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A Dictionary of Japanese Proverbs

by William de Lange

Companion volume to the author’s comprehensive Dictionary of Japanese Idioms, providing English equivalents or translations of over 1000 Japanese proverbs, with extensive cross-referencing leading to related expressions.

224 pp, 5 x 8, Soft
Over 1000 entries, with thumb index
ISBN: 978-1-891640-51-3
$24.95

Japanese Names

A Comprehensive Index by Characters and Readings

by P.G. O’Neill

A comprehensive dictionary of 36,000 Japanese names organized both by stroke count and also alphabetically by romanized reading.

376 pp, 5 x 7, Soft
Includes more than 36,000 entries
Japanese language / Reference
1-891640-18-6
$25.00

A Dictionary of Japanese Artists

Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Prints, Lacquer

by Laurance P. Roberts

The pertinent facts related to approximately 3000 painters, printmakers, sculptors, potters, and lacquerware makers born before 1900 are concisely listed.

312 pp, 7.5 x 10, Soft
Includes over 3000 artists born prior to 1900
Japanese art / Art reference
1-891640-19-4
$50.00

A Dictionary of Japanese Idioms

by William de Lange

The most comprehensive compilation and English translation of Japanese idiomatic expressions, with more than 6000 idiomatic phrases under 1000 main entries, including several thousands of idioms never presented and explained in English before.

208 pp, 5 x 8, Soft
Over 6000 entries, two-color printing and thumb index
Japanese language / Reference
ISBN: 1-891640-24-0
$24.95

Japanese Papermaking

Traditions, Tools, Techniques

by Timothy Barrett

This most comprehensive book on the subject sheds light on every facet of a time-honored craft and offers complete instructions on how to duplicate its exquisite results in the West.

328 pp, 7 x 10, Soft
91 monochrome photos / 75 line drawings
Appendixes, glossary, bibliography
Japanese crafts / Papermaking
ISBN: 1-891640-26-7
$50.00

The Noh Theater

Principles and Perspectives

by Kunio Komparu; translated by Jane Corddry and Stephen B. Comee

The first work in either English or Japanese to offer a comprehensive explanation and analysis of the principles of the Noh theater, painstakingly outlining both its technical principles and its philosophical perspectives.

400 pp, 6 x 9, Soft
60 monochrome photos, numerous charts and diagrams, glossary-index
Theater / Collectibles
ISBN: 1-891640-17-8
$50.00

The Traditional Theater of Japan

by Yoshinobu Inoura and Toshio Kawatake

The first book in English to present a comprehensive history of Japanese theater, written by two Japanese authorities in the field and copiously illustrated with photographs of performances, costumes, masks, and implements.

272 pp, 6 x 9, Soft
130 b&w photos, appendixes, index
Theater / Japanese culture
ISBN: 1-891640-40-2
$50.00

The Birth of Form

Early Chinese Ceramics at the Museum of Applied Arts, Frankfurt

by Stephan Graf von der Schulenburg and Rainald Simon

Introduces a total 419 early Chinese ceramics, described in 374 catalogue entries covering a time span of more than 6000 years.

518 pp, 6.5 x 7, Hard
78 color and numerous b&w photos
374 color images on CD-ROM
Appendixes, maps, chronology, bibliography, Chinese word list
1-891640-21-6
$50.00

Western Books on China

Published up to 1850

by John Lust

Describes some 900 works published from 1550 to 1850, as well as 300 additional items reprinted in collective works, covering the first great phase of Western involvement in China.

352 pp, 6.5 x 9.25, Hard
China / Chinese history / Bibliography
1-891640-22-4
$50.00

Europe Studies China

Papers from an International Conference on the History of European Sinology

edited by Ming Wilson & John Cayley

This outstanding work reviews Sinological studies in most European nations from their inception through the late 20th century, reported by the most eminent sinologists of that latter date.

352 pp, 7 x 10, Hard
Chinese history / Bibliography
35 monochrome illustrations / Bibliographies
ISBN: 1-891640-27-5
$50.00

Cloud Gate Song

The Verse of Tang Poet Zhang Ji

translated by Jonathan Chaves

The first book in any Western language devoted to the work of this major poet of the Tang dynasty, with 300 poems rendered in accurate, readable translation.

176 pp, 5.25 x 8.5, Soft
12 line drawings and woodblock-print illustrations
Literature / Chinese poetry
ISBN: 1-891640-44-5
$19.95

Gitanjali

Offerings of Song and Art

by Rabindranath Tagore; paintings by Mark W. McGinnis

The enduringly popular verses of poet, playwright, and novelist Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) illustrated with 103 exquisite paintings by artist Mark McGinnis, after the fashion of Indian Kangra style paintings of the late 18th century.

144 pp, 5 x 9, Hard
103 original color paintings
Spirituality / Poetry / Illustrated books / Gift books
ISBN: 1-891640-28-3
$19.95

Tu Wan’s Stone Catalogue of Cloudy Forest

A Commentary and Synopsis

by Edward H. Schafer

This 12th-century catalogue is the first whole work in Chinese literature devoted to the subject of stones as objects of aesthetic merit.

128 pp, 6 x 9, Soft
Chinese art / Collectibles
1-891640-15-1
$40.00

The Divine Woman

Dragon Ladies and Rain Maidens in T'ang Literature

by Edward H. Schafer; foreword by Gary Synder

An important exploration of Chinese mythology focused on the diverse and evocative associations between women and water in the literature of the T’ang dynasty by the eminent Sinologist.

240 pp, 5.5 x 7.25, Soft
Chinese literature / Culture
ISBN: 978-1891640-48-3
$50.00

The Empire of Min

A South China Kingdom of the Tenth Century

by Edward H. Schafer

The eminent sinologist examines the economy, arts, literature, and religion of one of the southern kingdoms that played a pivotal role in the transition between the great Tang and Song dynasties of tenth-century China.

160 pp, 6 x 9, Soft
Chinese history & culture
ISBN: 1-891640-36-4
$40.00

The Vermilion Bird

T'ang Images of the South

by Edward H. Schafer

Describes the wild, southern realms of T'ang China—a scattering of palisaded garrisons, isolated monasteries, and commercial towns, all surrounded by dark, haunted woods—and the daily lives, thoughts, and emotions of the men of that time and place.

392 pp, 7 x 10, Soft
Chinese history & literature
ISBN: 1-891640-37-2
$50.00

Pacing the Void

T’ang Approaches to the Stars

by Edward H. Schafer

Attempts to recreate for the 20th-century reader the sky and the apparitions that ornament it as they were conceived, imagined, and reacted to by the men of T’ang-dynasty China.

368 pp, 7 x 10, Soft
Chinese culture / Literature
1-891640-14-3
$50.00

Shore of Pearls

Hainan Island in Early Times

by Edward H. Schafer

Monograph by the eminent Sinologist on the history and culture of China’s southern largest island, a source of pearls for the Han dynasty as early as the first century BCE, later a place of banishment, and today a thriving resort.

174 pp, 6 x 9, Soft
Glossary, bibliography, index
ISBN: 978-1-891640-52-0
$40.00

Mirages on the Sea of Time

The Taoist Poetry of Ts’ao T’ang

by Edward H. Schafer

All the surviving verse of the ninth-century poet, with introductory remarks on the source of his imagery and short essays on his treatment of figures of the Taoist pantheon.

164 pp, 5.25 x 8.25, Soft
Notes, bibliography, glossary, index
Literature / Chinese poetry / Daoist philosophy
ISBN: 1-891640-45-3
$40.00

Seasons of Sacred Celebration

Flowers and Poetry from an Imperial Convent

Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies

Presents 18 beautiful calligraphic renderings of classical poems from well-known anthologies, with delicate floral illustrations, preserved since the 17th century at Daishoji Imperial Convent in Kyoto, one of the main Rinzai Zen convents in Japan.

114 pp, 6.5 x 8, Soft
18 full-color illustrations, bibliography, notes
Japanese art & culture
ISBN: 1-891640-35-6
$19.95

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