LIST 196 NEW PUBLICATIONS TRAVEL 20TH CENTURY CHINESE PAINTING LATEST ACQUISITIONS HANSHAN TANG BOOKS H ANSHAN TANG BOOKS LTD Unit 3, Ashburton Centre 276 Cortis Road London SW15 3AY UK Tel (020) 8788 4464 Fax (020) 8780 1565 Int’l (+44 20) [email protected] www.hanshan.com CONTENTS N EW & RECENT PUBLICATIONS / 3 T RAVEL / 7 20TH CENTURY CHINESE PAINTING / 19 F ROM OUR STOCK / 25 S UBJECT INDEX / 64 T ERMS The books advertised in this list are antiquarian, second-hand or new publications. All books listed are in mint or good condition unless otherwise stated. If an out-of-print book listed here has already been sold, we will keep a record of your order and, when we acquire another copy, we will offer it to you. If a book is in print but not immediately available, it will be sent when new stock arrives. We will inform you when a book is not available. Prices take account of condition; they are net and exclude postage. 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United States: by personal US$ cheque, by transfer to our bank in New York, or by a cheque in Sterling drawn on an UK-based bank. Any other form of payment must be accompanied by an extra GB £15.00 to cover bank charges. Europe: by banker’s draft drawn on a UK bank, or by a cheque in Sterling drawn on a UK-based bank. Any other form of payment should be accompanied by an extra GB £15.00 to cover bank charges. If making a direct transfers, please contact us for IBAN and SWIFTBIC numbers. Rest of the World: by banker’s draft drawn on a UK bank. Other forms of payment should be accompanied by an extra GB £15.00 to cover bank charges. Cover illustration from item 51. Hanshan Tang logo kindly written for us by the artist in Xu Bing’s Square Word Calligraphy. LIST 196 – 3 – NEW & RECENT PUBLICATIONS NEW & RECENT PUBLICATIONS 1 2019 ANTIQUES: CHINESE ARTS AUCTION RECORDS 2018.1.1-2018.12.31. 2019 Gudong Paimai Nianjian. 2019 古董拍賣年鑑. Taibei, 2019. c.500 pp. Colour plates throughout. 23x17 cm. Wrappers. £140.00 Detailed coverage of auction prices for Chinese ceramics, jade, bronzes, sculpture and numerous other fine works of art sold at sale rooms in the US, Europe and the Far East in 2018. Colour illustrations throughout. Thousands of fine examples are shown with prices realised. Brief captions to plates in both Chinese and English. A prime annual reference which goes out-of-print very quickly. 2 Anhui Provincial Museum ed: SHENGSHI LINLANG: GUGONG BOWUYUAN ZHENCANG QINGDAI GONGTING YUQI TEZHAN. (Glorious and Beautiful Jades: Special Exhibition of Qing Dynasty Court Jades from the Collection of the Gugong Museum). 盛世琳琅 ： 故宮博物院珍藏清代宮廷玉器特展. Hefei, 2017. 153 pp. Numerous colour plates throughout. 30x23 cm. Wrappers. £110.00 Catalogue of an exhibition at the Anhui Provincial Museum in Hefei, China, showing superb Qing dynasty imperial jades from the col- lection of the Gugong Palace Museum in Beijing. 101 stunning examples, all illustrated in colour and described. Text in Chinese. 3 Aomen Yishu Bowuguan (Museu de Arte de Macau) ed: ZHIREN WUFA: BADA SHITAO SHUHUA XUESHU YANTAOHUI LUNWEN JI. (Rules of The Masters: Proceedings of a Symposium on the Paintings of Badashanren and Shi Tao). 至人無法 ： 八大石濤書畫學術研討會論文集. Beijing, 2015. 178 pp. Numerous b/w text illustrations. 26x19 cm. Boards. £35.00 Much-delayed proceedings of a symposium held in conjunction with a wonderful exhibition at the Museum of Art in Macau of a loan exhibition from the Palace Museum and Shanghai Museum of Chinese paintings by the Ming Masters, Ba Da Shan Ren and Shi Tao. Nine papers were given. List of contents and abstracts of the papers in English. Main text in Chinese. 4 Cheng, Maria et al: ESSENTIAL TERMS OF CHINESE PAINTING. Hong Kong, 2018. ix, 435 pp. Numerous colour and b/w text illus. 29x21 cm. Wrappers. £177.00 A valuable reference tool for clearly explaining the many terms used in the broad spectrum of Chinese painting. Over 900 terms are given and explained with many accompanied by illustration. Worth reading from cover to cover. A welcome contribution. 5 Cooper, Arthur; Imre Galambos ed: THE OTHER GREEK. An Introduction to Chinese and Japanese Characters, their History and Influence. Leiden, 2018. 380 pp. Text figures. 24x16 cm. Cloth. £199.00 In ‘The Other Greek,’ Cooper, originally a WWII cryptanalyst, offers a captivating and unorthodox introduction to the world of the Chinese script through the medium of poetry, explaining the structure, meaning and cultural significance of many characters. Written nearly half a century ago, and now published posthumously, the book argues that Chinese writing had effects on the Chinese culture sphere as significant as the influence of Greek civilization on Western culture. Chinese is the Greek of the Far East, ‘the other Greek’! 6 Deng Huibo: ZHONGGUO HUIHUA HENGXIANG GUANXI SHI: SICHOU ZHI LU YU DONGFANG HUIHUA. History of Horizontal Relations of Chinese Painting: The Silk Road and Oriental Painting. 中國繪畫 橫向關系史 ： 絲綢之路與東方繪畫 。 鄧惠伯 著. Beijing, 2018. 3, 3, 4, 467 pp. Numerous colour text illustrations. 25x19 cm. Wrappers. £50.00 A detailed study of Silk Road non-Chinese influences on Chinese painting and depictions of Silk Road subjects and motifs in Chinese paintings over the centuries. A good number of accompanying illustrations. In Chinese. 7 Flath, James: TRACES OF THE SAGE. Monument, Materiality and the First Temple of Confucius. Honolulu, 2016. xix, 290 pp. 10 colour and 37 b/w illustrations. 24x16 cm. Cloth. £58.95 The Temple of Confucius in Qufu in Shandong province, China, is the definitive monument to the ancient sage. This is a comprehen- sive and detailed account of the history and culture of the Temple from its earliest times through to the present day. 8 Fu Shen ed: YUANDAI HUANGSHI SHUHUA SHOUCANG SHILUE. (A Historical Survey of the Yuan Dynasty Imperial Collection of Painting and Calligraphy). 元代皇室書畫收藏史略 。 傅申 著. Shanghai, 2018. 173 pp. Numerous colour text illustrations. 28x21 cm. Wrappers. £40.00 A study of the imperial collecting of paintings during China’s Mongol Yuan dynasty. Focuses on two imperial connoisseurs, Princess Sengge Ragi (c.1283-1331), great-granddaughter of Kublai Khan and her son-in-law, Prince Tugh Temur, who reigned for just four years as the Wenzong Emperor from 1328-1332. Illustrated with numerous paintings and calligraphy know to be in the Yuan collec- tion, together with some associated material. A useful contribution to a little-studied area. In Chinese. 9 Gugong Museum: GUGONG JINGDIAN: QING GONG CHENGSHAN TUDIAN. Qing Court Fans in the Palace Museum Collection. 故宮經典 ： 清宮成扇圖典. Beijing, 2018. 277 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 29x29 cm. Boards. £100.00 An excellent work on fans used by the Qing imperial court in the Forbidden City and now in the Museum’s collection. 123 fans of the highest quality are shown, a number in multiple views. The fans bear original paintings and calligraphy, many have delicate embroi- dery or are woven or carved using fine and rare materials. In addition, there are 40 fan-related objects — carved fan sticks, fan pen- dants and fan boxes. Again, all to a very high quality. List of contents, introduction and captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese. 10 Gugong Museum: ZHI ZUN HUAZHANG: GUGONG BOWUYUAN CANG QINGDAI GONGTING ZHIXIU FUSHI WENWU. The Supreme Splendor: Textiles and Embroidery of Qing Court in the Palace Museum’s Collection. 至尊華章 ： 故宮博物院藏清代宮廷織繡服飾文物. Gugong Bowuyuan Waizhan Tuxi. Beijing, 2019. 199 pp. Colour plates, many full page. Colour text illustrations. 29x22 cm. Wrappers. £100.00 Catalogue of a travelling exhibition of Qing dynasty court robes, textiles and embroidery from the collection of the Gugong Palace Museum in Beijing.