Author: Auboyer, J. Et al.
Title: Oriental Art - a Handbook of Styles and Forms
Description: Geneva. Office Du Livre. 1979. First Edition. Octavo. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good. 608 pages, Illustrated throughout with numerous black & white line drawings and maps. This book concentrates on architecture, sculpture, bronzes and ceramics (though other topics are covered in addition), and is divided up into sub-sections on these lines within the main regional sections. The six regions covered are the Indian sub-continent, (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh), Nepal and Tibet, South-east Asia, (Cylon, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Vietnam), China, Korea and Japan. Special attention is paid to features such as roofs, columns, ornaments, ritual gestures, clothes, hair-arrangements, and the animals that are frequently represented; and plans of buildings are given where appropriate. The authors are all experts in their fields.

Keywords: China Chinese Japanese Japan Korea Symbols Architecture Pottery Porcelain Ceramics