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books:

The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: Selected Works

Asian Art Museum, 1994

This handbook presents a selection by our curators of the highlights of the Asian Art Museum collections. It is, therefore, simply an introduction to the subject, but it is also an invitation for the reader to investigate further, to visit the museum, and to see at first hand the arrayed masterworks of Asian art installed in the galleries.

Power and Glory: Court Arts of China's Ming Dynasty

1 review
He Li, Michael Knight, ...

Asian Art Museum, 2008

Ming Dynasty Informative Exhibition
An informative exhibition catalog which is marvelously illustrated. A must for anyone interested in Chinese art as it stands by itself... more than an exhibition catalog.

Rocks Into Gold: Zhan Wang: Sculptures from the Sierra
Jeff Kelley, Kaz Tsuruta

Asian Art Museum, 2008

Rocks Into Gold is an exhibition of site-specific sculptures by Zhan Wang, one of China's most celebrated contemporary artists. The exhibition incorporates elements from two strains of the artist's work: his "scholar's rocks," sculptures in which Zhan creates shiny stainless steel replicas of the weather-worn boulders traditionally used in China for contemplation and reflection; and his "cityscape" sculptures in which Zhan creates topographical ...

Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art

1 review
Terese Tse Bartholomew

Asian Art Museum, 2006

At long last!
Let me say up front, I am not an unbiased reviewer. I have been a close friend of the author's since the early 60's and can attest to her love of this topic. However, I think I can offer some insight to the work and its value in the study of Chinese art objects. The purpose of this book is to decode the intensely rich visual vocabulary of Chinese art. While paintings, ceramics, and virtually ...

Monumental Landscapes of Li Huayi
Michael Knight, Li Huayi

Asian Art Museum, 2005

Beautiful illustrated bio of the artist ending with an additional 36 full page reproductions of his landscapes. Oversized trade paperback with dust jacket.

The art of traditional Chinese flower arranging

1 review
Yongchuan Huang, Carolyn J. Phillips

Asian Art Museum, 1988

From painting to reality
This is the best introduction to traditional Chinese flower arranging I have ever seen. Since there is a lack of research on the subject, Mr. Huang cleverly turned to ancient Chinese paintings to discover how flowers were arranged during the various dynasties and also to understand what was considered aesthetically pleasing at different times. This book describes the interesting philosophy ...

Persian Ceramics: From the Collections of the Asian Art Museum
Aimee Froom, Forrest McGill, ...

Asian Art Museum, 2008

Drawing on ceramics in the collection of the Asian Art Museum, this book provides an introduction to the ceramic art of Persia, one of the world's greatest and most influential artistic traditions. Objects discussed range from the fourth millennium BCE through the 1800s. Forty-eight exceptional works are discussed in detail and placed in their cultural and historical contexts.

The Kingdom of Siam: The Art of Central Thailand, 1350-1800
Forrest McGill, M.L. Pattaratorn Chirapravati

Asian Art Museum, 2005

In 1686 King Louis XIV of France had the great Hall of Mirrors in Versailles specially prepared to receive, with exceptional pomp and ceremony, a group of foreign envoys. The envoys brought with them two shiploads of gifts for the court. In fact they delivered so many objects of gold, silver, and lacquer the French complained that their list would be as long as a book. The envoys had been sent from the kingdom of Ayutthaya, or "Siam," as it was ...

Essence of Style:: Chinese Furniture of the Late Ming and Early Qing Dynasty
Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, Et All, ...

Asian Art Museum, 1998

Showcasing forty-four superb examples of Chinese furniture from the sixteenth to mid-eighteenth centuries selected from the Mimi and Raymond Hung Collection, this special exhibition emphasizes the aesthetic and technical concerns reflected in late Ming and early Qing decorative arts while exploring wider issues of use and social status. Made of rare hardwoods or lacquered softwoods, the remarkable examples on display include a variety of chairs, ...