The Eastern Gate An Invitation to the Arts of China and Japan Tapa dura - 1983

Smithmark Pub, 1983. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers.

Smithmark Pub, 1983. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Smithmark Pub. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Smithmark Pub. NEAR FINE hard cover has immaculate boards. Some foxing at text block edges and very faintest age toning (not readily apparent) at page edges. NEAR FINE DJ in mylar flawed only by some foxing at top & bottom flap edges. (Please note that this ovesized volume cannot be expedited or mailed outside the U.S. without extra shipping.) . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1983.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Smithmark Pub, 1983T. hardcover. Acceptable. 1.2000 in x 10.9000 in x 8.5000 in. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.

Smithmark Pub, 1983-04. Hardcover. Good.

Cleveland and New York: William Collins Publishers, Inc., 1983. Cloth, 296 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Back free endpaper creased. Age toning. Dust jacket with light edgewear. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. CONTENTS: An invitation to the arts of China; Nature and the arts in China; This world and the next: Confucianism, Taoism, and the rise of Buddhism in China; Chinese writing: the image of thought; A choice of artists: five landscape painters; The ceramic tradition; The bridge on the willow plate; Recent archaeological discoveries; A literary interlude; China; Japan; An invitation to the arts of Japan; The islands, the vegetation, the seas; The inheritance from China; The taste of the court in the Heian Period (794-1185); The narrative skills; Zen, Sesshu, and the way of tea; The decorative style: two pairs of artists; The winds of change.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: William Collins Publishers, 1979. Red cloth in mylar protected dust jacket. 296 pp., with glossary and index. Color illustrations. Inscribed on front free endpaper by Moore. Some chipping to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Inscribed By Author. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Quarto.