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The Kama Sutra Illuminated: Erotic Art of India
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By:
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Andrea Marion Pinkney
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From:
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Harry N Abrams
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Released:
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October, 2002
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Rating:
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5.0 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
An unbeleiveably full, large format book with the most wonderful and colorful images of erotic Indian art imaginable. This book should really be selling for $... upwards for the quality and quantity of fantastic photos and images alone. A top-quality, heavy art book, indeed.
Fold-out pages also... more info
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The Craft of the Japanese Sword
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By:
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Leon Kapp, Yoshido Yoshihara, Tom Kishida, Yoshindo Yoshihara, Hiroko Tateno Kapp
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From:
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Kodansha International
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Released:
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June, 1987
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Rating:
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4.9 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
This book suceeds in explaining the truth behind the numerous myths about the Japanese sword, and does it in a concise, complete, and entertaining fashion. For the knife nuts (like this reviewer) who are tired of scholarly translations of Japanese originals cluttered by footnotes and stuffy academic... more info
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The Arts of China (An Ahmanson Murphy Fine Arts Book)
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By:
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Michael Sullivan
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From:
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University of California Press
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January, 2000
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4.0 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
It is difficult to write "Short History of Chinese Arts". Suppose that an honest scholar start preparing his lecture note of " Chinese Arts", he shall struggle with selecting subjects and plates. Moreover, for example, he feels that he be an expert on ancient bronzes, and a beginner of export wares... more info
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Modern Japanese Swords and Swordsmiths: From 1868 to the Present
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By:
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Leon Kapp, Hiroko Kapp, Yoshindo Yoshihara
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From:
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Kodansha International
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February, 2003
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3.0 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
Book lacked new information from their previous book. Not enough swords, too many interviews. What happened to the sword smith before WWII.
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Snow, Wave, Pine: Traditional Patterns in Japanese Design
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By:
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Sadao Hibi, Motoji Niwa, Jay W. Thomas
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From:
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Kodansha International
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Released:
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August, 2001
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5.0 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
This eye-filling book clearly illustrates the rich symbolism of Japanese design. Though not meant as an all-inclusive guide to Japanese arts, the pictorial choices are wonderful. Each design "theme" is accompained by brief but highly informative text. There is also a generous selection of family... more info
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Visions from the Golden Land: Burma and the Art of Lacquer
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Ralph Isaacs, T. Richard Blurton, British Museum
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From:
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Art Media Resources Ltd
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Released:
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01 March, 2000
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5.0 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
The British Museum, London, should be applauded for launching the first significant exhbition of Burmese art in a major European institution. The catalogue is well-researched, well-written and presents provocative questions. A pioneering section pertaining to inscriptions on Burmese lacquer is... more info
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Classic Chinese Furniture: Ming and Early Qing Dynasties
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By:
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Shixiang Wang, Shixiang Wang
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From:
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Art Media Resources Ltd
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Released:
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December, 1991
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Rating:
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4.5 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
Classic Chinese Furniture has wonderful illustrations and goes into introductions of the furniture any layman can understand. Mr. Wang has given many details to the reader so that a better understanding, what to look for and and how to judge the quality of a piece can be learned. Pen drawings of the... more info
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A COMPENDIUM OF CHRONICLES: Rashid al-Din's Illustrated History of the World (The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, VOL XXVII)
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By:
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Sheila S. Blair, Shelia S. Blair
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Nour Foundation
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November, 1995
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4.0 / 5.0
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The Nasser D. Khalili Collection is the greatest collection of Islamic art in private hands. Among its holdings of manuscripts is a fragmentary copy in Arabic of the Jami al-Tawarikh or Universal History, one of the greatest illustrated medieval manuscripts to have survived from either East or West.... more info
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Islamic Art and Architecture: From Isfahan to the Taj Mahal
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By:
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Henri Stierlin, Anne Stierlin
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From:
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Thames & Hudson
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November, 2002
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Rating:
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5.0 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
A great book for someone searching for some kind of beauty,this book will touch your heart.So sit back and relax and enjoy your journey.
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Munakata Shikko: Japanese Master of the Modern Print
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Masatomo Kawai, Robert T. Singer, Hollis Goodall-Cristante, Kakeya Kiyoko
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From:
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Art Media Resources Ltd
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01 August, 2002
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Not Rated
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Frank Lloyd Wright and the Art of Japan: The Architect's Other Passion
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By:
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Julia Meech-Pekarik, Julia Meech
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From:
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Harry N Abrams
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Released:
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May, 2001
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5.0 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
It's almost unimaginable that anyone could find something new to say about this protean figure of the 20th Century. And, in fact, another author, Kevin Nute, has also written in recent years about the architect's lifelong fascination with things Japanese. Yet where Nute concentrates on the... more info
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Special Exhibition of Ch'Ing Dynasty Enameled Porcelain of Imperial Ateliers/Written in English & Chinese
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Art Media Resources Ltd
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01 December, 1994
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Not Rated
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Kimono Vanishing Tradition: Japanese Textiles of the 20th Century
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By:
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Cheryl Imperatore, Paul Maclardy, Cheryl Impertore
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From:
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Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
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February, 2001
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2.7 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
As a 25-year kimono/textile collector and enthusiast of Japanese traditional culture (not to mention former vintage dealer), I give this book both stars for the gorgeous photos. The book content, alas, is a mess. First off, I doubt it was edited. There are numerous typos and spelling errors (e.g.... more info
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Oriental Rugs of the Silk Route: Culture, Process, and Selection
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By:
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John B. Gregorian
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Rizzoli International Publications
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May, 2000
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5.0 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
We are avid rug collectors and found this book to be a valuable resource. Even though we are fairly knowledgeable about rugs, we still learned from this book. It's the kind of book we wish we had when we were first starting our collection. The author reveals so much in a truly delightful way -- it's... more info
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Indian Contemporary Painting
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By:
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Neville Tuli
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From:
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Harry N Abrams
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Released:
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April, 1998
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Rating:
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4.7 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
Finally a book about Indian Painting, it is impossible to find anything anywhere, libraries, internet, books, magazines, but Mumbai about Indians who paint and aren't hundreds of years old. I love you Mr. Tuli. You are the light of my life.
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The Dawn of the Floating World 1650-1765: Early Ukiyo-E Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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By:
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Timothy Clarke, Anne Nishimura Morse, Louise E. Virgin, Allen Hockley, Timothy Clark
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From:
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Harry N Abrams
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Released:
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March, 2002
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Rating:
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5.0 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
Everything about "Dawn of the Floating World: Early Ukiyoe Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts" is superb: the quality of the unglazed paper, the beautiful design and color reproductions, and the solid scholarship that accompanies the presentation of rare Japanese prints from the Museum of Fine... more info
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