Edited by Roderick Whitfield (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good copy of the first hard cover edition in a like (not clipped) dust-jacket. The text is of course wholly unmarked, pristine, and the binding and jacket are bright and fresh in appearance, with some incipient fraying and wear at the extremities. A sharp copy. [Please note: Due to the size and weight of the volume extra shipping may be required depending on the destination and speed of delivery requested. Quotations gladly provided.].…

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. 176 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. Contents: Foreword / Roderick Whitfield -- Art and meaning / Sarah Allen -- Meaning and explanation / Robert W. Bagley -- Liangzhu culture and the Shang dynasty Taotie motif / Li Xuequin -- Late Shang bronze design / Jessica Rawson --Zoomorphic bronzes of the Shang and Zhou periods / Xiong Chuanxin -- A textual investigation of the Taotie / Wang Tao -- Meaning and style in the art of Chu / Colin Mackenzie -- Aspects of the serpent on eastern Zhou bronzes and lacquerware / Alain Thote -- Epilogue / Sarah Allen.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 358 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour map ; 30 cm. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Victoria and Albert museum, 26th October to 19th January, 2014. Contents: Introduction / Zhang Hongxing -- Categories of paintings in China genres and subjects / Shane McCausland -- Inscriptions and seal marks / Zhang Hongxing -- Setting milestones : collecting classical Chinese paintings in Europe / Clarissa von Spee -- Collecting Chinese paintings in the United States / Charles Mason -- Chinese paintings that crossed the sea : the development of Chinese art collections in Japan / Itakura Masaaki -- A brief history of collecting paintings and calligraphy in China / Ling Lizhong -- The presentation and preservation of Chinese scroll paintings / Camille Schmitt -- Catalogue / with introductions by Roderick Whitfield -- Appendix : inscriptions, marks and seals -- Bibliography.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 358 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour map ; 30 cm. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Victoria and Albert museum, 26th October to 19th January, 2014. Contents: Introduction / Zhang Hongxing -- Categories of paintings in China genres and subjects / Shane McCausland -- Inscriptions and seal marks / Zhang Hongxing -- Setting milestones : collecting classical Chinese paintings in Europe / Clarissa von Spee -- Collecting Chinese paintings in the United States / Charles Mason -- Chinese paintings that crossed the sea : the development of Chinese art collections in Japan / Itakura Masaaki -- A brief history of collecting paintings and calligraphy in China / Ling Lizhong -- The presentation and preservation of Chinese scroll paintings / Camille Schmitt -- Catalogue / with introductions by Roderick Whitfield -- Appendix : inscriptions, marks and seals -- Bibliography.…

Black and white illustrations, 176pp, very light crease lower right corner, a little shelf wear, very good paperback copy. 27.3 x 21cm. Contents include: Art and Meaning; Meaning and Explanation; Liangzhu Culture and the Shang Dynasty Taotie Motif; Late Shang Bronze Design: Meaning and Purpose; Zoomorphic Bronzes of the Shang and Zhou Periods; A Textual Investigation of the Taotie; Meaning and Style in the Art of Chu; Aspects of the Serpent on Eastern Zhou Bronzes and Lacquerware. …