floating world editions warren (17 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 268 pages, notes, sources, index, illustrations and charts. Nautical charts on the endpapers by Corneils Doetszoon with Dutch sea routes imposed. Roughly hewed fore edges- by design or fault, I'm not sure. A few small dents to the edges. Light surface wear and edge rubbing on the jacket, no tears or creases. Text clean.

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. Softcover 2006 edition. Text and covers in fine condition. Binding firm. Soft crease to corner of back cover. Pages unmarked and clean. (259 pages).

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 288 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings.

Softcover. Condición: Very Good. First edition thus. Trade paperback. A couple pages highlighted, still very good.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Mark W. McGinnis Ilustrador. Dust jacket torn.

Soft Cover. Condición: New. First Edition. Chinese scholar's stones, variously called "viewing stones," "spirit stones," "respect stones, (gongshi)," and even "weird rocks, (guaishi)," have been appreciated and written about in China for more than a millennium. And although acquiring them in the West has become increasingly popular in recent times, most people perceive this hobby as limited to wealthy collectors. This need not be so: appreciating and collecting scholar's stones is popular among people of all means and occupations in China, and should be in the West as well. All the would-be collector needs is a good eye and the basic information about stone types and characteristics that this book provides. Through descriptions and color photographs, Modern Chinese Scholars' Rocks introduces over 40 stone types, including their mineral compositions, typical colors, hardness on the Mohr scale, and where they are found or quarried. The qualities for which they are valued are explained as are other features for the stone connoisseur to look for. Separate chapters explain how to display stones to their best advantage and how to make display stands. This modest, straightforward, and informative volume will engage readers in the exciting world of appreciating and collecting these brilliant natural art objects. 128 pp 150 full col. illustrations, bibliography, notes. Size: 25 x 18 cm.

Soft Cover. Condición: New. Second edition. Long out of print, the pioneering work of Koop and Inada remains an important and fundamental reference for those wishing to master the pronunciation of Japanese names. The central feature of the 572-page work is a dictionary of kanji used in writing Japanese names, categorized by stroke count, with a complete index cross-referencing characters by pronunciation Also are included are useful auxiliary references such as the Genji symbols, reign periods and dates, personal names and titles, and typical signatures. With copies of the original 1923 edition commanding from $200 to $800, this essential tool for students, scholars, connoisseurs, and collectors is now available in a reasonably priced, soft-cover format. 572 pp. Albert J. Koop was Keeper in the Department of Metalwork in the Victoria and Albert Museum, honorary editor of the journal Transactions of the Japan Society, London, and author of the seminal Early Chinese Bronzes. Sword scholar and translator Hogitaro Inada was co-author, with Henri Joly, of The Sword and Samé. Size: 25 x 18 cm.

Soft Cover. Condición: New. Second edition. This extremely valuable reference work remains a fundamental resource for all students, scholars, connoisseurs, and collectors of Japanese art and literature. First published in London in 1882, it is divided into three parts: 1) pottery; 2) illuminated manuscripts and printed books; and 3) lacquer, cloisonné enamels, metal, wood, and ivory. Containing over one thousand illustrations of marks and seals in its 380 pages, it includes charts of both zodiacal cycles and reign periods. With original copies commanding from $400 to $1200, this essential tool for collectors and specialists is now available in a reasonably priced, soft-cover format. 380 pp. James Lord Bowes was a noted Japan scholar and art collector, President of the Liverpool Art Society, and co-author, with architect George A. Audsley, of Keramic Art of Japan. Size: 25 x 18 cm.

Softbound. Condición: New. Second edition. First published in 1980, James Cahill's Index is the most comprehensive English-language compilation available on Chinese painters and their works from the late 6th through the mid-14th century. Incorporating the work of Ellen Johnston Laing and Osvald Siren, whom Professor Cahill studied under as a graduate student, the Index includes biographical details of the artists, their "style" and "studio" names, where their works are located or have been published, and information on materials, signatures, seals, and inscriptions. An extensive bibliography focuses on reproductions of the works in Chinese, Japanese, and Western publications, making the Index is an essential research tool for all students, collectors, and connoisseurs of Chinese art. 402 pp. James Cahill, Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley, has also held the positions of Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry, Harvard University, and Curator of Chinese Art, Freer Gallery of Art, Washington. His publications include the widely read Chinese Painting (Skira, 1960), and numerous other books, exhibition catalogues, and articles on Chinese and Japanese painting. Size: 25 x 18 cm.

Soft Cover. Condición: New. Second edition. The Noh theater of Japan is without question one of the most refined dramatic arts in the world. Originating in dance and music performed at sacred rituals and festivals, it was developed and brought to maturity in the 14th and 15th centuries by Kan'ami Kiyotsugu and his son, Zeami Motokiyo, two great dramatists who distilled the crude entertainments of the open fields into a predominately tragic drama of illusion played upon an empty stage. This volume, first published in 1983 and long out of print, is the first work in either English or Japanese to offer a comprehensive explanation and analysis of the principles of the Noh theater. The author was an active practitioner of the art, representing the 22nd generation in a direct line of Noh performers. His book painstakingly outlines both physical and intellectual aspects of Noh-its technical principles and its philosophical perspectives-on a scope hitherto unknown. An invaluable tool for the student of any aspect of drama, it offers as well deeper insights into Japanese history and culture. 400 pp, 60 monochrome photos, numerous charts and diagrams, glossary-index. Kunio Komparu (1926-83), a direct successor of Zeami, graduated from Tokyo University of Art. A professional performer of the Komparu school of taiko payers, he was also director of the Noh Research Center. Size: 23 x 15 cm.

Soft Cover. Condición: New. Second edition. The most comprehensive, authoritative, and easy-to-use tool for reading Japanese art signatures is again available, in a limited-edition reprint. Designed for both layman and scholar, its simplified approach allows users to find and identify over 11,000 names of Japanese artists and craftspeople, from all periods and in all media. Includes a sections on reading dates, a list of 300 modified and debased characters, and an index of provinces and place names, plus reproductions of date and censor seals on woodblock prints, publishers' trademarks and seals, and actors' and Genji mon. Indispensable for the scholar or collector of Japanese art. 400 pp, thousands of b&w illustrations. James Self has been involved with Japanese art for many years, both as a collector of swords and as a consultant to one of Britain's largest companies specializing in the valuation of antiques. Nobuko Hirose holds an MA in Japanese Art History from SOAS, University of London, and is author of Immovable Wisdom, on the teachings of Zen Master Takuan Soho. Size: 25 x 18 cm.

Condición: Very Good. Softcover, 143 pages, color plates. Chinese scholar's stones, variously called "viewing stones," "spirit stones," "respect stones, (gongshi)," and even "weird rocks, (guaishi)," have been appreciated and written about in China for more than a millennium. Through descriptions and color photographs, Modern Chinese Scholars' Rocks introduces over 40 stone types, including their mineral compositions, typical colors, hardness on the Mohr scale, and where they are found or quarried. The qualities for which they are valued are explained as are other features for the stone connoisseur to look for. Clean, bright copy. No markings. Record # 378705.

Hardcover, in dust jacket. First edition, first printing. Small stain to bottom edge, still near fine, in near fine, edge-sunned dust jacket, in mylar cover.

9" x 11" pp. xi, 227, [1]; including multiple color illustrations from photography. First edition. Black cloth boards with gold stamping along the spine in an illustrated maroon cover jacket. All very good and sound. Text is clean. Very good. A comprehensive exploration of Tibetan painted furniture, analyzing forms, symbols, and designs, as well as their cross cultural influences.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 2006. Nice Firm Clean copy ! 144 pages. 0412.

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine, apparently unread copy.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. Trade paperback. 143 pages. Illustrated. Bibliography. A clean copy with little wear.