Vietnam Images
A World of Decent Dreams photographs by Ellen Kaplowitz, text by Jeffrey Hantover, foreword by Bernard Kalb Riveting images present a Vietnam where tradition still thrives in a changing social landscape, while a lucid text and Vietnamese poems, prose, and proverbs dating back eight centuries evocatively underscore the continuities amidst social and cultural change. |
The Art of the Japanese Sword
As Taught by the Experts Kunihira Kawachi and Masao Manabe A master swordsmith discusses famous swordsmen and sword lore, and teaches how to care for and appreciate Japanese swords; the tools and techniques for making Japanese swords are described and illustrated with more than 50 color and monochrome photos. |
Taoism under the T’ang
Religion & Empire During the Golden Age of Chinese History by T. H. Barrett This work by a noted scholar of East Asian history and religions sheds light on Taoism, China’s great indigenous religion, during the T’ang dynasty (618–907), a vibrant and glorious period of Chinese history. |
Daoism in China
An Introduction by Wang Yi'e Describes the history of the religion; introduces Daoist masters, lineages, and sects; and explains key deities, temples, and sacred places, as well as Daoism's core texts and scriptures. |
Modern Chinese Scholars' Rocks
A Guide for Collectors by Kemin Hu Introduces over 50 stone types, including mineral compositions, colors, hardness, where they are quarried, and the qualities for which they are valued, written for the novice or experienced stone connoisseur. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |