This is a COMPLETE SET of 2 Volumes and the Original Slip Case!
Book Title ~ A Pictorial Encyclopedia Of The Oriental Arts: China
Editor ~ Kadokawa Shoten
Publisher ~ Crown Publishers Inc., New York.
© Date ~ 1968, 1969.
Each Cover ~ Brown cloth hardcover with gilt lettering on the spine. Covers are protected by a clear mylar jacket.
Number of Pages ~ The text pages are numbered, the art pages are not numbered. Volume 1 = 32 numbered pages; Volume 2 = 31 numbered pages. Each book is about 1 inch thick. Some pages have tissue paper sheets between them. Each Volume has a Glossary.
Illustrated ~ Yes, with lots of art and photographs (many in color).
Each Book measures about ~ 10 1/4 inches X 7 1/4 inches X 1 inch thick.
Slip Case measures about ~ 10 3/4 inches X 7 5/8 inches X 2 3/8 inches thick.
Condition ~ The Slip Case has a few small creases on the spine. The Books are LIKE NEW!
About the Books ~
The Books contain pictures and information about Oriental Art, Paintings, Antiques, Collectibles, Ceramics, Textiles, Panels, Weapons, Vessels, Pottery, Tiles, and much more.
CONTENTS
Volume 1 ~ The Yin, Chou, & Warring States Periods ~ The Six Dynasties Period (C. 13th B.C. ~ 588 A.D.)
List Of Plates
The Yin & Chou Periods (13th Century B.C. ~ 220 B.C.)
The Ch'in & Han Period (221 B.C. ~ 316 A.D.)
The Six Dynasties Period (317 ~ 588 A.D.)
Glossary
Table Of Plates
The Yin, Chou & Warring States Periods
The Ch'in & Han Periods
The Six Dynasties Period
Volume 2 ~ The Sui & T'ang Periods ~ The Ming & Ch'ing Periods (589 ~ 1912)
List Of Plates
Text
The Sui & T'ang Periods (589 ~ 907 A.D.)
The Sung & Yuan Periods (908 ~ 1367 A.D.)
The Ming & Ch'ing Periods (1368 ~ 1912 A.D.)
Glossary
Table Of Plates
The Sui & T'ang Periods
The Sung & Yuan Periods
The Ming & Ch'ing Periods