Asian Art Reference Books Online Auction

October 28, 2010

LOT 46

Lot 46

Ten Volumes on Chinese Sculpture

Ten Volumes on Chinese Sculpture
Lot 46 Details
Ten Volumes on Chinese Sculpture

Including: FOREIGNERS IN ANCIENT CHINESE ART. Schloss. New York: China Institute in America, 1969; CHINESE SCULPTURE IN THE VON DER HEYDT COLLECTION. Siren. Zurich: Museum Rietberg, 1959; THE ART TREASURES OF DUNHUANG: TEN CENTURIES OF CHINESE ART FROM THE MOGAO GROTTOES. Hong Kong and New York: Joint Publishing Co., and Lee Publishers Group, 1981; CHINESE SCULPTURE. 1987; GUANYIN: A MASTERPIECE REVEALED. Larson and Kerr. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1985; CHINESE TOMB FIGURES. Hentze. London: Edward Goldston, 1928; THE FIELD OF STONES: A STUDY OF THE ART OF SHEN CHOU (1427-1509). Edwards. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1962; CHINESE IVORY SCULPTURE. Cox. New York: Bonanza Books, 1946; CHINESE SCULPTURE, BRONZES, AND JADES IN JAPANESE COLLECTIONS. Sugimura and Watson. Honolulu: East-West Center Press, 1966; CHINESE SCULPTURE IN THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1944.

Estimate $50-$100

Realised: $258
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Ten Volumes on Chinese Sculpture
  • Ten Volumes on Chinese Sculpture
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From the library of books and catalogues of a prominent Toronto Asian Art collector

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