 LIST FROM OUR STOCK 259 von der Burg, Christer et al: THE ART OF CONTEMPORARY CHINESE WOODCUTS. Zhongguo Dangdai Muban Yishu. 中國當代木版藝術. London, pp. 60 colour and 171 b/w plates. Glossary, bibliography. 33x24 cm. Paper This is a separate independent publication that accompanies and showcases the major portfolio project of the same name undertaken by the Muban Foundation. The portfolio is a collection of 60 original prints by contemporary artists in order both to benefit the individual artists and to bring contemporary Chinese woodblock prints to the attention of other printmakers, collectors, dealers and museums outside China. In this book, the prints are finely reproduced in colour and joined with authoritative essays by An Bin, Julia F. Andrews, Ellen Johnston Laing and Frances Wood. Hwang Yin has provided biographies of the artists and David Barker contributes a glossary of Chinese printmaking terms. A groundbreaking reference in a new and exciting field for collectors and students of art history. Full details of the Muban print portfolio available upon request. 260 Bushell, Raymond: THE INRO HANDBOOK. Studies of Netsuke, Inro, and Lacquer. Tokyo, pp. 140 colour illustrations, 386 b/w illustrations of signatures, bibliography. 27x20 cm. Cloth A 2002 reprint of the 1979 classic text for the collector and enthusiast. 261 Bushell, Stephen W: DESCRIPTION OF CHINESE POTTERY AND PORCELAIN. Being a Translation of the T ao Shuo. Beiping, xxxi, 222 pp. 22x14 cm. Half-cloth With an appendix containing two letters on the porcelain manufacture at Jingdezhen from the Jesuit missionary Pére d Entrecolles, dated 1712 & This is the Chinese reprint of the Oxford 1910 edition. 262 Butler, Michael, Julia Curtis, Stephen Little et al: TREASURES FROM AN UNKNOWN REIGN: SHUNZHI PORCELAIN Alexandria, pp. Colour plates and illustrations throughout. 30x23 cm. Paper Exhibition and catalogue of porcelain produced during the reign of the first Qing Emperor, Shunzhi. Shows the evolution of shapes, and styles of painting with numerous motifs and themes depicted. 87 wares are illustrated in excellent colour and described in detail. Paperback edition. 263 Cao Wei ed: SHAAN BEI CHUTU QINGTONGQI. Bronzes from Northern Shaanxi. 陝北出土青銅器 曹瑋主編. Chengdu, xxii, 51, 209; 1131 pp. Over 900 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text drawings. 5 vols. 29x22 cm. Cloth An excellent reference on ancient Chinese bronzes excavated from sites in the north of China s Shaanxi province, a centre of Chinese civilization since ancient times. Over 900 fine and interesting examples are illustrated in colour plates, including belt hooks, knives, Ordos-style bronzes, small animal ornaments, arrow heads and larger vessels Ding, Gui, Fu, Jue etc. The objects are arranged by type of object and within each category, the objects are arranged chronologically. The objects date from the Shang, Zhou, Spring and Autumn Period, Warring States, Qin and the Han dynasty. Captions give details of the site of excavation, museum location and description of the object. Volume One contains list of contents, introductions and two essays: Studies on Shang-Date Bronzes from Northern Shaanxi; Study of Eastern Zhou and Qin-Han Periods Bronzes from Northern Shaanxi. Dual texts in Chinese and English. 264 CAOCAO GAOLING KAOGU FAXIAN YU YANJIU. (The Discovery of, and Research into, the Gaoling Tomb of Cao Cao). 曹操高陵考古發現與研究. Beijing, , 3, 13, 11, 267 pp. 11 pp. colour plates. 27x19 cm. Boards The first published report on the discovery of the tomb of Cao Cao, the famous Warring States general (and hero of the popular novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms), an event that enthralled China at the time. Eleven pages of colour plates show a number of the initial finds. Text in Chinese. 265 Capa, Cornell ed: BEHIND THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA. Photographs from 1870 to the Present. New York, pp. Numerous illustrations. 21x22 cm. Cloth, dustjacket Published in connection with an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum at the time of Nixon s visit to China, this book features the photographs of John Thomson, Edgar Snow, Nym Wales (Helen Foster Snow), Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Marc Riboud, and René Burri. 266 Cartier-Bresson, Henri and Han Suyin: FROM ONE CHINA TO THE OTHER. New York/London, pp. 144 b/w photographs. 27x22 cm. Cloth An evocative and fascinating study of China in 1949 by a world-famous photographer witnessing China as the old Nationalist regime fell and the new Communist order established itself. The marvellous black-and-white photographs range from Peking to Nanjing and include much material on Shanghai, in particular, showing the turmoil and panic at the time. A good clean copy of a scarce item. 267 Castiglione, Giuseppe: LANG SHINING HUAJI. Collection of Paintings of Giuseppe Castiglione. 郎世寧畫集. Tianjin, pp. 120 pp. of colour plates. 38x27 cm. Cloth A fine overview of the works of the Qing dynasty Jesuit court painter Giuseppe Castiglione demonstrating the range of his talent. Paintings are predominantly from the National Palace Museum in Taibei and mainland Chinese collections. In Chinese only. 268 Caswell, James: THE THOUSAND-BUDDHA PATTERN IN CAVES XIX AND XVI AT YUN-KANG. Offprint Ars Orietnalis X. Washington, pp plus 8 pp. b/w plates. 30x22 cm. Paper Offprint. 269 Chamberlain, Jonathan: CHINESE GODS. Malaysia, xvi, 155 pp. 19 colour illustrations. 22x14 cm. Paper A useful, informative and pocket-sized introduction to Chinese religion which traces the creation of the Gods through to the meanings they embody. Topics as diverse as Fengshui, temples, nature cults and ancestor worship are discussed.

28 FROM OUR STOCK 28 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 270 Chen Fengjiu ed: DANYANG TONGJING QINGCI BOWUGUAN: QINGCI ZHAI. (The Danyang Bronze Mirror and Celadon Museum: The Celadon Studio). 丹陽銅鏡青瓷博物館 : 青瓷齋 陳鳳九主編. Beijing, , 186 pp. 257 colour plates throughout. 30x23 cm. Boards Catalogue of fine celadons in the collection of what is said to be one of the most significant privately-endowed museums in Danyang, Jiangsu province. 257 examples are illustrated in good colour plates. The earliest pieces shown are Three Kingdoms period and the latest Song, especially Northern Song. In Chinese only. A good visual and study reference. 271 Cheng Dayue: CHENG SHI MOYUAN. (Ink Garden of the Cheng Family). 程氏墨苑 程大約編. Beijing, Each volume c. 160 pp. Many illustrations of ink cakes. 12 vols. 32x21 cm. Stitched, 2 silk-cases Facsimile reprint of the 1606 edition, together with later eulogies of Cheng s mastery of ink-cake manufacturing. Throughout the book are designs of inkcakes by Ding Yunpeng. The Chengshi Moyuan is also remarkable for the inclusion of three images from the Gospels, taken from the Evangelicae historiae imagines. A luxurious publication in close imitation of the Ming period edition. The original is one of the most important Ming period illustrated books, extremely rare and soughtafter. A few copies for example that in the Percival David Foundation collection in London were printed in a number of colours, amongst the earliest examples of Chinese colour printing, although this was done by brushing coloured inked onto distinct regions of a single block for each pull of a leaf, rather than using sets of blocks as in later multicolour woodblock printing. In effect these copies have the characteristics of monoprints and are unique. This facsimile representing an instance of the standard 1606 edition is in black and white only. Visible Traces pp Cheng Te-k un: ARCHAEOLOGY IN CHINA 3. Chou China. Cambridge, xxxii, 430 pp. 44 plates, 43 text figures. Maps. 25x19 cm. Cloth Comprehensive, authoritative, and readable account of the Zhou period civilisation. 273 Chiang Hai Ding: A HISTORY OF STRAITS SETTLEMENTS FOREIGN TRADE Memoirs of the National Museum No. 6. Singapore, xii, 250 pp. Bibliography. 61 tables. 24x15 cm. Paper A study of the growth of foreign trade in the period and to analyse the factors that influenced trade. Chapters include, The History of Straits Settlements Trade to 1869; The Regional Distribution; The Commodity Composition; The Effect of Exchange Rate Depreciation. A scarce study. 274 China 2000 Fine Art: FIELD OF STONES. Scholar Rocks, Inkstones, Paintings. New York, pp. Colour illustrations throughout. 21x28 cm. Paper Catalogue of a fine and very discerning exhibition of scholars rocks (37), inkstones (6) and paintings showing rocks (17). Includes a number of paintings by the little-known modern master, Ning Fucheng. An excellent assemblage of objects. 275 China Guardian Auctions: LISONGJU CHANGWU WANG SHIXIANG, YUAN QUANYOU ZHENCANG ZHONGGUO YISHUPIN. Treasures of Twin-Pine Studio = Works of Art Collection by Wang Shixiang and Yuan Quanyou.. 王世襄 袁荃猷珍藏中國藝術品. Beijing, c. 150 pp. Colour plates throughout. 27x21 cm. Paper Auction catalogue for the Beijing sale of the collection of Wang Shixiang, one of China s foremost connoisseurs and art historians. The objects includes scholars studio objects, gilt and bronze sculpture, bronze incense burners, bamboo, wood, lacquer, cloisonné, a couple of very fine Qin and impressed gourds. The 142 lots are all of a very high quality. RMB estimates. Captions only in English. 276 China Institute of America: EXQUISITE MOMENTS. West Lake and Southern Song Art. New York, pp. Numerous colour plates, b/w illustrations. 28x22 cm. Paper Catalogue of a small but delightful exhibition of Southern Song painting, primarily album leaves. The paintings are accompanied by some southern Song ceramics. The 36 paintings come from various American public and private collections. All are described in detail and there are excellent introductory texts. 277 Chow, Kit and Kramer, Ione: ALL THE TEA IN CHINA. San Francisco, xvi, 187 pp. Illustrated. 21x19 cm. Paper What other beverage can both lower cholesterol levels and start a revolution? A history, a medical study and a how-to guide, including an account of Chinese and Japanese tea customs. 278 Christie, Anthony: CHINESE MYTHOLOGY. Feltham, pp. More than 100 illustrations, 24 pages in colour. Bibliography, index. 29x21 cm. Cloth Chinese mythology as an expression of the attitudes and beliefs underlying the civilization that produced it. First edition. 279 Chu, Daisy: TRADITIONAL CHINESE PATTERNS AND COLOURS. Chinese Ethnic Minority Motifs. London, pp. Numerous colour illustrations. 210x175 cm. Paper Numerous Chinese decorative patterns adapted and recreated for the use of modern-day designers of any discipline. A good visual reference. 280 Chu, Daisy: TRADITIONAL CHINESE PATTERNS AND COLOURS. Auspicious Chinese Motifs. London, pp, numerous colour illustrations. 210x175 cm. Paper Illustrates numerous colour patterns with deep roots in Chinese folklore and history. Formatted to be easily used by designers of any discipline. A good visual reference. 281 Chu, Daisy: TRADITIONAL CHINESE PATTERNS AND COLOURS. Chinese Dress Motifs. London, pp, numerous colour illustrations. 210x175 cm. Paper Hundreds of patterns collected from clothing of dynasties past. A good visual reference. 282 Chung, Anita: DRAWING BOUNDARIES. Architectural Images in Qing China. Honolulu, pp. B/w illustrations. 24x21 cm. Cloth Qing dynasty China witnessed a resurgence in paintings depicted architectural subjects, a category known as jiehua, or boundary painting. This work provides a concise, illustrated history of this tradition and discusses the symbolic implications of the genre.

29 LIST FROM OUR STOCK 283 Chung, Priscilla Ching: PALACE WOMEN IN THE NORTHERN SUNG T oung Pao Monograph XII. Leiden, xxi, 129 pp. Charts and tables. Bibliography, glossary and index. 25x17 cm. Paper The first major work to examine not only empresses and concubines in the Song court, but also female officials within the palace. These women were seen as complying with the Confucian code of behaviour by satisfying the requirements of obedient daughter, faithful wife and sacrificing mother. Uncut copy. 284 Clarke, John: JEWELLERY OF TIBET AND THE HIMALAYAS. London, pp. Bibliography, index. 26x22 cm. Cloth Presenting the traditional jewellery of the region in all its splendour, this book tells the fascinating stories of trade, conquest, faith and the fortune that lie behind it. This beautifully-illustrated book contains newly commissioned photography and draws on the finest examples from the V&A and other British collections, both public and private. It brings into the spotlight one of the richest decorative traditions of the world. 285 Cleveland, Richard S: OKYO AND THE MARUYAMA-SHIJO SCHOOL OF JAPANESE PAINTING. St. Louis, pp. Selected signatures and seals. 142 illustrations, 26 in colour. 27x21 cm. Paper Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Saint Louis Art Museum and the Seattle Art Museum, including a useful essay on painting in the Edo period. 286 Clifford, Derek: CHINESE CARVED LACQUER. London, pp. 101 colour & 52 b/w illustrations. Appendix, bibliography. 29x25 cm. Cloth This well-presented volume covers the art of Chinese carved lacquer from its beginning to the present day. Lavishly illustrated with pieces from collections all over the world, it is a valuable handbook for the collector as well as the enthusiast and connoisseur. Outof-print. 287 Clunas, Craig: ART IN CHINA. Oxford History of Art. Oxford, pp. 70 colour and 55 b/w illustrations. 24x17 cm. Paper This book takes into account traditional Chinese definitions and deals in full with calligraphy and painting, as well as sculpture, textiles, metalwork, and other forms. It includes illustrations of images and objects previously accessible only to specialists. 288 Cohn, William: ASIATISCHE PLASTIK. Sammlung Baron Eduard von der Heydt. Berlin, xvi, 255 pp. Bibliography, map. Many plates. 30x22 cm. Paper Description and fine fullpage b/w illustrations of the Asian sculpture collection of Baron Eduard von der Heydt. Comprises sculptures from China, Japan, India and Bali that later formed the foundation for the Museum Rietberg, Zurich. Titles to plates in English, otherwise German text only. 289 Crighton, R. A: THE FLOATING WORLD. Japanese Popular Prints London, pp. 76 artists marks, 7 colour illustrations, profusely illustrated in b/w. 30x21 cm. Paper Exhibition catalogue from the V & A. I: Kabuki; II: Beautiful Women; III: Landscapes; IV: Birds and Flowers; V: Heroes and Heroines. Careful dating of each print, seals, commentary, glossary and bibliography. Abrams B Croës, Gisèle: TREASURES OF ANCIENT CHINA AND SPLENDOR OF YONGLE PAINTING. Brussels, pp. Colour plates throughout. Map. 30x21 cm. Paper Catalogue for this dealer s Brussels and New York exhibitions with superb bronzes and metalwork, plus the Yongle period Portraits of Nine Luohan. Catalogue research and texts by Marielle Tardy and Jean-Marie Simonet. 291 Crossman, Carl L: A DESIGN CATALOGUE OF CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET to Salem, Third printing. 48 pp. with 16 plates. 22x18 cm. Paper Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Peabody Museum of Salem, Crow, Dennis: HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS OF HONG KONG, SHANGHAI & PEKING. Los Angeles, pp. 131 b/w photographs. 28x21 cm. Paper Dealer s catalogue showing late 19th century and 20th century photographs of people and places in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Peking. Many fascinating images. 293 Cultural Relics Bureau ed: 2000 ZHONGGUO ZHONGYAO KAOGU FAXIAN. Major Archaeological Discoveries in China 中國重要考古發現. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 26x19 cm. Paper Well-produced and well-illustrated work on major archaeological discoveries in China in A total of 24 sites are shown and described. Useful list of contents and brief introduction to each find in English. Main text in Chinese. 294 Cultural Relics Bureau ed: 2003 ZHONGGUO ZHONGYAO KAOGU FAXIAN. Major Archaeological Discoveries in China in 中國重要考古發現. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 26x19 cm. Paper Well-produced and well-illustrated work on major (and amazing) archaeological discoveries in China in A total of 30 sites are shown and described. Useful list of contents and brief description to each find in English. Main text in Chinese. 295 Da Cheng: WAIXIAO CIQI JIAZHI KAOCHENG. (A Survey of Prices of Export Ceramics). 外銷瓷器价值考成 大成編著. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout both volumes. 2 vols. 26x19 cm. Wrappers Two-volume compendium providing a price guide to Ming and Qing dynasty export ceramics. Also provides a good visual survey of the subject. The first volume shows blue-and-white export ceramics in the Chinese taste. The second volume shows Qing dynasty ceramics for the European market. Illustrated throughout in colour. Text in Chinese. 296 Denison, Edward & Guang Yu Ren: BUILDING SHANGHAI. The Story of China s Gateway. Chichester, pp. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. 26x23 cm. Cloth A comprehensive narrative of Shanghai s narrative from its ancient origins, charting the impact and influence of foreign occupation in the 19th and early 20th centuries and through to the city s present explosive growth. Excellent and illuminating illustrations throughout. A good contribution. Recommended.

30 FROM OUR STOCK 30 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 297 DIANSHIZHAI HUABAO. (The Lithographic Studio Pictorial). 點石齋畫寶. Tianjin, Various pagings in 12 ce in 3 tao. Facsimiles of fullpage b/w lithographs throughout. 12 vols. 24x15 cm. Stitched The first illustrated daily magazine in China, printed in Shanghai by lithography (dianshi), between 1884 and 1898, contained superb detailed black-and-white lithographic illustrations by Chinese artists of everything from portraits of mortals and immortals to domestic and international news (Lu Xun). Many stories and illustrations of a delightfully quirky nature and many showing the Western influence present in Shanghai in the late 19th century. This finely-produced reprint comprises the illustrations, together with their descriptive text contained within the illustration. It does not contain any of the separate text or advertisements that were in the originals. The illustrations arranged in chronological order in their collections (ji) as when originally published. In the original size and with the feel of the original. An excellent visual reference to this distinctive, and then revolutionary, form of illustrated printing. In Chinese. 298 Dong Peixin & Zhang Shufen ed: DAQING GUOBAO: SONGHUA SHIYAN. (National Treasures of the Great Qing Dynasty: Songhua Inkstones). 大清國寶 : 松花石硯 董佩信張淑芬編著. Beijing, , 270 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth A study of these fine inkstones, coveted by the Qing emperors. Also examines their associated culture. The majority of the examples illustrated date from the Qing dynasty, plus a few fine modern examples. Some of the stones shown are in the collection of the National Palace Museum in Taibei, the rest, it is assumed, are in Chinese collections, including that of the Gugong Museum. In Chinese. 299 Dongguan Museum: DONGGUAN SHI BOWUGUAN CANG TAOCI. The Collection of Pottery and Porcelain in Dongguan Museum. 東莞市博物館藏陶瓷. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards Whilst there are a few early pieces, the majority of the ceramics illustrated are Ming and (predominantly) mid and late Qing dynasty and provide an overview of the fine holdings of the Dongguan Museum in China s Guangdong province. In Chinese. 300 Dongguan Museum: DONGGUAN SHI BOWUGUAN CANG YUQI. The Collection of Jade in Dongguan Museum. 東莞市博物館藏玉器. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards Whilst there are a few early pieces, the majority of the jades illustrated are Qing dynasty and comprise a fine selection from the holdings of the Dongguan Museum in China s Guangdong province. In Chinese. 301 Dore, Henri: RECHERCHES SUR LES SUPERSTITIONS EN CHINE 1-11, 13. Varietes Sinologiques, between 36 and 49. Shanghai, , 92, 1052, 261 pp. 657 plates and illustrations, mostly in colour. 12 vols. 25x17 cm. Chinese style binding An invaluable help in identifying Chinese superstitions and mythology, including the iconography of all the gods and deities that occur in Chinese mythology. This is a composite set, where volumes 1 and 8 are in the English translation edition, and the other volumes in the original French. Volume 12 was never published. Some further volumes were published later. 302 Du Xinfu and Wang Jian: TONGSHU YIMING HUILU. (Index of Books Published under More than One Title). 同書異名匯錄 杜信孚 王劍著. Nanjing, , 12, 1-450; pp. 2 vols. 19x13 cm. Paper An essential reference tool for Chinese bibliography, this book helps to unravel the troubled question of the titles of Chinese books. One can look up a title and find its various alternative versions. Originally published in 1962 with, itself, a slightly different title (Tongshu Yiming Tongjian), this is a twice revised edition. 303 Du Zhengxian ed: HANGZHOU KONGMIAO. (The Temple of Confucius in Hangzhou). 杭州孔庙 杜正賢主編. Hangzhou, , 353 pp. Colour (and predominantly) b/w plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth Dating from the Song dynasty, the Temple of Confucius in Hangzhou has been an important site of religion and education for many centuries. Whilst this study discusses the history and architecture of the temple, its main focus is on the Temple s important collection of some 500 inscribed stone tablets dating from the Tang dynasty through to the early 20th century. They provide information and insights on topics ranging from the Southern Song Imperial College and Confucianism through to science and technology and historical fact. A comprehensive selection is illustrated here and their content and significance discussed. Four page foreword in English. Main text in Chinese. 304 Dunhuang Research Institute ed: DUNHUANG BIHUA XUAN 1-3. (A Selection of Dunhuang Wall Paintings: Parts 1-3). 敦煌壁畫選 敦煌文物研究所. Beijing, pp. introductory Chinese, Russian and English text and 12 colour woodblock prints to each volume. A total of 36 original colour woodblock prints. 3 vols. 44x33 cm. Boards. 1, Excellent coloured woodblock reproductions by the famous printing studio Rongbaozhai of wall and ceiling paintings at Dunhuang. A good set of the three parts published separately from 1952 to Each part was originally issued as loose leaves in a paper folder. Each part has here been separately bound in to uniform flexible board covers which has helped to protect them. The original paper folder has been retained serving as the title page and back pages to each part. Rare. 305 Yang Xiong et al: DUNHUANG SHIKU YISHU: MOGAOKU DISISHIWU KU FU DISILIU KU (SHENG TANG). (The Art of the Dunhuang Caves: Mogao Caves Numbers 45 & 46 (High-Tang). Nanjing, pp. 191 colour plates, 208 b/w text illustrations. 38x28 cm. Cloth One of a series of volumes with top-quality reproductions of the paintings in selected Mogao Caves, this book also has a long introductory essay and detailed captions in Chinese, and a preface by Duan Wenjie translated into English. 306 E. & J. Frankel Ltd: PLAY IT AGAIN. Asian Games and Pastimes. New York, pp. Numerous colour plates. 30x21 cm. Paper Interesting and enjoyable catalogue of a dealer s sale exhibition of items relating to Asian games and pastimes the majority Chinese in various media. From tangrams to pigeon whistles, cricket cages to weiqi. Illustrated throughout in colour and with good introductory essays. 307 Eisei Bunko: RIKYU, YUSAN, SANSAI NO CHADOGU MEIHIN TEN. (Tea Ceremony Wares of Rikyu, Yusan and Sansai). Tokyo, pp. 75 exhibits all illustrated in colour. 25x26 cm. Cloth A well-illustrated catalogue of selected tea-ceremony wares, of both Korean Chinese and Japanese origin, and covering ceramics, lacquer, bamboo, bronzes, and paintings. Text in Japanese.

31 LIST FROM OUR STOCK 308 Elvehjem Museum of Art: THE EDWARD BURR VAN VLECK COLLECTION. Ukiyo-e Masterpiece Exhibition. Madison, pp. Numerous colour plates, b/w illustrations. 30x25 cm. Cloth Exhibition of masterpieces from the Edward Burr Van Vleck collection held at Elvehejm Museum of Art. Includes works by all the masters. 207 works illustrated in colour. Includes an essay by Andrew Stevens: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Van Vleck Collection of Japanese Print. Dual text in Japanese and English. 309 Eskenazi Ltd: ANCIENT CHINESE SCULPTURE FROM THE ALSDORF COLLECTION AND OTHERS. London, pp. 24 plates and 13 figures in colour. Map, chronology, bibliography. 30x22 cm. Boards With introductory essay by Edmund Capon on Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty, and a documentation on The Conservation of a Guanyin Figure by Sophie Budden and Valerie Kaufmann. 24 sculptures in wood and stone are described in detail and illustrated in marvellous colour. 310 Eskenazi: SONG: CHINESE CERAMICS 10TH TO 13TH CENTURY (PART 3). London, pp. Colour plates throughout. Bibliography. 30x21 cm. Cloth superb pieces illustrated and documented for Eskenazi s Spring 2007 show coinciding with Asian Art in New York. Most pieces illustrated with multiple views. All bases and marks illustrated. 311 Eskenazi: CHINESE SCULPTURE AND WORKS OF ART: EXHIBITION IN NEW YORK. New York, pp. Colour plates throughout. Bibliography. 31x22 cm. Cloth Eskenazi s Spring 2008 exhibition in New York shows 20 superb objects in various media dating from the Han to the Qing. All illustrated and described in detail. 312 Evans, Harriet and Stephanie Donald ed: PICTURING POWER IN THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA. Posters of the Cultural Revolution. Lanham, pp. 32 colour plates, numerous b/w text plates. Bibliography, index. 26x18 cm. Paper An original and timely book treating the popular (and now collectable) propaganda art of China as a serious component of culture this work is well-illustrated (chiefly from the important collection of posters held at the University of Westminster in London), has a superb bibliography and index, and high-quality contributions by Robert Benewick, Chen Xiaomei, Craig Clunas, John Gittings and the editors. (Quotes are from Julia F. Andrews.). Paperback edition. 313 Fairbank, J. & Twitchett, D. gen. ed: THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF CHINA 3. Sui and T ang China Part I. The Cambridge History of China. Taibei, xx, 850 pp. 11 tables, 22 maps. 24x17 cm. Cloth A detailed survey of this fascinating period that saw the rise of one of China s greatest dynasties. Taiwan edition. 314 Fan Jinshi; Whitfield, Susan ed: THE CAVES OF DUNHUANG. London, pp. Colour photographs throughout. 27x19 cm. Cloth Examines 50 of the caves and their murals in detail, together with much on the history of Dunhuang and the caves, plus sections on Buddhism and the importance of Dunhuang. Illustrated throughout in colour. 315 Fan Wenyuan: TANGDAI FOJIAO. (Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty). 唐代佛教 范文淵著. Beijing, pp. 20x14 cm. Paper A study of Buddhism during a peak period of Chinese power. Accompanied by a chronology of major events in Chinese Buddhism during the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties periods. In Chinese. 316 Fan Yingfeng: SILU HUREN WAILAIFENG TANGDAI HUYONG ZHAN. Exotic Flavor of the Foreigners on the Silk Road Terracotta Hu Man of the Tang Dynasty. 絲路胡人外來風 唐代胡俑展 樊英峰主編. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 28x21 cm. Wrappers Very good work exploring the depiction of foreigners in Chinese tomb figurines dating from the Tang dynasty. The term Hu in the title is an old Chinese word for foreigner. The foreigners depicted are of Central Asian origin and came to China as a result of Silk Road trade. Full page colour plates throughout showing numerous fine examples. Essays accompany. An excellent visual reference. Near dual text in Chinese and English including captions to plates. 317 Faulkner, Rupert: MASTERPIECES OF JAPANESE PRINTS. Ukiyo-e from the Victoria and Albert Museum. London, pp. 150 illustrations, including 138 in colour. 30x24 cm. Cloth Numerous colour plates illustrating some of the fine examples of Ukiyo-e in the Museum s collection, with a descriptive introductory essay. 318 Fazzioli, Edoardo: CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY FROM PICTOGRAPH TO IDEOGRAM. The History of 214 Essential Chinese/Japanese Characters. New York, pp. Numerous illustrations. Index. 24x17 cm. Cloth An explanation to the 214 radicals their origin, meaning and most common compounds. 319 Feng Qiyong & Yin Guanghua: ZHU QIZHAN SHOUPU. A Chronicle of Zhu Qizhan s Life. 朱崎瞻手譜 馮其庸尹光華著. Shanghai, , 12, 174, 15 pp. text plus 16 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text illustrations. 27x19 cm. Cloth The life of Zhu Qizhan in pictures and with illustrations of his work. Near dual texts in Chinese and English. 320 Feng Xianming: ZHONGGUO GU TAOCI WENXIAN JISHI: SHANG CE. Annotated Collection of Historical Documents on Ancient Chinese Ceramics: Vol. 1. 中國古陶瓷文獻集釋 馮先銘編著. Taibei, pp. 5 b/w plates and 30 pp. of colour plates. Bibliography, appendix (with extracts from Qing palace archives). 26x19 cm. Paper The first volume of a two-volume set, produced posthumously by the children of the famous ceramics expert. This book contains the selected documents themselves 1,130 extracts from 550 books and documents dating from the Tang to the Republican period of particular interest for the serious study of ceramics. An interesting appendix in this volume contains: Qing Gong Zaobanchu Huoji Qing Dang (The Work Order File of the Workshops in the Qing Palace). An important contribution. 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32 FROM OUR STOCK 32 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 321 Feng Xianming and Geng Baochang ed: GUGONG BOWUYUAN CANG QING SHENGSHI CI XUANCUI. Selected Porcelain of the Flourishing Qing Dynasty. 故宮博物院藏清盛世瓷選粹. Beijing, pp. 300 colour plates, some with detail plates showing marks. 30x22 cm. Cloth In three parts for the reign periods of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong, this book has the highest quality illustrations of very fine pieces, 100 for each period. All the text has been translated into English. All objects from the Gugong Museum in Beijing. 322 Field, Dorothy: PAPER AND THRESHOLD. The Paradox of Spiritual Connection in Asian Cultures. Ann Arbor, xi, 93 pp. Numerous colour illustrations 29x21 cm. Cloth Examines the use of paper placed at thresholds to buildings and temples and its use in Shinto, Shamanic and Buddhist temples as well as paper kites, lanterns, doors and windows. An interesting contribution. 323 Filippi, Filippo de: KARAKORAM AND WESTERN HIMALAYA An Account of the Expedition of H.R.H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, Duke of the Abruzzi. London, xvii, 469 pp, over 200 b/w text illustrations and 32 b/w plates hors texte; 18 folding panoramas, 3 folding maps and 16 pp. index booklet: List of Illustrations and Index. 2 vols. 27x21 cm. Green cloth. 1, An account of the Expedition of H.R.H. Prince Luigi Amedeo of Savoy. Comprises text volume plus a separate folder in the same green cloth containing the panoramas, maps and index booklet. All maps and panoramas present. The 32 black-and-white photographic plates in the text volume showing mountain scenes are of a particularly high quality. A uniform & complete set of this rare travelogue. The text volume slightly shaky in its covers and joints starting to crack due to the weight of the volume. 5.5cm vertical split to the top of the spine where it joins the front cover. Some other slight wear and marks to the covers. Fading of the gilt lettering on the spine. The cloth folder generally tired but intact. Again some marks and wear. Priced accordingly. 324 Five Thousand Years of Chinese Art ed: MANUSCRIPTS ON SILK PART I. Five Thousand Years of Chinese Art. Taibei, pp. 22 plates in colour and 6 b/w illustrations. Text illustrations. 31x21 cm. Cloth In Chinese only, this volume illustrates and discusses silk manuscripts from the Spring & Autumn and Warring States periods. 325 The Forbidden City Publishing House: GUGONG SHUHUA GUAN: DI JIU BIAN. The Calligraphy and Painting Gallery of the Palace Museum Part IX. 故宮書畫館第九編. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 2 foldouts. 29x22 cm. Wrappers Catalogue of the ninth part of an extensive and ongoing series of exhibitions held in the Wuyingdian exhibition hall in the Forbidden City in Beijing showing highlights of Chinese painting and calligraphy from the Gugong Museum collection, from the earliest examples through to the early 20th century. This fine selection shows 67 excellent works dating from the Tang dynasty to the 20th century, all but the first 10 exhibits being Ming and Qing dynasty. Good detailed descriptions in English. Main text in Chinese. 326 Fu, Marilyn and Shen: STUDIES IN CONNOISSEURSHIP. Chinese Paintings from the Arthur M. Sackler Collection. New York, xv, 378 pp. Illustrations, some colour. Index, bibliography. 35x29 cm. Paper The emphasis of the Sackler collection in New York and Princeton is not only on the intrinsic quality of its acquisitions but also on their value for research. 41 works by 24 artists are discussed. 327 Fujimoto, T: THE STORY OF THE GEISHA GIRL. London, Ca xv, 157 pp. 62 illustrations in colour and b/w. 23x15 cm. Cloth Written by a Japanese (the author of The Nightside of Japan) to inform the European about the nature of the true Geisha girl. Grubby faded cloth. Clean inside. 328 Fung Ping Shan Museum: DEHUA WARES. Hong Kong, pp. 147 exhibits illustrated, all in colour. 29x21 cm. Paper Exhibition catalogue in English and Chinese with an introduction by Zeng Fan. Jointly presented by the Fujian Provincial Museum, this exhibition feature Qingbai and Blanc-de-Chine wares excavated from the kilns. 329 GAHO SOGA SHU. (A Collection of Drawings by Gaho Hashimoto) pp. text booklet plus 1 pp. list of plates and 97 (of 98) b/w plates. 42x31 cm. Stitched booklet. Plates loose in case Scarce work depicting the ink and brush sketches of the 19th century artist, Gaho Hashimoto ( ). Delightful sketches of people, landscapes and nature. Contains 97 of the 98 plates called for plate 98 is missing. Some waterstaining to margins of plates, images not affected. In Japanese. 330 Gao Chunming: EXQUISITE FABRICS. Traditional Weaving and Embroidery Patterns in China pp colour illustrations. 35x26 cm. Cloth Presents a beautiful compilation of over 1000 traditional Chinese designs found in weaving and embroidery ranging from dragons, phoenix and fish through to religious and allegorical motifs. Illustrated throughout in colour and a visual feast. 331 Gao Fenghan: GAO FENGHAN YAN SHI. (The Inkstone Annals of Gao Fenghan). Shanghai, pp. Reproductions of an album of b/w rubbings throughout. Chinese text only. 39x27 cm. Cloth Gao, the painter, calligrapher and seal artist ( ), was also a collector of inkstones and his Annals records 112 fine examples. It is also itself a work of calligraphic art which was carved in stone and reproduced as rubbings. This is a facsimile of one edition. Out-of-print. 332 Geil, William Edgar: EIGHTEEN CAPITALS OF CHINA. London, xx, 429 pp. 139 illustrations. Index. 23x16 cm. Cloth, gilt spine and front cover Divided into the 6 Southern capitals, 7 Yangtze capitals & 7 Yellow capitals. Capitals described include Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Canton, Guilin, Suzhou, Nanjing, Changsha, Lanzhou, Xian, Jinan & Beijing. Spine and top of rear cover stained, affecting tops of some rear pages, otherwise good firm copy, clean inside. Priced accordingly. 333 Geng Dongsheng ed: QING QIANLONG FALANGCAI RONGHUA FUGUI DENGLONG ZUN. A Magnificent Falangcai Lantern-Shaped Vase. 清乾隆琺瑯彩榮華富貴燈籠尊 耿東升主編. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 2 foldouts. 29x22 cm. Boards Extremely detailed and fascinating study of a superb Qianlong falangcai lantern-shaped vase painted with figures in a garden. The painting on the vase shows the western influence brought by the Jesuit missionaries to the Qing court. Illustrated throughout in colour. Text in Chinese.

33 LIST FROM OUR STOCK 334 Gentles, Margaret: MASTERS OF THE JAPANESE PRINT. Moronobu to Utamaro. New York, pp. 100 illustrations, 5 colour plates tipped-in. 25x23 cm. Paper Catalogue of an exhibition at the Asia House Gallery. Selections from American collections and the first major exhibition on the subject in New York for 25 years. Covers the major masters of printmaking. Abrams L Geuna, Elena: ZHANG HUAN. Ashman. London, pp, 64 colour and 64 b/w illustrations. 285x255 cm. Cloth A book bringing together and highlighting the versatility of the work of Zhang Huan, an artist highly appreciated both in China and the West capable of creating aesthetic links between two distinct cultures that influenced his life, Henan province and New York. 336 Giles, Herbert A. et al: NINE DRAGON SCREEN. Being Reprints of Nine Addresses and Papers Presented to the China Society. China Society Publication. London, Over 250 pp. Illustrations. 23x17 cm. Cloth Contents include:- Giles: Ancient Chinese Taxicabs; Giles: Ch iu Chin; Willoughby-Meade: Ghost and Vampire Tales of China; Giles: Six Centuries at Tunhuang; Moule: Nestorians in China; Fan: Dr. Johnson and Chinese Culture. (Worth it for Giles on Dunhuang.) 337 Giles, Herbert A. trans: STRANGE STORIES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO. London, xxiii, 488 pp. Appendixes. 20x14 cm. Decorative cloth Giles translation of Liao Zhai Zhi Yi, by Pu Songling, including stories of magic, mystery & romance. Third edition revised. 338 Giles, Lionel trans: SUN TZU ON THE ART OF WAR. The Oldest Military Treatise in the World. Singapore, liii, 205 pp. Chinese concordance, index. 21x14 cm. Paper Reprint of the 1910 classic translation by a renowned sinologist of the Chinese military masterpiece, preserving the character and nuances of the Chinese original. The text is preceded by critical notes on Sun Zi and the history of his work. 339 Gitter, Kurt A: JAPANESE FAN PAINTINGS. From Western Collections. New Orleans, pp. 3 figures, 53 plates in colour, bibliography. 28x38 cm. Paper New Orleans Museum of Art exhibition catalogue, with notes to the plates by Pat Fister. The exhibition includes only works by known artists of the Edo period, from the Rimpa, Nanga and Shijo schools. Cover worn. 340 Goldin, Paul: THE CULTURE OF SEX IN ANCIENT CHINA. Honolulu, pp. 23x15 cm. Cloth Addresses central issues in the history of Chinese attitudes toward sex and gender from 500 BC to 400 AD. Reveals the subject of sex was central to early Chinese thought. Erudite and entertaining. 341 Goldsmith, Margaret: THE TRAIL OF OPIUM. The Eleventh Plague. London, pp. 14 b/w plates. Bibliography. 22x15 cm. Cloth An account of the history and effects of opium through the centuries both as a curse and a blessing to the world. With much on India and China. With interesting photographs, a couple being from a Chinese publication on the suppression of the opium trade. Slight foxing to endpapers, otherwise very good. Scarce. 342 Goodall, John: HEAVEN AND EARTH. 120 Leaves from a Ming Encyclopedia : San-ts ai t u-hui, London, pp. 120 plates. 31x23 cm. Cloth Well-illustrated and described, focusing on illustration in the famous Ming work Sancai Tuhui. 343 Gordon, Mark: ANCIENT ECHOES. The Mark Gordon Collection of Southeast Asian Ethnographic Art. Singapore, pp. 203 colour illustrations. 30x21 cm. Paper The visually inspiring works from the Mark Gordon Collection of Southeast Asian ethnographic art, illustrated in this book (many published here for the first time), offer a unique and compelling case for the greater appreciation of the genre. 344 Gotoh Art Museum: ELECTRIC COLORS: CERAMIC CREATIONS BY HIRAGA GENNAI. Gotoh, pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x21 cm. Paper Catalogue of an interesting exhibition that seeks to clarify the many questions surrounding ceramic wares by Hiraga Gennai, known as Gennai yaki. Illustrated throughout in colour showing many fine examples of these coloured wares. Text in Japanese. 345 Griffing, Robert P: THE ART OF THE KOREAN POTTER. Silla Koryo Yi. New York, pp. 129 plates, 8 in colour. Map. Bibliography. 28x21 cm. Boards Catalogue of an exhibition at Asia House Gallery. One of the best publications on the subject. Good copy. 346 Grilli, Elise: THE ART OF THE JAPANESE SCREEN. Tokyo, xi, 276 pp. 159 plates and illustrations, 48 in colour. Appendixes, index. 39x27 cm. Cloth The most important work on the subject. Now offered at half the usual price due to an accumulation of copies. 347 Guangdong Provincial Museum: GUANGDONG SHENG BOWUGUAN CANG HUA JI. (Selected Paintings from the Guangdong Provincial Museum). Beijing, pp. text and 247 plates and illustrations in colour. 38x27 cm. Cloth A selection of 147 Chinese paintings from various periods in the Guangdong Provincial Museum, all illustrated in colour. Chinese text. 348 GUGONG CANG HUA JINGXUAN. Chinese Paintings of the Palace Museum. 故宮藏畫精選. Hong Kong, pp. Colour plates throughout. 36x26 cm. Boards A chronological survey of the finest paintings in the collection of the National Palace Museum in Taibei dating from the Jin through to the Qing dynasty. Illustrated throughout in colour. Text in Chinese. The occasional annotation. 349 Gugong Museum: MINGKE YU DIAOSU. Inscriptions and Sculptures. 銘刻與雕塑. Complete Collection of Treasures Gugong, 28. Shanghai, , 228 pp. 221 pp. colour plates. 29x22 cm. Boards Volume 28 in this excellent series covering the treasures of the Gugong Museum in Beijing. This work shows 86 superb examples of Chinese archaeological objects in various media dating from the Shang dynasty through to the Yuan dynasty and which bear inscriptions. Includes oracle bones, bronze vessels, tile-ends and steles. These are followed by 121 wonderful examples of sculpture dating from the Warring States to the Qing. Includes wooden sculpture, tomb figurines and animal figures, gilt-metal, ceramics and stone. All objects illustrated in colour. 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34 FROM OUR STOCK 34 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 350 Gugong Museum: YUAN MING QIQI. (Yuan and Ming Dynasty Lacquer). 元明漆器. Complete Collection of Treasures Gugong, 45. Shanghai, , 263 pp. 207 items illustrated in full colour plates with some detail plates. Colour text illustrations. 29x22 cm. Boards Magnificent exposition of 207 examples of Yuan and Ming lacquer from the Qing Court collection. Divided according to dynasty. Mostly comprises carved lacquer with some painted, polychrome and inlaid examples. Another excellent survey in this essential series containing much previously unpublished material. Captions in English, otherwise Chinese text. 351 Gugong Museum: QINGDAI QIQI. (Qing Dynasty Lacquer). 清代漆器. Complete Collection of Treasures Gugong, 46. Hong Kong/China , 262 pp. 196 items illustrated in full colour plates with some detail plates. Colour text illustrations. 29x22 cm. Boards Magnificent exposition of 196 examples of Qing lacquer. Slightly less than half the items shown are carved lacquer with further sections for carved filled-in, gold-painted, polychrome-painted, guangsu, and inlaid lacquer. An excellent survey in this essential series containing much previously unpublished material. Captions in English, otherwise Chinese text. 352 Gugong Museum: GUGONG BOWUYUAN CANGPIN DAXI: HUIHUA BIAN 1: JIN SUI TANG WUDAI. Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Painting 1: Jin, Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties. 故宮博物院藏品大系 : 繪畫編 1 : 晉隋唐五代. Beijing, xx, 275 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. Colour text plates. 2 foldouts. 38x27 cm. Cloth A beautifully-produced work showing 42 superb and extremely rare examples of early Chinese painting dating from the Jin through to the Five Dynasties held in the collection of the Gugong Museum in Beijing. All illustrated in their entirety and with many close-up views showing details of the paintings. Dual texts in Chinese and English. 353 Gugong Museum: GUGONG BOWUYUAN CANGPIN DAXI: HUIHUA BIAN 2: SONG. Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Painting 2: Song Dynasty. 故宮博物院藏品大系 : 繪畫編 2 : 宋. Beijing, vi, 297 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. Colour text plates. 2 foldouts. 38x27 cm. Cloth Volume Two in a beautifully-produced series. This volume begins the coverage of Song dynasty paintings in the collection of the Gugong Museum in Beijing. Illustrates 23 Northern Song and 22 Southern Song paintings. A total of 45 superb and rare works. All illustrated in their entirety and many with close-up views showing detail. Dual texts in Chinese and English. 354 Gugong Museum: GUGONG BOWUYUAN CANGPIN DAXI: HUIHUA BIAN 3: SONG. Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Painting 3: Song Dynasty. 故宮博物院藏品大系 : 繪畫編 3 : 宋. Beijing, vi, 305 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. Colour text plates. 38x27 cm. Cloth Volume Three in a beautifully-produced series. This volume continues the coverage of Song dynasty paintings in the collection of the Gugong Museum in Beijing. Shows 63 Southern Song paintings landscapes, albums leaves and handscrolls. All illustrated in their entirety and many with close-up views showing detail. Dual texts in Chinese and English. 355 Gugong Museum: GUGONG BOWUYUAN CANGPIN DAXI: HUIHUA BIAN 4: SONG LIAO JIN. Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Painting 4: Song, Liao and Jin Dynasties. 故宮博物院藏品大系 : 繪畫編 4 : 宋遼金. Beijing, viii, 312 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. Colour text plates. 38x27 cm. Cloth Volume Four in a beautifully-produced series. This volume finalises the coverage of Song dynasty paintings and shows Liao and Jin dynasty paintings in the collection of the Gugong Museum in Beijing. Illustrates a total of 148 works, of which 144 are anonymous works from the Southern Song dynasty, one Liao work and three from the Jin dynasty. All illustrated in their entirety and many with close-up views showing detail. Dual texts in Chinese and English. 356 Gugong Museum; Chen Runmin ed: QING SHUNZHI KANGXI CHAO QINGHUACI. (Qing Dynasty Blue-and-White Porcelain from the Shunzhi and Kangxi Reigns). 清順治康熙朝青花瓷 故宮博物院編 ; 陳潤民主編. Gugong Bowuyuan Cang Qingdai Ciqi Lei Xuan Di Yi Juan. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth The best book we have seen on early Qing transitional and blue-and-white porcelain. 339 truly beautiful examples from the former Chinese imperial collection held in the collection of the Gugong Museum in Beijing and dating from the Shunzhi and Kangxi reigns are illustrated in colour and described. Practically all the pieces are shown in multiple views, often with close-up detail, and including bases, base marks and reign marks. Text in Chinese. Now out-of-print. 357 Gugong Museum ed: GUGONG JINGDIAN: GUGONG CANG TAN TUDIAN. Classics of the Forbidden City: Carpets in the Collection of the Palace Museum. 故宮經典 : 故宮藏毯圖典. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x29 cm. Boards A good and well-illustrated contribution on a little-published subject, carpets and rugs from the halls and palaces of the Forbidden City in Beijing. Ranges from Central Asian and Khotan rugs through to imperial carpets with yellow grounds and bearing designs of dragons. Also includes carpets and rugs with woven pictorial scenes and auspicious designs. The rugs are illustrated in their entirety and some with close-up detail of the design. Practically all the rugs are from the early and middle Qing dynasty. A useful visual reference. Text in Chinese. 358 Gugong Museum ed: GUGONG SHUHUA GUAN: DI BA BIAN. The Calligraphy and Painting Gallery of the Palace Museum Part VIII. 故宮書畫館第八編. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. B/w text illustrations. 29x22 cm. Wrappers Catalogue of the eighth part of an extensive and ongoing series of exhibitions held in the Wuyingdian exhibition hall in the Forbidden City in Beijing showing highlights of Chinese painting and calligraphy from the Gugong Museum collection, from the earliest examples through to the early 20th century. This selection shows 65 wonderful works dating from the Northern Wei to the 20th century with a fine selection of early material. The paintings have very good detailed English descriptions. Main text in Chinese.

35 LIST FROM OUR STOCK 359 Gulik, Robert H. van: JUDGE DEE AT WORK. Eight Chinese Detective Stories. Chicago, pp. 8 b/w illustrations. Chronology. 18x12 cm. Paper A collection of eight Judge Dee short stories with a chronology of his life and work linking the stories and novels in the series. 360 Gulik, Robert H. van: MURDER IN CANTON. A Judge Dee Mystery. Chicago, viii, 208 pp. 12 line drawings. 18x12 cm. Paper One of a series of murder mysteries set in 7th century China, first published in 1966 and now reissued. The author was a Dutch diplomat and an authority on Chinese history and culture. Perfect relaxation reading. New edition. 361 Gulik, Robert H. van: THE PHANTOM OF THE TEMPLE. A Judge Dee Mystery. New Judge Dee Mysteries. New York, pp. (est). 6 line drawings. 18x12 cm. Paper Another eerie tale for the indefatigable Judge Dee, set once more in a remote border province and centring on an ancient Buddhist temple. Forthcoming December Gulik, Robert H. van: SEXUAL LIFE IN ANCIENT CHINA. A Preliminary Survey of Chinese Sex and Society from ca BC-1644 AD. Taibei, n.d. xviii, 392 pp. 22 figures, 23 plates, 2 in colour. 27x20 cm. Cloth Van Gulik s classic comprehensive survey of sex and society in ancient China. Decent Taibei reprint of the Leiden 1974 reprint of the 1961 original. 363 Haboush, J. K. ed. and trans: THE MEMOIRS OF LADY HYEGYONG. The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of 18th Century Korea. Berkeley, pp. 9 b/w photographs, 3 tables, 1 map. 23x15 cm. Cloth Masterpiece composed by the princess from 1795 until 1805, which depicts a court life whose drama and pathos is of Shakespearean proportions. 364 Hagi Uragami Museum: THE SECRET KINGDOM: EXHIBITION OF ARTEFACTS FROM THE ROYAL TOMBS OF THE SHI KINGDOM. N.p., pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers Catalogue of an exhibition showing large and impressive bronzes and a number of other excavated objects from the royal tombs of the short-lived and elusive Shi kingdom located in China s Shandong province during the Spring and Autumn period. Very basic list of plates in English, otherwise Japanese text. 365 Hang Tian: XIXIA CIQI. Xixia Ceramics. 西夏瓷器 杭天著. Beijing, pp. Full page and text colour plates throughout. 28x22 cm. Wrappers A detailed study of Xixia (Tangut) period ceramics based on finds at the Ciyaopu kiln site in Lingwu in Ningxia in north-west China and other sites in the area. Illustrated throughout with examples primarily held in museums and institutions in north-west China, plus some pieces from private collections. A useful contribution to the subject. Three page preface in English. Main text in Chinese. 366 Hansford, Howard S. & Ayers, John: THE SELIGMAN COLLECTION OF ORIENTAL ART 1-2. London, xiii, 133; xxx, 148 pp. 160 plates, 2 frontispiece in colour, maps, text-figures. 2 vols. 31x25 cm. Cloth Volume one: Chinese, Central Asian and Luristan bronzes; and Chinese jades and sculptures. Volume two: Chinese and Korean pottery and porcelain. 367 Hansford, S. Howard: A GLOSSARY OF CHINESE ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY. China Society Sinological Series No. 4. London, xi, 104 pp. 23x17 cm. Cloth Entries are arranged in numerous sections & subsections, in which related terms are kept together, whilst the alphabetical index provides an easy means of reference. The Chinese character is given together with Wade-Giles pronunciation. 368 Harrer, Heinrich: LOST LHASA. Heinrich Harrer s Tibet. New York, pp. 200 b/w illustrations. Maps on end-papers. 29x23 cm. Cloth Heinrich Harrer, the last of today s great explorers, follows in the footsteps of Sven Hedin and Schlagintweit in exploring the capital of Lhasa. This compilation shows 200 of his images, vividly commented by himself. 369 Hashimoto, Shuho comp: GAHO SHU. (A Collection of Paintings by Hashimoto Gaho). Tokyo, pp. text and 102 b/w plates, the majority fullpage. 45x33 cm. Stitched. Silk covers Gaho Hashimoto ( ) was one of the last artists of the Kano School. This is an early work on the artist showing a fine selection of his works from Japanese collections on good black-and-white collotype plates. Some wear and marks to covers, fine inside. Text in Japanese. Scarce. 370 Hay, Jonathan: SENSUOUS SURFACES. The Decorative Object in Early Modern China. London, pp. Colour and b/w text illustrations throughout. 26x20 cm. Cloth An in-depth and erudite study of the decorative arts in Ming and Qing dynasty China. Explores materials and techniques of production as well as issues of patronage, taste and aesthetics. Illustrated with a wide range of Ming and Qing objects and artworks. An excellent contribution by a noted scholar. Recommended. 371 He Huaishuo: HO HUAI-SHUO: REVIEW Hong Kong, pp. 62 colour plates, 14 b/w illustrations. 48 seal reproductions. 34x26 cm. Cloth This book represents the artist s own selection of paintings from recent years. It is accompanied by a preface containing the artist s comments on Chinese art in general and his relationship to the tradition and its ongoing evolution. With an introduction by Hugh Moss. 372 He Zhiya: SICHUAN GU ZHEN. The Old Towns of Sichuan. 四川古鎮 何智亞著. Chongqing, pp. B/w photographs throughout, many full page. 26x27 cm. Cloth Fine and evocative black-and-white photography of the traditional towns and villages of China s Sichuan province. An endangered breed. Illustrated throughout. In Chinese.

36 FROM OUR STOCK 36 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 373 Helmert-Corvey, Theodor: INRO: DAS DING AM GÜRTEL. (Inro from the Heinz and Else Kress Collection). Münster, pp. Colour illustrations throughout. 30x23 cm. Boards Catalogue of an exhibition currently at the Museum für Lackkunst in Münster showing the fine Japanese medical box, inro, collection assembled by Heinz and Else Kress. Well-illustrated and in German only. 374 Henderson, Gregory: KOREAN CERAMICS: AN ART S VARIETY. Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Henderson. Ohio, pp. 143 b/w text-illustrations. Map, brief bibliography. 28x22 cm. Paper Ohio State University catalogue. 375 Hermitage Amsterdam: THE IMMORTAL ALEXANDER THE GREAT. The Myth, The Reality, His Journey, his Legacy. Amsterdam, pp. Colour plates throughout. 28x24 cm. Wrappers Catalogue of a marvellous exhibition at the Hermitage Museum in Amsterdam featuring over 350 superb exhibits from the collection of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg which trace and explore the legacy of Alexander the Great. Encompasses the whole range of Alexander s journeys and conquests from Classical Hellas through to Parthia and on eastwards, including influence on Silk Road materials. Good descriptions and accompanying essays. 376 Higuchi, Takayasu: JAPAN-AFGHANISTAN JOINT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY IN Kyoto, pp. text plus 16 pp. with 41 b/w plates. 25x18 cm. Paper A summary of the expedition and its findings. 377 Honey, William Bowyer: COREAN POTTERY. London, pp. text. 100 plates. 26x16 cm. Cloth A brief history of Korean ceramics and its major characteristics. Accompanied by a large number of excellent plates. Silberman Hong Kong Oriental Ceramic Society: ORIENTAL CERAMIC SOCIETY OF HONG KONG, BULLETIN NUMBER TWELVE Hong Kong OCS Bulletin No. 12. Hong Kong, pp. Colour illustrations throughout. 29x21 cm. Paper Contains Frape: Jade Culture of Vietnam; Diem: The Significance of Pandanan Shipwreck Ceramics; McElney: Chinese Tea Drinking Customs and Changes over the Centuries; Garrett: From Court to Cradle: Jewellery of the Qing Dynasty; Tan: Ming Blue and White Wares Found in the Philippines: Reflections on China s Trade Patterns... plus four other papers. 379 Hong Kong University Museum of Art: ZANDE LOU QINGDAI GUANYAO DANSEYOU CIQI. Qing Imperial Monochromes: The Zande Lou Collection. 暫得樓清代官窯單色釉瓷器. Hong Kong, pp. Colour plates throughout. 31x24 cm. Cloth Catalogue accompanying a travelling exhibition at the Hong Kong University Museum and Art Gallery (and venues elsewhere in China) of superb Qing monochromes from the Zande Lou collection. Illustrated throughout in colour. Dual English and Chinese text. 380 Hong, Kong, University Museum & Art Gallery: IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE BUDDHA. An Iconic Journey from India to China. Hong Kong, pp. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. 30x21 cm. Paper An exhibition of more than 120 items from museums and collectors in Asia, Europe and the US, tracing the development of Buddhist art, ideas and aesthetics from the 2nd century BC to the 13th century AD in South, Southeast and Central Asia. With much on the Silk Road, Gandhara etc. Out-of-print. 381 Hook, Brian: BEIJING AND TIANJIN. Towards a Millennial Megalopolis. Regional Development in China. Oxford, pp. 22x14 cm. Paper Explores the factors that have led Beijign and Tianjin to be the mega-cities they are today. 382 Hu Wenhe: ZHONGGUO DAOJIAO SHIKE YISHU SHI. (The History of the Art of Chinese Daoist Stone Carvings). 中國道教石刻藝術史 胡文和著. Beijing, iii, v, 6, 300; ii, 467 pp. Numerous colour and b/w plates. 2 vols. 29x21 cm. Boards Detailed study on the history and development of Daoist stone carving and sculpture in China. Useful addition to the limited literature on the subject. Well-illustrated in colour and black-and-white. Text in Chinese. Out-of-print. 383 Hu Yanxi & Cao Jian ed: TAMEN CENGJING ZHENGFU LE SHIJIE: ZHONGGUO QINGDAI WAIXIAO CI JIJIN. (They Conquered the World: Choice Examples of Qing Dynasty Export Porcelain). 它們曾經征服了世界 : 中國清代外消瓷集錦 胡雁溪曹儉編著. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 31x23 cm. Wrappers Produced to accompany an exhibition at the Capital Museum in Beijing showing a very fine selection of Chinese export porcelain in many shapes, sizes and style of decoration and dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. The pieces are held in the collection of the Capital Museum and have never been previously published. A total of 420 items are illustrated in colour, from which 192 were selected for the exhibition. Illustrated throughout in colour. Text in Chinese. 384 HUBO HUASHI HUI CIXI YOUHUA XIANG: LISHI YU XIUFI. (Hubert Vos s Portrait of Cixi: Its History and Restoration). 胡博 華士繪慈禧油畫像 : 曆史與修復. Beijing pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers A study of this famous life-size and full length portrait of the Dowager Empress, Cixi, painted by the Dutch painter, Hubert Vos, and held in the collection of the Summer Palace in Beijing. Explores the life of Vos, the painting of the portrait, its history and its recent restoration. Text in Chinese. 385 Hutcheon, Robin: CHINNERY. The Man and the Legend. Hong Kong, xii, 180 pp. 29 plates, 16 in colour. 65 illustrations, map. Bibliography, index. 28x19 cm. Cloth Excellent biography of this famous artist and his work in China during the first half of the 19th century. Includes the important article by Geoffrey W. Bonsall on Chinnery s shorthand. 386 Hutt, Julia & Hélène Alexander: OGI A HISTORY OF THE JAPANESE FAN. London, pp. 35 text figures, some in colour. 97 colour plates and illustrations. Index. 30x24 cm. Cloth A comprehensive and authoritative account of the history of the Japanese fan, illustrated with objects from world-wide collections. 387 Idemitsu Museum of Art: GENJI-E: THE WORLD OF BRILLIANT ARISTOCRACY. Tokyo, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Paper

37 LIST FROM OUR STOCK Catalogue of an exhibition that shows the museum s holdings of genji-e paintings, fan paintings and screens. With related loans from the Tokyo National Museum. All 17 exhibits are shown in colour, many with multiple illustrations. List of plates in English. Main text in Japanese. 388 Idemitsu Museum of Art: YAMATO-E. In The Idemitsu Collection. Tokyo, pp. Numerous colour plates. 34x27 cm. Half-leather, slipcase A splendid catalogue of 35 paintings of the Yamato school in the collection of the Idemitsu Museum. Each painting, either scroll, screen or fan, is illustrated in full and in detail, in full colour. In Japanese. 389 Idemitsu Museum of Arts: IDEMITSU MUSEUM OF ARTS: THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY CATALOGUE. Beauty and the Selfless Mind. Tokyo, pp illustrations, 258 in colour. 30x22 cm. Cloth A catalogue of over 1200 items of Japanese and Chinese art showing objects of extraordinary quality paintings, bronzes, ceramics etc. from the Museum s collection. In English and Japanese. Slightly loose in covers and has been exposed to damp but a perfectly serviceable copy. Priced accordingly. 390 Idemitsu Museum of Arts: TREASURES OF ASIAN ART FROM THE MR. AND MRS. JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER 3RD COLLECTION, THE ASIA SOCIETY, NEW YORK. Tokyo, pp. Numerous full page colour plates. B/w text illustrations. 29x21 cm. Paper Catalogue of a loan exhibition at the Idemitsu Museum of Arts in Tokyo showing Asian art treasures from the John D. Rockefeller 3rd held in the Asia Society in New York. Introductions, essays and captions in English. Main text in Japanese. 391 Institute of Archaeology CAAS ed: CHINESE ARCHAEOLOGY. Volume Beijing, , 206 pp. Colour and b/w illustrations, text drawings. 29x21 cm. Paper edition of an annual digest on Chinese archaeology. Contains 27 scholarly articles, reports and research on archaeological finds from the Neolithic through to the Tang dynasties. Much variety ranging from articles on the Northern Zhou tomb of Kang Ye and new finds at the Daming Gong palace site in Xi an through to the Eastern Han Mausoleum complex in Henan province and the dating of Shang ruins. A very useful resource and reference. In English. 392 Japan Graphic Designs Association Inc: GRAPHIC DESIGN IN JAPAN London, pp, 1500 colour illustrations. 304x217 cm. Cloth Annual publication of high-quality contemporary Japanese graphic designs. Lavishly-illustrated guide. 393 Jenyns, S., Watson, W., Lion-Goldschmidt, D. et al: CHINESE ART. Chinese Art Volumes I, II and III. Oxford, ; 277; 243 pp. 198 colour and 427 b/w illustrations. 3 vols. 28x22 cm. Cloth A three volume set of the revised editions of this well-regarded and long out-of-print work on Chinese art written by acknowledged experts. Volume I covers bronzes, jade, sculpture and ceramics. Volume II discusses gold, silver, later bronzes, cloisonné, Cantonese enamel, lacquer, furniture and wood. Volume III considers textiles, glass and painting on glass, carvings in ivory and rhinoceros horn, carvings in hardstones, snuff bottles, inkcakes and inkstones. Price reduced from 125 to reduce an accumulation of stock. 394 Jenyns, Soame and Watson, William: CHINESE ART MINOR ARTS II. Textiles, Glass and Painting on Glass, Carvings in Ivory and Rhinoceros. Chinese Art IV. London, pp. 65 colour plates, 149 b/w illustrations. 34x26 cm. Cloth Also examples of carvings in hardstones, snuffbottles, inkcakes and inkstones. The majority of the illustrated pieces are selected from museum and private collections in the UK. 395 Jiang Wenhan: ZHONGGUO GUDAI JISUJIAO JI KAIFENG YOUTAIREN. (Christianity in Ancient China and the Jews in Kaifeng). 中國古代基督教及開封犹太人 江文漢著. Shanghai, , 4, 222 pp. 20x14 cm. Paper In two main sections: Christianity in Ancient China from early times through to the Yuan, and The Jews in Kaifeng. Detailed and interesting study in Chinese. 396 Jiangsu Provincial Museum: NANJING CHUTU LIUCHAO QINGCI. (Green-glazed Stoneware Excavated from Six Dynasties Tombs, Nanjing). Beijing, pp. 70 plates and illustrations. 19x13 cm. Paper The photographs of vessels of greenish glazed stoneware are arranged according to type of vessel. Seven can be dated exactly (earliest 251, latest 383), so they provide valuable data for research. In Chinese. 397 Jin Bodong ed: BAIXIANG HUIGUANG: WENZHOU BAIXIANG TA HUIGUANG TA DIANCANG DAQUAN. (Baixiang and Huiguang Pagodas: A Survey of the Collections of the Baixiang and Huiguang Pagodas in Wenzhou). 白象慧光 : 溫州白象塔慧光塔典藏大全. Beijing, pp. Full page colour plates throughout 38x27 cm. Cloth A fine illustrated record of the treasures excavated in 1965 and 1966 from the Baixiang and Huiguang pagodas located in the city of Wenzhou in China. The excavations are famous for the fine amount of Northern Song stucco, wooden and ceramic statuary that was discovered together with a superb reliquary, gold and silver, metalwork and other fine Northern Song artefacts. Illustrated throughout with full page colour plates. Text in Chinese. 398 JINGDEZHEN CAICI SANBAINIAN. Jingdezhen Painted Porcelain in the Past 300 Years. 景德鎮彩瓷三百年. Nanchang, pp. text and 240 pp. colour plates. 29x22 cm. Cloth pieces of porcelain dating from the Kangxi reign through to the Republican period are illustrated in good colour. The pieces come from a private Chinese collection and the majority are here shown for the first time. The focus of the collection is on the early part of the 20th century and shows many signed examples by ceramic artists active in the Republican period. The book has a foreword in English by Liu Xinyuan and all captions are in English. Main text in Chinese. 399 JINING WENWU ZHENPIN. Treasures of Cultural Relics in Jining. 濟寧文物珍品. Beijing, pp. Full page colour plats throughout. 29x23 cm. Cloth Illustrates top quality art and antiquities held in museums and institutions in the city of Jining in Shandong province in China. Sections on porcelain, bronze ware, embroidery and costume, jade, painting and calligraphy, Buddhist relics. A fine selection of objects, all illustrated in colour. Near dual texts in Chinese and English. 400 JOMON CLAY FIGURINES. Tokyo, pp. c. 80 pp. b/w plates. 27x21 cm. Cloth Primarily a visual survey of these extraordinary and striking objects. Text in Japanese.

38 FROM OUR STOCK 38 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 401 Jörg, Christiaan J. A: THE GELDERMALSEN. History and Porcelain. Groningen, pp. 80 colour and 25 b/w illustrations. 28x21 cm. Cloth Dr. Jörg provides conclusive evidence that the ship found by Hatcher (whose cargo was sold by Christie s in Amsterdam) was the East India Co. ship the Geldermalsen. A fascinating study into the workings of the VOC. Scarce. 402 Jourdain, Margaret and R. Soame Jenyns: CHINESE EXPORT ART IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. London, pp. 144 plates and illustrations. Index. 28x22 cm. Cloth Well-illustrated account covering furniture, lacquer, porcelain, textiles, painting on glass and carving. Dampstain to part of front cover. Internally fine. Priced accordingly. 403 Kadokawa Shoten ed: A PICTORIAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE ORIENTAL ARTS: KOREA. New York, pp. text. 167 plates, 38 in colour. Glossary. 27x19 cm. Cloth Useful illustrated wide-ranging work on Korean art. 404 Kanesawa Hiroshi: SHOKI SUIBOKUGA. (Early Ink Paintings). Nihon no Bijutsu No. 69. Tokyo, pp. 125 illustrations, 22 in colour. 23x19 cm. Paper This edition of the monthly publication on Japanese arts covers the ink paintings of the 150 years from 1250 to 1400 (late Kamakura and Nambokucho periods). Well illustrated. Japanese text only. 405 Karlgren, Bernhard: CATALOGUE OF THE CHINESE BRONZES IN THE ALFRED F. PILLSBURY COLLECTION. Minneapolis, (13), 228 pp. 114 b/w plates, many full page. 32x24 cm. Cloth On one of the world s great collections of Shang and Zhou bronzes. A detailed, authoritative description of the 106 pieces, with a long introduction on the chronology of ancient Chinese bronze developments. Hucker KARMA OF THE BRUSH, An Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese and Japanese Calligraphy. 翰墨因緣. Vancouver, VII, 151 pp. 52 plates, chiefly in colour. Biographical notes, glossary. 30x23 cm. Paper Catalogue of an exhibition at the Canadian Craft Museum, Vancouver, of contemporary calligraphy from both China and Japan, with text contributions by Jan Walls, Michael Bullock, Tse Yim, Leon Zolbrod, Saintfield Wong and Sonja Arntzen. 407 Kawakami et al: SUIBOKU BIJUTSU TAIKEI 4 LIANG KAI AND YINTUOLE. Tokyo, pp plates, 25 in colour. Many text-figs. 43x30 cm. Cloth Volume 4 in the series on Chinese and Japanese ink and brush paintings. This volume features two Chinese Buddhist painters. Wellillustrated. Three pages of captions in English. Main text in Japanese. 408 Keown, Damein & Prebish, Charles S: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BUDDHISM. Oxon, pp. 24x17 cm. Paper Characterized by its wide range of contents, primary sources, and the depth and quality of its entries, this encyclopedia is a complete one-volume reference source, documenting the history, doctrines, schools, rituals, sacred places, concepts and globalization of the Buddhist tradition. 409 Keswick, Maggie: THE CHINESE GARDEN. History, Art and Architecture. London, pp. 250 illustrations including 24 pp. in colour. 31x24 cm. Paper The first attempt in any language to explore the meanings that lie behind the Chinese gardens, this book traces their development over 5000 years. A second revised edition of this classic on Chinese gardens. 410 Kilburn, Richard: TRANSITIONAL WARES AND THEIR FORERUNNERS. Hong Kong, pp. 217 exhibits, all illustrated, 70 in colour. Bibliography. 30x22 cm. Cloth Catalogue of an exhibition organised by the Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong dealing with transitional wares ( ) before the return of imperial patronage to Jingdezhen. The best book on this subject. 411 Kim Won-Yong: STUDIES ON SILLA POTTERY. Publications of the National Museum of Korea, A:IV. Seoul, pp. text. 280 b/w illustrations. 26x19 cm. Paper A publication of the National Museum of Korea dealing with the early Korean earthenwares. A useful study primarily in English. 412 Kimimori Hitoshi; Du Xiaofan trans: SANQING SHUWU YAN MO. (Inkstones and Inksticks from the Sanqing Shuwu). 三清書屋硯墨 公森仁著 ; 杜曉帆譯. Beijing, ix, 4 pp. text plus 212 pp. colour plates. 27x18 cm. Boards Catalogue of an elegant Japanese collection of Chinese inkstones and inksticks. The inkstones date from the Han through to the Qing dynasty, the inksticks are late Ming and, mostly, Qing dynasty. A total of 212 examples are illustrated in fine colour plates. Text in Japanese and Chinese. 413 Kincaid, Zoe: TOKYO VIGNETTES. Tokyo, (12), 284 pp. 14 fullpage b/w plates, 1 in colour. Numerous text drawings. 23x16 cm. Decorative cloth Brief sketches of life in Tokyo observed in the early 1930s street life, vendors, shrines, temples, shops, people and more. The very pleasing and numerous black-and-white illustrations are taken from drawings by Hiroshi Yoshida, Beisai Kubota, and Shoshun Otake. A nice thing. 414 Kleykamp, Royal Art Galleries: EXHIBITION OF EARLY CHINESE ART. New York, pp. Colour frontispiece, 5 sepia plates tipped-in. 22x17 cm. Paper Dealer s exhibition of 124 items in various media, hosted by Henri Reinhardt in New York but offered by Royal Art Galleries Kleykamp of the Hague. 415 Klompmakers, Inge: JAPANESE EROTIC PRINTS. Shunga by Harunobu and Koryûsai. Leiden, pp. 60 colour plates. 30x21 cm. Paper Catalogue of a particularly fine collection of full-colour erotic prints made in a period when the prints were signed by the artist and kept in albums which preserved their colour and condition. 416 Kohn, Livia: INTRODUCING DAOISM. Oxon, pp.illustrated throughout. 25x17 cm. Paper Introducing Daoism is a lively and accessible introduction to this fascinating religion.

39 LIST FROM OUR STOCK 417 Koizumi, G: LACQUER WORK. A Practical Exposition of Art of Lacquering Together with Valuable Notes. London, pp. text. 47 plates, halftone and collotype. 25x19 cm. Decorated cloth Foreword by E. F. Strange. Full description of the process and the preparations. How to identify the age and the quality of lacquer, and other notes for the collector. 418 Komai Kazuchika: CHUGOKU KO KYO NO KENKYU. A Study on the Chinese Bronze Mirrors of the Pre-Six Dynasty. Tokyo, pp. Japanese text; 4 pp. English. 26 b/w plates, 1 colour (tipped-in). 22x16 cm. Cloth Contents include sections on mirrors in ancient literature, inscriptions on mirrors, materials used, and designs on the mirrors. Japanese text with a list of contents and an introduction in English. 419 Koretsky, Elaine: KILLING GREEN. An Account of Hand Papermaking in China. Ann Arbor, pp. 85 colour and b/w photographs. 23x15 cm. Cloth An interesting and informative account of the techniques and traditions of papermaking by hand in China, based on the author s numerous journeys throughout China. 420 Krahl, Regina & Ayers, John: CHINESE CERAMICS IN THE TOPKAPI SARAY MUSEUM, ISTANBUL. A Complete Catalogue. London, pp. 200 colour plates, 4800 b/w illustrations. 3 vols. 37x26 cm. Cloth. 1, The Topkapi Saray Museum collection is one of the largest and most important in the world, yet comparatively little has ever been published. This is the definitive three-volume publication that comprises a complete catalogue of the superb Chinese ceramics in this magnificent collection. A number of the ceramics have been fitted with Islamic gilt-metal mounts. Volume I: Yuan and Ming Dynasty Celadon Wares, Volume II: Yuan and Ming Dynasty Porcelains, Volume III: Qing Dynasty Porcelains. Illustrates a total of 4500 Yuan and Ming dynasty pieces and a further 5500 Qing dynasty examples. Produced in a limited edition of 1500 sets. Out-of-print and scarce. In excellent condition, as new, but please note that, as this was one of the last sets to be sold by the publisher, it does not have the dustjackets. 421 Kruml, Richard: JAPANESE PRINTS. London, pp. B/w illustrations throughout. 20x21 cm. Paper Richard Kruml catalogue no Japanese prints and ukiyo-e, many by famous masters, are illustrated and described. Large notice on back cover Closed Today (!) 422 As above pp As above pp. B/w illustrations throughout. 20x21 cm. Paper Kruml, Richard: OSAKA PRINTS. London, pp. 83 b/w illustrations. 19x21 cm. Paper Richard Kruml catalogue 17 illustrating and describing 83 Osaka prints. 425 Kruml, Richard: SURIMONO PRINTS. London, pp. 89 b/w illustrations. 19x21 cm. Paper Richard Kruml catalogue 15 illustrating and describing 89 Surimono prints. 426 Kurstin, Joseph: MASTERWORKS OF NETSUKE. And Other Japanese Miniature Art from American Collections. Miami, pp. 25 pp. advertisement. 132 colour plates. 29x23 cm. Cloth This catalogue accompanied an exhibition held at the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami. 427 Kwan, Simon: THE MUWEN TANG COLLECTION SERIES VOLUME 20: CHINESE LACQUER. Zhongguo Qiqi. Muwen Tang Collection Series Vol. 20. Hong Kong, pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x23 cm. Cloth Volume 20 in the Muwen Tang Collection series covers Chinese lacquer. Illustrates and discusses 130 examples dating from the Warring States through to the late Qing dynasty. A number of excellent early pieces, including from the Song and Yuan, the majority of material being Ming and Qing dynasty. All illustrated in colour, the majority in multiple views, or showing a similar piece. Introductory texts, essays and captions accompany. Near dual texts in English and Chinese. 428 Kyoto National Museum: SOGA SHOHAKU: THE ENJOYMENT OF UNCONVENTIONALITY. Kyoto, pp. Colour plates throughout. 3 foldouts. 30x22 cm. Paper Large and excellent catalogue of an exhibition at the Kyoto National Museum featuring a complete survey of the career and painting of the renowned Japanese painter, Soga Shohaku. Illustrated throughout in colour, the exhibition truly reflects, as indicated in the title, the painter s depiction and enjoyment of the unconventional. Ranges from figure painting to landscapes and birds and animals. Brief descriptions of sections and list of plates in English. Main text in Japanese. Recommended. 429 Kyushu Ceramic Museum: NABESHIMA: PORCELAIN FOR THE SHOGUNATE. Saga, pp. 234 colour plates. A few colour text illustrations. 30x23 cm. Paper Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Kyushu Ceramic Museum in Japan of 234 wonderful examples of Nabeshima ware, considered the finest porcelain in Japan and made for presentation to the Shogun and immediate family. The exhibits date from the 1640s to the mid-nineteenth century and the whole comprises an excellent visual reference on this ware. Foreword, ten page introduction to the exhibition and ten page list of plates in English. Main text in Japanese. 430 Lally, J. J. & Co: ANCIENT CHINESE BRONZES. New York, pp. 28 full page colour plates. 28x21 cm. Wrappers Lally s Spring 2011 exhibition comprises 26 marvellous examples of ancient Chinese bronzes dating from the Shang, Western and Eastern Zhou, Warring States and Han dynasties. Includes, amongst others, ritual vessels, bronzes with incised decoration, a very interesting openwork ornamental plaque and a large number of elements from a set of inlaid chariot fittings and horse trappings. All illustrated in full page colour and described in detail. 431 Lally, J. J. & Co: TWO THOUSAND YEARS OF CHINESE SCULPTURE. New York, pp. 28 full page colour plates. 28x21 cm. Paper Lally s Spring 2008 exhibition shows 28 very fine examples of Chinese sculpture in stone, bronze, pottery and wood dating from the Warring States through to the Ming dynasty. All exhibits illustrated in full page colour and described in detail.

40 FROM OUR STOCK 40 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 432 Lang Shaojun ed: ERSHI SHIJI ZHONGGUO HUAJIA YANJIU QI BAISHI ZHUAN. Series of Studies of Chinese Masters of Fine Art in the 20th Century Qi Bai Shi. 二十世紀中國畫家研究叢書 齊白石 郎紹君著. Ershi Shiji Zhongguo Huajia Yanjiu. Tianjin, pp. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth A scholarly volume which describes the art and philosophy of Qi Baishi s work. 4 pages of English text, otherwise Chinese only. 433 LANTING XU SHUHUA YAJI. (Elegant Tributes in Calligraphy and Painting to the Orchid Pavilion Preface). 蘭亭序書畫雅集. Tianjin, c. 200 leaves folded accordion style. B/w and some colour illustrations throughout. 36x21 cm. Boards A collection of calligraphy tributes (and one long black-and-white modern painted handscroll) to the Lanting Xu, the most famous single piece of Chinese calligraphy, the Orchid Pavilion Preface, written by Wang Xizhi. The pieces reproduced date from the Tang dynasty to the modern day. All text in Chinese. Out-of-print. 434 LAOFANGZI: DONGZU MULOU. (Old Houses: Wooden Structures of the Dong Nationality). 老房子 : 侗族木樓. Nanjing, c. 300 pp. 575 b/w photographs. 22x16 cm. Cloth Part of a series with fine black and white photography, both artistic and as a documentary resource, of the wooden buildings and scenery of the Dong nationality who live in Guizhou and Guangxi provinces. 14 pages of English text, otherwise Chinese only. 435 LAOFANGZI: GUIZHOU MINJU. (Old Houses: Village Houses of Guizhou Province). 老房子 : 貴州民居. Nanjing, c. 250 pp. 438 b/w photographs. 22x16 cm. Cloth LAOFANGZI: JIANGNAN SHUIXIANG MINJU. Old Houses Owned by Ordinary People in the Region of Rivers and Lakes... 老房子 : 江南水鄉民居. Nanjing, pp. text. 424 b/w plates. Map. 22x16 cm. Cloth LAOFANGZI: SICHUAN MINJU. (Old Houses: Village Houses of Sichuan). 老房子 : 四川民居. Nanjing, c. 250 pp. 554 b/w photographs. 22x16 cm. Cloth LAOFANGZI: ZHEJIANG MINJU. (Old Houses: Village Houses of Zhejiang Province). 老房子 : 浙江民居. Nanjing, c. 250 pp. 701 b/w photographs. 22x16 cm. Cloth Laszlo, Gyula: THE ART OF THE MIGRATION PERIOD. Budapest, pp. text. A number of colour plates hors texte. 193 b/w plates. A number of b/w text drawings Lee Hui-Shu: EMPRESSES, ART AND AGENCY IN SONG DYNASTY CHINA. Seattle, pp. Numerous colour and b/w illustrations. 26x19 cm. Cloth Focuses on the role the wives of Chinese emperors played as patrons, collectors, arbiters of taste and, indeed, artists, during the Song dynasty ( AD), an era noted as a pinnacle of Chinese cultural achievement. Well-illustrated with many superb examples. 441 Lee Pic Shan & Hui, Rosanne: ZIFANG GUAN CANG YAN. Inkstone Collection of Zi Fang Guan. 紫方館藏硯 李碧珊 許樂心編纂. Hong Kong, pp. text plus c.252 pp. colour plates. 29x21 cm. Cloth Catalogue of a private (Hong Kong held?) collection of inkstones dating from the Han dynasty to the near present day. There is an extensive amount of Song, Ming and Qing material. A total of 230 inkstones are illustrated in full colour and described. Near dual texts in Chinese and English. 442 Lee, Sherman E: THE COLORS OF INK. Chinese Paintings and Related Ceramics from The Cleveland Museum of Art. New York, pp. 66 b/w plates, 1 map. Appendix, bibliography, index. 29x23 cm. Paper Exhibition of Chinese paintings and ceramics held at the Asia House Gallery. 443 Lei Guoqiang et al. ed: WUZHOU YAO YUN. (The Wuzhou Kilns). 婺州窯韻 雷國強等編著. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x23 cm. Wrappers The Wuzhou kilns are located in the Jinghua and Quzhou regions of Zhejiang province in China. The kilns have a long history of production from the Shang dynasty through to the Ming. The kilns mainly produced celadon wares, but also black and opaque galzed wares and some painted wares. Illustrated throughout, the ceramics are arranged chronologically and provide a comprehensive survey of the kilns production. Foreword and preface in English. Main text in Chinese. 444 Leth, André: CATALOGUE OF SELECTED OBJECTS OF CHINESE ART. In the Museum of Decorative Art Copenhagen. Copenhagen, pp. Introduction in Danish. 130 plates. 32x21 cm. Paper Six hundred copies printed. 129 items are fully illustrated and described at length in English and Danish. This extensively illustrated catalogue shows the best of the Museum s collection. 445 Levy, Howard S. trans: CHINESE SEX JOKES IN TRADITIONAL TIMES. Asian Folklore and Social Monographs, 58. Taibei, , 361 pp. Notes, bibliography, index. 19x14 cm. Cloth Lewis, Mark: CHINA S COSMOPOLITAN EMPIRE. The Tang Dynasty. Harvard, iii, 356 pp. A few maps and b/w text illustrations. 24x16 cm. Cloth A detailed and readable survey of the Tang dynasty, China s Golden Age, a dynamic era when the empire reached its greatest extent, the arts flourished, trade was conducted far and wide and women played a significant role in both the court and society in general. 447 Li Chen: MINGMO QINGCHU MINYAOCI SHIZHEN. (Chinese Folk Ceramics of the Transitional Period). 明末清初民窯瓷識真 李臣編著. Nanchang, pp. Colour plates. 23x16 cm. Boards Illustrates a large number of examples of non-imperial Chinese ceramics of the late Ming/early Qing transitional period. Many fine examples of blue-and-white and coloured wares are shown. Text in Chinese. Out of print. 448 Li Guozhen: CHUGOKU TOJI ZENSHU 10 CHINESE CERAMICS IN CHINESE COLLECTIONS 10. Yaozhou Wares (Shanxi province). Kyoto, pp. Japanese text. 161 colour plates & illustrations. Maps. Textfigures. 33x27 cm. Cloth, slipcase A well-illustrated study of these interesting and fine ceramics, produced from the Northern Song to the Jin dynasties. In Japanese.

41 LIST FROM OUR STOCK 449 Li Yongxian & Huo Wei: XIZANG YANHUA YISHU. Art of Tibetan Rock Paintings. Chengdu, pp. 236 colour plates. 36x27 cm. Cloth, slipcase Published results of an extensive field archaeological survey of ancient and more recent rock and cliff painting in Tibet. Good quality illustrations. Texts in Chinese, Tibetan and English. Out of print. 450 Li Yu: THE BEFORE MIDNIGHT SCHOLAR. The Jou Pu Tuan of Li Yu. London, pp. 24x16 cm. Cloth The erotic comedy first published c.1640, literally translated as The Prayer Mat of Flesh. The protagonist could more aptly have been named the 24 Hours a Day Scholar. Translated by Richard Martin from the German version by Franz Kuhn. 451 Li Zefeng and Liu Ruzhong ed: QINGDAI MINZU TUZHI. A Collection of the Illustrative Plates on the National Costume of the Qing Dynasty. 清代民族圖志 李澤奉 劉如仲編著. Xining, pp. Colour illustrations throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth Drawing on collections both public and private, this well-illustrated work depicts the minority peoples of China in paintings from the Qing dynasty. With good text, this book will appeal to those interested in the painting and drawing of the Qing dynasty and scholars of the history of the minority peoples of China. In Chinese only. 452 Li Zhiyan et al: CHINESE CERAMICS. From the Paleolithic Period through to the Qing Dynasty. New Haven, vii, 687 pp. Colour plates throughout. B/w text drawings. 31x23 cm. Cloth A carefully-researched, very detailed, well-illustrated and weighty history of Chinese ceramics from earliest times through to, and including, the Qing dynasty. Arranged chronologically and illustrated with superb ceramics from collections worldwide, including much from museums in China. A chapter is dedicated to the export and trade of Chinese ceramics and there is a final fascinating chapter by Li Zhiyan on the authentication of Chinese ceramics. An excellent addition to the literature on the subject. Recommended. 453 Li, He: CHINESE CERAMICS. The New Standard Guide. London, pp. 879 illustrations, 704 in colour. 6 maps. 32x24 cm. Paper Provides an integrated and highly detailed approach to the subject, citing all the latest scientific and archaeological evidence, as well as ancient traditions of Chinese connoisseurship and patronage. Draws mainly on the collections of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. Paperback edition. 454 Liang Baiquan: YIXING PURPLE CLAY WARE. 宜興紫砂 梁白泉. Hong Kong, pp. 213 plates in full colour. 29x22 cm. Cloth Text in Chinese and English. With an introductory essay followed by a catalogue of 204 objects of varying age and from different public and museum collections in China. 455 Liang Jiyong: ZHONGGUO QIANJIANG CAICI. (Qianjiang Porcelain). 中國淺絳彩瓷 梁基永編著. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 26x18 cm. Paper pieces of Qianjiang porcelain ceramics with an umber palette dating from the late Qing and Republic period are here illustrated and described. A useful addition to the very sparse literature on the subject. In Chinese only. 456 Liaoning Provincial Museum: LIAOCI XUANJI. (Selection of Liao Period Ceramics). 遼瓷選集. Beijing, pp. 107 plates, 12 in colour. 30x24 cm. Cloth A major monograph, in Chinese only, on Liao period ceramics. RBS 8: Lin Wenju: BOYI YISHU. (The Art of Miniature Stone Carving). Shanghai, , 197 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x23 cm. Cloth Boyi refers to the often very fine extra relief carving found on the sides of Chinese seal (or seal-like) stones (a subject in themselves). This book reveals the world of this miniature art, in colour plates and rubbings from splendid, highly-crafted designs. In Chinese. 458 Lin Xi: LAO TIANJIN: JINMEN JIUSHI. (Old Tianjin: Old Stories from Jinmen). 老天津 : 津門舊事 林希著文. Nanjing, , 240 pp. B/w photographic illustrations throughout. 21x15 cm. Paper Focuses predominantly on Tianjin in the late 19th and early 20th century. Interesting black-and-white photography seeking to capture a flavour of the times. In Chinese only. 459 Lin Yeqiang: JIXIA QINGSHANG: HUAIHAI TANG CANG QINGDAI YUYAO CIPING. Ethereal Elegance: Porcelain Vases of The Imperial Qing: The Huaihai Tang Collection. 機暇清賞 : 懷海堂藏清代御窯瓷瓶 林業強主編. Hong Kong, pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 33x25 cm. Cloth Large and finely-produced catalogue of an exhibition held at the Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong which showed 143 superb Qing dynasty imperial vases from the Hong Kong-held Huaihai Tang collection. The vases date from the Kangxi to Daoguang reigns with the majority from the Yongzheng and Qianlong reigns. Each is illustrated in a full page colour plate with basemark also shown and described. The exhibition was in three main sections: Monochromes, Underglaze Ware, Polychromes. Accompanied by introductions and essays. Dual texts in Chinese and English. 460 Lin Yutang: MY COUNTRY AND MY PEOPLE. London, xii, 363 pp. Dynastic table, index. 20x14 cm. Cloth A depiction of life in China in the 1930s by a famous author. Covers the Chinese people, their character, mind and ideals of life. Further sections on social and political life, literary life, artistic life, the art of living and the life of the Chinese woman. 461 Lion-Goldschmidt, D. & Moreau-Gobard, J: ARTS DE LA CHINE. Bronze-Jade-Sculpture-Céramique. Fribourg, pp. 198 plates, 16 in colour. 34x26 cm. Cloth A representative selection of masterpieces, accompanied by a scholarly commentary on each of the four categories of medium and a detailed description of every object illustrated. The first volume in a series of 4 dealing with various aspects of Chinese art. In French. 462 Lipton, Mimi: THE TIGER RUGS OF TIBET. London, pp. 50 figures, 108 colour plates. Bibliography. 31x24 cm. Paper Owned by the Tibetan elite who used them both to sit on and cover their luggage on long journeys, Tiger Rugs are very rare. Of the 200 or so still in existence, 108 are illustrated in colour, and discussed at length.

42 FROM OUR STOCK 42 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 463 Liu Beisi and Xu Qixian: GUGONG ZHENCANG RENWU ZHAOPIAN HUICUI. Exquisite Figure-Pictures from the Palace Museum. 故宮珍藏人物照片薈萃. Beijing, pp. B/w photographs throughout printed in duotone. 14 colour plates. 28x22 cm. Paper The quality of photographs in this collections is astounding and the historical interest they reflect is just as striking. Chiefly portraits of famous statespersons, members of the court, concubines, Pu Yi etc., also includes theatrical shots and A Glimpse at the Society. Contents and captions in English, otherwise Chinese text. 464 Liu Dunzhen: LIU DUNZHEN QUANJI. (The Collected Works of Liu Dunzhen). 劉敦楨全集 劉敦楨著. Beijing, , 257; 4, 381; 4, 339; 6, 264; 4, 181; 4, 232; 12, 272; 10, 394; 8, 416; 6, 296 pp Numerous b/w illustrations and drawings. 10 vols. 29x22 cm. Cloth A large 10 volume work containing the writings of the 20th century Chinese architecture scholar, Liu Dunzhen ( ). Liu trained as an architect and wrote extensively and in much detail on all aspects of Chinese architecture throughout the ages, from cave grottoes and early wooden buildings to decorative designs on buildings and Chinese gardens. The work is a valuable research tool written by a little-known but erudite scholar. Contains numerous black-and-white photographic illustrations and architectural plans and drawings, many of buildings no longer extant or much renovated. In Chinese. 465 Liu Heung Shing: ZHONGGUO : China After Mao. 中國 劉香成. Beijing, pp. B/w photographs throughout, many full page. 28x21 cm. Wrappers Fascinating black-and-white photography taken by a foreign photographer resident in China from , a period that saw communist China take its first steps of opening to the outside world. The photographs depict the China of the time combined with images showing foreign contact and influence. Nearly 200 images. Brief introduction in English. Main text in Chinese. This is the Chinese language edition of a book first published by Penguin in Liu Heung Shing & Smith, Karen: SHANGHAI : YI ZUO WEIDA CHENGSHI DE XIAOXIANG. (Shanghai : Portraits of a Great City). 上海 : 一坐偉大的成市的肖像. Beijing, pp. Colour and (predominantly) b/w photographs throughout. 34x25 cm. Paper A large photographic history of the city through to the present day. Practically all the photography from 1900 onwards. Illustrated throughout. Text in Chinese. 467 Liu Hexin: GUDAI JIANZHU BIHUA YISHU: SHAANXI JUAN. Ancient Architecture Mural Art: Shaanxi Province. 古代建築壁畫藝術 : 陝西卷. Xi an, vi, 200 pp. Colour plates. 30x22 cm. Cloth A study of mural art from tombs, temples and grottoes in China s Shaanxi province. The sites shown date from the Song to the Qing. Illustrated throughout in colour with good introductions, essays and detailed descriptions of the main sites in English. 468 Liu Yang: QIANJIANG CAICI PINJIAN. (The Discernment of Qianjiang Ceramics). 淺絳彩瓷品鑒 劉楊著. Nanchang, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Boards A detailed and well-illustrated study of Chinese qianjiang ceramics which date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Colour plates throughout show a large variety of fine pieces with many shapes and designs and numerous examples signed by the ceramic artist. 469 LIU YE. New York, pp. 60 colour & b/w illustrations. 21x14 cm. Paper Small work produced to accompany an exhibition at the Kunstmuseum in Bern of the work of the contemporary Chinese artist, Liu Ye, who predominantly features slightly surreal images of childlike women in primary colours. 470 Liu Yonghua: ZHONGGUO GUDAI CHE YU MAJU. (Ancient Chinese Carriages and Horse Fittings). 中國古代車輿馬具 劉永華著. Shanghai, vi, 201 pp. Colour illustrations, b/w illustrations and text drawings throughout. 37x26 cm. Paper An examination and study of ancient Chinese carriages and the trappings and fittings of the horses and other animals that drew them. Discusses the origins of carriages and then traces their development chronologically from the pre-qin period through to the Tang dynasty. Draws on excavated material and sites from pre-qin horse burial pits to murals and figurines in Tang tombs. The illustrations are primarily detailed colour drawings showing reconstructions of the carriages and horses and the fittings. There are also detailed and accurate drawings of relics as discovered in situ in pits and tombs plus numerous black-and-white drawings of various individual fittings and artefacts. An excellent contribution to the subject. Slight bumps to covers, otherwise fine. Now out-of-print. In Chinese. 471 Liu Zhenwei et al: ZHONGGUO GU DITU JINGXUAN. A Selection of China s Ancient Maps. 中國古地圖精選 劉鎮偉主編. Beijing, , 98 pp. 84 colour pages. 26x19 cm. Paper An excellent visual guide to many of China s fascinating cartographic treasures. Brief introductory texts, contents and plate captions in English. Detailed captions in Chinese. This is what the world looked like from its centre. 472 Liu, Laurence G: CHINESE ARCHITECTURE. London, pp. Over 300 colour illustrations. 30x30 cm. Cloth Lavishly illustrated, this book treats religious and secular buildings and the great imperial gardens, including the Forbidden City. 473 Lo Hsiang-Lin: BUDDHIST ROCK SCULPTURES OF THE T ANG DYNASTY AT KWEILIN. Hong Kong, , 156 pp. text and 30 pp. b/w plates. Folding map. 22x15 cm. Paper A scarce study of the Tang dynasty Buddhist rock sculpture of the Tang dynasty located in the Guilin area of Jiangxi province. Useful large foldout map identifying the locations of sites. Chinese only. 474 Lu Ding & Lei Yuhua ed: ZHONGGUO SICHUAN TANGDAI MOYA ZAOXIANG: PUJIANG QIONGLAI DIQU DIAOCHA YANJIU BAOGAO. (Tang Dynasty Cliff Sculptures in Sichuan Province In China: Investigation and Research into Images in the Pujiang Qionglai Area). 中國四川唐代摩涯造像 : 浦江邛崍地區調查研究報告 盧丁雷玉華主編. Chongqing, , 4, 10, 17, 382, xi, 292, 39, 12, 4 foldouts. 10 pp. colour & 4 pp. b/w plates. 20 pp. b/w architectural and line drawings of sculptures. Numerous b/w text illustrations and drawings. 25x18 cm. Wrappers Highly-detailed report on the results of a survey by a team from Waseba University in Japan of the little-known cliff images and sculptures dating from the Tang dynasty located in the area of Pujiang County and the town of Qionglai in China s Sichuan province. Good eleven page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese.

43 LIST FROM OUR STOCK 475 Lu Hsun = Lu Xun: THE TRUE STORY OF AH Q. Beijing, pp. Portrait frontispiece. 20x14 cm. Wrappers Copy of the first softcover Foreign Languages Press English translation of Lu Xun s (Lu Hsun / Zhou Shuren s) most famous long short story a savage satire of Chinese mores during the painful times of civil war, foreign oppression and enforced modernization. 476 Luen Chai Curios Store: THE VERDANT CLIFF. Chinese Paintings by Fourteen Celebrated Taiwanese Artists. Hong Kong, pp. Numerous b/w & coloured illustrations. English/Chinese text. 28x21 cm. Paper Catalogue of an exhibition in Hong Kong of the work of fourteen well-known Taiwanese painters who have gained a reputation abroad. 58 pictures are represented and there are full biographies of the artists in question. 477 Luo Suwen: THE LEGEND OF SHANGHAI. Shanghai, pp. Numerous b/w photographic illustrations. 18x13 cm. Paper Very interesting and detailed work with much on the early history of Shanghai up to Black-and-white photographs accompany. A useful contribution. In English. 478 Luo Zhewen: CHINA S IMPERIAL TOMBS AND MAUSOLEUMS. Beijing, pp. 247 plates and illustrations in colour. Maps and diagrams. Appendices, index. 31x23 cm. Cloth Contains a large amount of historical material describing the development, types and dynastic variations of the imperial tombs from Legendary Emperors to the Imperial Qing tombs, along with characteristics and artistic styles and artefacts. Amply illustrated in colour. A good reference. Out-of-print. 479 Lushun Museum ed: LUSHUN BOWUGUAN GUAN CANG WENWU XUANCUI: QINGTONGQI JUAN. (Bronzes in the Collection of the Lushun Museum). 旅順博物館館藏文物選粹 : 青銅器卷. Beijing, , 173 pp. Colour plates throughout. 20x14 cm. Wrappers A well-illustrated survey of the fine Chinese bronzes in the collection of the Lushun Museum in Dalian, China. 119 examples are illustrated dating from the Shang through to the Ming, the majority of objects Han dynasty and before. List of plates and captions in English. Main text in Chinese. 480 Ma Yichao: NANSONG HANGZHOU XIUNEISI GUANYAO YANJIU. Study on Southern Song Xiuneisi Imperial Kilns Hangzhou. 南宋杭州修內司官窯研究 馬亦超著. Hangzhou, pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth Primarily a pictorial survey of hundreds, if not thousands, of sherds and reconstructed celadon ceramics excavated from the Xiuneisi official kiln site dating from the Southern Song dynasty. An excellent and important visual reference. Prologue and eight pages of English text. Main text in Chinese. 481 McArthur, Meher: JAPANESE BUDDHIST AND SHINTO PRINTS. From the Collection of Manly P. Hall. London, pp. 10 colour plates and 34 b/w illustrations. Glossary, bibliography. 29x23 cm. Paper Sam Fogg catalogue of an extensive collection of almost 800 prints, including over 500 ofuda, or souvenir prints from temples, and 5 actual woodblocks. The majority of the prints are of Edo period date, but there are also some earlier prints from the Kamakura period. 482 Marchant & Son: THE ROLF HEINIGER COLLECTION OF QING IMPERIAL WARES. London, x21 cm. Cloth Dealer s exhibition catalogue. Twenty one fine items illustrated in colour and described. 483 Marks, Andreas: PUBLISHERS OF JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS. A Compendium. Leiden, pp. Numerous b/w reproductions of publishers seals. 27x22 cm. Boards Focuses on the production process of Japanese woodblock prints with an emphasis on the role of the publisher. Presents over 1000 publishers with comprehensive lists of publications by a total of 572 artists and facsimiles of over 2300 publisher seals from the 1650s to the 1990s. A valuable reference. 484 Martyn Gregory Gallery: GENIUS OF THE CHINA COAST. George Chinnery and China Trade Painting. Martyn Gregory Catalogue, 61. London, pp. Chiefly colour and a few b/w ills. 20x21 cm. Paper Sale catalogue of a work by Chinnery and related material. 485 Meishuguan: LILING CI. (Liling Ceramics). 醴陵瓷. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Cloth Large catalogue of an extensive exhibition held at the Meishuguan (The National Art Museum of China) in Beijing exploring the heritage and development of ceramics made in the city of Liling located in Hunan province in China. Traces the history of the kilns and their products from the late Qing dynasty through to the present day. Illustrated throughout showing hundreds of fine examples, many by named artists. The majority of the material dates from the 1970s onwards. Text in Chinese. 486 MIANYANG KANKU: SICHUAN MIANYANG GUDAI ZAOXIANG DIAOCHA YANJIU BAOGAO JI. (The Mianyang Grottoes: Reports on Investigation and Research into Ancient Buddhist Carvings at Mianyang In Sichuan). 綿陽龕窟 : 四川綿陽古代造像調查研究報告集. Beijing, , 242 pp. text plus 103 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text drawings and illustrations. 7 foldouts. 29x22 cm. Boards Detailed and well-illustrated work on the Buddhist stone carvings and statuary found at a number of sites in and around the town of Mianyang in China s Sichuan province. The examples illustrated and discussed date from the Southern Dynasties through the Sui and Tang to the Song. A useful work showing much little-known material. Two page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese. 487 Michaelson, Carol: GILDED DRAGONS. Buried Treasures from China s Golden Ages. London, pp. 175 colour and 15 line drawings. 26x22 cm. Paper Concentrating on the Tang dynasty, and illustrated with the most recent archaeological finds, this important British Museum exhibition displayed ritual objects of gold and silver, including wonderful items from the well-known Famensi Temple discoveries. Detailed captions and an illustrated historical introduction.

44 FROM OUR STOCK 44 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 488 Miho Museum: CERAMICS OF MEDIEVAL JAPAN: THE SIX OLD KILNS AND THEIR WORLD. Shigaraki, pp. 192 pp of colour plates illustrating 168 pieces. 30x23 cm. Cloth Large and detailed catalogue of an exhibition at the Miho Museum and travelling to other museum venues in Japan. The six kilns are: Bizen, Echizen, Seto, Shigaraki, Tamba and Tokoname. Fine examples of the output from each kiln are illustrated. 29 pages of English text and 16 page list of plates with good descriptions. Main text in Japanese. 489 Miles, Richard: THE PRINTS OF PAUL JACOULET. A Complete Illustrated Catalogue. London, pp. 18 colour plates, 179 b/w illustrations. 30x21 cm. Paper Paul Jacoulet spent his adult life in Japan and must be reckoned as an artist working in the modern Japanese spirit. 490 Millennium Art Museum: CAN YUAN QIN MENG: AOERMO YU YUANMINGYUAN LISHI YINGXIANG. Disturbed Dreams in the Ruins of the Garden: Ernst Ohlmer and Historical Photographs of Yuanmingyuan. 殘園驚夢 : 奧爾末與圓明園曆史影像. Beijing, pp. Full page b/w photographs throughout. B/w text illustrations and photographs. 31x31 cm. Cloth Catalogue of an exhibition showing extraordinary and rare black-and-white photographs of the ruins of the European Palaces at Yuanmingyuan taken in 1873 by the photographer, Ernst Ohlmer. The photographs exhibited are of an excellent and clear quality and were produced from the original glass negatives which have now returned to Chinese hands. Illustrated throughout. Near dual Chinese and English texts including much interesting information on the history of the Yuanmingyuan. The catalogue has already gone out-of-print. Recommended. 491 Miller, Tony & Hui, Humphrey: ELEGANCE IN RELIEF: CARVED PORCELAIN FROM JINGDEZHEN OF THE 19TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURIES. Suying Fuying: Jingdezhen Qingmo Minchu Diaoci. 素影浮瑩 : 景德鎮清末民初雕瓷. Hong Kong, pp. Colour plates throughout. 31x24 cm. Cloth Catalogue accompanying an exhibition at the Hong Kong University Museum and Art Gallery which discusses in much detail, and with colour illustration of numerous examples, carved Chinese porcelain from Jingdezhen of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes ceramics in various forms and also a good section on carved ceramic snuff bottles. An excellent contribution to the subject. Dual text in Chinese and English. 492 Mindich, Jeffrey: THE FOUR TREASURES OF THE STUDIO. Explorations in Chinese Culture (I. Taipei, pp. Colour illustrations throughout. 27x20 cm. Paper A well-written survey of the subject that gives much detail. Numerous colour illustrations. 493 Mitsui Memorial Museum: SELECTIONS FROM THE CHOSUIKAKU COLLECTION OF ANCIENT CHINESE RUBBINGS HELD IN THE MITSUI MEMORIAL MUSEUM. Tokyo, pp. 95 pp. colour plates. 26x19 cm. Boards Illustrates and describes 53 very fine examples of rubbings from ancient Chinese stelae in the Chosuikaku collection held in the Mitsui Memorial Museum in Tokyo. All the rubbings were done during the Song dynasty. List of plates in English. Main text in Japanese. 494 Moorey, P., Bunker, E. et al: ANCIENT BRONZES, CERAMICS AND SEALS. The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern, Central Asiatic and European Art. Los Angeles, pp. Numerous colour and b/w illustrations. 25x23 cm. Paper Catalogues the Heeramaneck donation to the Los Angeles Museum of Art. Includes much material from Luristan, Iran and Inner Mongolia. Well-illustrated and described. 495 Morioka, Michiyo: AN AMERICAN ARTIST IN TOKYO. Frances Blakemore, Seattle, pp. 246 illustrations, 113 in colour. 28x21 cm. Cloth Studies the artist, Frances Blakemore, who spent most of her adult life from 1935 onwards (excluding the war years) in Japan where she practised as an artist and ran an art gallery promoting aspiring Japanese print artists. Illustrated with numerous examples of her work and other Japanese art from the mid 20th century. 496 Moser, Michael J: FOREIGNERS WITHIN THE GATES. The Legations at Peking. Oxford, xiii, 158 pp. B/w illustrations throughout. 26x20 cm. Cloth Traces the history and development of this foreign enclave in the heart of Peking and its defining moment under siege during the Boxer Rebellion. Probably the best account on the area. 497 Mosher, Gouverneur: KYOTO. A Contemplative Guide. Rutland, pp. 48 b/w illustrations and 21 maps. 22x13 cm. Paper A guide to Kyoto written in the mid 1960s with more detailed information on the history and sites than one normally expects in a guide. The book was written with this specific purpose in mind. Paperback. 498 Munroe, Alexandra ed: THE BURGHLEY PORCELAINS. An Exhibition from The Burghley House Collection and Based on the 1688 Inventory and 1690 Devonshire Schedule. New York, pp. Chronology, bibliography. 122 exhibits photographed, 51 in colour. 29x23 cm. Cloth A catalogue of an exhibition of pieces from the superb group of Japanese and Chinese porcelains in Burghley House. Distinguished by its early Japanese wares, the collection is unique for a number of pieces that can be identified in the House s inventory of Many pieces shown in full colour plates, the rest in good black-and-white. Good descriptions. Includes articles by Impey: Oriental Porcelains in Britain in the 17th and 18th Centuries; Tokugawa: Japan and Europe Early Encounters; and Nishida: A History of Japanese Porcelains and the Export Trade. 499 Musee du Petit Palais: DECOUVERTE DE L ART THRACE. Tresors des Musees de Bulgarie. Paris, c.60 pp. Numerous colour and b/w illustrations. 24x21 cm. Paper Catalogue of an exhibition showing treasures of Thracian art excavated from sites in Bulgaria. Includes fabulous gold, silver and bronzes.

45 LIST FROM OUR STOCK 500 Musee Guimet: ASIE CENTRALE ET TIBET MISSIONS PELLIOT ET BACOT. Documents Exposes au Musee Guimet. Bulletin Archeologique du Musee Guimet 2. Paris, pp. 4 plates. 26x19 cm. Wrappers With contributions by Paul Pelliot, Joseph Hackin and J. Bacot, this little publication treats the Central Asian material collected by Pelliot and Bacot. In French. Covers and spine reinforced with tape. Wear to covers. Library stamp. 501 Museum of Oriental Ceramics,: NORTHERN SONG RU WARE: RECENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS. Osaka, pp. c. 190 pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text illustrations. 24x19 cm. Boards Catalogue of an exhibition at the Museum of Oriental Ceramics in Osaka showing numerous examples of Song dynasty ceramics excavated at the Ru kiln site at Qingliangsi in Baofeng County in China s Henan province between 1987 and Also includes recentlyexcavated celadon wares from the Zhanggongxiang kiln site in Ruzhou City in Henan province. Many of the pieces are reconstructed from sherds but a good number, particularly the Ru wares, were excavated intact. All illustrated in full colour and nearly all shown in multiple views. The exhibition is here accompanied by a small and superb Ru ware basin from the collection of the Museum of Oriental Ceramics. The exhibition (minus the basin) was first briefly shown at the Poly Art Museum in Beijing. Introductions, list of contents and brief captions in English. Main text in Japanese. 502 Museum of Oriental Ceramics: SONG CERAMICS. So Ji. 宋磁. Osaka, pp. c. 300 colour illustrations. 30x22 cm. Paper Travelling exhibition of Song ceramics. 116 superb pieces lent by museums both in Japan and abroad comprise a wonderful ensemble. With a few Liao and Jin pieces in addition to the Song wares. Excellent photography and full bilingual text in Japanese and English. Recommended. Out-of-print. Slight tears and bumps to top cover near spine. Fine inside. 503 Mushonokoji, Saneatsu & Umehara, R: TESSAI. Tokyo, pp. 46 collotype plates of whole paintings, and 48 colour plates of details. 23 figs 37x28 cm. Cloth, slipcase A beautiful work on Tomioka Tessai s paintings. With seals and a chronology. Text in Japanese only. 504 Nagoya City Museum: NIHON NO KOKORO: FUJI NO BI-TEN. The Spirit of the Japanese: The Beauty of Mt. Fuji. Nagoya, pp. 171 colour plates. 30x23 cm. Paper The image of sacred Mount Fuji in the arts of Japan provides the theme for this outstanding exhibition. Exhibits show the mountain in paintings, prints, lacquer, textiles and metalwork. With a 7 page English list of exhibits, otherwise Japanese text only. 505 Nanjing Museum & Mai Foundation: ZI YU YIN XIANG 2008: NANJING BOWUYUAN ZISHA ZHENPIN LIAN ZHAN. Yixing Stoneware: Hidden Fragrance of Purple Jade: The Collection from Nanjing Museum and Mai Foundation. 紫玉喑香 2008 : 南京博物院紫沙珍品聯展. Nanjing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 28x21 cm. Wrappers Catalogue of a joint exhibition showing 50 examples of Yixing wares from the Nanjing Museum collection, together with 64 teapots from the collection of the Mai Foundation in Taiwan. A good number of the pieces from the Nanjing Museum collection here exhibited for the first time. All exhibits illustrated in colour and described. Dual texts in Chinese and English. 506 Nanjing Museum ed: SISHUI WANGLING CHUTU XIHAN MUDIAO. (Western Han Wood Carvings Excavated from the Princes Tombs at Sishui). 泗水王陵出土西漢木雕. Nanjing Bowuyuan Zhencang Xilie. Tianjin, pp. 100 pp. colour plates. 28x21 cm. Paper Illustrates the Western Han wood carvings (some lacquered and painted) excavated in 2002 from the Sishui cemetery in Jiangsu province. 102 objects are illustrated in colour plates and show human figurines and animals plus a number of wooden weapons. In Chinese. 507 Nara National Museum: SACRED NINGBO: GATEWAY TO 1300 YEARS OF JAPANESE BUDDHISM. Nara, pp. Colour plates throughout. B/w text illustrations. 30x21 cm. Wrappers Catalogue of an exhibition examining the importance of the Chinese port of Ningbo to the Japanese. Known as Neiha in Japanese, Ningbo was the gateway and entry port for embassies to China during the Tang dynasty and for trade between China and Japan during the Song and Ming dynasties. Ningbo has furthermore been important to the Japanese as a sacred site of Buddhism. Illustrated throughout with numerous artefacts relating to the city and its importance, in particular, Buddhist art. Introductions to each section and list of plates in English. Main text in Japanese. 508 Narazaki Muneshige: SHARAKU. The Enigmatic Ukiyo-e Master. Tokyo, pp. 46 colour plates and illustrations, 168 b/w text-figures. 30x24 cm. Cloth The only examples of Sharaku s work almost all of which depict Kabuki actors date from No other book presents so many of his prints in large-sized colour reproductions. A reworked edition of the 1983 original. 509 National Museum of China: SONG YUN: SICHUAN YAO CANG WENWU JICUI. (The Charm of Song: Cultural Artefacts from Hoards in Sichuan). 宋韻 : 四川窯藏文物輯粹. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. Colour text illustrations. B/w text drawings. 29x22 cm. Wrappers Catalogue of an excellent exhibition held at the National Museum of China in Beijing showing major Song dynasty finds from excavated hoards in Sichuan province. The first hoard, located in the town of Suining, yielded a large cache of Southern Song ceramics (93 pieces shown here). The second hoard, from Pengzhou, contained a large amount of Song dynasty gold and silver objects (61 exhibits shown) plus some bronzes. The quality of all artefacts is of the highest order. The ceramics are wonderful and include superb Longquan wares, plus many pieces from Jingdezhen and a number of examples from Yaozhou and elsewhere. The gold and silver from Pengzhou is marvellous and it is rare to see such a range of Song gold and silver exhibited together. The ceramics and gold and silver, when examined together, provide much interest in demonstrating the interplay of form and design between different media during the Song dynasty. Finally, the bronzes from the Pengzhou hoard. Fifteen very fine and rare examples of Song dynasty bronzes that emulate archaic bronze forms (as, indeed, do some of the ceramics), the study of antiquity being of much interest at the time. Illustrated throughout in colour. Nine page list of plates in English. Main text in Chinese. As with all these marvellous exhibition catalogues from the National Museum of China, highly recommended and hard to obtain. Now out-of-print.

46 FROM OUR STOCK 46 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 510 National Museum of History: FODIAO ZHI MEI: BEICHAO FOJIAO SHIDIAO YISHU + FODIAO ZHI MEI: SONG YUAN MUDIAO FOXIANG JINGPIN ZHAN + FAXIANG ZHI MEI: JINTONG FO ZAOXIANG TEZHAN. The Splendour of Buddhist Statuaries: Buddhist Stone Carvings in the Northern Dynasties + Chinese Buddhist Wooden Sculpture from Sung and Yuan Dynasties + Bronze Buddhist Statues Through the Ages. 佛雕之美 : 北朝佛教石雕藝術宋元木雕佛像精品展金銅造像特展. Taipei, ; 102; 170 pp. Colour plates throughout each volume. 3 vols. 29x21 cm. Paper Three catalogues in a slipcase of three exhibitions showing fine examples of Chinese stone, wood and bronze buddhist sculptures from various periods. Brief introductions in English, otherwise Chinese text. 511 National Museum of History: QINGDAI YUDIAO YISHU. The Jade-Carving Art of the Ch ing Dynasty. 清代玉雕藝術. Taibei, pp. Profusely illustrated in full colour. 30x22 cm. Linen, slipcase Exhibition of 200 pieces from Yeh Bo-wen s collection. Includes Hindustani jades, screens and imitations of ancient bronzes, figurines, ruyi sceptres, scholars desk implements, snuff bottles, and miscellaneous accessories. In English and Chinese. 512 National Museum of History: TANG SANCAI TEZHAN TULU. The Special Exhibition of Tang Tri colour. 唐三彩特展圖錄. Taibei, pp. 122 pp. colour plates. 29x21 cm. Paper Catalogue of a fine exhibition of Tang sancai wares tomb figurines and ceramics from the Museum s collection which, prior to 1949, comprised part of the Henan Museum holdings. Preface and captions in English. Main text in Chinese. 513 National Museum of Korea: SPECIAL EXHIBITION OF KOREAN PAINTINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM PUBLICLY EXHIBITED FOR THE FIRST TIME. Seoul, pp. Korean & English text. 222 plates, 10 in colour. 25x20 cm. Paper Catalogue of an exhibition at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul showing a total of 222 paintings from their superb collection, all exhibited for the first time. Illustrated throughout, mostly in black-and-white. List of plates in English. Main text in Korean. A scarce catalogue. Bump to top right-hand edge of cover and loss to spine. 514 National Palace Museum: ART AND CULTURE OF THE SUNG DYNASTY China at the Inception of the Second Millennium. 千禧年宋代文物大展. Taibei, pp. 223 pp. colour plates. B/w text illustrations. 34x26 cm. Paper A wonderful exhibition held by the National Palace Museum in Taipei to commemorate the millennium. The exhibition looks back 1000 years to the Song dynasty in power at the start of the second millennium when Chinese art reached a pinnacle of sophistication. The exhibition is split into five sections: The Tao and Art, Nature as Teacher, The Beauty of Simplicity, Life and Art, Cultural Synthesis. Drawing on its stunning holdings of Song dynasty art from the former Chinese imperial collection in the Forbidden City, 189 objects are displayed primarily calligraphy, paintings and ceramics but also bronzes, books, jades, lacquer etc. Introductions and captions in English, otherwise Chinese only. An exhibition that truly shows the artistic achievements of the Song. Recommended. Now out-of-print. 515 National Palace Museum: THE ART OF CONTEMPLATION RELIGIOUS SCULPTURE FROM PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. Diaosu Bie Cang. 雕塑別藏 : 宗教編特展圖錄. Taibei, pp. Over 100 colour plates, 5 colour and 101 b/w text illustrations. 30x22 cm. Paper Catalogue of an exhibition of Chinese religious sculpture mostly in stone from private collections. Exhibits date from the Northern Wei to the Ming. Appreciation is aided by fine colour plates. Paperback edition. Out of print. In English and Chinese. 516 National Palace Museum: CHENGHUA CIQI TEZHAN TULU. Catalogue of the Special Exhibition of Ch eng-hua Porcelain Ware, 成化瓷器特展圖錄. Taibei, pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x21 cm. Paper Catalogue of a major exhibition at the National Palace Museum in Taipei of 208 (!) pieces of Chenghua period porcelain blue-and-white, doucai and a few monochromes together with a few later copies and imitations. All exhibits from the former Chinese imperial collection. Many pieces are shown in multiple views, some of the interior decoration. Base marks are shown for all pieces. An important reference on the subject. Near dual text in Chinese and English. 517 National Palace Museum: DA GUAN: BEI SONG RUYAO TE ZHAN. Grand View: Special Exhibition of Ju Ware from the Northern Sung Dynasty. 大觀 : 北宋汝窯特展. Taibei, pp. Numerous colour plates. 29x30 cm. Cloth Catalogue of a very fine exhibition displaying the finest examples in the outstanding collection of Ru ware held by the National Palace Museum in Taibei and, thus, from the former Chinese imperial collection. 48 superb examples of this rarest of wares are shown all illustrated in colour and described. Many of the pieces are shown in multiple views, including bases and inscriptions incised at the order of the Qianlong emperor. Good amount of text in English, including introduction, list of plates and descriptions. Fuller text in Chinese. 518 National Palace Museum: GU SE: SHIJI YISHU DE FANGGU FENG. Through the Prism of the Past: Antiquarian Trends in Chinese Art of the 16th-18th Centuries. 古色 : 十六至十八世紀藝術的仿古風. Taibei, pp. 182 colour plates. 29x21 cm. Paper Catalogue of a quite superb and highly sophisticated exhibition at the National Palace Museum that explores antiquarian trends in Chinese art from the middle Ming dynasty into the early part of the Qing dynasty. The material collected examines the use of archaic and earlier art forms, their copying and interpretation during this period for example archaic bronzes and jades, Song painting, Song ceramics etc. It also questions our understanding of antiquarian during the 16th to 18th centuries. With a large number of scholar s studio objects from the period, giving insights into the life and collecting habits of the literati and the imperial court. Colour plates throughout showing 182 superb objects. Introductions to each section, captions, list of plates and some essays in English. Main text in Chinese. An important contribution. Recommended. 519 National Palace Museum: HAI-WAI YI-CHEN CHINESE ART IN OVERSEAS COLLECTIONS. POTTERY & PORCELAIN. III. Taibei, pp. 200 illustrations, many col. 31x22 cm. Cloth A survey of important ceramic pieces in various western collections. Third part. Chinese text.

47 LIST FROM OUR STOCK 520 National Palace Museum: JIANGXIN YU XIANGONG: MING QING DIAOKE ZHAN: ZHU MU GUO KE PIAN. (An Exhibition of Ming and Qing Dynasty Carvings: Bamboo, Wood and Seeds). 匠心與仙工 : 明清雕刻展 : 竹木果刻篇. Taibei, xvii, 194 pp. Numerous full page colour plates throughout. B/w text illustrations. 30x23 cm. Wrappers Catalogue of an exhibition at the National Palace Museum in Taibei showing superb examples of Ming and Qing dynasty carvings from the collection. The majority of objects illustrated in their entirety and also showing close-up detail. Illustrated throughout. Text in Chinese. 521 National Palace Museum: WEN YI SHAOXING: NANSONG YISHU YU WENHUA: QIWU JUAN. Dynastic Renaissance: Art and Culture of the Southern Song: Antiquities. 文藝紹興 : 南宋藝術與文化 : 器物卷. Taibei, pp. Numerous full page colour plates. Colour and b/w text illustrations. 29x21 cm. Cloth Catalogue of a major exhibition at the National Palace Museum in Taibei focussing on the art and culture of the Southern Song dynasty a peak of sophistication in Chinese culture. In addition to drawing on the superb collection of the National Palace Museum itself, the exhibition also incorporated major loans from major and minor provincial museums in mainland China. Shows over 180 wonderful and rare objects in many media, from ceramics and glass to lacquer, bronze, gold, jade and stone carving. An excellent survey. Introductions, list of plates and brief captions in English. Main text in Chinese. 522 National Palace Museum: WEN YI SHAOXING: NANSONG YISHU YU WENHUA: SHUHUA JUAN. Dynastic Renaissance: Art and Culture of the Southern Song: Painting and Calligraphy. 文藝紹興 : 南宋藝術與文化 : 書畫卷. Taibei, pp. Full page colour plates throughout. Colour and b/w text illustrations. 29x21 cm. Wrappers Large catalogue of a major exhibition at the National Palace Museum in Taibei focussing on the superb and sublime painting and calligraphy from the Southern Song period. A total of 117 wonderful examples, all illustrated in colour and described. Introduction, list of contents, brief introduction to each section and captions in English. Main text in Chinese. 523 National Palace Museum: WEN YI SHAOXING: NANSONG YISHU YU WENHUA: TUSHU JUAN. Dynastic Renaissance: Art and Culture of the Southern Song: Rare Books. 文藝紹興 : 南宋藝術與文化 : 圖書卷. Taibei, pp. Full page colour plates throughout. Colour and b/w text illustrations. 29x21 cm. Wrappers Catalogue of a major exhibition at the National Palace Museum in Taibei. This catalogue focusses on rare books and printing from the Southern Song held in the Museum s superb collection and comprises a total of 85 exhibits. Divided into sections on Cultural Invigoration, Artistic Innovation, Life Aesthetics, Transmission and Fusion. Examines aspects of Southern Song culture through the medium of printing from mathematics and philosophy to Buddhism and the printing of ancient classics. Whilst a few of the works also featured in the Museum s 2006 exhibition of Song books, this is a much more extensive survey. Introductions, list of plates and brief captions in English. Main text in Chinese. 524 Netton, Ian Richard ed: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ISLAMIC CIVILISATION AND RELIGION. Oxon, xxiv, 846 pp. 25x17 cm. Paper Nezu Institute of Fine Arts: CATALOGUE OF SOUTHERN SONG PAINTINGS: ELEGANT AND NOBLE IN SOUL. Tokyo, pp. 68 items illustrated in a larger number of colour plates. B/w text illustrations. Maps, chronology. 30x22 cm. Paper Catalogue of a major exhibition of Song paintings and some calligraphy from Japanese museums and private collections held at the Nezu Institute of Fine Arts in Tokyo. 68 exquisite items are illustrated in colour and described. Includes paintings that are rarely seen in public, for example Huizong s Dove and Peach Blossoms will be on view for the first time in ten years. Introduction and list of plates in English, otherwise Japanese text only. See the review in Orientations magazine May Now out of print. 526 Nezu Institute of Fine Arts: HEAVENLY BLUE: SOUTHERN SONG CELADONS. Tokyo, pp. 80 pp. colour plates. B/w text illustrations. 30x22 cm. Wrappers Catalogue of a exhibition at the Nezu Art Museum in Tokyo showing 65 superb examples of Southern Song celadon wares from museums and private collections in Japan. In addition, numerous examples of sherds and some reconstructed pieces were shown. Introduction, two two-page essays, list of contents and brief captions to plates in English. Main text in Japanese. 527 Nezu Institute of Fine Arts: IRISES REBORN: KORIN S DESIGN AESTHETICS AND THE RESTORED IRISES SCREENS. Tokyo, pp. 62 pp. colour plates. B/w text illustrations. 30x23 cm. Paper Catalogue of an exhibition commemorating the completion of restoration work on the Kakitsubata (Iris screens), a Japanese national treasure painted by Ogata Korin. In addition to the two screens, other noted works by the artist are shown. A total of 44 exhibits. Summary and list of plates in English. Main text in Japanese. 528 Nezu Institute of Fine Arts: TAKATORI DAIMYO TEA CEREMONY WARE. Tokyo, pp. c. 200 pp. colour plates. Colour text illustrations. 30x22 cm. Paper Catalogue of an exhibition at the Nezu and Fukuoka Art Museums of Takatori tea ceremony wares dating from the early 17th century. 129 wonderful pieces are illustrated in fine colour plates in full and with close-up detail. List of plates and captions with brief descriptions in English. Main text in Japanese. 529 Ng, Michael: THE ARCHITECTURE AND SYMBOLISM OF THE HAN RITUAL HALL. Ritualism in Chinese Culture. Cambridge, pp. B/w illustrations. 29x21 cm. Paper University dissertation. 530 NIKKO TOSHOGU SHASHIN CHO. (A Photographic Album of the Toshogu Shrine at Nikko). 日光東照宮寫真帖. Tokyo, pp. introductory text. Colour painted panorama. Colour map. 31 pp. colour photographs (either one or two images per page) each with accompanying page of descriptive text. 19x27 cm. Decorative paper covers. Silk cord ties Never say kekko (magnificent) until you have seen Nikko a Japanese saying about the celebrated Toshogu Shrine in the Nikko National Park. The shrine was built in the first half of the 17th century and consecrated to Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate. This is an early guidebook to the shrine with good colour photographic illustrations of the temple buildings, interiors and surrounding scenery. Each page of illustration has an accompanying page of descriptive text in English and Japanese. In fine condition.scarce.

48 FROM OUR STOCK 48 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 531 Nimmanahaeminda, Kraisri: SANKAMPAENG GLAZED POTTERY. Chiengmai, pp. text, English and Thai. 60 b/w plates. 26x19 cm. Cloth The text of a lecture given at an archaeological seminar. A good number of pieces illustrated in black-and-whte. 532 NINGSHOU JIANGU. (Bronzes of the Ningshou Palace). Nanjing, pp. of reproductions of the original pages with b/w drawings throughout. 29x21 cm. Cloth Facsimile reprint of a supplement to the Xiqing Gujian or Catalogue of Imperial Bronzes, with illustrations and details of 101 pieces in the Ningshou palace. In Chinese. 533 Noguchi Yone: THE UKIYOYE PRIMITIVES. Tokyo, xiii, 122 pp. plus 93 plates (8 in colour), 2 woodblocks (one folding). 32x24 cm. Japanese-style binding Number 822 of a privately printed limited edition of one thousand copies (five hundred only were sold in England and America). Study of the early development, from of ukiyo-e, including a list of illustrations and fullpage plates on glossy paper. Abrams B Oh, Ju-seok: THE ART OF KIM HONG-DO. A Great Court Painter of 18th Century Korea. Chicago, pp. Colour illustrations. 25x18 cm. Paper Paints a portrait of one of Korea s greatest painters, Kim Hong-do, active during the Joseon era. Best-known for his genre paintings, Kim mastered all types of painting and calligraphy. Contains much new research material, introduces 50 newly-discovered items and retranslates existing material. Revised and corrected version of the 1998 Korean original. 535 Oriental Ceramic Society: CHINESE TRANSLATIONS NUMBER 12. Early Chinese Glassware. London, v, 46 pp. 50 b/w illustrations, 1 line drawing. 28x21 cm. Paper Translated by Matthew Henderson. Two articles by An Jiayao which were originally published in Kaogu Xuebao, The main article treats early glass manufacture in China, putting into perspective recent finds. 536 Gyllensvärd, Bo: ORIENTAL CERAMICS THE WORLD S GREAT COLLECTIONS 9. Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm. Oriental Ceramics Deluxe edition: Vol. 9. Tokyo, pp. 166 pp. 101 tippedin colour plates and 281 b/w plates & illustrations. 37x27 cm. Cloth, clamshell case An individual volume from the deluxe edition of Oriental Ceramics The World s Great Collection published in only 300 copies. A luxurious work showing the highlights of the Swedish Museum s Oriental ceramics collection. In English and Japanese. 537 Valenstein, Suzanne G. et al: ORIENTAL CERAMICS THE WORLD S GREAT COLLECTIONS 11. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Oriental Ceramics Vol. 11. Tokyo, pp. 90 colour plates, 312 b/w plates and illustrations. 37x27 cm. Cloth, slipcase The final volume in the series features fine Chinese, Japanese, Islamic and Korean ceramics. Qing dynasty works, Nabeshima ware and pottery from Nishapur are the highlights of one of the most comprehensive collections. 538 Ota Memorial Museum of Art: KOBAYASHI KIYOCHIKA TEN. (Special Exhibition of Works by Kobayashi Kiyochika). Tokyo, pp. Japanese text only. 24 colour illustrations and 220 b/w. 30x22 cm. Paper Catalogue of an exhibition of the famous Meiji-period print artist. 539 Palud, A. M. Le: THE YANGTZE GORGES. In Pictures and Prose. Shanghai, n.d. 18 pp. text and 57 full page b/w collotype plates, 1 folding map. 27x20 cm. Original cloth The title continues: A Souvenir of the Yangtze Gorges Illustrated with Fifty-Seven Photographic Studies. A picture book of the gorges on the Yangtze between Ichang and Chungking. Published in the 1930s. A fine black-and-white photographic record of things that were, given that the Gorges are now flooded. Covers starting to crack but generally good inside.priced accordingly. 540 Paludan, Ann: CHINESE SCULPTURE. A Great Tradition. Chicago, pp. Over 300 colour plates. 27x22 cm. Cloth Ann Paludan has been researching Chinese sculpture for thirty years and published regularly during this time. This new book takes into account the archaeological discoveries that have revolutionised our knowledge of this once-neglected field. It includes many previously unpublished photographs. Written with remarkable style and clarity, the book traces the history of Chinese sculpture through the imperial period, and provides a coherent account centred on sculpture as a particularly efficacious art socially, politically and religiously in palace, tomb, temple and other social space. A major contribution. 541 Paludan, Ann: CHRONICLE OF THE CHINESE EMPERORS. The Reign-by- Reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial China. London, pp. 126 colour and 242 b/w illustrations. 25x19 cm. Paper Presents, in detail, the lives and achievements of all 157 rulers. A pleasure to read, an essential reference work and a source of fascination and much discovery. Paperback edition. 542 Pan, Lynn: IN SEARCH OF OLD SHANGHAI. Hong Kong, pp. 8 colour photographs, numerous b/w illustrations. Map. 21x14 cm. Paper A nicely-written evocative guidebook on old Shanghai, compiled in the early 80s when Shanghai was still relatively untouched. With much of interest on both the sights and the life of old Shanghai. 543 Parker, Geo. S: THE MYSTERIOUS YANGTZE. A Travelog. Jamesville, Frontispiece of author, (8), 94 pp. text plus map and 18 b/w plates (some full page). 19x14 cm. Cloth Privately-published account of a journey up and down the Yangzi river. The pages have rough edges due to the initial uncut nature of the work. A good copy of a scarce Yangtze item. 544 Peabody Essex Museum ed: GEISHA. Beyond the Painted Smile. New York, pp. Colour illustrations throughout. 30x23 cm. Cloth A comprehensive presentation of Geisha culture from its origins nearly three centuries ago through to contemporary Japan. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum.

49 LIST FROM OUR STOCK 545 PEKING CERAMIC CONFERENCE N.p., n.d. 129, 14 pp. 26x20 cm. Paper Contains (photocopied?) English summaries of all the 85 or so papers presented at the above conference. 546 Peng Minghan ed: YASU ZHI JIAN: JIZHOU YAO. (Amidst Refinement: The Jizhou Kiln). 雅俗之間 : 吉州窯 彭明瀚編著. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. Col. text ills. 28x22 cm. Wrappers A survey of the Jizhou kiln in China s Jiangxi province and its wares. Shows 148 fine and varied examples of Jizhou wares dating from the Song and Yuan dynasties. A well-illustrated work benefiting from a good amount of English text. Preface, introductory essay, lists of contents, list of plates and basic captions in English. Main text in Chinese. 547 Penkala, Maria: FAR EASTERN CERAMICS. Marks and Decoration. The Hague, pp. 89 b/w photographs, numerous figures, 3 charts. Bibliography, glossary & index. 24x16 cm. Cloth A study of marks and decoration on Chinese, Japanese and other Far Eastern ceramics from the Neolithic age to eighteenth century trade porcelain. 548 Peoples Daily ed: BEIJING DE LAO ZIHAO. Time-Honored Brands on Beijing. 北京的老字號. Beijing, pp. Colour photographs throughout. 36x27 cm. Cloth Fascinating and enjoyable book with a wealth of information on the old and long-established quality brands, shops, hotels and restaurants of Beijing. Ranges from the Peking Hotel, the Nanqingrentang Drug Store, Tianyuan Pickles Shop and the Zhengxingde Tea Shop through to the Shengxifu Hat Shop, Zhang Xiaoquan Scissors Shop and the Guangyi Pen-Repairing Shop. Naturally,includes an entry on the Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant. Dual text in Chinese and English. An alternative guide book to present-day Beijing? 549 Pins Collection: THE PINS COLLECTION. Chinese and Japanese Paintings and Prints. Jerusalem, pp. 191 exhibits all illustrated, 8 colour plates. Glossary and bibliography. 23x25 cm. Paper Catalogue of an exhibition of a collection formed by a Western woodblock artist. 550 Pinto de Matos, Maria Antonia: A CASAS DAS PORCELANAS: CERAMICA CHINESA DA CASA-MUSEU DR. ANASTACIO GONCALVES, LISBOA. (At the House of Porcelain: Chinese Ceramics in the Dr. A. Goncalves Museum in Lisbon). Lisbon, pp. Colour plates throughout. 28x23 cm. Paper Illustrates and describes the fine collection of Chinese ceramics in the Goncalves Museum in Lisbon. Primarily Ming and Qing material (the majprity export wares) with a few earlier pieces. Illustrated throughout. Text in Portuguese. 551 Plante, John D. la: ARTS OF THE CHOU DYNASTY. Stanford University Museum Exhibition Catalogue. Stanford, pp. text. 165 b/w illustrations. 22x28 cm. Paper Features over 200 Zhou bronzes and other objects. 552 Poly Art Museum: SONG YUAN MING QING: ZHONGGUO GUDAI SHUHUA XUANJI (ER). Song Yuan Ming and Qing: A Second Selection of Ancient Chinese Painting and Calligraphy. 宋元明清 : 中國古代書畫選集 ( 貳 ). Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x23 cm. Paper Large catalogue of an exhibition at the Poly Art Museum in Beijing showing a second superb selection of 165 extremely fine and rare Chinese paintings and calligraphy dating from the Song through to the Qing dynasty and held in the collection of the Liaoning Museum. Many of the paintings were formerly in the imperial collection in the Forbidden City and were taken from the palace by Pu Yi. All paintings illustrated in colour in fine colour plates, many full page. Very brief captions giving artist name and title of painting in English. Main text in Chinese. 553 Pope, John Alexander: CHINESE PORCELAINS FROM THE ARDEBIL SHRINE. Washington, xv, 194 pp. text plus 142 pp. b/w plates illustrating many objects. 28x22 cm. Cloth. Dustjacket with wear A definitive study of the large collection of Chinese porcelain deposited by Shah Abbas the Great in the Safavid Shrine at Ardebil, Persia in Practically all the porcelain is Ming dynasty from the start of the dynasty through to extensive amounts of superb blue-and-white, plus some celadvery ons and a few islamic pieces for comparison and context. All shown inclear black-and-white plates. The scarce original edition from Popper Collection: THE HANS POPPER COLLECTION OF JAPANESE PRINTS. New York, pp. 135 plates, 4 in colour. 23x22 cm. Paper Sotheby Parke Bernet sale catalogue. Popper formed his collection over 25 years, many of which were shown in the 1971 Tokyo exhibition Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in Foreign Collections. Abrams L Pu Yi, Aisin-Gioro: FROM EMPEROR TO CITIZEN. The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi. Peking, pp. B/w illustrations. 21x15 cm. Cloth Two volumes in one. An autobiography of Pu Yi. Despite being an officially-approved autobiography, fascinating reading. 556 QIANLONG XIYU ZHAN TU MIDANG HUICUI. Commissioned-Painting Documents of Western-Regions in Qing Qianlong Dynasty. 乾隆西域戰圖秘檔薈萃. Beijing, pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 16 foldouts. 38x26 cm. Boards A very fine study of the set of 16 superb copperplate engravings commissioned by the Qianlong emperor to commemorate his victories in pacifying the Western Regions in military campaigns between 1755 and All 16 engravings are reproduced in good-sized high-quality fold-out plates, plus much illustration of detail on the engravings and important associated documentation and material relating to the campaigns held in the First Historical Archives of China, much shown for the first time. Three page introduction in English. Main text in Chinese. 557 QUADRANGLES OF BEIJING. Beijing Siheyuan. 北京四合院. Beijing, pp. 124 colour plates, 2 line drawings. 26x27 cm. Paper Larger Chinese families traditionally lived in courtyard complexes (here, quadrangles ) which developed a rich and varied architectural vocabulary. Their lasting splendour in contemporary Beijing is explored here in fine, colourful detail. English & Chinese. 558 Rawson, Jessica: CHINESE JADE FROM THE NEOLITHIC TO THE QING. London, pp. 350 colour and 250 b/w illustrations. 28x22 cm. Cloth Catalogue for the exhibition of Joseph Hotung s collection held at the British Museum. Begins with an in-depth, up-to-date history of Chinese jades and their interpretation, followed by a catalogue of the over 300 individual pieces. An excellent survey of the subject.

50 FROM OUR STOCK 50 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 559 Rawson, Jessica: MYSTERIES OF ANCIENT CHINA. New Discoveries from the Early Dynasties. London, pp. 132 col., numerous b/w plates & figs. Maps, chronology, bibliog., index. 28x22 cm. Paper Published to accompany a large exhibition at the British Museum, this is the first major account in English of recent archaeological discoveries, including Fu Hao s tomb, sacrificial pits at Sanxingdui, and the jade and bronze findings etc. Price halved to reduce an accumulation of stock. 560 Reitz, S. C. Bosch: CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF EARLY CHINESE POTTERY AND SCULPTURE. New York, xxvii, 140 pp. 343 plates and illustrations. 2 appendixes, glossary. 26x18 cm. Binder s cloth Includes the article Keramic Wares of the Sung Dynasty by Rose Sickler Williams. Limited edition of a Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition. 561 Ren Yiquan: ZHONGGUO TONGJING WENSHI SHANGJIAN ZHIYAO. (A Guide to the Appreciation of the Designs on Chinese Bronze Mirrors). 中國銅鏡紋飾裳鑒指要 任伊權著. Hong Kong, pp. B/w illustrations throughout. 23x17 cm. Wrappers A survey of the varied and intricate designs on ancient Chinese bronze mirrors. Hundreds of designs are shown in small black-andwhite photographs, with a particular emphasis on the knops of the mirrors. In Chinese. 562 Robbins, Helen: OUR FIRST AMBASSADOR TO CHINA. An Account of the Life of George, Earl of Macartney. London, xx, 479 pp. Frontispiece and 18 b/w plates. 23x15 cm. Cloth With extracts from his letters, and the narrative of his experiences in China, as told by himself Taken from hitherto unpublished correspondence and documents and written by a descendant of Macartney, this is a most detailed account of the life and career of Lord Macartney. The insider nature of the author s relationship to Macartney gives an interesting perspective. With much on his China experiences. A rarely-seen biography. Some wear to top and bottom of spine. Slight foxing to frontpapers. Inside generally clean. A decent copy. 563 Royal Academy of Arts: CATALOGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF CHINESE ART London, xxiv, 264, xxv-xxxv plus 288 pp. b/w plates with many illustrations, map. 32 pp. (adverts). 22x14 cm. Cloth Extremely useful catalogue of this magnificent exhibition although the black-and-white illustrations are small.fifth edition. 564 Sackler Museum Beijing: JINGDEZHEN CHUTU MINGDAI YUYAO CIQI. (Ming Dynasty Ceramics Excavated from the Imperial Kiln at Jingdezhen). 景德鎮出土明代御窑瓷器. Beijing, pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards Published following an exhibition at the Sackler Museum at Beijing Museum in 2006, this work details the finds of Ming ceramics made during excavations at the Ming dynasty imperial kilns at Jingdezhen from 2002 to A total of 120 examples of excavated and reconstructed examples are shown, dating from the Hongwu to Zhengde reigns. All are illustrated in full page colour plates, practically all in multiple views. The majority are blue-and-white, together with some monochromes. Foreword and introductory essay in English. Main texts in Chinese. An important contribution. 565 Salmony, Alfred: ANTLER AND TONGUE. An Essay on Ancient Chinese Symbolism and its Implications. Artibus Asiae Supplement 13. Ascona, pp. 48 illustrations. 32x23 cm. Cloth A description of a pair of ancient Chinese stag antlers and their symbolism followed by an explanation of the most prominent of all attributes associated with the antlers namely the extended tongue. 566 Sargent, William R: THE COPELAND COLLECTION. Chinese and Japanese Ceramic Figures. Salem, pp. 136 coloured, 35 b/w illustrations. Appendixes, bibliography, index. 29x22 cm. Paper An outstanding collection of 134 Chinese and Japanese late 17th to late 18th century export figures of humans and animals, with an informative and scholarly text. 567 Sartel, O. du: LA PORCELAINE DE CHINE ORIGINES, FABRICATION, DECORS ET MARQUES. La Porcelaine de Chine en Europe, Classement Chronologique, Imitations... Paris, iii, 230 pp. 120 b/w textfigures, engraved portrait, 18 chromolithographs, 14 plates. 37x29 cm. Loose in original cloth portfolio with gilt lettering One of the earliest accounts in a Western language on Chinese ceramics. Most of the many pieces illustrated were in the author s collection. 18 delightful chromolithographs plus 14 black-and-white plates from photographs. Numerous appealing text-figures from engravings. As issued loose in the original cloth portfolio with ties a nice period object. Foxing throughout and some water damage to the back cover, thus the much lower than usual price. In French. 568 Sayer, Geoffrey R: T AO YA. Or Pottery Refinements. London, x, 163 pp. Appendixes and index. 25x19 cm. Cloth The Tao Ya was first published in 1906 and in revised form in 1910, the edition used for this translation. The book treats ceramics from the Kangxi period onwards. 569 SCENERY OF THE MOUNT KONGO. Tokyo, pp. introductory text. Colour map. Foldout colour panorama plus 2 full page colour and 48 full page b/w photographic illustrations. 16x23 cm. Cord ties. Decorative covers on simulated leather Shows the scenic delights of the Mount Kongo region in Korea, together with a few of the temples in the area. A Japanese publication from the 1930s. Page of introductory text in Japanese. Each illustration (predominantly one per page) with title and brief 3-4 line description of the sight or scene in both English and Japanese. In fine condition. Scarce. 570 Scott, Rosemary E: FOR THE IMPERIAL COURT. Qing Porcelain from the Percival David Collection. London, pp. 130 colour and 8 b/w illustrations. 26x23 cm. Paper Published to accompany a touring exhibition, this well-illustrated catalogue is an excellent new source of information on one of the finest western collections of Chinese ceramics. The marks of all the pieces are also clearly illustrated in colour. 571 Seagrave, Sterling: THE SOONG DYNASTY. New York, pp. bibliography, index, 18 b/w plates, table 20x13 cm. Paper

51 LIST FROM OUR STOCK 572 Seikado Bunko: PORCELAIN OF THE QING DYNASTY: BEAUTY FROM THE OFFICIAL KILN AT JINGDEZHEN. Tokyo, pp. 95 pp. colour and 4 pp. b/w plates. Colour and b/w text illustrations. 30x21 cm. Paper Shows 111 superb examples of Qing dynasty Chinese ceramics produced for the imperial court at Jingdezhen. The Seikado Bunko collection of Chinese porcelain is highly-regarded and the examples here display a wide variety of shape and design. The majority of pieces are illustrated in multiple views. Four pages of black-and-white illustrations show base seals. Six pages of text and captions in English. Main text in Japanese. 573 Fujioka Ryoichi & the Zauho Press: SEKAI TOJI ZENSHU 14 CERAMIC ART OF THE WORLD 14. Ming Dynasty. Tokyo, pp. Japanese, 12 pp. English text. 283 colour plates, many b/w illustrations. 30x22 cm. Cloth, slipcase Well-illustrated work on Ming ceramics In Japanese collections. In Japanese. 574 Sekino, T. & Tokiwa, D: SHINA BUKKYO SHISEKI HYOKAI. (Historical Remains of Chinese Buddhism). Tokyo, , 194; 4, 8, 206 pp. 4 fullpage b/w collotype plates. 2 foldout panoramas. A number of b/w text illustrations and plans. 2 vols. 22x15 &26x19 cm. Cloth Two volumes on important Chinese Buddhist monuments in China, focusing on the Longmen and Yungang grottoes. Two foldout photographic panoramas, one showing the Longmen caves and the second, the Yungang grottoes. Despite the nonuniform size of the two volumes, this is a uniform set. A rare contribution showing the Longmen and Yungang caves in the early 20th century. In Japanese. 575 Shandong Provincial Museum: SHANDONG SHENG BOWUGUAN CANG NIANHUA ZHENPIN. (Treasures of New Year Prints in the Shandong Provincial Museum). 山東省博物館藏年畫珍品. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth Shows a large, fine and varied selection of fine New Year prints (nianhua) held in the collection of the Shandong Provincial Museum in Ji nan, China. The prints come from sites of production in Shandong and elsewhere, including Yangliuqing. Illustrated throughout in colour. Text in Chinese. 576 Shanghai Museum: JIANZHEN HE KONGHAI: ZHONG RI WENHUA JIAOLIU DE JIANZHENG. Jianzhen and Kukai: Witness to the Cultural Exchange between China and Japan. 鑒真和空海 : 中日文化交流的見證. Shanghai, pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 2 foldouts. 30x23 cm. Boards Catalogue of an exhibition at the Shanghai Museum exploring the journeys and influence of the Tang dynasty monk, Jianzhen, who travelled to Japan in 753 AD, taking with him Buddhist teachings, medical knowledge and artisans skilled in sculpture. His trip was mirrored half a century later by the Japanese monk Kobo-Daishi (Kukai in Chinese) who travelled to Tang China to study Esoteric Buddhism. The teachings he brought back to Japan exerted a profound influence. The exhibition is dominated by the loan of two superb statues of Jianzhen and Kobo-Daishi from the Todai-ji temple and Koyasan. Introductions to each section in English. Main text in Chinese. 577 Shanghai Museum: QIANNIAN DANQING: RIBEN ZHONGGUO CANG TANG SONG YUAN HUIHUA ZHENPIN. Masterpieces of Ancient Chinese Paintings from the Tang, Song and Yuan in Japanese and Chinese Collections. 千年丹青 : 日本中國藏唐宋元繪畫珍品 上海博物館. Shanghai, pp. Colour plates throughout. 2 vols. 37x26 cm. Wrappers Two-volume catalogue of a very fine exhibition at the Shanghai Museum showing 65 superb and rarely-seen Chinese paintings dating from the Tang to the Yuan held in Chinese and Japanese collections. The majority of paintings are Song. All illustrated in fine full page colour plates, many also shown in close-up detail. The paintings come from such collections as the Osaka Museum of Art, the Tokyo National Museum, the Shanghai Museum and the Gugong Museum in Beijing. Forewords, list of contents and captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese. 578 Shanghai Museum: YISHU YU DIGUO: DAYING BOWUGUAN CANG YASHU ZHENPIN. Art and Empire: Treasures from Assyria in the British Museum. 藝術與帝國 : 大英博物館藏亞術珍品. Shanghai, pp. Numerous colour plates, colour and b/w text illustrations and drawings. 30x23 cm. Paper Catalogue of a major loan exhibition at the Shanghai Museum of Assyrian treasures from the collection of the British Museum. Includes the famous sculpture and statuary together with pottery, bronzeware, seals etc. Well-illustrated in colour. Introductions and captions in English. Main text in Chinese. 579 Shanghai Museum: ZHUKE YISHU. Bamboo Carving. Shanghai, pp. plus 1 pp. English insert. B/w illustrations. 26x19 cm. Paper Small catalogue of an exhibition of bamboo carving (presumably from the Museum s collection). 22 fine objects are shown (often with multiple views and seals) brushpots, figures, wrist rests and fan frames. Text in English and Chinese. 580 Sharf, F. & Harrington, P: THE BOXER REBELLION: CHINA, The Artists Perspective. Mechanicsburg, pp. Illustrations throughout, primarily b/w. 28x21 cm. Paper Catalogue of an exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum. An extremely interesting visual reference with material taken from illustrated journals, watercolours, sketches etc. 581 Shenzhen Museum ed: JINGUO BAYE: SHANXI CHUTU LIANGZHOU SHIQI WENWU JINGHUA ZHAN TULU. (The Hegemony of the State of Jin: Exhibition of Cultural Masterpieces from the Zhou Dynasty Excavated in Shanxi Province). 晉國霸業 : 山西出土兩周時期文物精華展圖彔. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers Catalogue of an exhibition at Shenzhen Museum comprising major loans from the Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan of early excavated material dating from the Shang. Eastern and Western Zhou, Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States. Comprises extremely fine and impressive bronzes and small jades. All well-illustrated in colour. Text in Chinese. 582 Shenzhen Museum ed: QI BAISHI SHUHUA JINGPIN JI: LIAONING SHENG BOWUGUAN CANG QI BAISHI JINGPIN. Qi Baishi Life and Art: A Collection of Calligraphy and Painting Works. 齊白石書畫精品集 : 遼寧省博物館藏齊白石精品. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers

52 FROM OUR STOCK 52 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS Catalogue of an exhibition at Shenzhen Museum showing a very fine selection of painting and calligraphy by Qi Baishi held in the Liaoning Museum collection. Roughly a hundred works exhibited. Introduction, introductions to each section, list of plates and brief captions in English. Main text in Chinese. 583 Shenzhen Museum ed: SHANGDAI YIZHEN: JIANGXI XINGAN SAYANGZHOU CHUTU WENWU JINGPIN. Legacy of Shang Dynasty: Cultural Relic Highlights from Dayangzhou, Xin gan County, Jiangxi Province. 商代遺珍 : 江西新干大洋洲出土文物精品. Beijing, pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Shenzhen Museum and then the Jiangxi Provincial Museum in China showing a selection of the amazing and highly-important finds of Shang dynasty bronzes, together with some jade objects and a few pieces of pottery made at Dayangzhou in A total of around 150 exhibits, all illustrated. Brief introduction and brief captions in English. Text in Chinese. 584 Shi Jinbo and Yalin Wushou er: ZHONGGUO HUOZI YINSHUASHU DE FAMING HE ZAOQI CHUANBO: XIXIA HE HUIGU HUOZI YINSHUA SHU YANJIU. (The Invention and Transmission of Techniques of Printing by Moveable Type in China: Studies of Printing by Moveable Type in Xixia and Huigu Cultures). 中國活字印刷術的發明和早期傳播 : 西夏和回鶻活字印刷術研究 史金波 雅林 吾守爾. Beijing, pp. 33 colour plates, monochrome text illustrations throughout. 30x22 cm. Cloth Unique study of an important and neglected aspect of printing history in China. The extensive material on Xixia and Uyghur moveable type printing is augmented with chapters on its dissemination in Korea, Japan and along the Silk Road. Contents pages in English and French, otherwise Chinese only. 585 Shi Nai an and Luo Guanzhong: OUTLAWS OF THE MARSH. London, pp. B/w illustrations. 22x14 cm. Paper An abridged translation of Shuihu Zhuan by Sidney Shapiro the epic tale of derring-do in the Song dynasty, much loved by the Chinese. Illustrated by woodcuts selected from a Ming edition. Crease to top of cover. 586 Shosoin Office ed: CERAMIC OBJECTS IN THE SHOSOIN. Tokyo, xx, 331 pp. 184 plates, 33 in colour, numerous illustrations, text-figures and tables. 31x22 cm. Cloth, slipcase An important monograph on 176 early ceramic pieces with an introduction to the history of Shosoin, the treasure house from the 8th century, notes on individual objects and a list of plates in English. One small ex-libris stamp on Japanese title page. Main text in Japanese. Scarce. 587 Sirén, Osvald: CHINESE SCULPTURE FROM THE FIFTH TO THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY. Over 900 Specimens in Stone, Bronze, Lacquer and Wood. Chicago, pp. text. 670 b/w plates showing over 900 sculptures. 2 vols. 31x24 cm. Cloth The sculptures are mainly from Northern China and, of course, primarily Buddhist in subject. A monumental, standard reference. Unabridged reprint. 588 Sirén, Osvald: CHINESE SCULPTURES IN THE VON DER HEYDT COLLECTION. Zürich, pp. 66 plates, index. German and English text. 23x23 cm. Boards Bilingual catalogue from the Museum Rietberg of a fine collection of Chinese sculpture. Text by a foremost scholar in the field. 589 Sirén, Osvald: A HISTORY OF LATER CHINESE PAINTING I-II. London, xi, 247; ix, 328 pp. text. 242 b/w plates. Bibliography. List of painters. 2 vols. 32x24 cm. Cloth Volume I: from the end of the Yuan to the end of the Wan Li reign; Volume II: from the end of the Ming Period to the end of the Qian Long reign. Limited edition of 525. A standard work. With the signature of Osvald Siren to the title page of both volumes. Ex-libris Dr. Franco Vannotti. 590 Smil, Vaclav: THE BAD EARTH. Environmental Degradation in China. New York, xvi, 245 pp. 23x15 cm. Paper Topical. 591 Smith, Judith G. and Wen C. Fong ed: ISSUES OF AUTHENTICITY IN CHINESE PAINTING. New York, pp. Over 200 b/w plates. Glossary. 27x22 cm. Paper Proceedings of a symposium held at the Metropolitan Museum of New York, focusing on the authenticity of the painting Riverbank attributed to Dong Yuan (active ). With contributions by James Cahill (the case against), Hironobu Kohara, Sherman Lee, Qi Gong, Maxwell K. Hearn, Shih Shou-chien, Jerome Silbergeld, Wan-go Weng, Stephen Little, Wen C. Fong and Robert E. Harrist. 592 Smith, Lawrence: JAPANESE PRINTS DURING THE ALLIED OCCUPATION London, pp. 40 colour and 75 b/w illustrations. 28x22 cm. Cloth An illustrated survey of the artistic meeting of two different cultures at a turning point in modern history. Published to accompany an exhibition to be held in the British Museum. 593 Smith, Richard J: CHINESE ALMANACS. Images of Asia. Hong Kong, x, 93 pp. 44 plates and illustrations of which 20 in colour. 20x14 cm. Boards The only treatise on the fascinating subject of Chinese almanacs, which is an amazing compilation of superstition, geomancy, tales and legends, &c. 594 Snyder-Reinke, J: DRY SPELLS. State Rain-Making and Local Governance in Late Imperial China. Cambridge, xii, 314 pp. A few b/w illustrations. 23x16 cm. Cloth An exploration and explanation of a little-studied aspect of Chinese political life in the Qing dynasty the rainmaking activities and rituals organized or conducted by local government officials. 595 Sotheby s: THE JAIME ORTIZ-PATINO COLLECTION. English 17th Century Chinoiserie Silver: Third Session. New York, c. 70 pp. Colour plates throughout. Select bibliography. 27x21 cm. Cloth Sotheby s sale catalogue with lots of fine Chinoiserie silver from this named collection. Introductory essay on the subject by Philippa Granville.

53 LIST FROM OUR STOCK 596 Sowerby, Arthur de Carle: SPORT AND SCIENCE ON THE SINO-MONGOLIAN FRONTIER. London, xvi, 195 pp. 27 full page b/w plates hors texte. 22x15 cm. Decorative cloth Author s inscription and signature on frontpaper. Partly uncut copy. 597 Spence, Jonathan D: CHINESE ROUNDABOUT. Essays in History and Culture. New York, xiii, 400 pp. 24x16 cm. Paper of the best short pieces, on a variety of subjects, written by this eminent scholar on Chinese history. Everyone is bound to find something of interest in this book. Greatly recommended. Tear to bottom of spine. Priced accordingly. 598 Spender, Stephen and Hockney, David: CHINA DIARY. London, pp. 158 watercolours, drawings, photographs, 84 in colour. 1 map. 25x19 cm. Cloth Spender provides rich prose and Hockney offers photographs, drawings and watercolours for this witty, astute and delightfully illustrated diary of their trip together to China. First edition. 599 Spink & Son Ltd: THE GEORGE DE MENASCE COLLECTION I-II. London, , 44 pp. 133 illustrations, 10 in colour. 2 vols. 27x20 cm. Paper The two sale catalogues of this interesting and wide ranging collection of Chinese art. 600 State Cultural Relics Bureau ed: ZHONGGUO WENWU DITU JI BEIJING FENCE. (Atlas of China s Cultural Artefacts Beijing). 中國文物地圖集 : 北京分冊. Zhongguo Wenwu Ditu Ji. Beijing, , 4, 7, 394; 4, 429 pp. Colour maps. colour & b/w illustrations. 2 vols. 26x19 cm. Cloth An exhaustive two-volume survey and description of the cultural and historical artefacts of Beijing and the surrounding area. Hundreds of entries underline the long history and cultural heritage of China s capital city. Includes all the famous buildings and sites plus many lesser-known. An interesting work and a useful research and reference tool. Preface, introductory notes and five page list of contents for the two volumes in English. Main text in Chinese. 601 Stern, Harold P: UKIYO-E PAINTING, FREER GALLERY OF ART. Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibition. Washington, xv, 319 pp. 118 plates & illustrations, some in colour. Bibliography. 31x23 cm. Paper Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, presenting paintings from the late 16th to mid-19th century. 602 Stierlin, Henri & Pirazzoli-t Serstevens, Michele ed: CHINA. Architecture of the World. Lausanne, n.d. 191 pp. B/w photographs and plans throughout. 21x21 cm. Paper A chronological, well-illustrated history and discussion of Chinese architecture. 603 THE STORY OF YANG-YIN. the Chinese Symbol adopted for the Aster-Dryer Felt Trademark. Philadelphia, pp. 19 b/w paltes. 43 small text drawings. 30x21 cm. Decorative paper A useful illustrated study of this most famous of Chinese symbols as seen in various media primarily textiles and ceramics. 604 Strange, Edward F: THE COLOUR-PRINTS OF HIROSHIGE. Geneva, xvi, 205 pp. Index, 54 b/w plates and illustrations. 23x16 cm. Leather-grain finish Comprehensive, scholarly volume, which includes quotes from Hiroshige s diaries, a detailed catalogue, the Japanese chronology, a list of publishers and publishers marks, and an index. Reprint of the 1925 edition. Abrams M Su Bai: ZANGCHUAN FOJIAO SIYUAN KAOGU. Archaeological Studies on Monasteries of the Tibetan Buddhism. 藏傳佛教寺園考古 宿白著. Beijing, , 398 pp. and 32 pp. with 68 b/w plates. Numerous b/w text drawings and illustrations. 4 folding tables. 26x18 cm. Paper essays on archaeological investigations undertaken at Tibetan Buddhist monasteries by the well-known Chinese archaeologist Su Bai. With b/w pictures of Tibetan monasteries taken in the 1950s. Contents list in English, otherwise Chinese text only. 606 Sullivan, Michael: MODERN CHINESE ART. The Khoan and Michael Sullivan Collection. Oxford, pp. Colour illustrations throughout. 28x21 cm. Paper The Khoan and Michael Sullivan collection, begun in Sichuan in 1940s, is now housed in a special gallery of the Ashmolean museum in Oxford and includes paintings by the principal artists of late twentieth century China together with works by a new generation. Here, the well-known art historian describes and places the collection in its context. 607 Sun Di comp: ZHONGGUO LIUSHI HAIWAI FOJIAO ZAOXIANG ZONGHE TUMU. Comprehensive Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Buddhist Statues in Overseas Collections. 中國流失海外佛教造像總合圖目 孫迪編著. Beijing, , 1-216; ; ; ; ; ; ; 199 pp. B/w plates throughout. Indexes. 8 vols. 33x23 cm. Cloth Valuable reference documenting Chinese Buddhist sculpture in all major media which has found its way into overseas collections, including some private collections, dealers and auction houses. 1,170 items are documented with 1,470 b/w plates. Basic caption information is given in English as well as Chinese, with more detailed annotations and comments on provenance and authenticity in Chinese only. With index-listing and list of collections in the final volume. 608 Sun Fuxi ed: XI AN WENWU JINGHUA: CIQI. (Masterpieces of Xi an s Cultural Relics: Porcelain). 西安文物精華 : 瓷器 孫福喜主編. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. Numerous text illustrations. 29x22 cm. Cloth Comprehensive and copiously-illustrated work on fine Chinese ceramics from sites in and around the ancient Chinese capital of Xi an. Unsurprisingly, most of the material is early and from from archaeological excavations although there is a good showing of Qing material. Sites of excavation are given where known. Arranged chronologically. Near dual texts in Chinese and English. 609 Suntory Museum of Art: NABESHIMA WARE: DESIGNS THAT INSPIRE PRIDE. Tokyo, pp. 143 objects illustrated in colour. B/w text illustrations. 26X19 cm. Boards Catalogue of an exhibition showing 143 exquisite examples of Nabeshima ware, the large majority from Japanese museum collections. All illustrated in colour and bases shown. Introductions to each section and good captions in English. Main text in Japanese. Out of print and we have limited stock.

54 FROM OUR STOCK 54 HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 610 Suzhou Institute of Landscape Architectural Design ed: SUZHOU YUANLIN. Suzhou Gardens. 蘇州園林. Beijing, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards Beautifully-illustrated work describing the gardens of Suzhou in all their subtle splendour. Text in both English and Chinese. Appears to be an expanded edition of a work of the same name published in Suzuki Daisetz: SENGAI: THE ZEN MASTER. New York, xviii, 191 pp. 128 b/w photographs. 25x19 cm. Cloth With a preface by Sir Herbert Read and a note by Basil Gray. The standard book on the work of one of the great Japanese Zen masters of the old school, Gibbon Sengai. Dr. Suzuki comments on 127 of his scrolls. 612 Suzuki Kei: CHINESE ART IN WESTERN COLLECTIONS 1 AND 2 CHUGOKU BIJUTSU I & II. Painting 1 and 2 Kaiga I and II. Tokyo, ; 281 pp. 105 tipped-in colour plates to Vol. 1,100 tipped-in colour plates to Vol. 2. B/w text plates. 2 vols. 37x26 cm. Cloth, slipcase A very finely-produced work on Chinese paintings in Western collections. The two volumes form part of a larger series. Contains the finest Chinese paintings held in the West. List of plates in each volume in English. English captions to plates. Main text in Japanese. Volume One has been exposed to water which has stained the lower part of the slipcase and covers with evidence of slight damp to the first few pages of the work. The main body of Volume 1 is unaffected. The slipcase of Volume 2 also has waterstaining but the book itself is unaffected. Priced accordingly. 613 Suzuki Takashi: SUIBOKU BIJUTSU TAIKEI 2 LI TANG, MA YUAN, AND XIA GUI. Tokyo, pp. including 3 pp. English plate captions. 128 plates, 29 in colour. Many text-figs. 27x20 cm. Cloth Volume 2 in the series on Chinese and Japanese ink and brush paintings. This volume is on the three early Chinese painters, who formed all important school of paintings in China. 614 Swallow, R. W: ANCIENT CHINESE BRONZE MIRRORS. Peiping, xii, 78 pp. 87 plates, e/p maps. 22x15 cm. Later cloth Covers all styles of mirror from pre-han to Tang. Text and glossary have Chinese characters. A good contribution to the subject. 615 Sydney L. Moss: THEY ARE ALL FIRE AND EVERY ONE DOTH SHINE. The Elly Nordskog Collection of Japanese Inro, Pipecases and Netsuke. London, pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth, dustjacket Beautiful catalogue of a mouth-watering dealer s exhibition of wonderful inro, pipecases and netsuke from this Los Angeles collection. All 160 exhibits are illustrated in excellent full page colour plates and are shown life-size to allow full appreciation. All seals and signatures shown. Each object described in exhaustive detail. 616 Takagi, T: VIEWS OF KIOTO. Kyoto, n.d. [1920s] Title page and 20 full page colour photographic illustrations. 15x22 cm. Cord ties. Decorative boards with wear and slight loss Produced as a pleasing photographic souvenir of this delightful Japanese city, this work shows 20 colour views of famous places and sights in and around Kyoto. One view per page with title of scene in English. Image size 10.5 x 15 cm. Not dated but appears to be from the 1920s. Produced by the Kyoto-based photographic studio of T. Takagi. 617 Tamamura, K: A LEAF FROM THE DIARY OF A YOUNG LADY. Yokohama, n.d. (c.1900) Title page plus 24 hand-coloured collotype photographs. 18x24 cm. Silk ties. Decorative cloth with inset hand-coloured scene A day in the life of Miss Tokimatsu, a well-to-do young lad, focussing on her social engagements and enjoyment. 24 hand-coloured collotype plates each with explanatory English caption. The photography by a well-known commercial Japanese photographer of the late 19th century. The deocrative fabric cover with an inset hand-coloured scene on card of a bridge amidst a landscape. The cover with wear to edges and some grubbiness and marks to the unset scene. Internally fine with just a little monor foxing and the occasional small mark. 618 Tan Shule: WANG SHIGU HUIHUA FENGGE YU ZHENWEI JIANDING. (The Painting Style of Wang Hui and the Authentication of His Paintings). 王石谷繪畫風格與真偽鑒定 譚述樂著. Beijing, pp. Numerous colour plates. 25x16 cm. Wrappers A detailed and well-illustrated study of the paintings of this fine (and much copied) Qing dynasty artist and examination of issues relating to the verification of his work. In Chinese. 619 Tanabe Katsumi: SILK ROAD COINS. The Hirayama Collection. Kamakura, vi, 116 pp. Over 200 illustrations. 30x21 cm. Paper Catalogue of a loan exhibition at the British Museum. Contains interesting essays on the arts of the Silk Road and how this is reflected in the coins, as evidenced by Kushan and Buddhist influences. 620 Tanabe, Willa J: PAINTINGS OF THE LOTUS SUTRA. New York, pp. 172 illustrations, 46 in colour. Appendices, notes, bibliography, index. 27x19 cm. Cloth An analysis of the importance of the Lotus Sutra for Japanese Buddhists and survey of the works of art it inspired, with some stunningly beautiful examples illustrated, especially from the 12th century Heike Nokyo. 621 Tang Yunjun ed: JIANGSU WENWU GUJI TONGLAN. (A Survey of the Cultural Sites of Jiangsu Province). 江蘇文物古蹟通覽 唐雲俊主編. Shanghai, , 25, 389 pp. 16 pp. colour plates, numerous b/w illustrations. 30x22 cm. Cloth A survey of the historical and archaeological sites of Jiangsu province. Each place or site shown with an illustration and description. A useful guide. In Chinese. 622 Tao Jiming ed: HAISHANG JUEJI: JIADING ZHUKE YISHU. (The Craft of Jiading Bamboo Carving). 海上技 : 嘉定竹刻藝術 陶繼明主編. Shanghai, pp. Colour illustrations throughout. 23x16 cm. Paper A study of the important Jiading school of bamboo carving that flourished during the Ming and Qing dynasties in China. Illustrated throughout with numerous examples of fine bamboo carvings. In Chinese.

55 LIST FROM OUR STOCK 623 Tao Xiang comp: SHEYUAN MOCUI. (A Collectanea of Works on Ink and Inkstones). Beijing, Various pagings. 14 ce in 2 han, with editions of 12 separate works. 14 vols. 29x19 cm. Stitch-bound in two brocade cases Modern facsimile reprint of a collectanea originally published in 1929 with twelve titles on ink and inkstones. Compiled by the scholar Fu Zengxiang, the entire collection is filled with splendid black-and-white reproductions of rubbings and line drawings. Mopu Fashi (3 juan); Mojing (1 juan); Moshi (3 juan); Mofa Jiyao (1 juan); Zhongshan Langtu (1 juan); Li Madou Ti Baoxiangtu (1 juan); Mohai (1 juan); Mobiao (4 juan); Jian Guzhai Mosou (4 juan) Fulu (1 juan); Zhongzhou Molu (3 juan); Neiwufu Mozuo Zeli (1 juan); Nanxuezhi Mozha Ji (1 juan). [Zhongguo Congshu Zonglu 1.744a]. In Chinese. 624 Temple, Robert: THE GENIUS OF CHINA. 3,000 Years of Science, Discovery and Invention. New York, pp. 179 b/w and colour illus. Map. 26x19 cm. Paper Clearly set out with a table of contents listing the important Chinese inventions by broad category and then chronology. Introduced by Joseph Needham. Detailed and fascinating. Out of print. Paperback. 625 Tian Junsheng et al. ed: QING MINGUO MAOTONG JIANSHANG. (Collecting and Appreciating Qing Dynasty and Republican Period Hat Stands). 清民國帽筒鑒賞 田軍生等編著. Guiyang, pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Boards A comprehensive visual survey of Chinese ceramic hatstands dating from the late Qing dynasty and Republic periods. Hundreds of examples are shown in full colour, including many pairs. Numerous designs and, predominantly, figure painting. In Chinese. 626 Tichane, Robert: ASH GLAZES. Oriental Glaze Monographs. Iola, pp. 16 pp. colour and 300 b/w photographs and text drawings. 26x21 cm. Paper Well illustrated and eminently readable, this book is designed to provide practical information on ash glazes and glazing to both the novice and the experienced potter, with information of how to formulate glazes. Much about Chinese ash glazes. Paperback reprint. 627 Tichane, Robert: COPPER RED GLAZES. A Guide to Producing These Elusive Glazes. Iola, pp. 16 pp. colour plates, b/w illustrations and text drawings. 25x20 cm. Paper Chinese red glazes with technical data and a study of red wares in various museums. Previously published as Reds, Reds, Copper Reds. With an added colour section. 628 Timkovsky, George: TRAVELS OF THE RUSSIAN MISSION THROUGH MONGOLIA TO CHINA. And Residence in Peking, in the Years London, ; 496 pp. Frontispiece, 1 large folding map, 1 plan of Peking. 2 vols. 22x14 cm. Later quarter leather A two-volume description of a journey from Kiatcka, through Mongolia, across the Gobi Desert to Kalgan and Peking, with account of the Mongols and Kirghiz, etc., and descriptions of Chinese Turkestan, Zungaria, Tibet and Mongolia. Intermittent foxing throughout. The large folding map shows the Mission s route across Mongolia. This map has some foxing and one small marginal tear repaired with sellotape. The plan of Peking has minor foxing and one repair to a fold in the map. The repair is on the back of the plan and not noticeable when viewing the pan. Rebound in later quarter leather with green cloth. Gilt to spine. A good reading copy of a now very rare work. Cordier 2474; Lowendahl 859; Lust: Western Books Tizac, H. d Ardenne: ANIMALS IN CHINESE ART. New York, xi, 50 fullpage plates printed on 1 side of each leaf. Protective tissue, short text. 42x33 cm. Half-leather Preface by Roger Fry. 42 of the plates are monochrome gravures and 6 are coloured mounted reproductions. Pieces date from Zhou to Ming. Waterstaining to second half of the book fine as a study reference. Priced accordingly. 630 Tobacco and Salt Museum: THE CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE FIST. Tokyo, pp. Numerous colour illustrations throughout. 30x21 cm. Paper Exhibition focusing on the cultural history of the fist as manifested in betting games, poses and postures etc. The theme is explored using Kamakura handscrolls, ukiyo-e etc. Japanese text only. 631 Tobu Art Museum: KABUKI PRINTS: THE FLOWER OF EDO. From Early Paintings of Manners and Customs to Bakumatsu Ukiyo-e. Tokyo, pp. 151 colour plates. 30x22 cm. Paper A very well-illustrated exhibition catalogue showing kabuki prints from the Edo period. In Japanese only. 632 Tobu Department Store Museum: BUDDHA-TEN: OINARU TABIJI. Buddha: The Spread of Buddhist Art in Asia. Tokyo, pp. Colour plates throughout. 28x23 cm. Paper Exhibition bringing together works from museums in Pakistan, America and Europe to illustrate the portrayal of the Buddha in art. Approximately 150 exhibits. 7 page list of plates in English, otherwise Japanese text. 633 Tokyo National Museum: ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF TOKYO NATIONAL MUSEUM YAMATO- E STYLE PAINTINGS. Illustrated Catalogues of TNM. Tokyo, v, 209 pp. 80 paintings illustrated in full. 11 pp. English captions. 27x19 cm. Cloth pieces from the Museum s collection of Japanese painting are illustrated and described. Covering periods from Kamakura to Muromachi periods and including the latest research. A most valuable source for studies. 634 Tong Zhuchen: ZHONGGUO LIAO CI YANJIU. Study of China Liao Dynasty Porcelains. 中國遼瓷研究 佟柱臣著. Beijing, , 3, 9, 300 pp. 32 pp. colour and b/w illustrations. 24x17 cm. Cloth A detailed study. Nine page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese. 635 Tran duc anh Son: SINO-VIETNAMESE PORCELAINS IN NGUYEN PERIOD. Do su ky kieu thoi Nguyen. Hanoi, pp. 95 pp. b/w plates and illustrations. A number of b/w text illustrations. 27x19 cm. Cloth A study of Vietnamese porcelains bearing Chinese designs and other Chinese influences produced during the Nguyen dynasty in Vietnam from The ceramics are mostly blue-and-white. Well-illustrated with numerous examples in black-and-white. Nine pages show numerous little-known basemarks. Dual texts in Vietnamese and English. A useful contribution on a little-studied subject. Hard to obtain.