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Drawing Under Fire: War Diary of a Young Vietnamese Artist by Pham Thanh Tam 9780953783939
RRP: $31.48$20.58Diary of A Young Artist is a beautiful reproduction of the diary notes and sketches of Vietnamese war artist Pham Thanh Tam, created in the Vietminh trenches while on the front line of the decisive battle of Dien Bien Phu.About the AuthorPham Thanh Tam,... -
Women Philosophers in the Long Nineteenth Century: The German Tradition by Kristin Gjesdal 9780190868048
RRP: $62.98$57.94The long nineteenth-century--the period beginning with the French Revolution and ending with World War I--was a transformative period for women philosophers in German-speaking countries and contexts. The period spans romanticism and idealism, socialism,... -
Cambridge Lower Secondary Complete English 9: Student Book (Second Edition) by Jane Arredondo 9781382019392
RRP: $46.18$44.08The Cambridge Lower Secondary Complete English 9 Student Book embeds a solid foundation at Lower Secondary level and helps students reach their full potential, as well as preparing them to progress seamlessly to IGCSE (R) English. This resource fully... -
A History of Pain: Trauma in Modern Chinese Literature and Film by Michael Berry 9780231141635
RRP: $63.00$48.76The portrayal of historical atrocity in fiction, film, and popular culture can reveal much about the function of individual memory and the shifting status of national identity. In the context of Chinese culture, films such as Hou Hsiao-hsien's City of... -
Paths to Perfection: Buddhist Art at the Freer Sackler by Debra Diamond 9781907804649
RRP: $33.50$25.03A guide to the Freer/Sackler's richly diverse collection of Buddhist art fromJapan, China, and Korea, as well as Indian/South Asia. Paths to Perfection: Buddhist Art at the Freer Sackler introduces readers to Buddhist art through the celebrated... -
Modern Chinese Art: The Khoan and Michael Sullivan Collection by Michael Sullivan 9781854442338
RRP: $52.50$36.50Khoan and Michael Sullivan began collecting modern Chinese painting in Sichuan in western China in the 1940s, and their collection has developed over the course of over half a century to include paintings by the principle artists of late... -
The Chinese on the Art of Painting: Texts by the Painter-Critics, from the 4th Through to the 19th Centuries by Osvald Siren 9780486444284
RRP: $23.08$18.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486444284Author Osvald SirenFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
The Art of the Chinese Picture-Scroll by Shane McCausland 9781789147964
RRP: $73.50$69.55The Chinese picture-scroll, a long painting or calligraphic work held within a horizontal scrolling mount, has been China's pre-eminent aesthetic format for the last two millennia. This first extended history of the picture-scroll explores its... -
Experimental Beijing: Gender and Globalization in Chinese Contemporary Art by Sasha Su-Ling Welland
RRP: $54.58$47.12During the lead-up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the censorious attitude that characterized China's post-1989 official response to contemporary art gave way to a new market-driven, culture industry valuation of art. Experimental artists who once... -
The Eternal Feast: Banqueting in Chinese Art from the 10th to the 14th Century by Zoe S. Kwok
RRP: $84.00$67.07An overview of Chinese culture, particularly visions of life and the afterlife, told through feast imagery from three historically transformative dynasties Feasting was an important social and ritual activity in China beginning in the Bronze Age, and... -
A Secret Garden: Indian Paintings from the Porret Collection by B. N. Goswami
RRP: $63.00$42.84Paintings from the Indian subcontinent bedazzle the viewer with their minute details, colours and aesthetic qualities. Relatively modest in size, they often illustrate historical events, religious texts and poetry, or document life at court. Painted with... -
Pathways to Korean Culture: Paintings of the Joseon Dynasty, 1392 - 1910 by Burglind Jungmann 9781780233673
RRP: $94.50$90.87Introducing the major works and currents of Joseon painting, Pathways to Korean Culture explores the various social, cultural and political perspectives of this dynamic, dynastic era (1392-1910), uncovering the fascinating history of more than 500 years... -
The Art of Tsukamaki: Pocket Edition by Thomas L Buck 9781505226140
RRP: $62.22$47.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781505226140Author Thomas L BuckFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
ZERO: Countdown to Tomorrow, 1950s - 60s by Valerie L. Hillings
RRP: $105.00$98.36ZERO: Countdown to Tomorrow, 1950s-60s, is the first large-scale historical survey in the United States dedicated to the German artist group Zero (1957-66). Founded by Heinz Mack and Otto Piene, joined by Gunther Uecker in 1961, the group expanded to... -
Rome and China: Points of Contact by Hyun Jin Kim 9780367684129
RRP: $83.98$73.63Rome and China provides an updated history and analysis of contacts and mutual influence between two of ancient Eurasia's most prominent imperial powers, Rome and China.It highlights the extraordinary interconnectivity of ancient Eurasia which allowed... -
NAGA: Awe-Inspiring Beauty by Michel Draguet 9780300233254
RRP: $157.50$135.89Taking an approach that is equal parts anthropological and art historical, this lavishly illustrated volume offers a rare look at the art, artifacts, and culture of the Naga people, an ethnic group spanning several tribes native to northeastern India and... -
The Art of the Yellow Springs: Understanding Chinese Tombs by Wu Hung 9781861897817
$74.80No other civilization in the pre-modern world was more obsessed with creating underground burial structures than the Chinese. For at least five thousand years, from the fourth millennium BCE to the early twentieth century, Chinese people devoted an... -
Indian Art: A Concise History by Roy C. Craven 9780500203026
RRP: $62.90$45.63This survey, spanning 4000 years, traces the rich visual expression of one of the world's most ancient cultures through the varied arts of India. From the beginnings in the Indus valley, through the masterpieces of Buddhist and Hindu art, to the coming... -
The Museum on the Roof of the World: Art, Politics, and the Representation of Tibet by Clare Harris
RRP: $50.40$49.20For millions of people around the world, Tibet is a domain of undisturbed tradition; the Dalai Lama, spiritual guide. By contrast, the Tibet Museum opened in Lhasa by the Chinese in 1999 was designed to reclassify Tibetan objects as cultural relics and... -
Sacred Sites of Burma: Myths and Folklore in an Evolving Spiritual Realm by Donald M. Stadtner
RRP: $41.90$28.83The sacred sites of Burma are amongst the most beautiful and spectacular in all of Asia. However, the fame and sacredness of these holy places rests almost solely on the myths and legends that surround their founding and the origins of their relics. The... -
Indian Art by Robert Weinstein
$32.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683259268Author Robert WeinsteinFormat HardbackPage Count 72Imprint Parkstone Press USA, LimitedPublisher Parkstone Press USA, Limited -
Every Step a Lotus: Shoes for Bound Feet by Dorothy Ko
RRP: $65.10$50.30In Every Step a Lotus, Dorothy Ko embarks on a fascinating exploration of the practice of footbinding in China, explaining its origins, purpose, and spread before the nineteenth century. She uses women's own voices to reconstruct the inner chambers of a... -
Grafted Arts - Art Making and Taking in the Struggle for Western India, 1760-1820 by Holly Shaffer
RRP: $94.50$79.86Conceptualizes "graft"- the violent and creative processes of suturing arts as a method of empire building in western eighteenth-century IndiaGrafted Arts focuses on Maratha military rulers and British East India Company officials who used the arts to... -
The Sampans from Canton: F H af Chapman's Chinese Gouaches by Kurt Almqvist
RRP: $189.00$125.06Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789163972027Author Kurt AlmqvistFormat HardbackPage Count 268Imprint Stolpe PublishingPublisher Stolpe PublishingWeight(grams) 2580g -
Flowering Plums and Curio Cabinets: The Culture of Objects in Late Choson Korean Art by Sunglim Kim
$67.41The social and economic rise of the chungin class ("middle people" who ranked between the yangban aristocracy and commoners) during the late Choson period (1700-1910) ushered in a world of materialism and commodification of painting and other art objects... -
Conflicts of Interest: Art and War in Modern Japan by Philip Kaneko
RRP: $94.50$86.79This fascinating publication showcases the Saint Louis Art Museum's collection of Japanese military prints and related materials-one of the largest collections of such works in the world. The 1,400 objects in the collection are mostly color woodblock... -
Pattern and Loom: A Practical Study of the Development of Weaving Techniques in China, Western Asia and Europe by John Becker 9788776941383
RRP: $180.60$148.01When John Becker's Pattern and Loom was posthumously published in 1987, the work was hailed as an important work that revealed much new knowledge on the development of weaving techniques across the centuries from China through to Europe. The key to the... -
Decoding Southeast Asian Art: Studies in Honor of Piriya Krairiksh by Nicolas Revire
RRP: $84.00$68.84The collection of essays in this festschrift celebrates the extraordinary scholarship of Professor Piriya Krairiksh, the distinguished Thai art historian on the occasion of his 80th birthday. The collection was seen as the most fitting way to honour an... -
The Art Of Awakening by Charlotte Davis
RRP: $56.70$40.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611803877Author Konchog LhadrepaFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)... -
Emerald Cities: Arts of Siam and Burma 1775-1950 by Forrest McGill 9780939117512
RRP: $79.70$68.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780939117512Author Forrest McGillFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Asian Art Museum of San FranciscoPublisher Asian Art Museum of San... -
Tomb Treasures: New Discoveries from China's Han Dynasty by Jay Xu 9780939117789
$52.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780939117789Author Jay XuFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Asian Art Museum of San FranciscoPublisher Asian Art Museum of San FranciscoWeight(grams) 1928g -
Korean Art: The Power of Now by Hossein Amirsadeghi
RRP: $100.80$70.37Korea's transformation over the last thirty years has been unique in the world and this is the most comprehensive English language survey of contemporary art from Korea ever published120 artists, museum and gallery directors, curators and collectors are... -
Multiple Impressions: Contemporary Chinese Woodblock Prints by Xiaobing Tang
RRP: $46.18$39.96Multiple Impressions examines works by 40 leading printmakers from contemporary China, highlighting the extraordinary innovations, in both technique and conception, which have transformed this long-established art form in recent years. It includes works... -
The Art of Qi Baishi by Britta Erickson 9780824847661
RRP: $79.70$66.28Born into a poor farming family and coming of age during China's century of civil strife, Qi Baishi transformed the elite brush art of China's literati scholars into a universal art form appreciated by people of all social backgrounds. His distinctly... -
Arts of Korea: Histories, Challenges, and Perspectives by Jason Steuber 9781683400004
RRP: $126.00$108.23Arts of Korea reveals patterns of collection-building and display strategies across time and place, discusses the role of the private collector in the growth of institutional holdings, and addresses issues of provenance and authenticity. Contributors... -
Flower Power: The Meaning of Flowers in Asian Art by Dany Chan 9780939117796
$35.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780939117796Author Dany ChanFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Asian Art Museum of San FranciscoPublisher Asian Art Museum of San FranciscoWeight(grams)... -
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art: An Anthology by Nora Annesley Taylor
RRP: $73.50$64.18"The anthology edited by Nora Taylor and Boreth Ly emerges at a time when Southeast Asian contemporary art is gaining increasing visibility on the global art stage.... This volume serves as a reflective and critical body of essays that illuminates ways... -
Screen of Kings: Royal Art and Power in Ming China by Craig Clunas 9780824838522
RRP: $119.70$99.25Screen of Kings is the first book in any language to examine the cultural role of the regional aristocracy - relatives of the emperors - in Ming dynasty China (1368-1644). Through an analysis of their patronage of architecture, calligraphy, painting and... -
Since Meiji: Perspectives on the Japanese Visual Arts, 1868-2000 by J. Tomas Rimer 9780824835828
RRP: $58.70$49.52Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780824835828Author J. Tomas RimerFormat PaperbackPage Count 584Imprint University of Hawai'i PressPublisher University of Hawai'i PressWeight(grams) 990g -
Material Choices: Refashioning Bast and Leaf Fibers in Asia and the Pacific by Roy W. Hamilton
RRP: $54.58$48.15Winner of the R. L. Shep Ethnic Textiles Award sponsored by the Textile Society of AmericaAsia is renowned for the production of fine handwoven cottons and luxurious silks -- important items of trade for centuries. In addition to these celebrated...