Sackler Collections (5 results)

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: x, 115 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 37 cm. Subjects: Stone carving China ; Exhibitions. Sculpture, Chinese ; Exhibitions. Genre: Art. Language: English. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: x, 115 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 37 cm. Subjects: Stone carving China ; Exhibitions. Sculpture, Chinese ; Exhibitions. Genre: Art. Language: English. 1 Kg. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; Folio 32 cm ; ISBN 9780295966762, 9780295966779, 0295966769, 0295966777 ; OCLC 17918049 ; LCCN 88014550 LC ND2955 .A78 1988a Dewey 745.670917671 ; color pictorial stiff paper wrappers ; "This sumptuous volume, based on an exhibit at the Smithsonian's new Sackler Gallery, perceptively describes the Islamic art holdings of the late Parisian jeweler and pioneering collector of Asian art, Henri Vever. The legendary collection of Persian and Arabic miniatures was thought lost during the Nazi occupation of France. A series of serendipitous events, dramatically told here, led to its recent discovery in New York and its subsequent acquisition by the Smithsonian. The 77 paintings, all of which were originally illustrations for Islamic manuscripts, are reproduced in brilliant color. Despite their great devotion to Asian art, Vever and his fellow collectors, illiterate in Persian and Arabic, were unable to appreciate the cultural context from which this art emerged. The authors (Lowry is a curator at the Sackler Gallery and Nemazee is a curatorial assistant) have restored the texts to their illustrations, thus returning these small masterpieces to the context from which they were torn. For both the connoisseur and the newcomer, poems, stories and scriptural references will further enhance the enjoyment of the splendid book." ; Contents: A Remembrance / Francois Mautin -- Henri Vever, Art Nouveau, and Islamic Art -- Persian and Indian Painting -- Color Plates -- Chronology -- Appendix 1. Document of Sale by Galerie Georges Petit of Vever's European Collection, 1897 -- Appendix 2. Ledger of Acquisitions, 1894 and 1907-17 ; nick to top back corner, else VG. Book. …

Hard Cover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First Printing. Publisher's full brown faux leather, gilt lettering on spine and cover, photographs on endpapers. Profusely illustrated with full-color photographs. Essays by Doris Stone, Dr. Jane Stevenson Day, and Toby and Robert Stoetzer. Introduction and catalogue by Paul Clifford. Edited by Lois Katz. . Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in perfect, pristine condition; unread, unmarked, tight, square, and clean. A large, heavy book (eight pounds) - additional shipping charges may apply. AS NEW/AS NEW. Color Photographs. Folio 13" - 23" tall. 305 pp. Illustrated by Arthur M. Sackler Collections (illustrator).…

circa 36 x 29 cm. 599 pp. - 208 and 209-776 pp. - 524 pp., amply illustrated Original hardcover (I and III with jacket, volumes II with slip-case) Large monograph with many photos. Vol. I: Shang Ritual Bronzes - Vol. II: Western Zhou Ritual Bronzes, in two parts, IIA and IIB - Vol. III: Eastern Zhou Ritual Bronzes. - Fine, very minor traces of use but clean - VERY HEAVY, please ask about shipping..…