Dickinson, Gary & Wrigglesworth, Linda. Imperial Wardrobe. Hong Kong. Ten Speed Press. 2000. 204 pages. 177 full color plates, chronology, tables, glossary, bibliography and index. 9.5” x 12.25”
$75.00
First Edition. Cloth binding. Fine, w/dustjacket. Item #10327
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Nott, Stanley Charles. Chinese Jade Carvings of the XVIth to the XIXth Century, in the Collection of Mrs. Georg Vetlesen; an illustrated Descriptive Record Compiled by Stanley Charles Nott. Produced for private circulation only. London. B.T. Batsford, Ltd. 1939-40. Vol 1-284 pages. Vol 2- 307 pages. Vol 3- 304 pages. Illustrated by 134 plates of 134 specimens. Green leather cover, spine to third volume discolered as usual.
$10,000.00
Survey of Jade Carvings arranged to show the connection between symolism and folklore, as well as the relationship between the ideas behind and the actual use of forms. 3 volumes. Vol 1-chronology, introduction, classification of jades during and after Han dynasty, specimens including ewers, vases, bottles, bowls and plates. Vol2- specimens including arrow and brush receptacles, incense box covers, altar screens and tablets, natural boulder forms, altar incense burners, caskets, ritual altar vessels, writing table accoutrements and ju-i scepters. Vol 3- introduction, topics from animalistic designs and handle formations to Taoistic divinities, speciments including altar lanterns, altar tou chiu, altar incense burners, caskets, altar candlesticks, brush holders of cylindrical form and imerial altar screen tablets. Extremely fine. Item #11788
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Nott, Stanley Charles. Chinese Jades in the Stanley Charles Nott Collection. St. Augustine, Florida. The Record Company. 1942. 536 pages. 118 halftone plates, 123 line engravings, bibliography, index. 9.5” x 12.5”
$525.00
First Edition. Cloth binding. Scarce. No. 792 of 1000 limited copies. Very good. Scarce. Item #11899
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O'Brien, Mary Louise. Netsuke: A Guide for Collectors. Tokyo. Charles E. Tuttle Co. 1965. 243 pages. 145 color and b/w plates.
$100.00
First printing. Cloth binding. A classic early work by a noted collector of the miniature art of Japan. Fine. Item #11871
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Okada, Barbra Teri. Real and Imaginary Beings, The Netsuke Collection of Joseph and Edith Kurstin. New Haven. Yale University Art Gallery. 1980. 135 pages. 133 color and b/w plates w/descriptions, glossary, bibliography and index. 8.75” x 10.25”
$55.00
First Edition. Red cloth binding. Inscribed presentation copy. Very good, w/slipcase. Item #10799
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Perry, Lilla S. Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Adventures and Studies of a Collector. Tokyo. Charles E. Tuttle Company. 1977. 157 pages. 162 full color and b/w plates. 10.25 x 10
$125.00
Casebound with cover. Scarce. Classic account of snuff bottle collecting by the intrepid Lilla Perry. One of the earliest materials ever published on the subject, this book is fascinating and informative, serving as a guide for collectors and art lovers. Very fine, with very fine dust jacket. Item #11870
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White, William C.. Tombs of Old Lo-Yang: A Record of the Construction and Contents of a Group of Royal Tombs at Chin-Tsu'un, Honan, prabably dating 550 B.C. Shanghai. 1934. 177pages. 187 b/w illustrations, 18b/w photos, 2 full color plates.
$3000.00
First and only edition of 500 copies. Clothbound. Scarce. Bishop White's monograph is a very scholarly and reliable study. He was the main benefactor for the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada. This is his rarest book. Significant in its contribution to the study of early tomb archaeology and art. Comparisons are made with finds at Hsin-cheng, Lo-lang and Han tombs. Covering such artifacts as tiger, leopard, beads, glass objects, lacquer inlays, horsepits, bronze bells, outlines of horse and chariot trappings,weapons, tomb furniture, important jades and a variety of bronzes. Very good condition. Item #11640
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Jian, Li . Eternal China. Dayton, OH. The Dayton Art Institute. 1998. 196pages. 75 illustrations. 9.5"x12"
$75.00
First Edition. Soft Cover. Very good condition. Item #11629
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