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Modern Chinese Painting & Europe: New Perceptions, Artists Encounters and the Formation of Collections by Yin Hwang 9783496015635
€63.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783496015635Author Yin HwangFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Dietrich ReimerPublisher Dietrich ReimerWeight(grams) 658gDimensions(mm) 239mm * 170mm *... -
Nerikomi: The Art of Colored Clay by Thomas Hoadley 9781789941692
RRP: €35.70€27.36A fully illustrated examination of the use of color in clay, outlining its history and exploring the styles and techniques of the leading modern makers. Mix two or more colors of clay as part of a piece's design, and you are creating nerikomi. There... -
Portrait of a Thief: The Instant Sunday Times & New York Times Bestseller by Grace D. Li
RRP: €11.89€3.32"A remarkably assured debut" Sunday Times"This is as much a novel as a reckoning." New York TimesThe characters are alluring and ... engaging. So too are the emotional struggles the crew endure as they try to balance duty to family with their love for... -
Ai Weiwei Speaks: with Hans Ulrich Obrist by Hans-Ulrich Obrist
RRP: €15.46€10.82A new edition of conversations between the artist Ai Wei Wei and curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, coming up to the present dayAi Weiwei - artist, architect, curator, publisher, poet and urbanist - extended the notion of art and is one of the world's most... -
Nominal Things: Bronzes in the Making of Medieval China by Jeffrey Moser
RRP: €47.60€39.97How the medieval study of ancient bronzes influenced the production of knowledge and the making of things in East Asia. This book opens in eleventh-century China, where scholars were the first in world history to systematically illustrate and document... -
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: The story of two lives, one nation, and a century of art under tyranny by Ai Weiwei
RRP: €13.08€8.47A FAMILY STORY AND THE TALE OF A NATION.Ai Weiwei - one of the world's most famous artists and activists - weaves a century-long epic tale of China through the story of his own life and that of his father, Ai Qing, the nation's most celebrated poet... -
Chinese Wallpaper in Britain and Ireland by Emile de Bruijn
RRP: €29.75€23.91Chinese wallpaper has been an important element of western interior decoration for three hundred years. As trade between Europe and China flourished in the seventeenth century, Europeans developed a strong taste for Chinese art and design. The stunningly... -
Chinese Art: A Guide to Motifs and Visual Imagery by Patricia Bjaaland Welch
RRP: €35.69€22.98With over 630 striking color photos and illustrations, this Chinese art guide focuses on the rich tapestry of symbolism which makes up the basis of traditional Chinese art.Chinese Art: A Guide to Motifs and Visual Imagery includes detailed commentary and... -
New Essential Guide to Hong Kong Movies by Rick Baker 9781648210167
RRP: €22.60€15.65Extensively revised and expanded, The New Essential Guide to Hong Kong Movies includes over 670 film reviews, a poster gallery, and a look at the key studios that made Hong Kong cinema so amazing, along with insights into the Hong Kong movie industry... -
A Beginner's Guide to Chinese Brush Painting: 35 Painting Activities from Calligraphy to Animals to Landscapes by Caroline Self
RRP: €13.08€8.33A Beginner's Guide to Chinese Brush Painting teaches this ancient art form in an easy-to-understand way-no prior experience necessary!As one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world, Chinese brush painting has been used for thousands of... -
China’s hidden century: 1796–1912 by Jessica Harrison-Hall 9780714124933
RRP: €53.55€37.66'Handsomely illustrated' - Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide 'The exhibition catalogue's seven essays...are a guide to [a] re-reading of the past, threading the relics on display into a rich tapestry of what life entailed under the last century of Manchu... -
Chinese Dress: From the Qing Dynasty to the Present Day by Valery Garrett 9780804852562
RRP: €29.74€20.68Featuring over 450 archival photographs and line drawings, Chinese Dress traces the evolution of Chinese clothing from court and formal costumes to the everyday fashions of twenty-first century China.Author Valery Garrett skillfully weaves the story of... -
Fashion in Multiple Chinas: Chinese Styles in the Transglobal Landscape by Wessie Ling
€35.21The transformation of China from a major site for clothing manufacture to an intensely fashion consuming society has been widely documented. Less has been written about the making of Chinese fashion. In Fashion in Multiple Chinas, expert authors explore... -
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: A Memoir by Ai Weiwei
RRP: €29.75€19.67A FAMILY STORY AND THE TALE OF A NATION.Ai Weiwei - one of the world's most famous artists and activists - weaves a century-long epic tale of China through the story of his own life and that of his father, Ai Qing, the nation's most celebrated poet... -
Contemporary Chinese Art: A History: 1970s-2000s by Wu Hung
RRP: €71.40€48.73In this first systematic introduction to contemporary Chinese art, Wu Hung provides an accessible, focused and much-needed narrative of the development of Chinese art across all media from the 1970s to the 2000s. From its underground genesis during the... -
Chang Dai-chien: Painting from Heart to Hand by Mark Dean Johnson 9780939117871
RRP: €20.22€19.52Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780939117871Author Mark Dean JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Asian Art Museum of San FranciscoPublisher Asian Art Museum of San Francisco -
A Complete Guide to Chinese Brush Painting: Ink Paper Inspiration - Expert Step-by-Step Lessons for Beginners by Caroline Self
RRP: €20.22€14.21Paint the classic subjects that inspired ancient Chinese masters. This book introduces the venerable art of painting with ink on rice paper using traditional techniques developed over a thousand years ago. It is ideal for a beginner hoping to practice a... -
Mount Wutai: Visions of a Sacred Buddhist Mountain by Wen-Shing Chou 9780691178646
RRP: €69.02€55.78The northern Chinese mountain range of Mount Wutai has been a preeminent site of international pilgrimage for over a millennium. Home to more than one hundred temples, the entire range is considered a Buddhist paradise on earth, and has received visitors... -
Chinese Brush Painting through the Seasons by Sun Chenggang
RRP: €17.84€11.14Chinese brush painting is a traditional style of painting that has evolved over many centuries. Artists use ink and colour pigments to paint onto rice paper or silk. An important characteristic of this kind of painting is holding and directing the... -
How to Read Chinese Paintings by Maxwell K. Hearn 9780300141870
RRP: €23.74€21.35The Chinese often use the expression du hua, "to read a painting," in connection with their study and appreciation of such works. This volume closely "reads" thirty-six masterpieces of Chinese painting from the encyclopedic collection of The Metropolitan... -
Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
RRP: €20.22€14.21"A remarkably assured debut" Sunday Times"This is as much a novel as a reckoning." New York TimesThe characters are alluring and ... engaging. So too are the emotional struggles the crew endure as they try to balance duty to family with their love for... -
Watercolor Flowers Chinese Style: A Beginner's Step-by-Step Guide by Lu He 9781602200463
RRP: €20.17€15.54Follow the author's brush through four seasons, creating your own bouquet of flowers. In this step-by-step guide you will find:The basic tools you'll need for watercolor paintingBasic watercolor techniques, including proper brush grip, brush movement,... -
The Way of Qigong: The Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing by Kenneth S. Cohen 9780345421098
RRP: €16.65€15.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345421098Author Kenneth S. CohenFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 414gDimensions(mm)... -
Pareidolia: A Retrospective of Both Beloved and New Works by James Jean by PIE Books
RRP: €53.55€38.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756247131Author PIE BooksFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint PIE BooksPublisher PIE Books -
Heart Of The Brush: The Splendor of East Asian Calligraphy by Kazuaki Tanahashi
RRP: €42.84€27.88Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611801347Author Kazuaki TanahashiFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)... -
An Illustrated Guide to 50 Masterpieces of Chinese Paintings by Huang Kunfeng 9781602201613
RRP: €21.36€15.76Over thousands of years, the art of Chinese painting has evolved, while also staying loyal to its traditional roots. Despite various schools of thought, styles and techniques, three primary categories have emerged across the discipline: landscape, figure... -
Objects in Focus: The Admonitions Scroll by Jan Stuart
RRP: €5.95€4.52The Admonitions scroll is an internationally recognized masterpiece of narrative painting and is arguably the earliest surviving Chinese painting. Painted in ink and colour on silk and traditionally attributed to the 'founding figure' of Chinese... -
Designing a Life: A Cross-Cultural Journey by Kai-Yin Lo 9789887963837
RRP: €21.41€13.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789887963837Author Kai-Yin LoFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Blacksmith BooksPublisher Blacksmith BooksWeight(grams) 376g -
The Chinese Cinema Book by Song Hwee Lim 9781911239536
RRP: €40.45€14.82This revised and updated new edition provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of cinema in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as to disaporic and transnational Chinese film-making, from the beginnings of cinema to the present day. ... -
A Modern History of China's Art Market by Kejia Wu
RRP: €41.64€36.71This is the first English-language account of the modern history of China's art market that explains the radical transformations from the end of the Cultural Revolution, when a market for art and artifacts did not exist, to today.The book is divided into... -
Fantastic Creatures of the Mountains and Seas: A Chinese Classic by Anonymous
€36.20The gorgeously illustrated contemporary edition of an ancient Chinese text-for fans of fantastic beasts everywhere Fantastic Creatures of the Mountains and Seas is a new translation for contemporary readers of a classic Chinese text that is at once the... -
Yuan: Chinese Architecture in a Mongol Empire by Nancy Steinhardt 9780691240169
RRP: €73.78€56.36A monumental illustrated survey of the architecture of thirteenth- and fourteenth-century ChinaThe Yuan dynasty endured for a century, leaving behind an architectural legacy without equal, from palaces, temples, and pagodas to pavilions, tombs, and... -
Three Thousand Years of Chinese Painting by Richard M. Barnhart 9780300094473
RRP: €53.55€46.68From Neolithic painted petroglyphs, early paintings on silk, and landscapes by twelfth-century literati to the traditional handscrolls being produced today, Chinese painting has always had the power to enthrall. This magnificent book, written by a team... -
Dim Sum by Ellen Leong Blonder
RRP: €26.18€17.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780609608876Author Ellen Leong BlonderFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Crown Publishing Group, Division of Random House IncPublisher Random House USA... -
Film Posters of the Russian Avant-Garde by Susan Pack 9783836589529
RRP: €59.50€45.36At the intersection of the visual, graphic, and cinematic arts, film posters are a unique and thrilling record of a particular cultural Zeitgeist. This book brings together 250 posters from the Soviet Union of the 1920s and early 1930s to explore the... -
Chinese Gung Fu: The Philosophical Art of Self-Defense by Bruce Lee 9780897501125
RRP: €14.22€10.04Originally published in 1963, this book includes personal testimonies regarding the author and his art from James Y. Lee, the legendary Ed Parker, and jujutsu icon Wally Jay. Through hand-drawn diagrams and captioned photo sequences, Lee's text comes to... -
Chinese Propaganda Posters by Anchee Min
RRP: €59.50€44.77With his smooth, warm, ruddy face which radiated light in all directions, Chairman Mao Zedong was a fixture in Chinese propaganda posters produced between the birth of the People's Republic in 1949 and the early 1980s. Chairman Mao, portrayed as a stoic... -
Decoded Messages: The Symbolic Language of Chinese Animal Painting by Hou-Mei Sung 9780300141528
RRP: €65.45€57.23During the Ming Dynasty numerous new animal themes were created to convey political and ethical messages current at court. As the result a sophisticated language of Chinese animal painting was developed, employing both the animals' symbolic associations... -
Chinese Art: Close-Up by Carol Michaelson
RRP: €15.46€10.71Beautifully illustrated with an array of Chinese art, this book offers a closer look at the rich variety of styles, decoration, motifs and patterns - and the sheer craftsmanship - of Chinese culture. The book is arranged thematically and opens by taking... -
Poetry and Painting in Song China: The Subtle Art of Dissent by Alfreda Murck
RRP: €35.64€28.79Throughout the history of imperial China, the educated elite used various means to criticize government policies and actions. During the Song dynasty (960-1278), some members of this elite found an elegant and subtle means of dissent: landscape painting...