Humphrey Hui (38 results)

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Excellent Dust Jacket. This book is Near Fine with a Near Fine Dust Jacket! This is a hardcover book with 203 pages including many photos and illustrations. The publishing date is 1994. This book and DJ are in almost New condition with no markings and just the slightest hint of age. We always ship in a sturdy cardboard box.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Lightly read. No markings in book. Binding is fine. Minor shelf wear to DJ. From the Intro: Snuff is tobacco in powdered form. It is believed to have made its first appearance in China when presented to Kangxi Emperor (1662-1722) by Portuguese Jesuit missionaries. The growth in popularity of snuff necessitated the manufacture of suitable containers. Hence the siyanhu or snuff bottle was born.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. Decorative brown cloth covers. Jacket shows very light wear. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall.

Hardcover. Hardcover. 1994. Published by the authors. 207 pages. Book and Dust Jacket are in FINE condition. ; 11.3 X 8.7 X 0.8 inches; 207 pages.

9" x 11.5" pp. 207, color illustrations. Hardcover bound in purple cloth boards with gold stamping along spine. Yellow cover jacket is clean and free of markings. All very good and sound.

hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First. Over 250 color illustrations. Slim 4to, purple patterned cloth, d.w. (Hong Kong: CA Design, 1994). First Edition. A fine copy but for missing fly-leaf.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Exhibition Publication. Jacket has light general wear and no tears. A few spots of foxing to title-page and a single spot to last page. Otherwise internally clean. Binding tight. 151pp Size: 215mm x 290mm. Book.

Hard bound in cloth. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: new. First Edition. Catalogue of a unique collection of ceramic objects decorated by means of carving, incising and applique techniques, thereafter biscuit-fired without glaze. This process became popular in the late Qing and early Republican era and was employed primarily in the production of fine objects for the scholar's desk, such as brushwashers, miniature screens, paperweights, incense containers, snuff bottles and small vases. Decorative elements are also generally drawn from the scholar's world, and include traditional landscapes, bird and flower groups and figural representations. The resulting images, carved in low relief in the fine clay matrix, are intricate and brilliantly crisp. Essays and detailed descriptions in bilingual English/Chinese. 358 pp., over 320 colour plates plus details of artists' marks. (Heavy and oversize book - orders outside of Canada may require additional postage.) Size: 29 x 22 cm.…

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket in slipcase).; 24.5 x 31 cm.; 2 kg.; 255 pages with colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The slipcase shows signs of wear and is faded on the sides and is cloth is slightly ungluing at the bottom. The dust jacket shows wear marks, edge wear, scuffs and scratches, small tear at the bottom of the spine, the edges are slightly bumped. Interior with wear marks, namely on the first and last gilded pages. Pen written signature and dedication to previous owner.; Snuff, a powdered tobacco often enhanced with aromatic essences and spices, was imported into China during the mid 17th century. In order to prevent humidity getting into the snuff, bottles for holding snuff were specially made to replace the small medicine bottles used previously. Through continuous development of forms, workmanship and the use of materials throughout the reigns of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong, the bottles had branched out as a distinguished art form. This miniature art which encompasses organic materials, metal, nephrite, stones, glass and ceramics and decorated with all art forms and motifs is a microcosm of the entire traditional Chinese culture as well as their superior artistry. The 139 bottles in this catalogue are selected from the Humphrey K.F.Hui Collection, sharing a collective theme of "Court-related". All the bottles possess the provenance of the Qing Emperors and their entourage, including the court officials. 86 pieces are with imperial poems or inscriptions, reign marks, imperial and private hall marks and are valuable documentary pieces in the study of Chinese snuff bottles.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First edition. First edition. Hardcover. 11 3/4'' x 9 1/2''. 337pp. Fading to spine of dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. English and Chinese text; Hardcover (with dust jacket) in slipcase.; 25.5 x 33 cm; 3.2 Kg; 400 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; New. May show signs of handling and shelf wear.; Catalogue from the exhibtion held Art Museum, Institute of Chinese Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, from the 11.11.2007 to the 30.03.2008.; "The Qing imperial vases and bottles from the Huaihaitang Collection featured in this catalogue provide a good illustration of the rich reportoire of the "closed forms" fired at Jingdezhen Imperial Factory and attest to the prosperity of the Factory, the tour de force of the potters and the unreserved patronage from the imperial household. This exhibition presenting porcelain vases and bottles of the Imperial Qing is the first of its kind and offers great opportunities for academic studiy and appreciation by the scholars, collectors and laymen." excerpt from the introductory text by Peter Y.K.Lam, Director, Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. …

Hard Cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: new. First Edition. A definitive monograph / catalogue on glasswares produced in the Qing imperial workshops. A lesser known area of Chinese connoisseurship, the objects illustrated and described display a spectacular clarity and variety of hues, demonstrating the mastery of glass production in late dynastic China. Forms range from different shaped vessels, cups and bowls, censors, objects for the scholar's study and ornament among others; objects are either monochrome or multi-coloiured glass. Including three scholarly essays on the imperial glass workshops, their management, techniques and detailed surviving records; all text bilingual English / Chinese. 384 pp., over 240 colour and 5 b&w plates, numerous line drawings, illustrations in both colour and b&w of carved base seals of all objects bearing such marks. (Heavy and oversize book - orders outside of Canada may require additional postage.) Size: 32 x 25 cm. …

hardcover. Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First. Profusely illustrated in color. 4to, cloth, d.w. Hong Kong: The Chinese University, 2002. First Edition. Comprehensive selection of 156 inside painted snuff bottles, being the work of 31 artists from the Qing dynasty to the Republic.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Original blind blind stamped gilt lettered green cloth, silver lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous photographs in colour, 4to.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. LIKE NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. English and Chinese text.; Hardcover (with slipcase).; 30.7 x 24 cm.; 1.9 kg.; 256 pages with colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The slipcase shows wear marks, edge wear, scuffs and scratches, is faded and shows a small bump at the bottom of the right side. The hardcover shows edge wear, scuffs and scratches, a small bump at the bottom of the spine, which resulted in a small tear. Interior with signs of wear, namely a few pages showing slight damage at the bottom left side from the bump on the spine. Remaining interior with minor signs of wear.; Catalogue from an exhibition held at The Tsui Museum of Art, October 17 - November 15, 1996.; This book was published for the 28th Annual Convention of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society held in Beijing and Hong Kong. It premiers snuff bottles spanning the entire Qing dynasty, the period in which bottles reached their apogee. This bilingual catalogue, English and Chinese, includes pieces from thirteen prominent collectors in Hong Kong, all of whom are members of the Society. The quality of snuff bottles gathered for this exhibition, numbering three hundred and twelve, results from the passion of individual collectors for the joy of finding superb examples and sharing them not only with the convention registrants but with the public at large. The quality of the bottles is, furthermore, testimony to the high aesthetic standards exercised by each collector.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. 256 pages : colour illustrations ; 30 cm. In Chinese and English. Catalogue of an exhibition held at Xu shi yi shu guan October 17-November 15, 1996. This bilingual catalogue, English and Chinese, includes pieces from thirteen prominent collectors in Hong Kong, all of whom are members of the Society. The quality of snuff bottles gathered for this exhibition, numbering three hundred and twelve, results from the passion of individual collectors for the joy of finding superb examples and sharing them not only with the convention registrants but with the public at large. The quality of the bottles is, furthermore, testimony to the high aesthetic standards exercised by each collector.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 8.5 x 11.8", 338 pp., 156 colour plates, text in Chinese and English, hardcover. The comprehensive selection of 156 representative inside-painted snuff bottles is works of 31 masters, spanning from the Jiaqing reign of the Qing dynasty to the Republic. It reveals to the reader a continued visual development of a unique art form in the past hundred years. This book consists of four scholarly essays: "New Studies on Gan Xuanwen" by Peter Y.K. Lam, "Three Masters of Inside-painted Snuff Bottles: Zhou Leyuan, Ma Shaoxuan and Ye Zhongsan" by Lai Suk Yee, "Ding Erzhong and his Talents" by Humphrey K. F. Hui and "In Memory of the Ye Family - the origin of the painting album of Ye Zhongsan" by Wang Xisan.…

Cloth. Condition: Good, unless otherwise noted. 33x25cm, 384 pp. 200 colour plates. // Catalogue of an excellent exhibition of Qing dynasty glass at the Art Museum, Chinese University of Hong Kong. 148 items, both monochrome and multicoloured examples, many with reign marks and dating from the 17th to early 20th century are illustrated (many from different angles or with close-up detail) and provided with detailed descriptions, supporting material and, in a number of cases, panoramic rubbings of their decorative designs. An additional bonus is the first-time publication of archival records of glass production. In English and Chinese. An excellent addition to the limited literature on the subject. Out-of-print and hard to find.…

Hardcover. Condition: gut. 2006. Carved Porcelain from Jingdezhen of the 19th to Early 20th Centuries In deutscher Sprache. pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good. Dust Jacket NOT present. CD WILL BE MISSING. . SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 207 pages : colour illustrations ; 30 cm. Text in Chinese and English. "Exhibition venues & dates: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Dec. 8, 1994-Feb. 5, 1995, Phoenix Art Museum, Feb. 15, 1995-Apr. 15, 1995"--Preliminary page.

Colour photographic illustrations, 151pp, selected bibliography. Text in English, some traditional Chinese characters. 29.5 x 22cm. A very good hardback in dustjacket. From the library of Aubrey and Eva Sweet with a small label indicating the collection number on the spine. An exhibition of Chinese snuff bottle from the collections of Humphrey K.F. Hui, Margaret Polak and Christopher C.H. Sin at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, December 19, 1991 - January 27, 1992.…

Condition: New.

Hardback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Good. no dj. Arts of Asia (Sep-Oct 2002) Treasured Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Mr & Mrs Denis Low, The Humphrey K.F. Hui Collection of Snuff Bottles: Inkplay in Microcosm, Meetings in Support ofInkplay in Microcosm with Masters Wang Xisan and Liu Shouben. Book.

Condition: new.

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

First edition. Inscribed presentation copy. Publisher's purple silk cloth decorated in blind to the upper board with titles in gilt to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated in colour throughout. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean throughout and without previous owners' marks. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears. Inscribed in black ink on the title page "to Janet and Rick / With best wishes / Christopher Sin". Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. …