HANSHAN TANG BOOKS • L IST 166 NEW PUBLICATIONS ART OF SOUTH ASIA RUSSIAN WORKS ON ASIAN ART LATEST ACQUISITIONS H ANSHAN TANG B OOKS LTD Unit 3, Ashburton Centre 276 Cortis Road London SW 15 3 AY UK Tel (020) 8788 4464 Fax (020) 8780 1565 Int’l (+44 20) [email protected] www.hanshan.com CONTENTS N EW & R ECENT P UBLICATIONS / 3 A RT & A RCHITECTURE OF S OUTH A SIA / 7 RUSSIAN WORKS ON A SIAN A RT / 15 F ROM O UR S TOCK / 19 S UBJECT I NDEX / 60 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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London, 2011. xv, 496 pp. plus 31 colour and b/w plates hors texte. 24x16 cm. Cloth. £30.00 The story of the encroachment on, and prising open of, China by the western powers during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The humiliation of China during this period by the West remains of huge significance in understanding China today. 2 Bruce, Grace Wu: A CHOICE COLLECTION. Chinese Ming Furniture. Hong Kong, 2011. 147 pp. Numerous colour plates. 29x22 cm. Cloth. £60.00 Catalogue of an exhibition held to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Grace Wu Bruce, the pre-emi - nent dealer in classical Chinese furniture. Shows 28 examples of extremely fine Ming dynasty furni - ture plus a few Qing dynasty pieces. All examples illustrated in colour, many in multiple views. Dual texts in Chinese and English. 3 Bunker, Emma & Latchford, Douglas: KHMER BRONZES. New Interpretations of the Past. Chicago, 2010. 31x23 cm. Cloth. £95.00 Explores the way in which the Indic gods appeared on the Khmer sacred landscape, together with new bronze-casting techniques adapted by Khmer metalworkers. Illustrates a wide range of Khmer bronzes of note both for their artistic qualities and spiritual significance. A detailed study bringing new perspectives to bronze Khmer sculpture. 4 China Tea Museum ed: BAI HU JIANSHANG: WU YUANMING JUANZENG LIDAI ZIS百H壺A 鑒JU賞. ( Th： e 吳Ap遠pr明ec捐iat贈ion曆 代of紫 1砂00茶 具 Teapots: The Wu Yuanming Donation of Yixing Teawares). Hangzhou, 2010. 235 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Cloth. £65.00 Catalogues the donation by the collector, Wu Yuanming, to the China Tea Museum in Hangzhou, of Ming, Qing and Republic period Yixing teapots. Some 70 teapots are illustrated with basemarks also being shown. In Chinese. 5 Davids, Roy & Jellinek, Dominic: PROVENANCE. Collectors, Dealers and Scholars in the Field of Chinese Ceramics in Britain and America. Great Haseley, 2011. 500 pp. Over 150 illustrations. 28x22 cm. Cloth. £200.00 A major resource for the provenance of Chinese ceramics from collections in Britain and America. Contains 1064 biographies of collectors, dealers and scholars from the 17th century collector, Queen Mary II, onwards to the 20th century. A 40 page introduction traces ceramic contacts between China and Britain and America from the 16th to the 21st centuries. Also includes sections on fakes, the psy - chology of collecting, a dissertation on export versus domestic wares and much more. Numerous ap - pendices including one on collectors’ labels. Compiled from a wide range of sources. Promises to become an invaluable reference. Now available. 馬家窯文化 6 。Du a段n 小Xi強ao q著 iang ed: MAJIAYAO WENHUA. (The Majiayao Culture). Beijing, 2011 6, vi, 249 pp. 6 pp. colour plates. B/w text drawings. 26x18 cm. Wrappers. £25.00 A survey of the Majiayao culture, most noted for the coloured pottery it produced. 28 examples of the pottery illustrated in colour. In Chinese. 7 Eskenazi: CHINESE HUANGHUALI FURNITURE FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION. London, 2011. 59 pp. Numerous colour plates. B/w text drawings. 30x22 cm. Cloth. £25.00 Catalogue of an exhibition of 14 examples of very fine Chinese furniture dating from the late Ming and early Qing. All illustrated in colour (many in multiple views) and fully described. 8 Grant, B. & Idema, W. trans: ESCAPE FROM BLOOD POND HELL. The Tales of Mulian and Woman Huang. Seattle, 2011. x, 278 pp. 23x15 cm. Paper. £23.99 Translations of the Chinese legends ‘The Precious Scroll of the Three Lives of Mulian’ and ‘Woman Wang Recites the Diamond Sutra’. Both these translations are late 19th century examples of ‘baojuan’, a Chinese folk genre featuring alternating verse and prose used by monks to convey religious ideas to listeners. 9 Guangdong Yishu Bowuguan,: DI 第SA三N屆 JI廣E 州GU國 A際N攝GZ影H雙O年U G展U 2O0J0I9 SHEYING SHUANGNIAN ZHAN 2009. 2009 Guangzhou Photo Biennial. Nanchang, 2009. 411 pp. Colour and b/w photographs throughout. 28x24 cm. Wrappers. £75.00 Produced to accompany the above biennial exhibition, a well-illustrated catalogue showing much variety in contemporary photogra - phy in China today. Brief English descriptions to the start of each entry. Main text in Chinese. 關山遼墓 10 GUANSHAN LIAO MU. Liao Dynasty Tombs at Guanshan. Beijing, 2011. 8, 155 pp. text plus 56 pp. colour plates. B/w text drawings. 3 foldouts 29x22 cm. Boards. £45.00 Examines a group of Liao dynasty tombs in the Guanshan area of Liaoning province in China. The tombs are not in the finest state of repair but many contain murals. A large number of objects were excavated, many shown here including reconstructed green and white glaze ceramics and small gold and metal objects. One page abstract in English. Main text in Chinese. 故城寺璧畫 11 GUCHENG SI BIHUA. (The Murals in Gucheng Temple). Beijing, 2011. 261 pp. Colour plates throughout. 35x26 cm. Cloth. £110.00 Gucheng Temple is located near Zhangjiakou in China’s Hebei province and is also known locally as Xinfo or Dongda Temple. It con - tains fine Ming dynasty murals dating from the Zhengde reign or thereafter. The temple’s architecture and the murals are here well-il - lustrated in much detail and described. Two page preface and list of plates in English. Main text in Chinese. & 4 NEW RECENT PUBLICATIONS – – HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 蘭亭 圖典 12 Gugong Museum ed: LANTING TUDIAN. (The Legacy of the Orchid Pavilion). Beijing, 2011. 440 pp. Colour plates throughout. 41x29 cm. Cloth. £260.00 Catalogue of an exhibition at the Gugong Museum in Beijing exploring the rich artistic and cultural legacy of the Orchid Pavilion, Lan Ting.