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In 'Birket Foster, R.W.S', H. M. Cundall provides an in-depth exploration of the life and work of British watercolorist Myles Birket Foster. Through detailed analysis and beautiful illustrations, Cu……続きを見る

In tenth-century Iraq, a group of Arab intellectuals and scholars known as the Ikhwan al-Safa began to make their intellectual mark on the society around them. A mysterious organisation, the identit……続きを見る

Maris Boyd Gillette's groundbreaking study tells the story of Jingdezhen, China's porcelain capital, from its origins in 1004 in Song dynasty China to the present day. Gillette explores how Jingdezh……続きを見る

The city of Kyoto has undergone radical shifts in its significance as a political and cultural center, as a hub of the national bureaucracy, as a symbolic and religious center, and as a site for the……続きを見る

Housed in the Hermitage Museum along with other institutes, libraries, and museums in Russia and the republics of the former Soviet Union are some of the most magnificent treasures of Persian Art. F……続きを見る

Over the past several years, the Thai popular culture landscape has radically transformed due to the emergence of “Boys Love” (BL) soap operas which celebrate the love between handsome young men. Bo……続きを見る

La filosofia del tè non è in realtà mero estetismo, perché esprime insieme all'etica e alla religione il nostro punto di vista circa l'uomo e la natura. È igiene, poiché impone la pulizia; è economi……続きを見る

"The Book of Tea" was written by Okakura Kakuzo in the early 20th century. It was first published in 1906, and has since been republished many times. It is a short volume that explains the unique tr……続きを見る

Will be of interest as the definitive reference work to Anime newcomers, as well as the die-hard fanboys and otaku! This is THE authoritative and expansive reference work that no Anime collection sh……続きを見る

In this beautifully illustrated book, three experts examine the history, production and uses of textiles in Balinese society. Many fine pieces are presented, their raw materials and methods of weavi……続きを見る

Some of the most ingenious and attractive modern motifs. 746 designs. 続きを見る

A deep and encompassing dive into the vast array of symbols and attributes that appear within the complex iconography of Tibetan Buddhism The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols is a portal into th……続きを見る

One of the last great names in the Japanese ukiyo-e style, Utagawa Kuniyoshi was an undisputed master of the warrior woodblock print. Born in Tokyo in 1797, his talent became evident by the tender a……続きを見る

This book provides an in-depth and thematic analysis of socially engaged art in Mainland China, exploring its critical responses to and creative interventions in China’s top-down, pro-urban, and pro……続きを見る

　　關於「佔領」命題，東亞地區的藝術家們，如何以身體行動來回應？　　 　　藝術是花，時代是土壤。相同文化圈的創作者，有如同一座花園裡的耕耘者，也是彼此對照的鏡子。 　　 　　2012年起，作者持續前往日本……続きを見る

Decorate your desk, home, wedding or next get-together with these professional looking paper blossoms! This stunning book presents detailed instructions for eleven elegant and lifelike paper flower ……続きを見る

Pictures and Visuality in Early Modern China is not simply a survey of sixteenth-century images, but rather, a thorough and thoughtful examination of visual culture in China's Ming Dynasty, one that……続きを見る

An inkstone, a piece of polished stone no bigger than an outstretched hand, is an instrument for grinding ink, an object of art, a token of exchange between friends or sovereign states, and a surfac……続きを見る

Chinese craft design excelled in the manipulation of geometric space and reached its highest point in the design of window lattices on Chinese houses. Long recognized as an important folk art, windo……続きを見る

An unprecedented survey of the origins and evolution of Chinese architecture, from the last millennia BCE to today Throughout history, China has maintained one of the world’s richest built civilizat……続きを見る

In the Forbidden City and other palaces around Beijing, Emperor Qianlong (r. 1736-1795) surrounded himself with monumental paintings of architecture, gardens, people, and faraway places. The best ar……続きを見る

Fired Clay in Four Porcelain Clusters examines how energy use in the ceramics-making industry has evolved as a result of technological advancements and changing social norms and ideas in environment……続きを見る

Media remains a tool in maintaining civil-military relations in any political setup. This study is an attempt to analyse the intricases engaged in such relations. In most of the developing countries……続きを見る

A profound sense of the aesthetic beauty in all things pervades the whole of Japanese culture, finding perhaps its clearest expression in the decorative, applied, and pictorial arts. Characterized b……続きを見る

The natural Japanese affinity for decorative art is apparent in this striking collection of exquisite stencil designs. A centuries-old tradition of capturing nature in striking floral and wildlife m……続きを見る

Art in Zion deals with the link between art and national ideology and specifically between the artistic activity that emerged in Jewish Palestine in the first decades of the twentieth century and th……続きを見る

This new edition of Coomaraswamy's classic book, considered his most important work on the philosophy of art, includes all of the revisions Coomaraswamy had wanted to add to the original edition. 続きを見る

Compiled by a Chinese authority on the subject, this superb archive contains more than 1,100 illustrations of animals, grouped chronologically according to dynastic era--from dragon designs of the S……続きを見る

The study of technical treatises in Indian art has increasingly attracted much interest. This work puts forward a critical re-examination of the key Indian concepts of painting described in the Sans……続きを見る

Superb treasury, meticulously reproduced from a rare portfolio, depicts a host of authentic Japanese designs, including images of florals, animal life, and geometrics. These intricate, subtly shaded……続きを見る