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(BAUR COLLECTION). Ayers, John. THE BAUR COLLECTION, GENEVA: CHINESE CERAMICS VOLUME FOUR (IV) - PAINTED AND POLYCHROME PORCELAINS OF THE CH'ING DYNASTY. Geneva, SWITZERLAND: Collections Baur - Geneve, 1974. First Edition 1/1000. Large 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket,Slipcased. Asian Art Monograph. Fine/Fine. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and French. The fourth volume in The Baur Collection of Geneva's exquisite, self-published series of monographs documenting their highly important Asian Art collection, this contains images along with the detailed entries of over six hundred examples of Chinese Painted and Polychrome Glazed Porcelain of The Ch'ing Dynasty. A most handsome copy in the publisher's unprinted cardboard slipcase, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value and weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 012798

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(BAUR COLLECTION). Ayers, John. THE BAUR COLLECTION, GENEVA: CHINESE CERAMICS VOLUME THREE (III) - MONOCHROME-GLAZED PORCELAINS OF THE CH'ING DYNASTY. Geneva, SWITZERLAND: Collections Baur - Geneve, 1972. First Edition 1/1000. Large 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Asian Art Monograph. Near Fine/Very Good. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and French. The third volume in The Baur Collection of Geneva's exquisite, self-published series of monographs documenting their highly important Asian Art collection, this contains images along with the detailed entries of over five hundred examples of Chinese Monochrome Glazed Porcelain of The Ch'ing Dynasty. A handsome copy whose jacket shows some minor nicks and a slight shift to ivory of the white portion over the rear board at the extremities. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value and weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 012797

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(CHEN, KAIGE). Lee, Lillian & Wei Lu. FAREWELL TO MY CONCUBINE. Tokyo, JAPAN: Herald Ace, Inc. and Yobisha Co., Ltd., 1994. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Film Monograph. Fine. np, profusely illustrated in color. Text in English and Japanese. Published only in Japan as a lavish tribute to Kaige Chen's Palme D'or award winning film "Ba wang bie ji (Farewell My Concubine)", this book is brimming with gorgeous full-page color images shot by cinematographer Changwei Gu accompanied by narrative text from the screenplay by Lillian Lee & Wei Lu (based on the novel by Lillian Lee). A most handsome copy still in the publisher's obi. 494643626X Inventory Number: 000838

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(HIROSADA, KONISHI). Keyes, Roger S., Susumu Matsudaira, Pauline Sugino & Jane K. Bledsoe. HIROSADA: OSAKA PRINTMAKER. Long Beach, CA: University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach, 1984. First Edition 1/2000. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine. 136pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 1984 traveling Museum exhibition, this is a well-researched and illustrated survey of the color theatrical prints of Osaka's Edo era master, Hirosada Konishi. A most handsome copy. 0-936270-22-5 Inventory Number: 013963

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(KANEKO, KUNIYOSHI). Kaneko, Kuniyoshi. KUNIYOSHI KANEKO: OIL PAINTINGS. Tokyo: Media Factory, Inc., 2001. First Edition. Square 4to. Pictorial Boards w/Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 103pp, 79 color and 7 b&w illustrations. Text in English and Japanese. This is a recent, beautifully designed and printed comprehensive survey of the work of the well-known Japanese artist/illustrator Kuniyoshi Kaneko. Mixing such apparent inspirations as Balthus, Magritte, Henri Rousseau, Pierre Molinier, Rene Gruau, Judy Garland and Bruce Weber, the results are vaguely Surrealistic, suggestively homoerotic, and always elegant. A pristine copy with the publisher's printed obi, as issued. 4-8401-0162-0 Inventory Number: 007752

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(KUNIYOSHI, YASUO). Imaizumi, Atsuo. THE ART OF YASUO KUNIYOSHI. JAPAN: Kyuryudo Art Publishing Co., Ltd., 1978. First Edition. Large Square 4to. Linen Over Boards. Artist Monograph. Good +./No Jacket. 262pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in Japanese, with English captions. With a biography and list of works. This is a comprehensive monograph on the late Japanese born, American modernist painter Yasuo Kuniyoshi. It contains one hundred and twenty-four full-page reproductions of paintings, and eighty reproductions of lithographs and etchings. A most presentable copy of this uncommon item showing some sunning of the spine, and a bit of wear and fraying at the tips. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0071-7801-1328 Inventory Number: 005787

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(MURAKAMI, TAKASHI). Friis-Hansen, Dana, Amada Cruz & Midori Matsui. TAKASHI MURAKAMI: THE MEANING OF THE NONSENSE OF THE MEANING. Annandale-On-Hudson & New York, NY: Center for Curatorial Studies Museum, Bard College & Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1999. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine. 95pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Takaya Goto. With an exhibition history and bibliography. This is the stylishly designed, beautifully printed catalogue published in conjunction with the first major American retrospective of works by the hyper-popular Anime and Manga influenced Japanese artist Takashi Murakami. Included are his familiar images of Mr. DOB, Miss KO, Chaos, and many, many more. A most handsome copy. 0-8109-6702-2 Inventory Number: 014887

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(OHTAKE, SHINRO) (TSUZUKI, KYOICHI). Tsuzuki, Kyoichi & Shinro Ohtake. ROADSIDE JAPAN REMIX. Tokyo: ASPECT Corp., 2001. First Edition. Square 4to. Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Artists' Book. As New./As New.. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Japanese. This splashy book takes a selection of pages from Kyoichi Tsuzuki's massive 1997 photographic chronicle of quirky, odd, and in-between travel locales "Roadside Japan", and lets noted book artist Shinro Ohtake "Remix" them by adding drawn, painted and collaged overlays. The result is a collaborative visual delight that still pays homage to the Science Fiction Museum, giant strawberry, and squid racing. A most handsome copy. 4-7572-0835-9 Inventory Number: 008083

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(OHTAKE, SHINRO). Ohtake, Shinro. SHINRO OHTAKE: BUBUN. Tokyo: Masakazu Takei (Little More), 1998. First Edition. 8vo. Wrappers in Pictorial Box. Artists' Book. Fine. np (400pp), 399 monochrome illustrations + cover and box. Text in English and Japanese. Designed by Shinro Ohtake. This is a really sweet object collecting nearly twenty years worth of drawings by noted Japanese book artist Shinro Ohtake. "This book is constructed with drawings that I made from 1980 to 1998. They are scenes which occurred in my mind, and they are drawn with oil, water colour, pen, pencil, etching and so on". A pristine copy with the folded caption sheet in the publisher's decorative printed cardboard box, as issued. 4-947648-78-3 Inventory Number: 012304

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(OHTAKE, SHINRO). Ohtake, Shinro. SHINRO OHTAKE: LONDON/HONCON 1980. Tokyo: Yobisha, 1986. First Edition. 8vo. Self-Wrappers in Pictorial Box. Artists' Book. Fine. np, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Text in English and Japanese. Designed by Shinro Ohtake. The noted Japanese book artist's first publication, this is a really sweet little document of his travels during the year 1980. It is filled with clippings, saved detritus, and drawings - all collaged together. A pristine copy (acquired directly from Shinro Ohtake) with the caption booklet and printed enclosures laid in, housed in the publisher's printed decorative cardboard box, as issued. 4-946419-39-X Inventory Number: 007957

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(RUPAM). Gangoly, Ordhendra C., Editor.. RUPAM: AN ILLUSTRATED QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ORIENTAL ART, CHIEFLY INDIAN - A COMPLETE SET IN REPRINT: FORTY-FOUR ISSUES COMPLETE IN ELEVEN VOLUMES. Delhi, INDIA: B. R. Publishing Corp. & Indian Society of Oriental Art, 1985. First Thus. 4to. Cloth in Dust Jackets. Bound Periodicals. Near Fine/Near Fine. Each volume approximately 106pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w, including many tipped-in plates with vellum overlays. Text in English. This exquisite set of eleven volumes reproduces in full all forty-four issues of this highly important scholarly journal devoted to the arts of the Indian Subcontinent, Himalayas, China & Islam. Originally published between January 1920 and October 1930 (in English), subjects of discourse from only the first volume include the craftsmanship of Konark, Kangra miniatures, Mughal painting, the Ajanta Frescoes, South Indian temple architecture, Buddhist sculpture, as well as Chinese, Tibetan and Persian arts. Each volume of this lovely set bears a small, unobtrusive stamp of the Library of Congress' "Special Foreign Currency Program", on the first preliminary, as well as two catalogue cards provided by the distributor, stapled to the title page (which may be easily removed). There are no library or accession markings of any kind, and both the books & dust jackets (which were tipped to the endpapers by the publisher) are quite handsome indeed. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value and weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 000617

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(SAEKI, TOSHIO). Saeki, Toshio, Catherine Robbe-Grillet, Akira Uno & Gorot Yamada. TOSHIO SAEKI: THE EARLY WORKS. Tokyo: Treville Co. Ltd., 1997. First Edition. 4to. Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. As New/As New. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in Japanese. Designed by Tomohiro Itami (It Is Design). Timothy Leary says: "Toshio World Wide Wizard Weaves Webs of Designed Dementia. Wise, Gentle, Precise, Chaotic Erotic Engineer". These reproductions of early seventies drawings by renowned illustrator of the bizarre and grotesque Toshio Saeki reflect the roots of his ongoing preoccupation with Japanese Folklore, Manga, Ukiyo-E, and cartoonish, mostly violent sexuality. A pristine copy. 4-8457-1102-8 Inventory Number: 013894

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(SAEKI, TOSHIO). Saeki, Toshio, Suehiro Tanemura, Teruhiko Kuze, Masami Akita, Suehiro Maruo, Keiji Ueshima, Shuji Terayama & Tatsuhiko Shibusawa. CHIMUSHI - SIGNED BY TOSHIO SAEKI. Signed by the Artist. Tokyo: Pan-Exotica & Treville Co. Ltd., 2002. First Edition Thus. 4to. Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine./Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in monochrome and color. Text in Japanese. Designed by Tomohiro Itami (It Is Design). Timothy Leary says: "Toshio World Wide Wizard Weaves Webs of Designed Dementia. Wise, Gentle, Precise, Chaotic Erotic Engineer." Noted illustrator Toshio Saeki's first collection of disturbing, Manga inspired scenes of horrific, cartoonish rape and violence in the style of traditional Japanese woodblock prints is anything but gentle... A pristine copy of the first printing of the 2002 Pan-Exotica edition BOLDLY SIGNED by Toshio Saeki in black felt tip pen opposite the title page, in the publisher's printed obi, as issued . 4-309-90489-0 Inventory Number: 014402

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(SAEKI, TOSHIO). Saeki, Toshio, Suehiro Tanemura, Teruhiko Kuze, Masami Akita, Suehiro Maruo, Keiji Ueshima, Shuji Terayama & Tatsuhiko Shibusawa. TOSHIO SAEKI: CHIMUSHI 2 (II). Tokyo: Pan-Exotica & Editions Treville, 2003. First Edition Thus. 4to. Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine./Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in monochrome and color. Text in Japanese. Designed by Tomohiro Itami (It Is Design). Timothy Leary says: "Toshio World Wide Wizard Weaves Webs of Designed Dementia. Wise, Gentle, Precise, Chaotic Erotic Engineer." Noted illustrator Toshio Saeki's first collection of disturbing, Manga inspired scenes of horrific, cartoonish rape and violence in the style of traditional Japanese woodblock prints is anything but gentle... A pristine copy of the 2003 edition. 4-309-90530-7 Inventory Number: 014326

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(SUGIMOTO, HIROSHI). Sugimoto, Hiroshi & Kozo Fujimoto. HIROSHI SUGIMOTO: L'HISTOIRE DE L'HISTOIRE. Tokyo: Rikuyosha Co. Ltd., 2004. First Edition. 4to. Boards in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 168pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Japanese. Designed by Rie Shimoda. With a biography and exhibition history. This is the exquisite hardbound catalogue produced as the documentation of a 2003 Hiroshi Sugimoto exhibition entitled "L'Histoire de L'Histoire". For it, the renowned photographer selected objects and sites of Japanese cultural and historical importance, photographed them, and then installed these images along with older works (the dioramas, seascapes and portraits) in a Tokyo gallery curated by the luxury goods concern Hermes. The resulting work is unlike any of Sugimoto's previous books, and hauntingly beautiful. A most handsome copy. 4-89737-498-7 Inventory Number: 014751

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(YOSHITOSHI, TSUKIOKA). Keyes, Roger & George Kuwayama. THE BIZARRE IMAGERY OF YOSHITOSHI: THE HERBERT R. COLE COLLECTION. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1980. First Edition 1/2000. Square 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Good +. 112pp, 10 color and 67 b&w illustrations. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with the comprehensive 1980 traveling Museum exhibition of prints by the groundbreaking Japanese Ukiyo-E master Tsukioka Yoshitoshi - known for his unorthodox and compelling images. A most presentable copy of the uncommon first edition showing some wear and rubbing to the spine and covers. It has been priced accordingly. 0-87587-096-1 Inventory Number: 015620

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(ZHOU, SHAN ZUO & DA HUANG). Feingarten, Gail, Keith Hazelton, Peter Clothier & Kathleen Van Ella. ZHOU BROTHERS: A RETROSPECTIVE. Los Angeles & Chicago: Feingarten Galleries & East West Contemporary Art Gallery, 1989. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Near Fine/Near Fine. 96pp, profusely illustrated in color. With a chronology. This is a thoughtful English language monograph on the well known collaborative Chinese Contemporary artists the Zhou Brothers - Shan Zuo and Da Hua. A most handsome copy. Inventory Number: 015470

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Bepler, Sine, Jens Hoffmann, Jonathan Napack & Philip Tinari. Sine Bepler & Uta Grosenick, Editors. SHANGHART GALLERY: 10 YEARS. Koln, GERMANY: Verlag Der Buchhandlung Walther Konig, 2007. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. As New/As New. 252pp, 150 color and 50 b&w illustrations. Text in English and Chinese. "Since its establishment in 1996, ShanghART gallery has fostered and embraced radicalism and diversity in Shanghai art. Located initially in a downtown hotel and thereafter in an old workshop in Fuxing Park, the gallery quickly became an international reference point for contemporary Chinese art. Today it is regarded as one of the country's most acclaimed and innovative cultural spaces. This publication is structured as a virtual exhibition, documenting key works by thirty-one represented artists including Ding Yi, Geng Jianyi, Hu Jieming, Hu Yang, Ji Wenyu, Li Shan, Liang Yue, Lu Chunsheng, Feng Mengbo, Pu Jie, Song Tao, Shen Fan, Shi Yong, Tang Guo, Tang Maohong, Wei Guangqing, Wang Guangyi, Wang Youshen, Wu Yiming, Xiang Liqing, Xue Song, Xu Zhen, Yang Fudong, Yang Zhengzhong, Yu Youhan, Zhao Bandi, Zhou Zixi, Zeng Fanzhi, Zhang Enli, and Zhou Tiehai, as well as the gallery's own development. Its essays chronicle the history of the emergent Chinese art scene and detail the radical sociopolitical and cultural changes of the past decade". PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 3-86560-200-2 Inventory Number: 014337

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Collaer, Paul, Emmy Bernatzik, Jacques Brunet, Ernst Heins, Mantle Hood, Margaret King, Jose Maceda, Hans Oesch, Tran Van Khe & G. Van Wengen. MUSIKGESCHICHTE IN BILDERN BAND I: MUSIKETHNOLOGIE - LIEFERUNG 3: S▄DOSTASIEN. Leipzig, AUSTRIA: VEB Deutscher Verlag fⁿr Musik, 1979. First Edition. Folio. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Ethnomusicology Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. 180pp, 179 b&w illustrations. Text in German. With a comprehensive bibliography. This is a well illustrated, scholarly study devoted to the peoples and music of Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, Kampuchea, Thailand, Laos, Burma, Andamanen, Malaysia, Sumatra, Nias, Java, Bali, Flores, Timor, Alor, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku (Malacca), and the Philippines. A most handsome copy. Inventory Number: 004966

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Erickson, Britta, Hou Hanru, Martina Koppel-Yang, Pi Li & Lotte Philipsen. Foreword by Poul Erik Tojner. CHINA ONWARD: THE ESTELLA COLLECTION - CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART, 1996-2006. Humblebaek, DENMARK: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 2007. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. As New/As New. 464pp, 230 color and 50 duotone illustrations. Text in English. Published in conjunction with a massive 2007 exhibition held at Denmark's Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, "this monumental volume highlights the esteemed Estella Collection of contemporary Chinese art, with works spanning from 1966-2006. It features an abundant supply of lavish full-spread images and remarkable details of work by virtually every major contemporary Chinese artist to have contributed to the pivotal, revolutionary moment that has lasted from the 1970s until today. Some of the contributing artists include Wang Keping, Huang Rui, Ai Weiwei, Cai Guo-Qiang, Cai Jin, Feng Zhengjie, Wenda Gu, Huang Yong Ping, Rong Rong and Inri, Su-en Wong, Xu Bing, Yue Minjun, Zhang Xiaogang, and Zhang Huan. The breadth of work collected within the covers of this catalogue is so far unrivalled in quality and range. With impeccable scholarship for specialists as well as a lucid and accessible introduction for the wider public". Ironically, this "unrivalled" collection of contemporary Chinese works is due to be dispersed in two Sotheby's auctions to be held in 2008. A pristine copy. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 87-91607-38-8 Inventory Number: 014338

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(BAUR COLLECTION). Ayers, John. THE BAUR COLLECTION, GENEVA: CHINESE CERAMICS VOLUME FOUR (IV) - PAINTED AND POLYCHROME PORCELAINS OF THE CH'ING DYNASTY. Geneva, SWITZERLAND: Collections Baur - Geneve, 1974. First Edition 1/1000. Large 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket,Slipcased. Asian Art Monograph. Fine/Fine. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and French. The fourth volume in The Baur Collection of Geneva's exquisite, self-published series of monographs documenting their highly important Asian Art collection, this contains images along with the detailed entries of over six hundred examples of Chinese Painted and Polychrome Glazed Porcelain of The Ch'ing Dynasty. A most handsome copy in the publisher's unprinted cardboard slipcase, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value and weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 012798 $ 525.00 order/inquire
(BAUR COLLECTION). Ayers, John. THE BAUR COLLECTION, GENEVA: CHINESE CERAMICS VOLUME THREE (III) - MONOCHROME-GLAZED PORCELAINS OF THE CH'ING DYNASTY. Geneva, SWITZERLAND: Collections Baur - Geneve, 1972. First Edition 1/1000. Large 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Asian Art Monograph. Near Fine/Very Good. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and French. The third volume in The Baur Collection of Geneva's exquisite, self-published series of monographs documenting their highly important Asian Art collection, this contains images along with the detailed entries of over five hundred examples of Chinese Monochrome Glazed Porcelain of The Ch'ing Dynasty. A handsome copy whose jacket shows some minor nicks and a slight shift to ivory of the white portion over the rear board at the extremities. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value and weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 012797 $ 450.00 order/inquire
(CHEN, KAIGE). Lee, Lillian & Wei Lu. FAREWELL TO MY CONCUBINE. Tokyo, JAPAN: Herald Ace, Inc. and Yobisha Co., Ltd., 1994. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Film Monograph. Fine. np, profusely illustrated in color. Text in English and Japanese. Published only in Japan as a lavish tribute to Kaige Chen's Palme D'or award winning film "Ba wang bie ji (Farewell My Concubine)", this book is brimming with gorgeous full-page color images shot by cinematographer Changwei Gu accompanied by narrative text from the screenplay by Lillian Lee & Wei Lu (based on the novel by Lillian Lee). A most handsome copy still in the publisher's obi. 494643626X Inventory Number: 000838 $ 90.00 order/inquire
(HIROSADA, KONISHI). Keyes, Roger S., Susumu Matsudaira, Pauline Sugino & Jane K. Bledsoe. HIROSADA: OSAKA PRINTMAKER. Long Beach, CA: University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach, 1984. First Edition 1/2000. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine. 136pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 1984 traveling Museum exhibition, this is a well-researched and illustrated survey of the color theatrical prints of Osaka's Edo era master, Hirosada Konishi. A most handsome copy. 0-936270-22-5 Inventory Number: 013963 $ 90.00 order/inquire
(KANEKO, KUNIYOSHI). Kaneko, Kuniyoshi. KUNIYOSHI KANEKO: OIL PAINTINGS. Tokyo: Media Factory, Inc., 2001. First Edition. Square 4to. Pictorial Boards w/Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 103pp, 79 color and 7 b&w illustrations. Text in English and Japanese. This is a recent, beautifully designed and printed comprehensive survey of the work of the well-known Japanese artist/illustrator Kuniyoshi Kaneko. Mixing such apparent inspirations as Balthus, Magritte, Henri Rousseau, Pierre Molinier, Rene Gruau, Judy Garland and Bruce Weber, the results are vaguely Surrealistic, suggestively homoerotic, and always elegant. A pristine copy with the publisher's printed obi, as issued. 4-8401-0162-0 Inventory Number: 007752 $ 60.00 order/inquire
(KUNIYOSHI, YASUO). Imaizumi, Atsuo. THE ART OF YASUO KUNIYOSHI. JAPAN: Kyuryudo Art Publishing Co., Ltd., 1978. First Edition. Large Square 4to. Linen Over Boards. Artist Monograph. Good +./No Jacket. 262pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in Japanese, with English captions. With a biography and list of works. This is a comprehensive monograph on the late Japanese born, American modernist painter Yasuo Kuniyoshi. It contains one hundred and twenty-four full-page reproductions of paintings, and eighty reproductions of lithographs and etchings. A most presentable copy of this uncommon item showing some sunning of the spine, and a bit of wear and fraying at the tips. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0071-7801-1328 Inventory Number: 005787 $ 375.00 order/inquire
(MURAKAMI, TAKASHI). Friis-Hansen, Dana, Amada Cruz & Midori Matsui. TAKASHI MURAKAMI: THE MEANING OF THE NONSENSE OF THE MEANING. Annandale-On-Hudson & New York, NY: Center for Curatorial Studies Museum, Bard College & Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1999. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine. 95pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Takaya Goto. With an exhibition history and bibliography. This is the stylishly designed, beautifully printed catalogue published in conjunction with the first major American retrospective of works by the hyper-popular Anime and Manga influenced Japanese artist Takashi Murakami. Included are his familiar images of Mr. DOB, Miss KO, Chaos, and many, many more. A most handsome copy. 0-8109-6702-2 Inventory Number: 014887 $ 125.00 order/inquire
(OHTAKE, SHINRO) (TSUZUKI, KYOICHI). Tsuzuki, Kyoichi & Shinro Ohtake. ROADSIDE JAPAN REMIX. Tokyo: ASPECT Corp., 2001. First Edition. Square 4to. Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Artists' Book. As New./As New.. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Japanese. This splashy book takes a selection of pages from Kyoichi Tsuzuki's massive 1997 photographic chronicle of quirky, odd, and in-between travel locales "Roadside Japan", and lets noted book artist Shinro Ohtake "Remix" them by adding drawn, painted and collaged overlays. The result is a collaborative visual delight that still pays homage to the Science Fiction Museum, giant strawberry, and squid racing. A most handsome copy. 4-7572-0835-9 Inventory Number: 008083 $ 95.00 order/inquire
(OHTAKE, SHINRO). Ohtake, Shinro. SHINRO OHTAKE: BUBUN. Tokyo: Masakazu Takei (Little More), 1998. First Edition. 8vo. Wrappers in Pictorial Box. Artists' Book. Fine. np (400pp), 399 monochrome illustrations + cover and box. Text in English and Japanese. Designed by Shinro Ohtake. This is a really sweet object collecting nearly twenty years worth of drawings by noted Japanese book artist Shinro Ohtake. "This book is constructed with drawings that I made from 1980 to 1998. They are scenes which occurred in my mind, and they are drawn with oil, water colour, pen, pencil, etching and so on". A pristine copy with the folded caption sheet in the publisher's decorative printed cardboard box, as issued. 4-947648-78-3 Inventory Number: 012304 $ 115.00 order/inquire
(OHTAKE, SHINRO). Ohtake, Shinro. SHINRO OHTAKE: LONDON/HONCON 1980. Tokyo: Yobisha, 1986. First Edition. 8vo. Self-Wrappers in Pictorial Box. Artists' Book. Fine. np, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Text in English and Japanese. Designed by Shinro Ohtake. The noted Japanese book artist's first publication, this is a really sweet little document of his travels during the year 1980. It is filled with clippings, saved detritus, and drawings - all collaged together. A pristine copy (acquired directly from Shinro Ohtake) with the caption booklet and printed enclosures laid in, housed in the publisher's printed decorative cardboard box, as issued. 4-946419-39-X Inventory Number: 007957 $ 900.00 order/inquire
(RUPAM). Gangoly, Ordhendra C., Editor.. RUPAM: AN ILLUSTRATED QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ORIENTAL ART, CHIEFLY INDIAN - A COMPLETE SET IN REPRINT: FORTY-FOUR ISSUES COMPLETE IN ELEVEN VOLUMES. Delhi, INDIA: B. R. Publishing Corp. & Indian Society of Oriental Art, 1985. First Thus. 4to. Cloth in Dust Jackets. Bound Periodicals. Near Fine/Near Fine. Each volume approximately 106pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w, including many tipped-in plates with vellum overlays. Text in English. This exquisite set of eleven volumes reproduces in full all forty-four issues of this highly important scholarly journal devoted to the arts of the Indian Subcontinent, Himalayas, China & Islam. Originally published between January 1920 and October 1930 (in English), subjects of discourse from only the first volume include the craftsmanship of Konark, Kangra miniatures, Mughal painting, the Ajanta Frescoes, South Indian temple architecture, Buddhist sculpture, as well as Chinese, Tibetan and Persian arts. Each volume of this lovely set bears a small, unobtrusive stamp of the Library of Congress' "Special Foreign Currency Program", on the first preliminary, as well as two catalogue cards provided by the distributor, stapled to the title page (which may be easily removed). There are no library or accession markings of any kind, and both the books & dust jackets (which were tipped to the endpapers by the publisher) are quite handsome indeed. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value and weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 000617 $ 850.00 order/inquire
(SAEKI, TOSHIO). Saeki, Toshio, Catherine Robbe-Grillet, Akira Uno & Gorot Yamada. TOSHIO SAEKI: THE EARLY WORKS. Tokyo: Treville Co. Ltd., 1997. First Edition. 4to. Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. As New/As New. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in Japanese. Designed by Tomohiro Itami (It Is Design). Timothy Leary says: "Toshio World Wide Wizard Weaves Webs of Designed Dementia. Wise, Gentle, Precise, Chaotic Erotic Engineer". These reproductions of early seventies drawings by renowned illustrator of the bizarre and grotesque Toshio Saeki reflect the roots of his ongoing preoccupation with Japanese Folklore, Manga, Ukiyo-E, and cartoonish, mostly violent sexuality. A pristine copy. 4-8457-1102-8 Inventory Number: 013894 $ 110.00 order/inquire
(SAEKI, TOSHIO). Saeki, Toshio, Suehiro Tanemura, Teruhiko Kuze, Masami Akita, Suehiro Maruo, Keiji Ueshima, Shuji Terayama & Tatsuhiko Shibusawa. CHIMUSHI - SIGNED BY TOSHIO SAEKI. Signed by the Artist. Tokyo: Pan-Exotica & Treville Co. Ltd., 2002. First Edition Thus. 4to. Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine./Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in monochrome and color. Text in Japanese. Designed by Tomohiro Itami (It Is Design). Timothy Leary says: "Toshio World Wide Wizard Weaves Webs of Designed Dementia. Wise, Gentle, Precise, Chaotic Erotic Engineer." Noted illustrator Toshio Saeki's first collection of disturbing, Manga inspired scenes of horrific, cartoonish rape and violence in the style of traditional Japanese woodblock prints is anything but gentle... A pristine copy of the first printing of the 2002 Pan-Exotica edition BOLDLY SIGNED by Toshio Saeki in black felt tip pen opposite the title page, in the publisher's printed obi, as issued . 4-309-90489-0 Inventory Number: 014402 $ 175.00 order/inquire
(SAEKI, TOSHIO). Saeki, Toshio, Suehiro Tanemura, Teruhiko Kuze, Masami Akita, Suehiro Maruo, Keiji Ueshima, Shuji Terayama & Tatsuhiko Shibusawa. TOSHIO SAEKI: CHIMUSHI 2 (II). Tokyo: Pan-Exotica & Editions Treville, 2003. First Edition Thus. 4to. Wrappers in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine./Fine.. np, profusely illustrated in monochrome and color. Text in Japanese. Designed by Tomohiro Itami (It Is Design). Timothy Leary says: "Toshio World Wide Wizard Weaves Webs of Designed Dementia. Wise, Gentle, Precise, Chaotic Erotic Engineer." Noted illustrator Toshio Saeki's first collection of disturbing, Manga inspired scenes of horrific, cartoonish rape and violence in the style of traditional Japanese woodblock prints is anything but gentle... A pristine copy of the 2003 edition. 4-309-90530-7 Inventory Number: 014326 $ 100.00 order/inquire
(SUGIMOTO, HIROSHI). Sugimoto, Hiroshi & Kozo Fujimoto. HIROSHI SUGIMOTO: L'HISTOIRE DE L'HISTOIRE. Tokyo: Rikuyosha Co. Ltd., 2004. First Edition. 4to. Boards in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 168pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Japanese. Designed by Rie Shimoda. With a biography and exhibition history. This is the exquisite hardbound catalogue produced as the documentation of a 2003 Hiroshi Sugimoto exhibition entitled "L'Histoire de L'Histoire". For it, the renowned photographer selected objects and sites of Japanese cultural and historical importance, photographed them, and then installed these images along with older works (the dioramas, seascapes and portraits) in a Tokyo gallery curated by the luxury goods concern Hermes. The resulting work is unlike any of Sugimoto's previous books, and hauntingly beautiful. A most handsome copy. 4-89737-498-7 Inventory Number: 014751 $ 150.00 order/inquire
(YOSHITOSHI, TSUKIOKA). Keyes, Roger & George Kuwayama. THE BIZARRE IMAGERY OF YOSHITOSHI: THE HERBERT R. COLE COLLECTION. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1980. First Edition 1/2000. Square 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Good +. 112pp, 10 color and 67 b&w illustrations. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with the comprehensive 1980 traveling Museum exhibition of prints by the groundbreaking Japanese Ukiyo-E master Tsukioka Yoshitoshi - known for his unorthodox and compelling images. A most presentable copy of the uncommon first edition showing some wear and rubbing to the spine and covers. It has been priced accordingly. 0-87587-096-1 Inventory Number: 015620 $ 60.00 order/inquire
(ZHOU, SHAN ZUO & DA HUANG). Feingarten, Gail, Keith Hazelton, Peter Clothier & Kathleen Van Ella. ZHOU BROTHERS: A RETROSPECTIVE. Los Angeles & Chicago: Feingarten Galleries & East West Contemporary Art Gallery, 1989. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Near Fine/Near Fine. 96pp, profusely illustrated in color. With a chronology. This is a thoughtful English language monograph on the well known collaborative Chinese Contemporary artists the Zhou Brothers - Shan Zuo and Da Hua. A most handsome copy. Inventory Number: 015470 $ 30.00 order/inquire
Bepler, Sine, Jens Hoffmann, Jonathan Napack & Philip Tinari. Sine Bepler & Uta Grosenick, Editors. SHANGHART GALLERY: 10 YEARS. Koln, GERMANY: Verlag Der Buchhandlung Walther Konig, 2007. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. As New/As New. 252pp, 150 color and 50 b&w illustrations. Text in English and Chinese. "Since its establishment in 1996, ShanghART gallery has fostered and embraced radicalism and diversity in Shanghai art. Located initially in a downtown hotel and thereafter in an old workshop in Fuxing Park, the gallery quickly became an international reference point for contemporary Chinese art. Today it is regarded as one of the country's most acclaimed and innovative cultural spaces. This publication is structured as a virtual exhibition, documenting key works by thirty-one represented artists including Ding Yi, Geng Jianyi, Hu Jieming, Hu Yang, Ji Wenyu, Li Shan, Liang Yue, Lu Chunsheng, Feng Mengbo, Pu Jie, Song Tao, Shen Fan, Shi Yong, Tang Guo, Tang Maohong, Wei Guangqing, Wang Guangyi, Wang Youshen, Wu Yiming, Xiang Liqing, Xue Song, Xu Zhen, Yang Fudong, Yang Zhengzhong, Yu Youhan, Zhao Bandi, Zhou Zixi, Zeng Fanzhi, Zhang Enli, and Zhou Tiehai, as well as the gallery's own development. Its essays chronicle the history of the emergent Chinese art scene and detail the radical sociopolitical and cultural changes of the past decade". PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 3-86560-200-2 Inventory Number: 014337 $ 180.00 order/inquire
Collaer, Paul, Emmy Bernatzik, Jacques Brunet, Ernst Heins, Mantle Hood, Margaret King, Jose Maceda, Hans Oesch, Tran Van Khe & G. Van Wengen. MUSIKGESCHICHTE IN BILDERN BAND I: MUSIKETHNOLOGIE - LIEFERUNG 3: S▄DOSTASIEN. Leipzig, AUSTRIA: VEB Deutscher Verlag fⁿr Musik, 1979. First Edition. Folio. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Ethnomusicology Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. 180pp, 179 b&w illustrations. Text in German. With a comprehensive bibliography. This is a well illustrated, scholarly study devoted to the peoples and music of Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, Kampuchea, Thailand, Laos, Burma, Andamanen, Malaysia, Sumatra, Nias, Java, Bali, Flores, Timor, Alor, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku (Malacca), and the Philippines. A most handsome copy. Inventory Number: 004966 $ 125.00 order/inquire
Erickson, Britta, Hou Hanru, Martina Koppel-Yang, Pi Li & Lotte Philipsen. Foreword by Poul Erik Tojner. CHINA ONWARD: THE ESTELLA COLLECTION - CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART, 1996-2006. Humblebaek, DENMARK: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 2007. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. As New/As New. 464pp, 230 color and 50 duotone illustrations. Text in English. Published in conjunction with a massive 2007 exhibition held at Denmark's Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, "this monumental volume highlights the esteemed Estella Collection of contemporary Chinese art, with works spanning from 1966-2006. It features an abundant supply of lavish full-spread images and remarkable details of work by virtually every major contemporary Chinese artist to have contributed to the pivotal, revolutionary moment that has lasted from the 1970s until today. Some of the contributing artists include Wang Keping, Huang Rui, Ai Weiwei, Cai Guo-Qiang, Cai Jin, Feng Zhengjie, Wenda Gu, Huang Yong Ping, Rong Rong and Inri, Su-en Wong, Xu Bing, Yue Minjun, Zhang Xiaogang, and Zhang Huan. The breadth of work collected within the covers of this catalogue is so far unrivalled in quality and range. With impeccable scholarship for specialists as well as a lucid and accessible introduction for the wider public". Ironically, this "unrivalled" collection of contemporary Chinese works is due to be dispersed in two Sotheby's auctions to be held in 2008. A pristine copy. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 87-91607-38-8 Inventory Number: 014338 $ 160.00 order/inquire
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