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COLLECTION OF ASIAN ART REFERENCE BOOKS

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COLLECTION OF ASIAN ART REFERENCE BOOKS 亞洲藝術參考書籍(共四十冊)Including 40 publications of Chinese and Japanese ceramics and works of art:1. Abbate, Francesco, Chinese Art - 101 Full Colour Illustrations, Octopus Books, 19722. Boulay, Anthony du., Chinese Porcelain, London: Octopus Books, 19733. Chinese Song Dynasty Ceramics 11th – 13th Century, London4. Contemporary Japanese Ceramic Art, Tokyo: National Museum of Modern Art, 19345. Dawson, Raymond, The Legacy of China, London: Oxford University Press, 19716. Elizabeth, Lyons, Thai Traditional Painting, The Fine Arts Department Bangkok, Thailand, 19737. Gompertz, G.St.G.M., Celadon Wares, Faber & Faber, 19688. Gompertz, G.St.G.M., Chinese Celadon Wares (Monographs on Pottery & Porcelain), Faber & Faber, 19589. Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art and Archaeology, Durham University, 1980 Honey, W. B., Corean Pottery, Faber and Faber, 194710. Herrmann, Albert, Historical Atlas of China, Edinburgh University Press, 196611. Illustrated Catalogue of Underglaze Blue & Copper Red Decorated Porcelains in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London, 200412. International Exhibition of Chinese Art – Catalogue (Third Edition), Royal Academy of Arts, London, 193513. Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History – Volume 6 (2001), University of Dundee Museum Collections, 200614. Kegan, Paul, Chinese Art, London: Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., 193515. Keverne, Roger, Fine and Rare Chinese Works of Art and Ceramics Summer Exhibition 2011, London: Roger Keverne Limited, 201116. Krahl, Regina and Harrison-Hall, Jessica, Chinese Ceramics: Highlights of the Sir Percival David Collection, London: British Museum, 200917. Kwok-wing, Lee and Su Liu-Peng, City Hall Museum and Art Gallery, Hong Kong, 196518. Medley, Margaret, Illustrated Catalogue of Celadon Wares, Percival David Foundation, 197719. Medley, Margaret, Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art Illustrated Guide to the Collection, London, 197420. Mino, Yutaka, Pre-Sung Dynasty Chinese Stonewares in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto: The Royal Ontario Museum, 197421. Mowry, Robert D., Hare's Fur, Tortoiseshell, and Partridge Feathers: Chinese Brown and Black Glazed Ceramics, 400-1400, Wm Hays Fogg Art Museum,199722. Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst Berlin., Staatliche Museen Preußischer Kulturbesitz Berlin, 197023. Pak, Youngsook and Whitfield, Roderick, Earthenware and Celadon: Handbook of Korean Art, Laurence King Publishing, 200324. Pierson, Stacey and McCausland, S. F. M., Song Ceramics: Objects of Admiration, University of London Press, 200325. Pope-Hennessy, Una,  A. J. Koop, R., L. Hobson, Leigh Ashton, Laurence Binyon, Leigh Ashton, Chinese Art, 193526. Prodan, Mario, An Introduction to Chinese Art, Spring Books, 196627. Rawson, Philip, The Art of Southeast Asia, Praeger, 196728. Roland, Browse and Delbanco, Khmer and Thai Sculpture, London: The Gallery, 196729. Sanday, John, The Hanuman Dhoka Royal Palace, Kathmandu: building conservation and local traditional crafts, AARP, London, 197430. Su Jen-shan 蘇仁山, Exhibition Catalogue (Excerpt)展覽圖錄(節錄), Hong Kong Museum of Art 香港藝術館, 196631. Sullivan, Michael, Arts of China: A Short History, Cardinal Books, 197332. Swann, Peter C., Art of China, Korea and Japan (World of Art S.), London,196333. The George de Menasce Collection Part 1 - Catalogue of the first part of The Collection of Chinese Porcelain and Works of Art, London: Spink, 197134. The International Ceramics Fair & Seminar, 200335. The Victoria and Albert Museum, Art Treasures From Japan - An Exhibition of Paintings And Sculpture, The Art Council, 195836. Victoria and Albert Museum, The Ceramic Art of China, London: Drydens Printers Ltd. ,197137. Victoria and Albert Museum, The Mount Trust Collection of Chinese Art, H.M.S.O London, 197038. Watson, William, The Genius of China An Exhibition of Archaeological Finds of the People's Republic of China, Times Newspapers, 197339. Wood, Nigel, Chinese Glazes: Their Origins, Chemistry, and Recreation, University of Pennsylvania Press, 199940. Yonezawa, Yoshiho, The Faber Gallery of Oriental Art – Flower and Bird Painting of the Sung Dynasty, translated from Japanese by Shozaburo Miyamoto, London, 1961(40)Private Scottish collection, Scottish Borders. The owner had an enduring friendship with Dr Kenneth Lawley (1937-2023), a lifelong Asian art collector and a significant part of whose collection was sold in this saleroom, 3 November 2023, lot 1-95. Dr Lawley was close to the collection offered in this sale, indeed some of the items came directly from him. He would share his research, his catalogue, and his admiration of these items with the owner, as a natural consequence of their friendship.
COLLECTION OF ASIAN ART REFERENCE BOOKS 亞洲藝術參考書籍(共四十冊)Including 40 publications of Chinese and Japanese ceramics and works of art:1. Abbate, Francesco, Chinese Art - 101 Full Colour Illustrations, Octopus Books, 19722. Boulay, Anthony du., Chinese Porcelain, London: Octopus Books, 19733. Chinese Song Dynasty Ceramics 11th – 13th Century, London4. Contemporary Japanese Ceramic Art, Tokyo: National Museum of Modern Art, 19345. Dawson, Raymond, The Legacy of China, London: Oxford University Press, 19716. Elizabeth, Lyons, Thai Traditional Painting, The Fine Arts Department Bangkok, Thailand, 19737. Gompertz, G.St.G.M., Celadon Wares, Faber & Faber, 19688. Gompertz, G.St.G.M., Chinese Celadon Wares (Monographs on Pottery & Porcelain), Faber & Faber, 19589. Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art and Archaeology, Durham University, 1980 Honey, W. B., Corean Pottery, Faber and Faber, 194710. Herrmann, Albert, Historical Atlas of China, Edinburgh University Press, 196611. Illustrated Catalogue of Underglaze Blue & Copper Red Decorated Porcelains in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London, 200412. International Exhibition of Chinese Art – Catalogue (Third Edition), Royal Academy of Arts, London, 193513. Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History – Volume 6 (2001), University of Dundee Museum Collections, 200614. Kegan, Paul, Chinese Art, London: Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., 193515. Keverne, Roger, Fine and Rare Chinese Works of Art and Ceramics Summer Exhibition 2011, London: Roger Keverne Limited, 201116. Krahl, Regina and Harrison-Hall, Jessica, Chinese Ceramics: Highlights of the Sir Percival David Collection, London: British Museum, 200917. Kwok-wing, Lee and Su Liu-Peng, City Hall Museum and Art Gallery, Hong Kong, 196518. Medley, Margaret, Illustrated Catalogue of Celadon Wares, Percival David Foundation, 197719. Medley, Margaret, Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art Illustrated Guide to the Collection, London, 197420. Mino, Yutaka, Pre-Sung Dynasty Chinese Stonewares in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto: The Royal Ontario Museum, 197421. Mowry, Robert D., Hare's Fur, Tortoiseshell, and Partridge Feathers: Chinese Brown and Black Glazed Ceramics, 400-1400, Wm Hays Fogg Art Museum,199722. Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst Berlin., Staatliche Museen Preußischer Kulturbesitz Berlin, 197023. Pak, Youngsook and Whitfield, Roderick, Earthenware and Celadon: Handbook of Korean Art, Laurence King Publishing, 200324. Pierson, Stacey and McCausland, S. F. M., Song Ceramics: Objects of Admiration, University of London Press, 200325. Pope-Hennessy, Una,  A. J. Koop, R., L. Hobson, Leigh Ashton, Laurence Binyon, Leigh Ashton, Chinese Art, 193526. Prodan, Mario, An Introduction to Chinese Art, Spring Books, 196627. Rawson, Philip, The Art of Southeast Asia, Praeger, 196728. Roland, Browse and Delbanco, Khmer and Thai Sculpture, London: The Gallery, 196729. Sanday, John, The Hanuman Dhoka Royal Palace, Kathmandu: building conservation and local traditional crafts, AARP, London, 197430. Su Jen-shan 蘇仁山, Exhibition Catalogue (Excerpt)展覽圖錄(節錄), Hong Kong Museum of Art 香港藝術館, 196631. Sullivan, Michael, Arts of China: A Short History, Cardinal Books, 197332. Swann, Peter C., Art of China, Korea and Japan (World of Art S.), London,196333. The George de Menasce Collection Part 1 - Catalogue of the first part of The Collection of Chinese Porcelain and Works of Art, London: Spink, 197134. The International Ceramics Fair & Seminar, 200335. The Victoria and Albert Museum, Art Treasures From Japan - An Exhibition of Paintings And Sculpture, The Art Council, 195836. Victoria and Albert Museum, The Ceramic Art of China, London: Drydens Printers Ltd. ,197137. Victoria and Albert Museum, The Mount Trust Collection of Chinese Art, H.M.S.O London, 197038. Watson, William, The Genius of China An Exhibition of Archaeological Finds of the People's Republic of China, Times Newspapers, 197339. Wood, Nigel, Chinese Glazes: Their Origins, Chemistry, and Recreation, University of Pennsylvania Press, 199940. Yonezawa, Yoshiho, The Faber Gallery of Oriental Art – Flower and Bird Painting of the Sung Dynasty, translated from Japanese by Shozaburo Miyamoto, London, 1961(40)Private Scottish collection, Scottish Borders. The owner had an enduring friendship with Dr Kenneth Lawley (1937-2023), a lifelong Asian art collector and a significant part of whose collection was sold in this saleroom, 3 November 2023, lot 1-95. Dr Lawley was close to the collection offered in this sale, indeed some of the items came directly from him. He would share his research, his catalogue, and his admiration of these items with the owner, as a natural consequence of their friendship.

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