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The book introduces the print-series Taiheiki eiyu den or Heroic Biographies from the 'Tale of Grand Pacification', designed by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), who is considered the …

Geishas and the Floating World returns readers to a lost world of sensuality and seduction, rich with hedonism, abandon, and sexual and personal politics."Floating World" refers to …

In the 1960s, art patron Dominique de Menil founded an image archive showing the ways that people of African descent have been represented in Western art. Highlights from her …

Much has changed in the world of self-taught art since the millennium. Many of the recognized "masters" have died and new artists have emerged. Many galleries have closed but …

Jump into the world of kawaii with over 50 adorable templates to color and make your own.If you love cute and cuddly things, you probably already know about kawaii, the Japanese …

Originally published as Volume 2 of The Tao of Painting, this is the first English translation of the famous Chinese handbook, the "e;Chieh Tzu Yan Hua Chuan"e; (original, …

This book, a unique contribution to the field of kimono and Japan-related clothing studies, challenges uncritical readings of clothing from the lives of Japanese women and cultural …

The Central Sahara is considered the greatest "e;museum"e; of rock art in the world, containing several thousand prehistoric and recent images. The oldest paintings, called …

Perhaps the most enduring image of the China Trade is the clipper ship carrying tea from China. In 1869 the clippers were finally overshadowed by the introduction of steam vessels …

This innovative book narrates the history of a single object—a tea-leaf storage jar created in southern China during the thirteenth or fourteenth centuries—and describes how its …