Shixiang Wang (159 results)

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paperback. Condition: Very Good. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston [Published Date: 1996] Softcover, 158 pp : color and black and white illustrations ; 30 cm. In very good condition with light bumping to edges, fading to spine and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. [From Publisher] During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Chinese furniture reached a pinnacle of fine design and workmanship. Beyond the Screen: Chinese Furniture of the 16th and 17th Centuries leads the reader on a journey that encompasses not only the evolution of this exquisite furniture design but also the many literary, architectural, and visual contexts in which it appeared. Accompanying the catalogue, Ming woodblock prints and excerpts from Ming literature portray and describe furniture as it was used in daily life. Catalogue entries explain both customary and less-usual functions for the furnishings. The space under beds, for instance, was occasionally used by lovers to hide from jealous husbands, and in prints chairs are seen being tossed from windows during brawls. Four essays by scholars in the field explore the furniture and the members of late-Ming society, from the carpenters to the patrons responsible for its magnificence. In "Furnishing the Self in Early Modern China," Craig Clunas describes the status of furniture within the prosperous households that patronized the finest furniture makers. Sarah Handler details the changing designs and styles of furniture types in her essay "Wood Shaped and Standing Through the Winds of Time: The Evolution of Chinese Furniture." The carpenters and their skills are the focus of "The Furniture Maker and the Woodworking Traditions of China," by Curtis Evarts. And Wang Zhengshu, in "Conjectures on Models of Ming-Period Furniture Excavated from the Pan Yunzheng Tomb in Shanghai," investigates a remarkable set of miniature wooden furniture found in the 1589 tomb of a Ming official.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Fine. First Edition. this is very fine, like new and unread; the dust jacket is yellowed on the spine and edges of the front and back cover, probably from exposure to florescent light, not soiled!, not terrribly noticeable - otherwise this is lin ike new condition -- text is all in German.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Please note that this is a heavy item and may incur extra shipping costs for international orders.; Dust jacket is lightly shelf-marked, upper panel creased, unprice clipped; cloth boards are clean, gilt titling bright, corners sharp; binding is tight; pages are unmarked with colour plates. ; 9.4 x 1.25 x 12.25 inches; 327 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

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Condition: very good. Gently used. May include previous owner's signature or bookplate on the front endpaper, sticker on back and/or remainder mark on text block.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. B & W and Color Illustrations (illustrator). Internally very clean; sound binding. Small crease and light staining to front wrap. 144 pp. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Paperback.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Unread. No markings in book. Binding is fine. Ming and early Quin Dynasties. DJ with minor shelf wear. Previous owner initals have been erased from front free page corner tip but the impression remains. 327pp.

Condition: good. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.

Soft Cover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Text in Chinese and English. Light wear; no ownership markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 6th Impression. 327 pp illustrated through out in colour and bw, burgundy cloth with gilt title to spine, blind stamp dragon design to front. Book and wrapper clean and sound with minor shelf wear. Over 2.2Kg Outside UK will need extra postage.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Looks unread with ownership ink to flyleaf. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by China House Gallery, 1983. Quarto. Paperback. Book is very good with shelf wear. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1878529021. 1991, bright clean copy, with dustjacket, no markings, Professional booksellers since 1981.

Gently read hardcover, with glossy pages, color photos throughout. Solid binding; light creasing at the jacket corners. Ready to ship.

Condition: Fine. 1st ed.; fine condition, DJ fine condition. Has bookplate on inside board and a gift inscription to previous owner on FEP.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Original large paperback, 160 pages, index, numerous full-color photographs. Condition: some light reference wear; previous owner inscription on inside front cover. Very solid and bright.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 31 x 23.5 cm. Quarto. 327pp. Glossary, bibliography, index. Brown cloth in dust jacket. Extensively illustrated with 332 color plates,187 b&w plates, 52 line drawings and 37 measuring drawings. There are a few scratches to the dust jacket. Some light toning to page edges.

Paperback. White wraps. 144 pp. 8 color, 86 bw plates. Text by Wang Shixiang and Wan-go Weng. Created on the occasion of an exhibition at China House Gallery in New York, March 18 to May 29, 1983, and two other locations. Good+ (Wraps have mild warping, toning and edgewear; textblock edges are worn and foxed; interior is clean; binding is solid.).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine condition in fine dust wrapper, large quarto, burgundy cloth, blind embossed design on front, slight bump to lower corners, illustrated, 327 pages including glossary, bibliography and index. This is a heavy item (2.2 kg net weight) and will require additional for postage/shipping. [QH] [QP].

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Pages are very clean and bright with no markings. Binding is tight and square. Trivial shelving wear. DJ is now protected by a Mylar cover. Overall in excellent condition.

Wrappers. Condition: Good, unless otherwise noted. 24x17cm, 186 pp. Numerous colour and b/w text illus. // A collection of writings and observations on bamboo carving by the now-deceased collector and connoisseur, Wang Shixiang. Illustrated with superb carved bamboo objects both from Wang's collection and from major museum collections in China. Text in Chinese.

Paper. Condition: Good, unless otherwise noted. 21x21cm, iv, 2, 231, 15 pp. Colour text illustrations. 1 foldout. // Selection of essays on connoisseurship written by the renowned scholar and collector, Wang Shixiang. On various subjects. In Chinese.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. This is the 1st North American edition. Hardcover. Two large hardcover volumes in emerald green cloth with decorative flower stamped in blind on the front board, with gilt titles on the spine. Two lovely pristine volumes in Very Good to Near Fine matching slipcase. The set measures 32 x 24 x 6 cm (12.5 x 9.5 x 2.5 inches). ROBUST SHIPPING. This large heavy set will require additional shipping charges. Please email for quote.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Two volumes in a slip case, slight rubbing on the slipcase. Chinese furniture.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. English text; Paperback; 21.5 x 28 cm; 0.5 Kg; 144 pages with black and white and a few colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior, namely scratches and wear marks on the front cover, spine and back cover. Minor bump on the top of the front and back cover, which also resulted in wear marks on the top of the interior. Remaining interior in good condition.; Catalogue from an exhibition held at China House Gallery, New York City from March 18, 1983-May 29, 1983, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, from July 24, 1983-September 11, 1983 and Asian Art Museum of San Francisco from October 3, 1983-January 15, 1984.;"The major contributors to the present exhibition, which is the first in the Western world devoted exclusively to Chinese bamboo carving, are the following scholars and collectors: Wang Shixiang, Dr. Ip Yee and Mrs. Julia Y. Cheng. Wang Shixiang, Senior Member of the Research Institute for Conservation of Cultural Properties, Beijing, wrote specially for us the essay, "The Art of Chinese Bamboo Carving," as well as rushed to New York the manuscript of his recent article in Wenwu entitled "Authentication of Bamboo Carving," in time for inclusion in this catalogue. Furthermore, when we met in Beijing during my October, 1982 visit, he gave freely of his invaluable help and advice for the selection of objects. He also obtained the participation of Xu Bingfang, a leading contemporary traditionalist bamboo carver, to make two demonstration pieces especially for this show and of Liu Wanqi, a trail blazer and modernist, who loaned us his unusual sculpture of a boy's head." excerpt from the Acknowledgements by Wan-go H. C. Weng.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. English text.; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 24 x 31 cm.; 2.2 Kg.; 328 pages with 332 colour and 187 black-and-white illustrations, 52 line drawings and 37 measured drawings.; Used with signs of wear on the dust jacket, namely edge wear, scuffs and scratches on the front cover, spine and back cover. Both top edges have bumps. Interior in good condition overall with minor wear signs of the bump at the back cover. Good condition overall.; The original Chinese edition, Ming shi jiaju zhen shang, was co-published by Joint Publishing Co. (UK) and Cultural Relics Publishing House, Beijing, China, in 1985.; The products of China's golden age of cabinetmaking, the Ming and early Qing periods (c. 1400-1735), are greatly appreciated for their technical and artistic quality. This quality had made possible their incorporation into the aesthetics of contemporary Western design. Despite the manifest quality of classic Chinese furniture, China's voluminous literary record sheds little light on the subject, and until now no Chinese monograph had been devoted to it. Classic Chinese Furniture is the crowning achievement of China's leading contemporary scholar and collector in the field, Wang Shixiang. This volume represents the culmination of over forty years of intense and dedicated research by the author. This definitive work, the first by a Chinese author on Chinese furniture, illustrates one hundred and sixty-two pieces from all over China, selected by the author with a rigorous regard to quality and to a more complete coverage of Chinese furniture's many forms than has been published previously. Firmly based on the study of a wide body of material, on long investigation of surviving objects and on a familiarity with relevant written sources, the author's discussion breaks new ground, while at the same time clearing up many of the misconceptions of connoisseurs and collectors. As well as being richly illustrated with photographs of important pieces, Classic Chinese Furniture contains over 50 line drawings and comprehensive essays on the origins, development, use, materials, and contemporary significance of the craft of furniture making. This volume will be indispensable to scholars of Chinese art and design, to historians and designers of furniture, as well as to all who simply want to know more about this most enduring facet of China's artistic and craft traditions.

Condition: Good. Original blind stamped blue cloth, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous photographs in colour, 4to.