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Soft cover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. English text; Paperback; 23.4 x 30.8 cm; 0.820 Kg; 135 pages with colour illustrations.; Used with minor signs of wear in the cover, spine and back cover. Cracked hinge, but the binding remains firmly attached. Ex-Library stamp on copyright page. The remaining interior is in good condition.; Exhibition catalogue.; The exquisite porcelains and stonewares created for China's imperial court unlike the more familiar ceramics made for export were hardly known in the West until the twentieth century. We owe much of our awareness of these marvellous treasures to the disconcerting eye and intelligent action of Sir Percival David, the distinguished connoisseur who was one of the first to understand and preserve them. Sir Percival's renowned collection, now housed at the University of London, forms an original source of information on the history, philosophy, and traditions of China. Many of the fifty-six priceless objects presented in this volume were once owned by Chinese emperors. All are extraordinary specimens. Ranging in date from the ninth to eighteenth centuries, they epitomize the sophistication of Chinese taste. Enlightening essays by scholars of Chinese art describe the worldwide significance of Chinese ceramics and review recent archaeological developments contributing to their study. Imperial Taste: Chinese Ceramics from the Percival David Foundation is published in association with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Korean and English text.; Hardcover (cloth without dust jacket - as issued, in slipcase).; 27.5 x 34.5 cm.; 2.3 kg.; 227 pages with colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The slipcase shows minor signs of wear, namely minor edge wear, scuffs and scratches throughout. The bottom and top of the case show some wear marks. The hardcover cloth shows signs of wear, namely the back cover that shows some wrinkles. Interior with minor signs of wear. Signed card by Hahn, Kwang-Ho, Chairman, Hanh Foundation for Museum with dedication to the previous owner glued to title page. Remaining interior in very good condition.; "The one hundred Tibetan thangkas in this catalogue have been selected from among more than three hundred pieces, and are introduced under eleven headings beginning with the Mandalas which are at the core of Tibetan Buddhist paintings. Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism was introduced to our country during the Koryo dynasty by way of the Yuan dynasty. Among these thangkas, there are images of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Lohans which are not dissimilar to Korean Buddhist paintings, and the images of various devas are certainly valuable comparative materials for the study of the Buddhist art of the two countries. In the first half of the eighth century, during the golden period of the Silla dynasty, Monk Kim (680-756) who was a descendant of the Silla royal house, was active in China and he is regarded as an eminent monk who contributed to the rise of Buddhism in Tibet." excerpt from the introductory text by Chung, Yang-mo, Director-General, National Museum of Korea, Seoul, April 1997.…