Orientations (92 results)

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:0309021472.

paperback. Condition: VERY GOOD. 86 clean, unmarked, tight pages; very light shelf and corner wear on cover with a price sticker on back.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A very nice copy. Text in mint/unmarked condition. Cover has minor shelf rubbings. Binding is tight.

paperback. Condition: Fine. 1st ediiton. 74pp. Colour card covers.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Softcover. Used, fine condition. Orientations (Magazine). September 1994, volume 25, number 9. articles: Patricia J. Graham. Japanese Popular Ceramics in The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Richard L. Wilson. Ezara: Pictorial Plates from Seto Audrey Yoshiko Seo. Uematsu Eiji: Once More from the Beginning Victor Harris. Japanese Imperial Craftsmen of the Meiji Period John R. Finlay. Chinese Embroidered Mandarin Squares from the Schuyler V.R. Cammann Collection. Used, fine condition, $25. Book.

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Soft cover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. Orientations: The magazine for collectors and connoisseurs of Asian art Cover is glossy and clean. Inside pages clean and unmarked.

Soft cover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. Orientations: The magazine for collectors and connoisseurs of Asian art Cover is glossy and clean. Inside pages are clean and unmarked.

Soft cover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. Orientations: The magazine for collectors and connoisseurs of Asian art Cover is glossy and clean. Inside pages clean and unmarked.

Illustrated paper wrappers. Condition: A near fine copy. First printing. 74 pp. Illus. with color & b/w photos. Sm. 4to. Articles on Islamic tiles from the Victoria and Albert; Mughal tents, Three Mamluk Manuscripts of al-Hariri"s Maqamat, more.

Illustrated paper wrappers. Condition: A near fine copy. First printing. 73 pp. Illus. with color & b/w photos. Sm. 4to. Articles on: Chinese ceramics in the Matsuoka Museum of art, pt. 1; Japanese Calligraphy, Treasure Jewellery from Indonesia, more.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 90 pages : Ill. ; 29 cm. FEATURES Anne Nishimura Morse and Yonekura Michio. Obituary: Yanagisawa Taka (1926-2003) Naomi Richard. A Judicious Liberality of Mind Richard Mellott. A Giving Man Rand Castile. John Rosenfield, Empyrean Scholar Naoko Matsubara. A Tribute to John Rosenfield from an Artist Sylvan Barnet and William Burto. Thinking about Buddhist Ritual Objects Timon Screech. Carl Peter Thunberg and Japan, 1776-98 Elizabeth de Sabato Swinton. Bigelow, Boston, and Buddhism Bruce A. Coats. Trials and Triumphs for a Teahouse William H. Coaldrake. Model Diplomacy: The Discovery of the Japanese Architectural Ambassadors to the 1873 Vienna Exhibition Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere. Taming the Exotic: Imports, Transformations and Kazari in Premodern Japan Tim Clark. Some Portraits of Kyoka Poets by Kitao Masanobu Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis. Bodily Gift and Spiritual Pledge: Human Hair in Japanese Buddhist Embroideries Samuel C. Morse. Animating the Image: Buddhist Portrait Sculpture of the Kamakura Period PREVIEWS & REVIEWS Arts of Pacific Asia Show in San Francisco - Preview Highlights Wang Ying. Exhibition, symposium and catalogue review: 'Wenda Gu: art from middle kingdom to biological millennium' Robert Beer. Book Review: John C. Huntington and Dina Bangdel: The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art, Columbus Museum of Art and Serindia Publications, Chicago, 2003 COMMENTARY James Cuno. Commentary: Lessons from Kabul and Baghdad.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 72 : illustrations ; 29 cm. Art of Irian Jaya Bandung, Is Paris Calling? Bali's Stone Pantheon Sea Pirates and Bugis Schooners Uku Calendars.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Approximately 100 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. 106 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm. Articles on:, Introducing the 'Treasures of SOAS' Project, The East Asian Rare Book and Manuscript Collections at SOAS, A Jewel of Mughal Painting: The SOAS Anvar-i Suhayli Manuscript, By Brush or Block Printing: Transmitting Cultural Heritage in Pre-modern Japan, The Strange Tale of a circumnavigation: A Rare Japanese Book from the SOAS Collection in Historical Context, Painting Processions: The Social and Religious Landscape of Southern India in a Company Album, Astrology in Burmese Buddhist Culture: Decoding an Illustrated Manuscript from the SOAS Archives, George Eumorfopoulos and the University of London, An Academic collector: Sir Percival David and the School of Oriental and African Studies, The First Emperor - Recent Excavations.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Approximately 100 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Approximately 100 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Approximately 100 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Approximately 100 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm. VOLUME 33 - NUMBER 5 Reinterpretation and renewal are the themes which link the diverse articles featured this month. While bronze lamps are generally acknowledged as grave goods, Guolong Lai returns to the classic texts to explore their function in funerary ritual. As new archaeological finds and the liberation of academic exchange make sites and information in China more accessible, many museums in the West are 'rediscovering' their Chinese collections. In view of this, Jan Stuart and Chang Qing have recontextualized the Freer Gallery's Chinese Buddhist sculptures for an exhibition at the gallery which begins on 16 April. Wu Hung goes back to basics and examines how Laozi was represented before anthropomorphic images of the deity were in popular use. Seizo Hayashiya and Rob Linrothe look at how contemporary artists are bringing new life to the ancient practices of tea ceremony and thangka painting while keeping true to the ideals of tradition. In his report on the National Palace Museum's symposium on Mongol art and culture, Jeffrey Moser explains how the field may be gradually experiencing a paradigm shift as scholars bring fresh insights. In his commentary, Stephen Vincent gives an update of the Schultz trial. FEATURES Valerie C. Doran. Passage/Memory/Landscape: The Paintings of Michael Mazur Zhang Qingjie. New Archaeological and Art Discoveries from the Han to the Tang Period in Shanxi Province Li Yuqun. A New Understanding of the Tang Dynasty Grottoes at Tianlongshan Liu Junxi and Li Li. The Recent Discovery of a Group of Northern Wei Tombs in Datong Wu Hung. A Case of Cultural Interaction: House-shaped Sarcophagi of the Northern Dynasties Yang Hong. An Archaeological View of Tuoba Xianbei Art in the Pingcheng Period and Earlier Joy Beckman. Minister Zhao's Grave: Staging an Eastern Zhou Burial PREVIEWS & REVIEWS Julian Thompson. Book Review: Jessica Harrison-Hall: Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London, 2001 INTERVIEWS Michael R. Martin. A Conversation with James Watt NEWS Rand Castile. Obituary: Laurance P. Roberts (1907-2002) Frederick Baekeland. Obituary: Sidney B. Cardozo (1916-2002) COMMENTARY Lo Ch'ing. Commentary: A Palace Museum without a 'Palace'?

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Approximately 100 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm. The Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures was founded in January 1999 through the generosity of Sir Robert and Lady Sainsbury, and is associated with the University of East Anglia in Norwich and the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. The Institute's mission is to create a network of alliances among researchers and to disseminate their work through special projects, symposia and publications. In addition to four articles by members of the Institute, Dame Elizabeth Esteve-Coll interviewed Lady Sainsbury for this issue. Nicole Collidge Rousmaniere focuses on the collecting of Japanese ceramics by Augustus Wollaston Franks, a Keeper at the British Museum from 1866 to 1896. Simon Kaner's article provides an overview of recent advances in understanding the contexts within which Jomon pottery was produced. John T. Carpenter examines how painted portraits and calligraphic 'self-portraits' reveal the unique personality and tragic story of Emperor Gotoba. Timon Screech discusses the role of textiles in trade and diplomatic exchanges between Japan and Europe during the Edo period. FEATURES Timon Screech. Dressing Samuel Pepys: Japanese Garments and International Diplomacy in the Edo Period John T. Carpenter. Calligraphy as Self-Portrait: Poems and Letters by Retired Emperor Gotoba Simon Kaner. Contexts for Jomon Pottery Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere. A.W. Franks, N. Ninagawa and the British Museum: Collecting Japanese Ceramics in Victorian Britain Elizabeth Esteve-Coll. Six Decades of Collecting Art: Conversations with Lady Sainsbury Dame PREVIEWS & REVIEWS Fair Preview: The European Fine Art Fair in Maastricht Fair Preview: The Arts of Pacific Asia Show in San Francisco Sally Wriggins. Book Review: Richard Bernstein: Ultimate Journey: Retracing the Path of an Ancient Buddhist Monk who Crossed Asia in Search of Enlightenment, New York Eugene Y. Wang. Book Review: Rita Wong: Sanyu Catalogue Raisonne: Oil Paintings, Taipei, 2001 COMMENTARY Steven Vincent. Commentary: The Stake in the Schultz Trial.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Approximately 100 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm. VOLUME 32 - NUMBER 9 As the world struggles for peace, the impressive programme of museum exhibitions, symposia, lectures, auctions, dealer exhibitions, galas and receptions organized for the fourth 'Asian Art in London' presents an opportunity to follow the call to continue life as normal. This issue highlights some of the museum exhibitions. Meri Arichi discusses the British Museum's ehxibition of objects drawn from Japan's Imperial collection, and shrines, temples and museums; Gregory Irvine's appreciation of the Japanese sword as a unique art form introduces the Victoria and Albert Museum's exhibition; and John Falconer illustrates his discussion on the achievements of amateur and commercial photographers in India in the 19th century with highlights from the exhibtiion organized by Asia House. Shelagh Vainker's interview with Michael Sullivan celebrated the opening of the Khoan and Michael Sullivan Gallery of Chinese Painting at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford and gives a glimpse of his lifetime devotion to contemporary Chinese painting. Rose Kerr's article gives a hint at the richness of the collections of Chinese and Japanese porcelains amassed in Dresden by Augustus the Strong. FEATURES Amy Heller. Robert Powell and his Himalayan Art Regine Thiriez. Ligelang: A French Photographer in 1850s Shanghai John Falconer. India: Pioneering Photographers 1850-1900 Rose Kerr. 'A Passionately Immoderate and Incurable Addiction to Buying Porcelain': The Collection of Augustus the Strong at Dresden Gregory Irvine. The Japanese Sword: The Soul of the Samurai Meri Arichi. Shinto Art: Purity and Syncretism PREVIEWS & REVIEWS Bernard Sellato. Book Review: Jean-Francois Blehaut: Iban Baskets, Kuching: Sarawak Literary Society, n.d Neil Davey. Book Review: Netsuke, Gurtelschmuck aus Japan, Die Sammlung Trumpf, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart and New York Carol Morland. Exhibition Reviews: 'Jakuchu!', Kyoto National Museum and 'Buson: The Two Journeys', Edo-Tokyo Museum and Osaka Municipal Museum of Art INTERVIEWS Shelagh Vainker. An Interview with Michael Sullivan COMMENTARY John Sanday. Commentary: Culture vs Development, an Age-old Struggle with a Twist.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Approximately 100 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm. Articles include: Haiga: The Haiku painting tradition. The gift and the garden: Ming dynasty Garden Culture. Jade Zhang in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, Chamunda and early Hindu Tantrism in Western India.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Approximately 100 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Approximately 100 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Approximately 100 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm. VOLUME 17 - NUMBER 10 FEATURES Anita Christy. 'Making Use of Pure Blessings', Sixty Years of the China Institute in America Sara Irwin. An Archaic Chinese Bronze Axle Cap Lothar Ledderose. Chinese Calligraphy: Its Aesthetic Dimension and Social Function Craig Clunas. Object of the Month: Song Dynasty Jade Brush Washer, Victoria and Albert Museum Mae Anna Pang. A Landscape Quartet by Zhu Da PREVIEWS & REVIEWS Vanessa Clewes Salmon. Report from London Margaret Medley. Book Review: Wang Shixiang, Classic Chinese Furniture, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Approximately 100 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 113 pages, illustrated : 29cm.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 57 pages : Ill. ; 29 cm.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 90 pages : Ill. ; 29 cm.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 85 pages : Ill. ; 29 cm.