Staff far eastern department (4 risultati)

Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. tan & black decorative (yin/yang symbol on cover) full cloth oblong 4to ~ 4º (quarto ~8"x10"). large book. dustwrapper in protective brodart book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in vg+ cond. chips & tiny tears along the edges, thin piece missing rear top, some yellowing on spine, not price clipped (see photos). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (date on title pg., no additional printings indicated). translucent decorative tissue guard frontis. 242p+colophon. 140 photo illustrations of artifacts , 11 of which are in full color. errata slip laid in. chronology. oracle bones. ceramics. bronze. tomb figures. sculptures. painting. jade. lacquer. gold and silver. textiles. art history. art books. archaeology. history of china. ~ "Preceding each category in this publication is an essay describing the Museum's most important examples in the medium. Descriptions of individual objects are more technical and intended for the serious student. Since each work is clearly illustrated in reproduction, descriptive details are confined to what might not be visible in the photographs. Publication and other bibliographic references can guide those interested to further study, and to the bases for our identifications of these examples. The present publication does not attempt to offer an archaeological or art historical survey of China. Rather, it is arranged to convey the major strengths of our holdings. Ceramics are pre~eminent and include the greatest number of examples. Bronzes, though less numerous, are among the most ancient and rarest of Chinese artifacts. The Museum's examples are distinquished by virtue of having come alimost directiy from their sites of discovery, for the most part. Tomb figurines are now prized by Western collectors for their immediacv of representational effect, and by Chinese for their vivid expression of historical mores. At the time the Museum acquired most of its collection in this category, few Westerners even knew what these small sculptures were, while Chinese looked askance at their collection as a result of the desecration of ancestral burials. Other categories are well represented, though with less numerical and, sometimes, aesthetic strength.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Burgundy leatherette boards with gilt lettering on the spine and front board. The front board states "Walter M. Tovell The Royal Ontario Museum Diamond Jubilee 1912-1972 in gilt lettering. FIRST EDITION. Presentation copy. From the library of Dr. James Cruise, Director of the Royal Ontario Museum. Illustrated. No DJ. 243 pages.1A.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Red leatherette boards, with gilt lettering on the spine. FIRST EDITION. Black endpapers. Numerous illustrations. From the library of Dr. W.M.Tovell, Director, Royal Ontario Museum. Enclosed is a letter from the Chairman of the Board of the Royal Ontario Museum to Dr. Walter M. Tovell. 244 pages.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket).; 25.5 x 21 cm.; 1.1 Kg.; 243 pages with black and white and a few colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear, namely on the dust jacket that has scuffs and tears. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; "The present publication does not attempt to offer an archaeological or art historical survey of China. Rather it is arranged to convey the major strengths of our holdings. Ceramics are pre-eminent and include the greatest number of examples. Bronzes, though less numerous, are among the most ancient and rarest of Chinese artifacts. The Museum's examples are distinguished by virtue of having come almost directly from their sites of discovery, for the most part. Tomb figurines are now prized by Western collectors for their immediacy of representational effect, and by Chinese for their vivid expression of historical mores. At the time the Museum acquired most of its collection in this category, few Westerners even knew what these small sculptures were, while Chinese looked askance at their collection as a result of the desecration of ancestral burials. Other categories are well represented, though with less numerical and, sometimes, aesthetic strengh." excerpt from the introduction by Hsio-Yen Shih, Curator, Royal Ontario Museum, June 1972.…