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How to Make the Universe Right: the Art of the Shaman from Vietnam and Southern China, by Trian Nguyen
This is a catalogue for an exhibition of Yao Ceremonial Painting held at Bates College Museum of Art..
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Traditional Textiles of Cambodia: Cultural Threads and Material Heritage, by Gillian Green
The silks and costumes of Cambodia are among the most beautiful and complex in Southeast Asia. Gilli..
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Pictorial Cambodian Textiles, by Gillian Green
The pictorial representation of Cambodian silk hangings, pidan, are unique in mainland Southeast Asi..
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National Treasures: Masterpieces of Painting and Calligraphy from the Jin, Tang, Song, and Yuan Dynasties from the Palace Museum
This volume presents thirty painting and calligraphy artifacts, exhibition held at the Hong Kon..
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Gandhara Heritage Along the Silk Road: a Pakistan-China Joint Exhibition
The archaeological remains of ancient Gandhara are concentrated along the southern foothills of the ..
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Ikat Weaving and Ethnic Chinese Influences in Cambodia, by John Ter Horst
Studies in the Material Cultures of Southeast Asia No. 15.It is said that the contemporary Cambodian..
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Ikats of Savu: Women Weaving History, by Genevieve Duggan
Studies in the Material Cultures of Southeast Asia No. 1This book represents the first volume in a n..
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Etched Beads, by Zhu Xiaoli & Li Yu
This book represents a significant contribution to the study of etched beads. The author system..
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Biodiversity in Southwest China and Tibet
Southwest China—especially Yunnan, Sichuan, and the eastern Tibetan Plateau—is among the world’s richest biodiversity hotspots. Its deep valleys, high mountains, and varied climates nurture extraordinary plant and animal life, much of it unknown to the West until the early twentieth century. This natural wealth drew pioneering explorers such as George Forrest, Frank Kingdon Ward, Reginald Farrer, Joseph F. Rock, and Heinrich Handel-Mazzetti, who collected rhododendrons, primulas, lilies, and the famed blue poppy. Ernest Henry Wilson introduced many species to Western gardens. Even Theodore Roosevelt’s sons joined a 1929 expedition that brought the first panda specimen to the United States, sparking widespread fascination.
