Search Results: China from Michael Diesman

Bodley Head, 1973. Discusses the development of archaeology as a discipline in China and the remarkable facts it has revealed about ancient Chinese civilizations and ways of life. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine-. Illus. by Color & b/w Photos & Illustrations.

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: New York Graphic Society Publishers, 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Color & B/W Plates. From Publishers Weekly Much more down-to-earth than the silks and porcelain of China's royal courts, Chinese folk art embodies a living tradition that has received scant attention in the West. Berliner, who studied art at a Chinese academy, and her husband, Zeng Xiaojun, bicycled through rural villages to gather the papercuts, embroideries, shadow puppets, wood-block prints and dye-resist printed fabrics assembled in this volume. A belief in spirits and the use of symbols to bring luck, prosperity or longevity animate many of these pieces. Door gods were believed to frighten evil spirits away from a home's entrance. Golden paper money decorated with dragons was burned to propitiate gods. Artists show great sophistication in carved puppets flexible enough to turn somersaults and papercuts that won the praise of poets. This enjoyable survey unearths folk-art… Read More

University of Washington Press, 1982. Small crease on corner of cover, otherwise in very nice condition.. Revised Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by b/w Plates.

University of Toronto Press, 1976. Not Indicated . Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good.

Intercontinental, 2000. Not Indicated. Soft Cover. Near Fine +. Illus. by Color Photos.

Taipei: National Palace Museum,, 1988. Bi-lingual Chinese and English.. Not Indicated. Soft Cover. Very Good +. Illus. by Color & B/W Plates.

Ny: Lincoln Center, 2011. New York, Lincloln Center, August 23 - September 3, 2011 program.. Not Indicated. Soft Cover. Fine. Illus. by Color Photos.

New York: Lincoln Center, 2011. New York, Lincloln Center, August 23 - September 3, 2011 program.. Not Indicated. Soft Cover. Fine. Illus. by Color Photos.

New York: Long March Foundation, 2003. Text in English and Chinese.. Not Indicated. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Color Photos.

Yun - Yi Ho, 1968. Not Indicated . Soft cover. Very Good -. Corners Bumped, Otherwise In Nice Condition.

NY: China House Gallery/China Institute in America, 1978. Not Indicated . Soft cover. Very Good +. b/w Illustrations & Photos.

Hong Kong: The Art Gallery, Institute of Chinese Studies The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992. Chu ban Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Color & B/W Plates. Published "in commeration of the 25th anniversary of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the opening of the new exhibition gallery of the Art Gallery.

Hong Kong: Art Museum, CUHK , 1975. Not Indicated. Soft Cover. Very Good +. Illus. by b/w Plates.

China: Palace Museum , 1983. Text in English & Chinese.. Not Indicated. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by b/w Plates.

New York: Lincoln Center, 2012. New York, Lincloln Center, January 11-15, 2012 program.. Not Indicated. Soft Cover. Fine. Illus. by Color Photos.

New York: Lincoln Center, 2012. New York, Lincloln Center, April 18 - 22, 2012 program.. Not Indicated. Soft Cover. Fine. Illus. by Color Photos.

Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.: Univ of Arizona Pr, 1978. 8th. Soft Cover. Fine.

Hong Kong: Hongkong Book Centre, 1978. One very minor edge tear on jacket, otherwise in excellent condition.. Not Indicated. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by b/w Illustrations.