Substance and Symbol in Chinese Toggles
With a Catalogue of the C.F. Bieber Collection by Schuyler Cammann This detailed and scholarly work is the first in any Western language to discuss the Chinese toggles that preceded the more well-known Japanese belt ornaments known as netsuke. |
An Index of Early Chinese Painters and Paintings
T’ang, Sung, Yüan by James Cahill The most comprehensive English-language compilation on Chinese painters and their works from the late 6th through the mid-14th century. |
Japanese Art Signatures
A Handbook and Practical Guide by James Self and Nobuko Hirose Designed for both layman and scholar, its simplified approach allows users to find and identify over 11,000 names of Japanese artists and craftspeople. |
Japanese Marks and Seals
In Literature and the Arts by James Lord Bowes This extremely valuable reference work remains a fundamental resource for all students, scholars, connoisseurs, and collectors of Japanese art and literature. |
Japanese Names and How to Read Them
A Manual for Art Collectors and Students by Albert J. Koop and Hogitaro Inada The pioneering work of Koop and Inada remains an important and fundamental reference for those wishing to master the pronunciation of Japanese names. |
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. |
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. |