Angus Forsyth (50 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardback. 4to. (1994). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. Fore edge corners bumped. No names or marks.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Minimal shelf wear, clean internals. May have remainder mark.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Original large hardcover in jacket, about 9 x 12, 422 pages, extensive catalogue of full-color photographs with much detailed and descriptive text. Just light wear along edges and corners. Mild reference wear. Very bright and solid.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Minimal shelf wear, clean internals. May have remainder mark.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 423 pages. Hardcover. Chinese text. Tan, embossed cover boards, black quarter cloth, gilt title on spine. Dust jacket unclipped, excellent. Pages clean and bright, binding tight, spine straight. Beautiful volume published to accompany exhibition at the Museum of east Asian Art in Bath, England on June 11, 1994. Record # 31839.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. A clean, unmarked copy in excellent condition.

Condition: New. 2019. Hardcover. . . . . .

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Softbound. Condition: Fine. First Edition. The product of collaboration between two renowned collectors, the present catalogue presents jade objects of superb beauty spanning a period of over 3000 years, from China's Neolithic to the end of the Qing dynasty. Scholarly essays address the raw material, how it was worked in early times, and jade usage trends in each of the periods of China's dynastic history. Essays all in bilingual English/Chinese. Light tape residue marks on endpapers, otherwise a pristine, unread copy. 423 pp., 354 objects all described in detail and illust. in col., many line drawings, 3 maps. Size: 29 x 22 cm.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. For hundreds of years the Bactrian camel ploughed a lonely furrow across the vast wilderness of Asia. This bizarre-looking, temperamental yet hardy creature here came into its own as the core goods vehicle, resolutely and reliably transporting to China over huge and unforgiving distances fine things from the West while taking treasures out of the Middle Kingdom in return. Where the chariot, wagon and other wheeled conveyances proved useless amidst the shifting desert dunes, the surefooted progress of the camel archetypal ship of the Silk Road now reigned supreme. The Bactrian camel was a subject that appealed particularly to Chinese artists because of its association with the exotic trade to mysterious Western lands. In his lavishly illustrated volume, Angus Forsyth explores diverse jade pieces depicting this iconic beast of burden. Almost one hundred separate objects are included, many of which have not been seen in print before. At the same time the author offers the full historical background to his subject. The book will have a strong appeal to collectors and art historians alike. For hundreds of years the Bactrian camel ploughed a lonely furrow across the vast wilderness of Asia. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardback. Condition: New. An informed and beautifully illustrated new history of the Silk Road camel in Chinese jade.For hundreds of years, the Bactrian camel ploughed a lonely furrow across the vast wilderness of Asia. This bizarre-looking, temperamental yet hardy creature here came into its own as the core goods vehicle. This animal would resolutely and reliably transport to China - over huge and unforgiving distances - fine things from the West while taking treasures out of the Middle Kingdom in return. Where the chariot, wagon and other wheeled conveyances proved useless amidst the shifting desert dunes, the surefooted progress of the camel - the archetypal 'ship of the Silk Road' - now reigned supreme.The Bactrian camel was a subject that appealed particularly to Chinese artists because of its association with the exotic trade to mysterious Western lands. But the camel enjoyed cachet and status as more than just the chief conduit of thriving intercontinental commerce. After Buddhism arrived in China from India in the third century AD, via the Gandharan civilisation on the boarders of what is now Pakistan and Afghanistan, this new and vital religion stimulated the peaceful insemination of foreign ideas and culture as well as products. The camel was thus the harbinger not just of new things, but of entirely new ways of thinking. In his lavishly illustrated volume, Angus Forsyth explores diverse jade pieces depicting this iconic beast of burden. Almost one hundred separate objects are included, many of which have not been seen in print before. The author also offers the full historical background to his subject, presenting a strong appeal to collectors and art historians alike.…

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 422 pages, 4to, profusely illustrated in color, some light shelfwear to the dj, otherwise a clean, tight copy.

Condition: New.

Condition: new.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 422 pp colour photos throughout. Slight sunning to cover, faint crease to spine, small ink mark to bottom edges solid copy. Heavy book will need extra postage outside UK.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. In English and some Chinese. Uninscribed. No wear. Slight fading to spine. 422 pages.

Condition: New. 2019. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Map, colour photographic illustrations, 422pp, selected bibliography. Text in English and traditional Chinese characters. 30 x 22.2 cm. Very good hardback in dustjacket.

Hardback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Hardcover. Condition: NF. Hardback in Near Fine condition with Near Fine dust jacket. 11.8 X 8.9 X 1.5 inches. 423 pages. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 304 pages. 10.00x8.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New.

Condition: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Light wear otherwise very good indeed in near very good indeed, lightly spine faded dust jacket. Please be aware that this volume is very heavy and therefore extra postage may be requested.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A clean, unmarked copy in excellent condition. Has a mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Book is as new, unread and excellent condition with a near fine dust jacket.

422pp. Prof. illus. (numerous color). Lrg. 4to. Stiff wraps. D.j. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at The Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, June 1994. Parallel texts in English and Chinese.

gr 4°, privater Lwd., 422 S. - Buchschnitt etwas fingerfleckig, Bindung angelockert. Buch.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. English text.; Paperpack.; 21 x 29.5 cm.; 0.3 kg.; 59 pages with black and white illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. Edge wear. Wear marks on middle of the bottom front page, bumped bottom of the spine and wear marks on the back cover: namely on the right and middle sides. Interior with two ex-library stamps on two pages. Wear marks at the bottom of all pages. Good readable copy.; Contents: The Unusual View of Jades by Brian Morgan; The Classic Northern White Wares of the Northern Song and Jin Dynasties by Mary Tregear; Jizhou and a New Approach to Song Ceramics by Diane Strachan; Islam and Chinese Porcelain in the Fourteenth and Early Fifteenth Centuries by Margaret Medley; Jades and Unicorns: Specialist Tour of Jiangsu Province, China, 19th-25th April, 1984 by Angus Forsyth.…