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19992386Taipei: National Taiwan Arts Education Institute 1999. Quarto 11 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches; 296 x 210 mm 55 1 pages in illustrated wrappers soft cover. <br /><br />Catalogue of a 1999 exhibition in Brussels of 24 works by Taiwan artists. The exhibition took place from June 10-20 1999 at the Palais des Beaux-Arts and was sponsored by the National Taiwan Arts Education Institute with the support of the Taiwan Representative Office in Belgium and the Twenty-First Century Modern Ink Society. Nicely illustrated in color. In English and Chinese. <br /><br />Scarce in commerce. <br /><br />CONDITION: Slight edge wear with a few small creases to the lower wrapper. Near Fine. National Taiwan Arts Education Institute paperback
14760Chinese Art. PAINTINGWITH BIRD AND FLOWERS. Watercolors on paper mid-20th century. With signature and stamped chop. About 12 5/8 x 15 inches sheet framed to 16 1/2x 19 inches. Both in excellent condition. unknown
11109Chinese Art. TEAK WOOD DISPLAY STAND. Later 19th - early 20th centuries. Carved and Pierced stand with a lower shelf. 13 inches tall 4 inches square. In excellent condition. unknown
11840Chinese Art. PAIR OF PAINTINGS WITH BIRDS AND FLOWERS. Watercolors on paper mid-20th century. Each with signature and stamped chop each stamped verso. 12 5/8 x 15 inches image 15 5/8 x 18 1/2 inches sheet. Both in excellent condition. unknown
11839Chinese Art. THREE PAINTINGS OF FLOWERS. Watercolors on paper likely earlier 20th century. Each with signature and stamped chop each 9 x 8 1/2 inches. In excellent condition. unknown
191228435London: Geo. W. Jones 1912. 14 color plates with tissue guards. 73 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Blue cloth 2 blind-stamped borders and gilt lettering on front cover. Spot on front cover else very good. 14 color plates with tissue guards. 73 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Catalogue of an exhibition held at L'Hôtel Astoria in Paris 1912. Text in French and English. Geo. W. Jones] unknown
215478China. late Qing. Pair of Chinese wooden Fu dogs architectural elements each 8 x 17 cms decorated in red and black lacquer and gilt paint Chinese characters in ink on the verso paint a little rubbed and chipped good condition. Appealing pair of Chinese Fu dogs guardian sculptures baring their teeth their faces surrounded on one side by a stylised sun-ray perhaps decorative elements of a Chinese wedding-bed frame. <br> <br>Private collection acquired in Singapore in the late 1960s and possibly originally from China. . unknown
201587555No English date c.2015. Publishing details in Chinese. General text in English and Chinese. 4to paperback filled with beautiful colour reproductions some folding with one extra loose folding poster at rear. A lovely copy very clean and fresh with small marks to covers mainly from the internal glue used by publishers to wraps. paperback
1974152627Beijing: Wenwu chubanshe 1974. First edition of this beautiful archaeological portfolio far grander than most other books published in Mao's China. The murals were discovered in the tombs of Li Xian and Li Chongrun two Tang dynasty princes interred at the Qianling mausoleum complex near Xi'an Shaanxi Province. Designed to project imperial grandeur the tombs were excavated in 1971-2 archaeologists finding over 800 square metres of spectacularly preserved murals and cultural relics. The 90 colour plates show detailed portions while the large plans display the overall structure of the tombs. Folio. With 90 colour plates 2 cross-sectional double-page plans of tomb sites. Text in Chinese. With original plastic protective jacket and accompanying 32-page abstract in English and French. Publisher's green cloth gilt-tooled spine title to front board in gilt publisher's seal script device blind-stamped on rear cover cream coated endpapers. Housed in original grey card box with calligraphic title label to lid. Recent slip of tape on lid of box. Cloth bright spine ends and lower tips slightly bumped one cross-sectional plan sometime creased vertically plates sharp and bright first bifolium of abstract detached; box sunned and lightly worn splits along two edges small loss to title label: a very good copy in like box. hardcover
1995152479Tianjin: Tianjin Yangliuqing huadian c.1995. An exquisite hand-coloured album chronicling a famous Chinese legend A beautiful album of hand-coloured paintings narrating the Legend of the White Snake an enduring Chinese folk tale recently adapted into a hit Netflix series. The 16 bright and dramatic scenes produced by artisans at the distinguished Yangliuqing workshop showcase traditional Chinese styles of rendering figures and perspective. WorldCat notes just three copies of this wonderful production. The legend tells the story of a white snake spirit dwelling in Hangzhou's West Lake. Curious to experience life as a human the spirit transforms itself into a beautiful girl Bai Suzhen who falls in love with the young scholar Xu Xian. Meanwhile Fahai an evil monk plots to break them apart because he opposes any union between spirits and humans. Fahai tricks Xu into leaving the now pregnant Bai and she is defeated in a battle with Fahai's heavenly forces while trying to rescue her husband. Having given birth to a son Bai is then imprisoned by Fahai under a pagoda and there she remains until her son manages to rescue her several decades later. "The story's profound uncanniness lies in the humanity of the nonhuman spirit who metamorphasizes from a human-devouring demoness to a human-saving goddess" Liang p. 3. Originating in the Hangzhou region the legend quickly spread across China being retold as a novel a ballad and on the stage over many centuries. In the 20th century the story appealed to intellectuals as a tale of female empowerment and it was enjoyed by moviegoers and fans of Peking opera throughout the Republican period and into the 1950s. Following the Maoist Cultural Revolution the Peking opera version was quickly revived alongside new adaptations for television including a version presented to Western audiences on Netflix in 2019. The present album exemplifies the artisanship for which the publisher Tianjin's Yangliuqing workshop remains famous. The Yangliuqing region has been a well-known producer of prints since the 18th century and the elite workshop was founded in 1958 as an amalgamation of various printmakers. Each Yangliuqing production is a piece of book art down to the different design combinations of silk brocade used to make the covers and case for each copy of the present album. Oblong folio concertina-style 310 x 432 mm. With 16 woodblock printed and hand-coloured scenes. Original decorative silk brocade boards front board with gold-speckled green label lettered in black with red publisher's seal. Housed in original silk brocade interlocking folding case with bone ties title label and decorative silk lining. Brocade bright upper board slightly bowed trace of skinning on title label couple of edges neatly re-glued. A near-fine copy in the attractive case with bump at one corner slight soiling on title label couple of spots of wear on internal lining tie damaged with another missing. Liang Luo The Global White Snake 2021. hardcover
