There are many good qualities in bamboos. Bamboo is one of the most popular subjects in traditional Chinese painting. In this book, five qualities are exhibited by ink bamboo paintings: quiet, elegant, integrity, modesty and beauty. Hope you enjoy the melody.

While enjoying swimming in the lake as usual, Mandarin Duck doesn't notice that a danger is coming. Eagle, who takes Mandarin Duck as his meal, catches him easily, without knowing that he is not a normal mandarin duck. In order not to be eaten, Mandarin Duck says out the secret that he can draw, and begins his artist road with Eagle unexpectedly.A full color, illustrated children's book. 35 vivid, color-pencils pictures expand an animal story about how a mandarin duck became an art...

Chinese calligraphy is normally regarded as one of the "arts" in the countries where it is practiced. The calligraphy of Chinese characters is an important and appreciated aspect of Chinese culture. Chinese Idioms, also called chengyu, are a type of traditional Chinese idiomatic expressions, most of which consist of four characters.

Traditional Chinese Painting always gives prominence to its peculiar texture. Landscape painting has been called "China's greatest contribution to the art of the world". In this book, you will enjoy many "viewing stones" - naturally formed boulders, typically limestone from the banks of mountain rivers that has been eroded into fantastic shapes.

Little Bear is a young bear that knows nothing about cooking, until one day he reads a story about fish cookies. Excited with the adventure in the story, he wants to bake fish cookies himself, so he asks Mother Bear, and begin their first family cooking lesson in Bear's House.Lovely illustrated with 20 pretty, color-pencils pictures. A warm story for family time.Look out for other titles in the series, including Artist Mandarin-duck, Tiger Has a Garden.

Tiger Burton has a beautiful garden, but he has no friends. One day a white tiger Caroline entered his place by accident. Burton gave her herbal tea and wanted to make friends with her. But It seemed that Caroline was a cold beauty, so Burton tried his best.A children picture story book with more than 23 color-pencil pictures. The poetic language gives the story a fluent sense and makes it fun to read aloud for kids. As the other two books in Animal Have Skills, Tiger Has a Garden ...

The Classic of Poetry contains the oldest chronologically authenticated Chinese poems. Limpid Kenneth wrote five poems in Chinese calligraphy, let you taste the beauty of the Classic of Poetry and the Chinese calligraphy at the same time. Hope you enjoy the Chinese traditional art.

A guide to Tokyo via its art spaces! Art Space Tokyo introduces you to twelve of the best museum and galleries in the city. In doing so, the book also introduces you to ten Tokyo neighborhoods, unveiling the best restaurants, cafes and walks in each. Art Space Tokyo is the only companion you'll need to explore Tokyo like a native. 

This moment of perfect clarity that is the force behind all the traditional Japanese arts—from archery to flower arranging—is celebrated here in Dave Lowry's exploration of the common principles shared by calligraphy and the martial arts.Forty-two examples of Lowry's calligraphy, accompanied by his essays, show how the way of the brush reflects the strategic principles of the way of the sword. Each calligraphy represents a term from the martial arts—such as do, the way, or...

Housed in the Hermitage Museum along with other institutes, libraries, and museums in Russia and the republics of the former Soviet Union are some of the most magnificent treasures of Persian Art. For the most part, many of these works have been lost, but have been catalogued and published here for the first time with an unsurpassed selection of colour plates. In a comprehensive introduction, Vladimir Lukonin, Director of the Oriental Art section of the Hermitage Museum, and his colleague ...

This rich and detailed book celebrates Chinas entries on the treasured UNESCO World Heritage List using colour photography and key content from Chinese experts. The Chinese Treasure World Heritage in China is a full-length academic pictorial album offering unrivalled coverage of the UNESCO World Heritage List entries in China with detailed specialist content from Chinese architectural experts and stunning Chinese photography. It examines every heritage site in China that have been awarded Wor...

During the 1960s and early 1970s, Japanese avant-garde filmmakers intensely explored the shifting role of the image in political activism and media events. Known as the "season of politics," the era was filled with widely covered dramatic events from hijackings and hostage crises to student protests. This season of politics was, Yuriko Furuhata argues, the season of image politics. Well-known directors, including Oshima Nagisa, Matsumoto Toshio, Wakamatsu Kōji, and Adachi Masao, a...