Book: Ancient Chinese Bronzes in the Shanghai Museum

This book has many beautifully photographed illustrations of bronzes from the collection of the Shanghai Museum, which houses the world's most complete collection of ancient Chinese bronze work. It covers the five principal technological stages from the "Emergent Stage" (21st - 16 century BC) to the "Renewal Stage" at the end of the Warring States period (7th century BC to 221 BC)...

Two New Reference Books - Ancient Chinese Ceramics - Song Dynasty

1: "Song Ceramics: Art History, Archaeology and Technology". 237 printed pages. Size 21.5 x 27.5 cm. Softback. This book is simply packed full of information, with many contributors, each a leading specialist in his/her field. Invaluable to collectors and anyone interested in Song Dynasty ceramics. Illustrated throughout with black & white photos, also 51 colour photos.

2: "Song Ceramics - Objects of Admiration"...

Fine Reference Book for Japanese Export Lacquer 1580 - 1850

This is an exceptional book from Hotei Publishing, published in 2005 and of the finest quality. Clothbound hardback with slip case. 384 printed pages. 26 x 32 cm. Illustrated throughout in colour. Simply a "must have" for anyone interested in Japanese lacquer.

As with many such fine books on specialist subjects, the limited print run means that this book will quickly escalate in value...

An Interesting & Rare Collection of 30 Parliamentary and Consular Reports on Japan 1856-1912. These reports were presented to both houses of Parliament by command of Queen Victoria and form a valuable research tool for the study of relations between Great Britain and Japan in the most momentous episode in Japanese history, the Restoration of the Emperor in 1868, which brought to an end the Shogunate and the Edo Period...

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Book: Percival David Chinese Porcelain - Rare Marks

This fine book is the fully illustrated catalogue of an exhibition of 76 outstanding examples of Chinese porcelain made between the 15th and 19th centuries, all with rare marks. From the 16th century, people ordering ceramics from the Jingdezhen and other kilns had the possibility of inscribing the wares with their own names...

Fine Reference Book for Northern Song Dynasty Ru Ware

This superbly produced book is the catalogue to a special exhibition of Northern Song Dynasty Ru or Ju ware held at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan. The exhibition included a few examples of Korean celadons of the same period that are also shown in this book. Ru ware, the name given to famous porcelains made at the Song Dynasty Ru kilns were the most appreciated ceramics by literati of the Ming and Qing dynasties...

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DPRK / North Korean Museum Book Neolithic, Koryo Dynasty etc..

The great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung said: "Our nation, celebrated for its long history and brilliant culture, has contributed a great deal of scientific creations and inventions to the treasure house of human culture since the ancient times."

Part of the introduction to this fine book...

DPRK / North Korean Book: Koryo Dynasty Celadon / Bronze

The great leader President Kim Il Sung said: "The people of Koryo greatly developed the printing industry by inventing metal type for the first time in the world and manufactured the Koryo ceramics which the world values as treasures because of their distinctive colours, patterns and models. All these made our country famous".

Part of the introduction to this book. The Koryo Museum complex is at the foot of Mt...

Book: British Museum - Ancient China
Gilded Dragons (Buried Treasures from China's Golden Ages)

This fine book, Gilded Dragons by Carol Michaelson, is published by the British Museum Press...

Fine Reference Book - Kiln Sites of Ancient China

This really is a very interesting book and invaluable for any serious collector of ancient Chinese ceramics...

Fine Reference Book for Chinese Porcelain: Imperial Taste

Chinese Ceramics from the Percival David Foundation

This fine book fully describes and illustrates in colour 56 "supreme" and "priceless" examples of Chinese ceramics, many once owed by Chinese emperors, from the world-class collection of the Percival David Foundation. Items from all dynasties from the Tang to the Qing Dynasties are included...

Fine Reference Book - Chinese 18th Century Porcelain (New, NOT second-hand)

Griffin (East India Company ship carrying Chinese 18th Century Export Porcelain)

(Published price GBP 126. Our price GBP 25).

The results and conclusions of 15 years work are presented here, detailing the research, restoration and preservation of thousands of items found on the wreck of the Honourable East India Company ship "Griffin", which sank in the Sulu Sea in 1761...