Libros de ARTE Y CULTURAS ORIENTALES

Chinese Antiquities: An Introduction to the Art Market provides an essential guide to the growing market for Chinese antiquities, encompassing all sectors of the market, from Classical Chinese paintings and ...

Constituées de bronze dominés par la figure animale, les collections antiques de l'Iran, du Caucase et des steppes orientales du Musée Cernuschi sont ici rassemblées dans leur intégralité sous le ...

Hokusai Manga is one of the masterpieces by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), a master of Ukiyo-e art, depicting ordinary people's lives, animals, plants, landscapes, historical figures and mythological monsters. Originally intended ...

The visual exploration of Indias decorative genius presented here focuses on architecture forts, palaces, havelis or mansions, tombs, temple and mosques. It concentrates on north-west India, which has an exceptionally ...

The Mawangdui Han tombs represent one of the four most significant archaeological finds of the last century in China; the book also includes 3,500-year-old bronzes from the heartland of ancient ...

This book, the latest work from one of Thailand's leading art historians, Piriya Krairiksh represents the culmination of 30 years research by the author and is sure to be a ...

Research outside Japan on the history and significance of the Japanese visual arts since the beginning of the Meiji period (1868) has been, with the exception of writings on modern ...

Les casques et armures japonais, étonnantes oeuvres d'art, ont été créés par des artisans exceptionnels jouissant de compétences et d'une imagination extraordinaires. En particulier, la riche combinaison de matières et ...

Le renouveau de l'idée missionnaire du début du 19ème siècle avait conduit à la fondation de l'oeuvre de la Propagation de la Foi : les missions suscitaient alors de plus ...

This catalogue includes more than 600 surimono drawn from the splendid Amsterdam Rijksmuseum collection of Japanese prints. surimono (lit. 'printed object') are privately published prints inscribed with a dedication or ...

En Birmanie, l'art des laques n'est pas qu'une tradition, c'est aussi un art vivant, encore largement pratiqué, intimement lié à la vie, à la foi, et même à l'engagement politique ...

The Edo period (1603-1868) witnessed one of the great flowerings of Japanese art. Towards the mid-seventeenth century the Japanese States were largely at peace, and rapid urbanization, a rise in ...

Of all the world's great religions, where art is used to reflect the happenings, teaching, and values of various beliefs, none is believed to have been more prolific than Buddhism. ...

Photography was introduced to China in the 1840s through the West's engagement in the Opium Wars and the subsequent reforms of Chinese statesmen. As a result, traditional modes of expression ...

While ancient Javanese bronze and ironwork have elicited interest, there is a lesser-known yet equally fascinating aspect of the Indonesian island's history: gold artefacts, including jewelry, clothing accessories, statues, coins, ...

oda la esencia de la acuarela japonesa, el arte del Sumi-e, en este pequeño pero hermoso libro. Para el pintor, el trazo realizado es realmente el vínculo entre el hombre ...

A Companion to Asian Art and Architecture presents a collection of 26 original essays from top scholars in the field that explore and critically examine various aspects of Asian art ...

For thousands of years, across mainland and island Southeast Asia, the deification of significant ancestors and the veneration of spirits of nature has formed the basis of traditional beliefs. These ...

For more than 2,000 years, the Ramayana the tale of prince Rama's life and exploits has spread across the world and inspired retellings by saints, poets, scholars and performers for ...

This lavishly illustrated catalogue is a comprehensive historical review of Chinese ceramics covering newly excavated discoveries from the Paleolithic era thousands of years ago to the end of the Qing ...