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TitleFantastic Creatures from the British Museum
DescriptionThe catalogue features some 170 artefacts spanning several centuries, from the Paleolithic Age to the present day and across different cultures and civilizations, from the British Museum's collection. Among the colourful menagerie of artefacts are the Egyptian sphinx, Greek gods, the Chinese qilin, medieval beasts, and prints by European masters such as Rhinoceros by Albrecht Dürer and Femme torero by Pablo Picasso. The catalogue also includes scholarly essay contributed by the British Museum's curator.
DetailPublished 2012
Pages: 288
Price: HK$210
ISBN: 978-962-215-232-8
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TitleOtium Ludens Leisure and Play – Ancient Relics of the Roman Empire
DescriptionThis fully illustrated catalogue features 170 fantastic works of art selected from several villas in Stabiae, including frescoes and stuccoed decorations as well as terracotta, glass, bronze, iron and marble objects, all of which tell a 2000-year old story of wealth, power, politics and lifestyle.
DetailPublished 2008
Pages: 288
Price: HK$410
ISBN: 962-215-216-3
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TitleParis 1730-1930: A Taste for China
DescriptionThis exhibition catalogue contains around 170 sets of works in the exhibition "Paris 1730-1930: A Taste for China". Works include Chinese porcelain, lacquer, bronzes, furniture, drawings, prints and paintings in reconstructed Parisian locales of the 18th to 20th Centuries where Chinese aesthetics flourished. The exquisite artefacts were selected from the collection of Musée Guimet, the Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, and the Centre Pompidou, Paris.
DetailPublished 2008
Pages: 300
Price: HK$330
ISBN: 962-215-213-9
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TitleTreasures of the World's Cultures from the British Museum (Paperback)
DescriptionThis fully illustrated catalogue features 240 artifacts including sculptures, paintings, jewellery, porcelain, and stone artifacts that have been collected from the world's five continents by the British Museum since it was founded in 1753.
DetailPublished 2007
Pages: 296
Price: HK$310
ISBN: 962-215-209-0
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TitleThe World of the Etruscans
DescriptionThe Etruscans developed a vibrant and long-lived civilization that exerted a significant impact upon the Roman civilization that followed it. This fully illustrated catalogue features 235 works of Etruscan art in a wide variety of forms, including jewellery, bronzes, stone sculptures, terracotta statuettes and sarcophagi, etc., accompanied by a brief but informative introduction to the origins, history and culture of the Etruscans.
DetailPublished 2006
Pages: 272
Price: HK$298
ISBN: 962-215-200-7
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TitleJapanese Art of the 19th Century
DescriptionThis catalogue contains over 100 pieces of art works from the exhibition "Japanese Art of the 19th Century - Treasures from the Tokyo National Museum". Exhibits include painting, calligraphy, ceramics, lacquer ware, metalwork and textile. Among them are paintings by famous artists such as Takeuchi Seiho, Yokoyama Taikan, Karsushika Hokusai, and Kuroda Seiki. Other works includes writing box, domestic furniture, tea wares, incense set, bronze mirrors, sword fittings, folding screens and kimonos. They reflect the aesthetic taste of Japanese living in the Edo and Meiji periods in 19th century Japan.
DetailPublished 2000
Pages: 198
Price: HK$314
ISBN: 962-215-170-1
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TitleTreasures of Asian Art – Selections from the Mr & Mrs John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection, The Asia Society, New York
DescriptionThe catalogue features a selection of 69 masterpieces of art dating from the 6th century BC to the 18th century to represent the important art traditions of over 10 Asian countries including India, Nepal, Cambodia, Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries. Exhibits include stone and bronze sculptures, paintings, ceramics, providing a comprehensive view of the artistic achievements of the Asian countries.
DetailPublished 1992
Pages: 192
Price: HK$156
ISBN: 962-215-114-0
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TitleKagoshima Art
DescriptionThis catalogue contains 55 art works of the exhibition "Kagoshima Art". Exhibits include paintings, prints and drawings. These works present a concise picture of the art of Kagoshima in the past ten decades and reflect the achievements of Japanese artists in Kagoshima at an age of cultural confrontation between the heritage of traditional Japanese art and the new spirit of Western art movements.
DetailPublished 1992
Pages: 80
Price: HK$88
ISBN: 962-215-110-8
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TitleFantastic Creatures from the British MuseumDescriptionThe catalogue features some 170 artefacts spanning several centuries, from the Paleolithic Age to the present day and across different cultures and civilizations, from the British Museum's collection. Among the colourful menagerie of artefacts are the Egyptian sphinx, Greek gods, the Chinese qilin, medieval beasts, and prints by European masters such as Rhinoceros by Albrecht Dürer and Femme torero by Pablo Picasso. The catalogue also includes scholarly essay contributed by the British Museum's curator.DetailPublished 2012
TitleOtium Ludens Leisure and Play – Ancient Relics of the Roman EmpireDescriptionThis fully illustrated catalogue features 170 fantastic works of art selected from several villas in Stabiae, including frescoes and stuccoed decorations as well as terracotta, glass, bronze, iron and marble objects, all of which tell a 2000-year old story of wealth, power, politics and lifestyle.DetailPublished 2008
TitleParis 1730-1930: A Taste for ChinaDescriptionThis exhibition catalogue contains around 170 sets of works in the exhibition "Paris 1730-1930: A Taste for China". Works include Chinese porcelain, lacquer, bronzes, furniture, drawings, prints and paintings in reconstructed Parisian locales of the 18th to 20th Centuries where Chinese aesthetics flourished. The exquisite artefacts were selected from the collection of Musée Guimet, the Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, and the Centre Pompidou, Paris.DetailPublished 2008
TitleTreasures of the World's Cultures from the British Museum (Paperback)DescriptionThis fully illustrated catalogue features 240 artifacts including sculptures, paintings, jewellery, porcelain, and stone artifacts that have been collected from the world's five continents by the British Museum since it was founded in 1753.DetailPublished 2007
TitleThe World of the EtruscansDescriptionThe Etruscans developed a vibrant and long-lived civilization that exerted a significant impact upon the Roman civilization that followed it. This fully illustrated catalogue features 235 works of Etruscan art in a wide variety of forms, including jewellery, bronzes, stone sculptures, terracotta statuettes and sarcophagi, etc., accompanied by a brief but informative introduction to the origins, history and culture of the Etruscans.DetailPublished 2006
TitleJapanese Art of the 19th CenturyDescriptionThis catalogue contains over 100 pieces of art works from the exhibition "Japanese Art of the 19th Century - Treasures from the Tokyo National Museum". Exhibits include painting, calligraphy, ceramics, lacquer ware, metalwork and textile. Among them are paintings by famous artists such as Takeuchi Seiho, Yokoyama Taikan, Karsushika Hokusai, and Kuroda Seiki. Other works includes writing box, domestic furniture, tea wares, incense set, bronze mirrors, sword fittings, folding screens and kimonos. They reflect the aesthetic taste of Japanese living in the Edo and Meiji periods in 19th century Japan.DetailPublished 2000
TitleTreasures of Asian Art – Selections from the Mr & Mrs John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection, The Asia Society, New YorkDescriptionThe catalogue features a selection of 69 masterpieces of art dating from the 6th century BC to the 18th century to represent the important art traditions of over 10 Asian countries including India, Nepal, Cambodia, Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries. Exhibits include stone and bronze sculptures, paintings, ceramics, providing a comprehensive view of the artistic achievements of the Asian countries.DetailPublished 1992
TitleKagoshima ArtDescriptionThis catalogue contains 55 art works of the exhibition "Kagoshima Art". Exhibits include paintings, prints and drawings. These works present a concise picture of the art of Kagoshima in the past ten decades and reflect the achievements of Japanese artists in Kagoshima at an age of cultural confrontation between the heritage of traditional Japanese art and the new spirit of Western art movements.DetailPublished 1992