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Asian Language Books

Asian Language Books

In the original languages of Asia...
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Large Surimono with Lacquer: Shibata Zeshin: Okina (Long Life Noh Mask), 1875-1890. 柴田 是真

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Shibata Zeshin (柴田 是真): Large Surimono with Lacquer - Okina, (1875-1890). A very attractive Japanese woodblock, by the artist sometimes known as 'J...

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Original Framed Thai Buddhist Manuscript illustration, c. 19th Century.

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Original Framed Thai Buddhist Manuscript illustration, c. 19th Century. A very attractive example of Thai Buddhist manuscript painting from late 19...

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The Freer Gallery of Art; II Japan. Harold P. Stern and Thomas Lawton.

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The Freer Gallery of Art; II Japan. Explanation of Plates by Harold P. Stern and Thomas Lawton. Compiled by the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington D....

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Chinese Pictorial Art, with Supplement, 1914, E.A. Strehlneek, 1st edition

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Chinese Pictorial Art; Illustrated by Coloured and Collotyped Reproductions from the Author's Collection with descriptions and Notes on the History...

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Chinese Literature, Spring 1953, Foreign Languages Press, Peking - Chairman Mao interest

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Chinese Literature, Spring 1953. Issue No. 1.  Featuring articles by Hu Chiao-mu, Mao Tun, Ting Ling & Malchinhu. With Plates by Ho Yi-Min &...

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Peintures Tibetaines by Odette Monod-Bruhl, 1954

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Art et Archeologie; Peintures Tibetaines by Odette Monod-Bruhl. Published by Albert Guillot, Paris, 1954 first edition. Comprises outer folio cover...

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Terra-Cotta Warriors & Horses at the Tomb of Qin Shi Huang, 1986

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Terra-Cotta Warriors & Horses at the Tomb of Qin Shi Huang; Terracotta figures at Qinshihuang Mausoleum. Compiled by the Archaeological Team of...

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Vintage Original Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster, 1970s, On the Spot Meeting. 86-695

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Vintage Original Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster, 1970s, On the Spot Meeting. 86-695. This is an original poster from the Chairman Mao era, and ...

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Vintage Original Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster, 1974, Awake in the Middle of the Night. 86-661

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Vintage Original Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster, 1974, Awake in the Middle of the Night 86-661. SOLD This is an original poster from the Chairm...

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Vintage Original Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster, 1975, Fresh Breeze in the Shop

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Vintage Original Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster, 1975, Fresh Breeze in the Shop. This is an original poster from the Chairman Mao era, and not ...

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Vintage Original Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster, 1970s, Heart to Heart Talk 86-679

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Vintage Original Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster, 1970s, Heart to Heart Talk 86-679. This is an original poster from the Chairman Mao era, and n...

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Vintage Original Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster, 1975, Spring Rain 86-664

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Vintage Original Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster, 1975, Spring Rain, 86-664. This is an original poster from the Chairman Mao era, and not a rep...

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Vintage Original Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster, 1975, Farmers with Machine, 86-674

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Vintage Original Chinese Cultural Revolution Poster, 1975, Farmers with Machine, 86-674. SOLD This is an original poster from the Chairman Mao era,...

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Arabian Nights, One Thousand and One Nights, 1863-64; Alf Laylah wa-Laylah, أَلْفُ لَيْلَةٍ وَلَيْلَةٌ

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Arabian Nights, One Thousand and One Nights, Alf Laylah wa-Laylah, أَلْفُ لَيْلَةٍ وَلَيْلَةٌ. SOLD This a 3 volume set of the classic Arabic colle...

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Ibn Coteiba's Handbuch der Geschichte 1850, Ibn Qutaybah (ابن قتيبة)

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Ibn Coteiba's Handbuch der Geschichte 1850. Scarce Arabic text. This book is Kitāb al-Ma’ārif, short universal history, from Creation to the Jahili...

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Hills In Kobe, T. Takagi, 1915. 高木庭次郎

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Hills In Kobe (神戸の丘), T. Takagi (高木庭次郎), 1915.  SOLD Published by T. Takagi, Photographic Studio and Art Gallery. No. 42, Nishimachi, Kobe, Japan. ...

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Original Thai Buddhist poster circa 1940, Design C.

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Original Thai Buddhist poster circa 1940. SOLD We have unearthed a few of these types of poster - please see other listings for any others we have ...

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Original Thai Buddhist poster circa 1940, Design B.

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Original Thai Buddhist poster circa 1940. We have unearthed a few of these types of poster - please see other listings for any others we have in st...

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Original Thai Buddhist poster circa 1940, Design A.

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Japanese Swordsmiths, W. M. Hawley, 2 volume set, 1966-67.

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Japanese Swordsmiths, by W. M. Hawley, 2 volume set. SOLD OUT Volume 1: Japanese Swordsmiths; 13,500 names used by about 12,000 swordsmiths from 70...

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Japanese Sword Preservation Society, No. 643, Nov 2001

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Japanese Sword Preservation Society, No. 643, Nov 2001. Society magazine for members. Very good softback. Mild wear and age discoloration along top...

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Buddhist Palm Leaf manuscript - Dehong Dai language, Northern Thailand/Burma/Yunnan Province

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Buddhist Palm Leaf manuscript - Dehong Dai language, Northern Thailand/Yunnan Province. SOLD An unusual Buddhist manuscript in a language known by ...

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Aung San Suu Kyi 2017 Calendar

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Aung San Suu Kyi 2017 Calendar. Authentic desktop calendar from Burma. Full Colour throughout. As new condition. PLEASE NOTE : This ...

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3 Volume set of vintage Chinese art books, circa 1980.

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3 Volume set of vintage Chinese art books, circa 1980. SOLD A very good set of Chinese art books packed with illustrations. Chinese ...

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Vintage Chinese Opera Paper-Cuts, Folio of 8 paper cuts.

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Vintage Chinese Opera Paper-Cuts, Folio of 8 paper cuts. Very attractive folio of Chinese opera paper cuts. 8 images in total. In very goo...

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Spink The Banknotes, Bonds & Shares, Coins and Medals of South East Asia

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Spink: The Banknotes, Bonds & Shares, Coins and Medals of South East Asia. Singapore Auction Catalogue, 16 August 2015. 4pp over + 192...

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Coins and Banknotes of Burma, Robinson & Shaw

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The Coins and Banknotes of Burma, by M. Robinson & L.A. Shaw. Published 1980, by the authors, Manchester, UK. 1st edition. Lamin...

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Siamese Coins: From Funan to the Fifth Reign by Ronachai Krisadaolarn and Vasilijs Mihailovs

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Siamese Coins: From Funan to the Fifth Reign by Ronachai Krisadaolarn and Vasilijs Mihailovs. As new hardback. Fine. First (and only) edition. Blac...

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Collection of 5 x Japanese Buddhism Books by Nakamura Hajime 中村元の仏教の本

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Collection of 5 x Japanese Buddhism Books by Nakamura Hajime 中村元の仏教の本. A selection of cloth bound hardback books about Buddhism in the Jap...

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2 Volume Set of Hu Tanqing's Paintings. 胡郯卿先生畫集

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2 Volume Set of Hu Tanqing's Paintings. 胡郯卿先生畫集. First book:胡郯卿先生畫集第一集——The First Collection of Mr. Hu Tanqing’s Paintings. Second b...

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Masterpieces of Chinese Painting 700-1900, V&A Publishing

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Masterpieces of Chinese Painting 700-1900, V&A Publishing. SOLD Published in 2013 to support a major Chinese painting exhibition...

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Kawamura Bumpo - Bumpo Gafu Nihen 文鳳畫譜, 1811

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Kawamura Bumpo - Bumpo Gafu 文鳳畫譜, 1811. SOLD Published in Bunka 8, 1811 by 文微堂 (Bunshido) 吉田屋新兵衛ほか (Yoshidaya Shinbei Hoka), Kyoto a...

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Photographic Book of the Honpa Hongwanji Temple, Kyoto. 1932. (ほんがんじしゃしんちょう) 

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Photographic Book of the Honpa Hongwanji Temple, Kyoto. 1932. (ほんがんじしゃしんちょう) . A beautifully produced book from Japan featuring photograph...

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Collection of 71 woodblock prints by Qi Baishi A.O., Beijing, Rong Bao Zhai Xin Ji Shi Jian Pu, 1955

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Collection of 71 woodblock prints by Qi Baishi A.O., Beijing, Rong Bao Zhai Xin Ji Shi Jian Pu, 1955. SOLD This silk bound slipcase ...

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Vintage Chiang Kai Shek era envelope with Classical Chinese Art Poster C

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Vintage Chiang Kai Shek era envelope with Classical Chinese Art Poster C. SOLD We recently acquired 3 vintage envelopes which we wou...

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Vintage Chairman Mao Cultural Revolution envelope with Classical Chinese Art Poster B

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Vintage Chairman Mao Cultural Revolution envelope with Classical Chinese Art Poster B. SOLD We recently acquired 3 vintage envelopes...

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Vintage Chairman Mao Cultural Revolution envelope with Classical Chinese Art Poster A

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Vintage Chairman Mao Cultural Revolution envelope with Classical Chinese Art Poster A. SOLD We recently acquired 3 vintage envelopes...

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First International Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition, 首屆國際書法聯展專輯, Hong Kong 1981

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First International Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition, 首屆國際書法聯展專輯, Hong Kong 1981. Published by the Chinese Calligraphy Society of H...

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Celebrating the 100th birthday of Chiang Kai Shek, 至德管窺錄

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Celebrating the 100th birthday of Chiang Kai Shek, 至德管窺錄. By  張群, Publisher is probably  中央文物供應社 ? We think publication...

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毗陵湯氏書畫集 Collection of paintings and calligraphy by 湯雨生

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毗陵湯氏書畫集 Collection of paintings and calligraphy by 湯雨生. 湯心儀 (editor) 湯雨生 (author). Published by  上海三聯書店. 1999.   SOLD Very good overall. Softback...

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誼情拾趣, A Chinese art tribute book to 譚紉就

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誼情拾趣, A Chinese art tribute book to 譚紉就. Very good overall. A little sun fading to front cover. Gloss paper wraps over card covers. Signed...

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Plum Blossoms in the Garden of Zhang Daqian 摩耶精舍梅花

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Plum Blossoms in the Garden of Zhang Daqian 摩耶精舍梅花. A large folder of 12 x colour prints of plum blossom in the garden of the renowned guo...

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Print Folio of Chinese Mythology Silk Paintings 西漢帛畫, 1972

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Print Folio of Chinese Mythology Silk Paintings 西漢帛畫, Xi Han Ho Bua, 1972, Western Han Dynasty relic. This large folio was published ...

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Art Development in Taiwan (1966-1971)

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Art Development in Taiwan (1966-1971) - A Retrospective Exhibition in Four Parts. Jluy 1985. Sponsored by the Council for Cultural Plannin...

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Collection of Calligraphy 可居墨趣 by 何思可,熊化蓮

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Collection of Calligraphy 可居墨趣 by 何思可,熊化蓮 . This book was published by a loving couple to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Sadly ...

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Collection of Calligraphy by Wang Xi Zhi, 王羲之, 1971, 2 Volume Set

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Collection of Calligraphy by Wang Xi Zhi, 王羲之, 1971, 2 Volume Set. SOLD 2 Volumes, published by  興學出版社 in 1971 - we think first...

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群玉堂帖 Collection of Calligraphy written in the Song Dynasty by 米元章, 3 Volumes

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群玉堂帖 Collection of Calligraphy written in the Song Dynasty by 米元章 and  智永 3 Volumes published by:  株式會社二弦社 (Published in J...

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胡慶育詩詞集 (Poem Collections by Hu Qing Yu) - 4 Volume Set

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胡慶育詩詞集 (Poem Collections by Hu Qing Yu) - 4 Volume Set. This 4 Volume set comprises a handwritten poem by Hu Qing Yu  胡慶育, a former d...

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