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Description of Books on Chinese Art

 
Different New Year

A Different New Year
by Joe Huang

Learn all about Chinese New Year! Information on Chinese New year including background information, a three-day lesson plan, and an appendix with reading materials and a resource guide (secondary school curriculum).

Softcover: $5.00

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Legacy and Transition of Ink Painting

Legacy andTransition of Ink Painting
by Manni Liu 1996

Hardcover: $ 12. 00 $6.00, 50% off

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Art of Chiang Ming-Shyan

The Art of Chiang Ming-Shyan
by Manni Liu 1995

Softcover: $ 12. 00

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Shiwan Ceramics Shiwan Ceramics Beauty, Color, and Passion
By Fredrikke S. Scollard and Terese Tse Bartholomew. 1994

Among the ceramic sculptures of China, none can surpass the Schiwan figures in terms of modeling, vivid expression, and colorful glazes. This presentation of the Shiwan ceramics features 100 figurines and vessels from American collections dating from the Song dynasty to the present. An appendix includes signatures and seals from the pieces.

110 pp., colorplates, catalogue, appendix, bibliography
Hardcover: $ 39. 00 $19.50, 50% off

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tradition and Innovation

Tradition and Innovation: The art of Au Ho-Nien
by Manni Liu 1993

Softcover: $ 12. 00

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Six Contemporary Chinese Women Artists

Six Contemporary Chinese Women Artists
By Lucy Lim 1991

Essays about:

  • Irene Chou
  • Nie Ou
  • Nancy Chu Woo
  • Yang Yangping
  • Zhao Xiuhuan
  • Zhou Sicong

120 pp., 39 colorplates, 35 black-and-white illustrations.
Checklist, biographies, bibliography, and glossary
Softcover: $ 20. 00

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Wu Guanzhong: A Contemporary Chinese Artist

Wu Guanzhong A Contemporary Chinese Artist
Edited by Lucy Lim 1989

To accompany the touring exhibition presented at the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, Birmingham Museum of Art, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Spencer Museum of Art, and The Detroit Institute of Arts.

184 pp. 69 color plates and 22 black-and-white illustrations.
Appendix, glossary, bibliography.
Clothbound with slipcase: $ 50. 00 $25.00, 50% off

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Stories From China's Past Stories From China's Past:
Han Dynasty Pictorial Tomb Reliefs and Archaeological Objects from Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China
Edited by Lucy Lim 1987

The exhibition for which this catalogue was published presented about 100 items which included Han dynasty tomb reliefs, rubbings, and rare archaeological findings from Sichuan province, People's Republic of China. The art objects as well as the essays in the catalogue provide vivid glimpses into an ancient way of life, its everyday activities, economy and industry, artistic development, mythology and folklore, music and dance, and philosophical beliefs.

216 pp., 30 colorplates, 150 illustrations.
Softcover: $ 15. 00

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A Matter of Taste

A Matter of Taste:
Selected Chinese Art from California Collections

Softcover: $ 7. 50 $5.25, 30% off

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Modern Chinese Woodworks

Modern Chinese Woodworks
by Shirley Sun 1979

A detailed account of the history and development of Chinese prints.

95 pp., 77 Black-and-white illustrations.
Paperback: $ 8.00 $4.00, 50% off

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Han and T'ang Murals

Han and T'ang Murals
by Jan Fontein and Wu Tung 1976

Softcover: $ 7. 50 $3.75, 50% off

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