A SPRINKLING OF GOLD by Ehrenkranz - OP

Traditional Collectibles: Books: References: Antiques Pre 1990: item #51550

A SPRINKLING OF GOLD The Lacquer Box Collection of Elaine Ehrenkranz by Barbara Teri Okada; The Newark Museum, Newark NJ, 1983. Soft cover paperback. 144 pp. Catalogue for the exhibition of Elaine Ehrenkranz collection of Japanese lacquer boxes of various types - te-bako, natsume, ko-bako, suzuri-bako, tabako-ire, ko ju-bako, fude-bako, shikishi-bako, koro, inro, kogo, ko-danzu and others. Glossary of Lacquer Terms. Bibl... Click for details

"Japanese Lacquer, 1600-1900" by Pekarik - OP

Traditional Collectibles: Books: References: Antiques Pre 1980: item #50426

A fine reference book for the advance collector of Japanese lacquer."Japanese Lacquer, 1600-1900: Selections from the Charles A. Greenfield Collection" by Pekarik, Andrew J; N.Y.: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1980 Cloth. First Edition. 9 1/4" x 11 1/4". ISBN:0-87099-247-3. 146p. A fine copy in a good d.w. -previous owner's signature on inside cover. One hundred sixty-five photographic illustrations, 33 in color, the rest in black-and-whi... Click for details

THE GREAT STATUARY OF CHINA by SEGALEN

Traditional Collectibles: Books: References: Antiques Pre 1980: item #16629

THE GREAT STATUARY OF CHINA by SEGALEN, Victor. Chicago [1978] , Univ. Chicago. Buff cl., v.good, dj., 192p., index, 59 b.w. plates, 22 b.w illus. Edited by Mme. A. Joly- Segalen. Afterword by Vadime Elisseeff. Based on his three trips to China in 1909, 1914 and 1917, this work recounts his extraordinary treck to the inacces- sible monuments of Chinese stone sculpture. This work lay unpublished for more tha... Click for details

ANCIENT CHINESE BRONZES by William Watson

Traditional Collectibles: Books: References: Antiques Pre 1980: item #16628

ANCIENT CHINESE BRONZES, WATSON, William. Rutland [1962] , Tuttle. Brown cloth, very good, 3 color, 10 b.w. plates, 13 figures,117p., index, notes, bibliography,dj Excellent art history, scholarly study & reference source. This highly reliable text covers ritual vessels, ornament, inscriptions, & mirrors, with notes on bronze technique. An excellent art history and scholarly monograph.

OP Book - "Chinese Jade" - 1986

Traditional Collectibles: Books: References: Antiques Pre 1990: item #16624

CHINESE JADE by Joan Hartman-Goldsmith, Joan. New York: Oxford University, 1986. Illustrated by 12 color and 40 b&w photographs. First edition. Glossy pictorial boards. 12mo. pp. 81. NF/No jacket. Excellent reference book on the subject.

Sculpture,Bronzes&Jades in Japanese Collctns

Traditional Collectibles: Books: References: Antiques Pre 1960: item #14426

Chinese Sculpture, Bronzes and Jades in Japanese Collections, by Yuzo Sugimura, Honolulu, East West Centre Press, 1966, First Edition. Translation by B. Watson. vi, 45 pp text, 10 colour plates, 144 full page monochrome plates. Quarto, in cloth, would be very good except for a little rubbing of the spine titling, and small tear on the dust jacket.. Primarily pictorial, the book covers tomb sculpture, Buddhist ... Click for details

THE ARTS OF JAPAN:LATE MEDIEVAL TO MODERN-OP

Traditional Collectibles: Books: References: Antiques Pre 1980: item #13305

THE ARTS OF JAPAN: LATE MEDIEVAL TO MODERN by Noma Seiroku, , 1967 [JAPAN] VOL. II. Translated and adapted by Glenn T. Webb. Photographs by Takahashi Bin. Tykyo: Kodansha International Ltd.. First ed. Folio, 229 pp., 232 b&w and color (tipped-in) plates, illustrated endpapers. Two-toned cloth with gilt decoration, dust jacket has some minor tears, very good condition. Long out of print reference book.

Chinese Export Art in the Eighteenth Century

Traditional Collectibles: Books: References: Antiques Pre 1960: item #13012

First Edition - "Chinese Export Art in the Eighteenth Century" by Margaret JOURDAIN and R. Soame JENYNS, Feltham, Middlesex: Spring Books, 1950. Pp.152, 144 reproductions; cloth, dust jacket. excellent condition. One of the standard books on Chinese Export for fifty years.

THE CAVE TEMPLES OF MAICHISHAN, Sullivan - OP

Traditional Collectibles: Books: References: Antiques Pre 1980: item #12808

THE CAVE TEMPLES OF MAICHISHAN, by Michael Sullivan and others, Berkeley 1969, U C Press. Grey cloth, very good, dj., 77p.+ 104 color & b.w. plates. With an account of 1958 Expedition to Maichishan by Anil de Silva. Scholarly account of the Buddhist cave shrines, perhaps the most spectacular discoveries ever made in China. Some 187 chambers were hollowed out in the cliffs, plastered, painted & adorned... Click for details

KNOLL DESIGN Hardcover | 1985

Traditional Collectibles: Books: References: Antiques Pre 1990: item #763468
08.035

KNOLL DESIGN
Larrabee & Vignelli, Eric & Massimo

New York: Abrams. 1985, 1985. Second printing. Small square folio. Lettered orange cloth. Mint in Mint dustjacket. A spectacular copy of a beautifully designed, uncommon and fragile book. Scarce in this beautiful condition.1985. Cloth with dustjacket.