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Ancient Sculpture
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These well-designed new books offer introductions to various aspects of Chinese art and culture, with full-color illustrations, good text, chronologies, and more, at a reasonable price.
A survey of ancient sculpture, with emphasis on Buddhist statues.
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Ancient Sichuan: Treasures from A Lost Civilization
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This extraordinary catalog accompanies a major traveling exhibition of 128 works of bronze, jade, and clay dating from the thirteenth century B.C. to the second century A.D. The majority of these stunningly sophisticated works of art--among the most unusual and spectacular produced anywhere in....
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Ancient Tangbo Road
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In the year 641, during the Tang Dynasty, Princess Wen Cheng was sent as a bride to Luoxie (present-day Lhasa), capital of the Tubo Kingdom. This arduous journey, from Chang’an (present-day Xi’an) later became the Tangbo Road, a major envoy and trading route which promoted friendly links....
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The Art of Rice: Spirit and Sustenance in Asia
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The significance of the worldwide convulsion in rice markets becomes much clearer when considering the central place of rice in southern and eastern Asia. In this thick book, 35 essays consider the importance of rice in the culture, religion, and traditions of Thailand, Nepal, India, Indonesia,....
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Buddhist Art in Praise of the Divine
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Religion has been the impetus behind the greatest art traditions of the world. Buddhism is no different. The life of the Buddha, with its spectacular event of Enlightenment, forms the cornerstone of the vast edifice of Buddhist art; it informs a tradition that is more than fifteen hundred years....
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Celestial Horses
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This English and Chinese bilingual volume is an original study about the Horse in Chinese culture. The book deals with the ancient myths of Chinese civilization and with the thought of heaven and earth, which form the background of the artistic representations of the horse. The spirit of horse....
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China: The Middle Kingdom
SKU: CHMIKI
The timelessness of China's culture is the predominant theme in this large album of captioned color photographs. Here are glimpses of the Yellow and Yangzi rivers, page-filling portraits of the South Chinese tiger and giant panda and flocks of cranes, street life and cuisine, magnificent palaces....
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China Remembered: A Rare Collection of Photographs from A Forgotten Time
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Over the past 26 years, Japanese photographer and educator Yasuto Kitahara has made many trips to China to study various aspects of Chinese art and culture.During these travels, he has taken over 10,000 photographs from all 28 provinces of China, likely the most complete documentation of old....
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China's Museums
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Part of the educational and beautifully produced Cultural China Series, this book focuses on the wealth of objects and remains that have been preserved on China’s vast territory and underground.
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China: Its Most Scenic Places
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A photographic journey through 50 of China's most beautiful villages and towns, many little known in the U.S. The geography of China is diverse and often dramatic, offering unique scenery as beautiful as anything on earth.
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Chinese Calligraphy
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Part of the educational and beautifully produced Cultural China Series, this book focuses on the tradition of Chinese calligraphy, which marked the beginning of Chinese written language.
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Chinese Ceramics
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The introduction of pottery ware signified manssubjugation of water, fire and earth. It was only possible when a certain level of technology has been attained and: there was the power to transform the natural material environment. The process from emergence to application of pottery marked....
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Chinese Pottery & Porcelain
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This book, written with the lay reader in mind, deals with the beginnings and development of Chinese pottery and porcelain, bringing out their national style and artistic features. It also assesses the contributions made by Chinese pottery and porcelain to world culture. At the same time it....
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Chinese Symbolism: The Sublime Language
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This book surveys some of the best recognised examples - not least of which are the dozen animal signs that comprise the twelve-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac.
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The Emperor's Lost Treasure: Remnants of Unrecorded Chenghua Porcelain
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Chenghua porcelain is among the most valued and prized of Chinese imperial wares from the Ming period. It is also the rarest of Ming porcelain because so little of it is known to have survived Chenghua's death in 1487. Despite five centuries of hunting by grave robbers and secretive collectors,....
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Firecrackers: the Art and History
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Depicting everything from gods and war to weddings and space flight, firecracker labels are truly a reflection of the times. Here, one of the largest collection of labels is brought to light for the first time, showing the development of the industry and the art form. These little sticks of....
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The Glory of the Silk Road: Art from Ancient China
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For centuries the great Silk Road traversed the massive expanse of China, linking the west and the east. Objects of gold, silver, ceramic, textiles and stone are included among the more than 176 treasures from China, many never seen before in this country.
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