Art History

-One-brush' sumi-e is an easy, entertaining way to express on paper the moods and images of nature. Everything you need to know is contained in thi...

The mighty Persian warrior Rustam; the Israelite prophets Joseph, Moses, and Elijah; the Christian Messiah; the Mughal emperors Babur, Humayun, and...

Beautifully illustrated with an array of Japanese art, this book offers a closer look at the rich variety of styles, decoration, motifs and pattern...

This comprehensive reference book examines the history and meanings of more than two dozen classic Chinese motifs while providing countless example...

The lineage of the Japanese sword can be traced back over a thousand years, and throughout its long history the sword has emerged as one of Japan's...

This is the first book in English to examine Gutai, Japan's best-known modern art movement, a circle of postwar artists whose avant-garde paintings...

Stunning, dark, exhilarating and disturbing, Murata's collection of contemporary Japanese comic art gives an inside view of the explosive work happ...

Featuring over 450 archival photographs and line drawings, Chinese Dress traces the evolution of Chinese clothing from court and formal costumes to...

Japanese woodblock prints of the Edo period (16151868) were the products of a highly commercialised and competitive publishing industry. Their cont...

In recent years, the Dallas Museum of Art has expanded its collection of South Asian art from a small number of Indian temple sculptures to nearly ...

An informed and beautifully illustrated new history of the Silk Road camel in Chinese jade. For hundreds of years, the Bactrian camel ploughed a l...

In Chinese Symbolism and Art Motifs Fourth Edition, scholar C.A.S. Williams offers concise explanations of the important symbols and motifs relevan...

A glimpse into the markets, crafts, and signage of early modern Japan Kanban are the traditional signs Japanese merchants displayed on the street ...

The interplay of the local and the global in contemporary Thai art, as artists strive for international recognition and a new meaning of the nation...

Chinese brush painting is an ancient art, steeped in history, symbolism and ritual, and closely linked to Chinese calligraphy. This beautifully il...

Sir Victor Sassoon (1881-1961) lived an extraordinary and colourful life and left a remarkable legacy. He created a trust to preserve his collectio...

This lavishly illustrated volume is the first study in a Western language to examine Buddhist sculptures known as danzo (sandalwood images) and dan...

Puja and Piety celebrates the complexity of South Asian representation and iconography by examining the relationship between aesthetic expression a...