Gugong chubanshe beijing (36 risultati)

Wrappers. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 28x22cm, 207 pp. Numerous colour plates and text illustrations. // Written by an expert on Chinese furniture, this is a good contribution on the discernment and appreciation of Ming and Qing furniture. Numerous colour illustrations plus a useful text. Text only in Chinese. Reprint of the 2004 edition.…

Wrappers. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 28x22cm, 275 pp. Numerous colour text plates throughout. B/w text drawings. // A survey of the history and development of hongmu (red wood) furniture in China. Illustrated throughout with some very fine examples from the Forbidden City in Beijing, together with numerous other varied examples, including Suzhou style and other furniture from southern China. Text in Chinese. …

Cloth. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 309 pp. Colour illustrations throughout. // An interesting work that examines and discusses the base seals and other seals on Chinese ceramics. The first sections discuss seals chronologically with extensive sections on Ming and Qing seals arranged by reign. Also sections on hall marks and other types of basemarks, spurious seals and other related material.Illustrated with pieces from major museums in China, examples that have appeared in auctions worldwide plus sherds. In Chinese. A good contribution.…

Boards. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 26x19cm, 178 pp. Numerous b/w text illustrations. // Much-delayed proceedings of a symposium held in conjunction with a wonderful exhibition at the Museum of Art in Macau of a loan exhibition from the Palace Museum and Shanghai Museum of Chinese paintings by the Ming Masters, Ba Da Shan Ren and Shi Tao. Nine papers were given. List of contents and abstracts of the papers in English. Main text in Chinese.…

Wrappers. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 24x19cm, 611 pp. Colour illustrations throughout both volumes. // Illustrated throughout both volumes with fine Tibetan Buddhist statuary from this important place of Tibetan Buddhist worship within the Forbidden City. A plethora of deities and an excellent visual reference. The statues date from the Qing dynasty. In Chinese.…

Wrappers. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 26x19cm, 371 pp. Colour plates throughout, many full page. // Shows a private collection of Chinese tomb figurines and tomb artefacts dating from the Warring States through to the Tang, together with a number of associated pieces. In addition to figurines, includes different types of animal figures and a number of dishes, bowls and other objects. Illustrated throughout. Provides a good visual reference. Text in Chinese.…

Wrappers. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 29x21cm, 320 pp. Colour plates throughout, a good number full page. // Produced to accompany an exhibition at a venue in the city of Jining in Shandong province in China and close to the birthplaces of Confucius and Mencius. Over 300 items were shown, dating from the Shang dynasty to the Qing demonstrating the long history and heritage of this area. Included ancient bronzes, some extraordinary Buddhist relics, jades, ceramics and much else including many objects pertaining to Confucius. The objects came primarily from the Jining Museum and the Confucius Museum plus objects from small museums and institutions in the Jining area. Many of the exhibits previously unpublished. Illustrated throughout in colour. Introduction and captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese.…

Wrappers. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 29x21cm, 353 pp. Colour photographic illustrations and text illustrations throughout. // A survey and a useful record of the exhibitions held at the Gugong Place Museum, the Forbidden City, in Beijing from 2005 to 2015. Much on the organization and mounting of the exhibitions, including loan exhibitions from the West. Divided into sections by exhibition venue within the Forbidden City and therein detailed chronologically. Illustrated throughout in colour. Text in Chinese.…

Wrappers. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 31x24cm, 205 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. // Catalogue of a private China-held collection of Chinese cloisonné. A total of 66 fine examples are shown: 1 Yuan, 7 Ming and the remaining 58 from various reigns of the Qing dynasty. All illustrated in fine colour plates, many in multiple views. Text in Chinese.…

Cloth. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 29x22cm, 281 pp. Colour illustrations throughout, a number full page or double page. // A well-illustrated study of 50 wonderful paintings from the Shiqu Baoji collection treasured by the Qianlong Emperor and which are held in the collection of the Gugong Palace Museum in Beijing. All paintings illustrated in their entirety, in sections and showing close-up detail. Each painting discussed at length. The paintings date from the Eastern Jin through to the Qing and many are Yuan dynasty or before. In Chinese.…

Wrappers. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 31x24cm, 443 pp. Colour and b/w plates throughout. // Weighty catalogue of an exhibition at the Gugong in Beijing examining the art and culture surrounding the famous calligraphy ?Lanting Xu' composed and brushed by Wang Xizhi (321-379) at a gathering of literati in 353 AD. Regarded as the supreme example of Chinese calligraphy, it was reproduced in many versions over the centuries, engraved on stone from which rubbings were made, the gathering immortalised in paintings and other media. Many fine and early examples of the calligraphy are shown here together with numerous paintings, rubbings and associated items. Illustrated throughout in colour. Text in Chinese.…

Wrappers. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 29x21cm, 303 pp. full page illustrations throughout. // Produced, it seems, to accompany an exhibition in 2016, this work covers the early publications produced by the Gugong Palace Museum publishing house from the Museum's founding in 1925 through to the establishment of the Peoples Republic in 1949. Illustrated throughout with many works. Good descriptions. A useful bibliographical reference. In Chinese.…

Cloth. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 25x16cm, 1116 pp. Colour plates throughout all 3 volumes // Volume One covers from the Western Han through to the end of the Yuan dynasty, Volume Two is devoted to the Ming dynasty and Volume three discusses the Qing dynasty. Illustrated throughout in colour showing hundreds of examples. A good visual and study reference. Text in Chinese. Now out-of-print and difficult to find.…

Boards. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 255 pp. Colour plates throughout, many full page. Colour text plates. // Catalogue of a private Chinese collection of 89 ceramic brush pots dating from the transitional period, Chongzhen, Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong reigns (76 examples), together with a few later pieces from the middle and late Qing (10) plus 2 Republic period examples and 1 contemporary. Fine and interesting ceramics previously unpublished, it seems. All illustrated in full page colour plates plus some with close-up detail. Basemarks shown. Introductions, essays and captions to plates in English. Somewhat fuller descriptive texts in Chinese.…

Wrappers. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 401 pp. Colour plates throughout, many full page. // Catalogue of an exhibition at the Gugong Museum in Beijing on the work and enduring cultural legacy of the revered Song dynasty poet, calligrapher, painter and aesthete, Su Shi (Su Dongpo), who lived from 1037-1101 AD. An event that attracted huge crowds and much acclaim. The extraordinary artefacts on show ranged from Song calligraphy by Su Shi and other scholars and poets active at the time through to rubbings, epigraphy, documents and rare texts. Also included were Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasty paintings and calligraphy reflecting Su Shi?s life and objects in other media depicting the poet. A total of 78 superb and rare exhibits. The exhibition in four sections: A Legend Among His Peers; The Painterly Writer; The Natural Calligrapher; The Model Literatus. All exhibits illustrated in colour, many in multiple views and showing close-up detail. All text in Chinese. This catalogue went immediately went out-of-print and we have but a couple of copies.…

Boards. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 29x29cm, 293 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. // Copiously-illustrated catalogue of the little-known and equally little-published collection of Shiwan pottery held in the Gugong Palace Museum in Beijing. Full page colour plates throughout show 150 very fine examples dating from the Ming, Qing and onwards to the mid 20th century. A good amount of Ming and Qing examples. Introductions and captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese. An excellent addition to the sparse literature on this collectible ware.…

Boards. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 365 pp. Colour plates throughout, many full page. // Large and well-produced catalogue of an excellent private collection of Chinese lacquer. 110 pieces are shown dating from the Song and Yuan (10), the remaining 100 being Ming and Qing examples. All illustrated in full page colour plates and well described. The smaller pieces are illustrated actual size, larger examples as near to life-size as possible. Close-up detail of many pieces shown. Near dual texts in Chinese and English. Very good contribution to the subject.…

Boards. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 399 pp. Full page colour plates and colour text plates throughout. // Produced to accompany a wonderful exhibition at the Gugong Museum in Beijing showing 160 examples of Ge crackle-glaze wares, one of the Five Great Wares. Includes both superb intact examples from the collection of the Gugong Palace Museum in Beijing together with excavated and reconstructed pieces for purposes of comparison and study. 109 of the exhibits date from the Southern Song. The remaining 51 are later imitations from the Ming (15) and Qing (36) dynasties. In three main sections: Heirloom Ge Wares, Unearthed Ge Wares and Ge (or Guan) Type Wares; The Association between Ge Wares, the Laohudong Kilns and the Longquan Kilns; The Influence of Ge Wares on Ceramics of Later Periods. Introductions and essays accompany. All the exhibits are illustrated in colour, in multiple views including bases and basemarks and fully described. Forewords, list of contents, list of plates, captions and abstracts to essays in English. Main text in Chinese. An excellent addition to the literature on the subject with much previously-unpublished material and a valuable study reference.…

Boards. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 320 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. // A total of 148 examples dating from the Tang, Five Dynasties, Northern Song and Jin dynasties together with a number of later copies dating from the Qing dynasty. The pieces shown are all from the Gugong Palace Museum collection and were either in the Court collection or which have entered the collection since 1949, including examples from archaeological excavations. All examples published in full page colour, many in multiple views and with bases shown. Numerous pieces illustrated actual size. Preface, abstract of essay, list of plates and captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese. This book is a near copy of a work published in a smaller format in 2012.…

Boards. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 309 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. // Excellent focussed work on blue-and-white ceramics dating from the Yongzheng reign of the Qing dynasty and held in a superlative collection, that of the Gugong Palace Museum collection in Beijing. Practically all the ceramics are from the Qing court. A total of 203 outstanding, fascinating and unique examples are shown, a good number previously unpublished, it appears. Also a good selection of reproductions of early Ming pieces. All illustrated in colour, in multiple views, including bases and basemarks and well described. Introductions, list of contents, list of plates and captions to plates in English. A major addition to the literature on the subject. …

Boards. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 309 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. // 89 perfect examples of guan celadon wares dating from the Southern Song (34) with later imitations from the Ming and Qing dynasties (55) are here shown together with a total of 76 excavated and reconstructed examples dating from the Southern Song and held in the collections of the Southern Song Guan Kiln Museum, the Hangzhou Historical Museum and the Zhejiang Provincial Museum. The majority of the 89 perfect examples are from the Qing Court Collection and held in the Gugong Palace Museum in Beijing. All examples published in full page colour, many in multiple views and with bases and basemarks shown. Numerous pieces illustrated actual size or near actual size. Preface, list of contents, abstracts of essays, list of plates and captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese. Excellent visual and research reference and a good addition to the literature on the subject.…

Cloth. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 33x25cm, 399 pp. B/w photographic illustrations throughout, many full page. // Shows over 500 black-and-white photographs of the Forbidden City. The photographs were mainly taken in the Forbidden City between 1903 and 1925 and all are held in the collection of the Gugong Palace Museum in Beijing. A fascinating selection of images, the large majority previously unpublished. Includes the Dowager Empress, Cixi, the Last Emperor Pu Yi as a child through to a young man, the imperial entourage, eunuchs, concubines, palace servants and political figures. Preface, introductions to each section and captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese.…

Wrappers. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 38x26cm, 488 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. Colour and b/w text plates. // Large and weighty catalogue of a marvellous exhibition held at the Gugong Palace Museum in Beijing examining the links, exchanges and cross-cultural influences engendered between the Chinese Emperors and the French Kings in the 17th and 18th centuries. A marvellous array of exhibits from the Forbidden City collection and from the Versailles and Trianon collections. Includes books, scientific instruments, ceramics, paintings, official gifts sent from one court to the other. and much more in other media. The ceramics of much interest in terms of demonstrating cross-cultural elements. Illustrated throughout and with near dual texts in Chinese and French. This catalogue has proved hard to obtain as much of the print run was retained for official presentation.…

Wrappers. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 38x26cm, 478 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. Colour and b/w text plates. // Weighty catalogue of an excellent and focussed exhibition at the Gugong Palace Museum in Beijing showing 220 exhibits (comprising 260 pieces) of extraordinary and exquisite examples of Qing dynasty imperial jades made with jade from the Kunlun mountains, known as Kunlun, Khotan or Hetian jade. A hugely-varied range - from imperial seals and jade books to buddhist figure, small carvings, vases, jars - and much more! All illustrated in full colour plates, many near ful size, actual size or larger than life, and many shown in multiple views with close-up detail. A good amount of English text, including introduction, prefaces to sections, list of plates and captions to pleates. Main text in Chinese. Hard to obtain. Recommended.…

Cloth. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 29x22cm, 1249 pp. A number of b/w text illustrations from woodblocks. // Four volumes of reproductions of woodblock-printed pages, documents and manuscript text relating to important architectural events pertaining to the Ming court during the first and second reigns of the dynasty, the Hongwu and Jianwen emperors. This was the time when construction on the Forbidden City in Beijing was being prepared and commencing and is thus a valuable research reference. In Chinese. This work has proved hard to find.…

Wrappers. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 303 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. // Produced to accompany an exhibition at the Gugong Museum in Beijing in 2013, this work shows a very fine selection of 163 fans and associated items from the Museum?s huge collection. All illustrated in fine colour plates and described. Introduction, contents, afterword and captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese.…

Boards. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 29x29cm, 725 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. Colour text plates. // Large and weighty two-volume catalogue produced to accompany an important exhibition at the Gugong Museum in Beijing showing the sought-after and coveted ceramics of the Chenghua reign of the Ming dynasty. The ceramics of the Chenghua reign are regarded as the pinnacle of ceramic production in the Ming dynasty and were (and are) much desired by emperors and collectors. The exhibition showed a total of 183 exhibits and included both excavated and reconstructed ceramics from the Jingdezhen imperial kiln sites (116 exhibits), juxtaposed (for purposes of comparison) with similar superb perfect examples (many related in design and decoration to the Jingdezhen pieces) in the collection of the Gugong Museum in Beijing and thus the former Chinese imperial collection (67 exhibits). Also included are later imitations, the majority from the Qing dynasty Kangxi and Yongzheng reigns. This two-volume catalogue shows a total of 310 wonderful ceramics and also includes (for reference purposes and comparison) illustration and description of examples other than those exhibited. The exhibition was in five main sections: 1. Freshness and Elegance: Blue-and-White Porcelain and Underglaze Red Porcelain; 2. Lightness and Beauty: Polychrome Porcelain and Doucai Porcelain; 3. Colourful Porcelain: Multicoloured Glaze Porcelain and Plain Tricolour Porcelain; 4. Uniformity and Pureness: Single-Coloured Glaze Porcelain; 5. A Profound Influence: Chenghua Imperial Porcelain Imitated in Later Ages. All examples illustrated in full page colour and in multiple views, including bases and basemarks. Prefaces, lists of contents, lists of plates, brief abstracts to essays and captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese. An excellent visual and research reference. This is the second exhibition in a series of presentations of porcelains of the Ming dynasty, being an ongoing collaboration between the Jingdezhen Ceramics Research Institute and the Gugong Museum in Beijing. This catalogue sold extremely fast in China due to the obsession there with Chenghua porcelain and was never generally available. Now out-of-print.…

Boards. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 29x29cm, 775 pp. Colour plates, many full page, throughout both volumes. // Large and weighty two-volume catalogue produced to accompany an important exhibition at the Gugong Museum in Beijing showing the ceramics of the Jiajing, Longqing and Wanli reigns of the latter part of the Ming dynasty plus a number of later imitations from the Qing dynasty. The exhibition showed a total of 442 exhibits and included both excavated and reconstructed ceramics from the Jingdezhen imperial kiln sites juxtaposed (for purposes of comparison) with similar superb perfect examples (many related in design and decoration to the Jingdezhen pieces) in the collection of the Gugong Museum in Beijing and thus the former Chinese imperial collection. Volume one shows ceramics from the Jiajing reign, plus some later imitations. Volume two shows Longqing ceramics (a mere 16 due to the shortness of the reign), the remainder Wanli period, again with a few later imitations. All examples illustrated in full page colour, many in multiple views, including bases and basemarks. Prefaces, lists of contents, lists of plates, brief introductions to each section, abstracts to essays and captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese. An excellent visual and research reference with much previously-unpublished material. A good number of interesting sherds are also shown. The last in a series of exhibitions of porcelains of the Ming dynasty, being an ongoing collaboration between the Jingdezhen Ceramics Research Institute and the Gugong Museum in Beijing.…

Boards. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 725 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. Colour text plates. // Large and weighty two-volume catalogue produced to accompany an important exhibition at the Gugong Museum in Beijing showing the ceramics of the Hongzhi and Zhengde reigns of the Ming dynasty plus a few later imitations. The exhibition showed a total of 339 exhibits and included both excavated and reconstructed ceramics from the Jingdezhen imperial kiln sites juxtaposed (for purposes of comparison) with similar superb perfect examples (many related in design and decoration to the Jingdezhen pieces) in the collection of the Gugong Museum in Beijing and thus the former Chinese imperial collection. Volume one covers the Hongzhi reign and volume two the Zhengde period. Also included are a number of examples from later dates in the Ming and Qing dynasties imitating the wares of these two reigns. A wide variety of ceramics are shown - blue-and-white, underglaze red, monochromes and polychromes. Of particular interest are a number of ceramics from the Zhengde reign bearing Islamic writing. All examples illustrated in full page colour, many in multiple views, including bases and basemarks. Prefaces, lists of contents, lists of plates, brief abstracts to essays and captions to plates in English. Main text in Chinese. An excellent visual and research reference. This is the third exhibition in a series of presentations of porcelains of the Ming dynasty, being an ongoing collaboration between the Jingdezhen Ceramics Research Institute and the Gugong Museum in Beijing.…

Boards. Condizione: Good, unless otherwise noted. 765 pp. Full page colour plates throughout both volumes. // Large and weighty two-volume work on Qing dynasty Kangxi reign (1662-1722) blue-and-white ceramics in the collection of the Gugong Palace Museum in the Forbidden City in Beijing. Many of the ceramics are from the Qing court collection, together with worthy pieces which have entered the collection since 1949. A total of 382 wonderful examples are shown, all illustrated in full page colour and many in multiple views. Bases and basemarks are also shown. A good number of the pieces are shown life-size or near life-size. List of contents, list of plates and captions to plates in English. Fuller text in Chinese.…