Beauty, wealth, and power : jewels and ornaments of Asia / Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.

San Francisco, Calif. : The Museum ; Seattle, Wash. : Distributed by University of Washington Press, ©1992.
Includes bibliographical references (page 64).

Luristan / Diana Turner Fish -- India and the Himalayas / Terese Tse Bartholomew -- Southeast Asia / Nancy Hock -- China / Patricia Berger -- Korea / Kumja Paik Kim -- Japan / Yoshiko Kakudo -- Selected bibliography.

Contents. Netsuke - combs - inro - crowns - belt hooks - pendants - bracelets - rings - earrings - hairpins - pins - gold - jade

China at the center : Ricci and Verbiest world maps / Natasha Reichle, editor ; with essays by M. Antoni J. Ucerler, Theodore N. Foss, and Mark Stephen Mir.
Accompanies the "China at the Center" exhibition at the AAM and associated exhibit and symposium organized by the Ricci Institute at the University of San Francisco.
Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword / Jay Xu -- Preface. Mapping the marvelous / Natasha Reichle -- Missionaries, mandarins, and maps: reimagining the known world / M. Antoni J. Ucerler, SJ -- Ricci’s world map: the 1602 Kunyu wanguo quantu / Theodore N. Foss -- All under heaven: visions of far lands in the Verbiest world map of 1674 / Mark Stephen Mir.

"Global exploration in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries led to new interactions between Europe and Asia. Jesuit priests were instrumental in spreading knowledge of the world to China and information about China to Europe. China at the Center focuses on two masterpieces of seventeenth-century map-making that illustrate this exchange of information (and misinformation). The first map is the Kunyu wanguo quantu, or Map of the Ten Thousand Countries of the Earth, also known as the 1602 Ricci map, after Matteo Ricci, the Jesuit priest who helped create it. The second is the 1674 Verbiest world map, which was also made by a Jesuit priest, Ferdinand Verbiest, for the Chinese court. These two maps are among the earliest, rarest, and largest woodblock-printed maps to survive from the period. They will be examined through the lens of the development of cartography in China and through the biographies of the fascinating men who were instrumental in their production. Maps are political objects, and the inclusion of elaborate and extensive notations on both these maps illustrate the fascinating relationships between the Jesuits and the Chinese courts. These maps represent the meeting of two worldviews, and the information they contain provided Europeans with greater knowledge of China and the Chinese with new ideas about geography, astronomy, and the natural sciences. This book accompanies the exhibition China at the Center, at the Asian Art Museum March 4-May 8, 2016, which brings together the 1602 Ricci map from the James Ford Bell Trust in Minneapolis and the 1674 Verbiest map from the Library of Congress in Washington D.C"-- Provided by publisher.
Local access dig.pdf. [China at the Center catalog.pdf]

Emperors' treasures : Chinese art from the National Palace Museum, Taipei / edited by Jay Xu and He Li ; with contributions by Jay Xu, Fung Ming-chu, Ho Chuan-hsin, Alfreda Murck, Tianlong Jiao, He Li, and curators from the National Palace Museum, Taipei, and the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
"North Clarendon, VT : Distributed by Tuttle Publishing (North America, Latin America & Europe)”

“Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name, co-organized by the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and the National Palace Museum, Taipei, and held at the Asian Art Museum, June 17-September 18, 2016, and at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 23, 2016-January 22, 2017. (Verso of title page)”

“All catalogue entries were contributed in Chinese by authors from the National Palace Museum, Taipei, and translated into English by a team of researchers and scholars from the United States"--Authors and translators, page 243.

"Emperors' Treasures features artworks from the renowned National Palace Museum, Taipei. It encompasses paintings, calligraphy, bronzes, ceramics, lacquer ware, jades, and textiles exemplifying the finest craftsmanship and imperial taste. The Chinese art book book explores the identities of eight Chinese rulers--seven emperors and one empress--who reigned from the early 12th through early 20th centuries. They are portrayed in a story line that highlights artworks of their eras, from the dignified Song to the coarse yet subtle Yuan, and from the brilliant Ming until the final, dazzling Qing period. Emperors' Treasures examines each ruler's distinct contribution to the arts and how each developed his or her aesthetic and connoisseurship"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-248) and index.

Chronology of dynastic China -- Emperors of the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties -- Imperial art collections and transitions in China / Ho Chuan-hsin -- Exceptional emperors : the antiquities collections of Huizong and Qianlong / Tianlong Jiao -- A millennium of imperial collecting and patronage / Alfreda Murck -- Catalogue of the exhibition. Song Dynasty (960-1279) : a great patron leads China's renaissance / He Li ; Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) : Mongol rule captures a rustic aesthetic / He Li ; Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) : rulers restore a bright (Ming) culture / He Li ; Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) : Manchu emperors and an empress attain extravagant art / He Li -- Authors and translators.

Catalog of the exhibition held in San Francisco at the Asian Art Museum -- Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture, October 25, 2013-January 12, 2014.
"Published on the occasion of the exhibition In grand style: celebrations in Korean art during the Joseon dynasty, presented at the Asian Art Museum--Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture, October 25, 2013-January 12, 2014"--T.p. verso.
"This exhibition was organized by the Asian Art Museum in collaboration with the National Museum of Korea and the National Palace Museum of Korea"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-239).

Contents: Map of the City of Hanyang (Seoul) -- Rulers of the Joseon Dynasty -- Map of the Korean Peninsula -- To be a king in the Joseon Dynasty -- King Taejo and the formation of the Joseon Dynasty -- Placenta jars -- To become a crown prince -- Sun, moon, and five peaks screen -- Royal throne -- King Gojong and the thirteen years of Korean Empire -- To become a king in the Joseon Dynasty / Moon-Sik Kim -- Royal procession and banquets -- King Yeongjo to King Jeongjo -- King Jeongjo's procession to his father's tomb in Hwaseong -- The royal procession and events in Hwaseong -- Royal procession back to Hanyang (Seoul) -- Royal protocol for King Jeongjo's visit to Hwaseong in 1795 -- Palanquin of a king -- The politics of art under King Jeongjo exemplified by "Events from King Jeongjo's visit to Hwaseong in 1795" / Jaebin Yoo -- Power of women at the court -- Celebration for King Heonjong's wedding -- Royal banquet for King Sunjo -- Fifty-ninth birthday banquets for Elder Queen Mother Sunwon -- Sixtieth birthday banquets for Queen Mother Sinjeong -- Royal accessories of the consort of Imperial Prince Yeong, Crown Princess Uimin of Korea -- Beyond birthday banquets: celebrations, arts, and politics of queens in nineteenth-century Korea -- Life and celebrations of the elite -- Commenorative album of King Sukjong's entry into the Honorary Elders Assembly -- Welcoming ceremonies for the Governor of Pyeong-an -- Highlights of an illustrious lifetime -- Weddings in Korea -- Kim Hongdo: the theme of celebrating a man's life / Kumja Paik Kim.

"In Korea, life milestones have traditionally been celebrated with festivals and feasts. Such celebrations helped to define and honor an individual's identity. Based on a 2009 exhibition at the National Museum of Korea, the exhibition at the Asian Art Museum that this book documents incorporates new findings and researches. Co-organized by the Asian and the NMK, the show--which opens in San Francisco in October 2013--presents rare and exquisite objects drawn from some ten museums in Korea. Highlights include a ten-panel folding screen of Celebrations on the Crown Prince's Birth from 1874, a portrait of Emperor Gojong from 1897, a Royal Procession to the Royal Tomb at Hwaseong from 1795, and kings' thrones and palanquins. The book documents Korea's taste for splendor and grandeur. It explores the meaning and obligations of kingship, the elite culture of the court and the upper class during the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), and the complex roles of women in organizing and presenting elaborate celebrations, in the grandest of styles."--Publisher description.

Mongolia : the legacy of Chinggis Khan / Patricia Berger, Terese Tse Bartholomew ; with essays by James Bosson [and others] ; catalogue photographs by Kazuhiro Tsuruta.

Published on the occasion of the travelling exhibition of the same name held at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, July 19-Oct. 15, 1995; the Denver Art Museum, Nov. 11, 1995-Feb. 26, 1996; and the National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., April 3-July 7, 1996.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-327) and index.

Introduction / Patricia Berger -- Who are the Mongols, and why? / James Bosson -- Mongolia: from Chinggis Khan to independence / Morris Rossabi -- After Xanadu: the Mongol renaissance of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries / Patricia Berger -- Introduction to the art of Mongolia / Terese Tse Bartholomew -- Scripts and literacy in the Mongol world / James Bosson -- Nomadic life / Terese Tse Bartholomew --  Renaissance and reincarnation / Patricia Berger -- Buddhist festivals in Mongolia / Patricia Berger -- Manuscripts / Terese Tse Bartholomew and Lewis R. Lancaster. --  Tibetan Pantheon: its Mongolian form / Heather Stoddard -- Zanabazar (1635-1723) / Patricia Berger.

The accompanying essays explore the rich historical background and examine the ways in which the various forms of art were used--both in a spiritual context and in communicating to the nomadic people a message of harmony and unity, the promise of utopian future.

Introduction / Amy S. Landau -- Public works and public lives: biographical sources for patrons, writers, and artists in the premodern Islamicate world / Paul Losensky -- What do inscriptions on objects do? Beyond calligraphy and textual history / Avinoam Shalem -- Transcultural trends, personal desires, and collective agendas / Sussan Babaie -- Great ladies and noble daughters: ivories and women in the Umayyad Court at Córdoba / Glaire D. Anderson, Mariam Rosser-Owen -- Administering art, history, and science in the Mongol Empire: Rashid al-Din and Bolad Chengxiang / Persis Berlekamp, Vivienne Lo, Wang Yidan -- Al-Nasir Muhammad and the formation of the Qalawunid State / Willem Flinterman, Jo Van Steenbergen -- Art and literature in Timurid Herat, 1469-1506: the life and times of Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi / David J. Roxburgh -- Reimagining the "Idol Temple of Hindustan": textual and visual translation of Sanskrit texts in Mughal India / Qamar Adamjee, Audrey Truschke -- Man, mode, and myth: Muhammad Zaman ibn Haji Yusuf / Amy S. Landau -- Armed and splendorous: the jeweled gun of Sultan Mahmud I / Bora Keskiner, Ünver Rüstem, Tim Stanley.

"Pearls on a String presents the arts of historical Islamic cultures by focusing on specific people and relationships among cultural tastemakers, especially painters, calligraphers, poets, and their patrons. Through a series of chapters, the book spotlights certain historical moments from across the Islamic world. Each chapter pivots around patrons and their social networks. These independent sections allow different voices and perspectives to emerge, enabling the reader to see that Islamic societies are not monolithic but made up of a tapestry of individuals with distinct and varying views. Pearls on a String pays particular attention to individuals from different sectors of society, giving voice to anonymous artists and translators, merchants, and women of the harem. Islamic historical sources reinforce the book's themes of writing in Islamic societies, artistic patronage, biographical traditions, and human"--Publisher.

Another copy Gleeson Library.

Power and glory : court arts of China's Ming dynasty / by He Li and Michael Knight ; with contributions from Richard Vinograd, Terese Tse Bartholomew, and Dany Chan.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-275) and index.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition organized by the Asian Art Museum in association with the Palace Museum, Beijing, the Nanjing Municipal Museum and the Shaghai Museum, and presented in the following venues: Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, June-September, 2008; Indianapolis Museum of Art, October 2008-January 2009; and Saint Louis Art Museum, February-May 2009.

Ming vases have been long regarded as the epitome of priceless beauty. Exploring the grandeur of the last native Chinese dynasty (1368-1644), 'Power and Glory' demonstrates why not just vases but Ming art of many types has earned such acclaim.

Introduction / Michael Knight -- Gold and Jade / He Li -- Textiles and Costumes / Terese Tse Bartholomew -- Lacquer, Wood, and Bamboo / Michael Knight -- Ceramics / He Li -- Metal and Cloisonné / He Li -- Paintings / Richard Vinograd.

Sanfuranshisuko Ajia Bijutsukan shozō Tōyō bijutsu  サンフランシスコ・アジア美術館所蔵東洋美術 / [henshū Kyōto Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan  編集京都国立博物館]  

English title on added t.p.: Oriental art from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
Catalog of an exhibition held at Kyōto Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan (Kyoto National Museum), Oct. 17-Nov. 26, 1995.
Greetings and list of exhibits also in English. 

 ***graphic resource

The golden age of Chinese archaeology : celebrated discoveries from the People's Republic of China / edited by Xiaoneng Yang.
Errata slip included.
Exhibition dates: National Gallery of Art, Washington, 19 September 1999-2 January 2000 ; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 13 February-7 May 2000 ; Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 17 June-11 September 2000.
Catalog publisher info: Washington : National Gallery of Art ; Kansas City : Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art ; New Haven : Yale University Press.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 564-579) and index.

Copy 2 Luce Foundation collection

Yoga : the art of transformation / Debra Diamond ; David Gordon White, Tamara I. Sears, Carl W. Ernst, James Mallinson, Joseph S. Alter, Mark Singleton, Sita Reddy ; with contributions by Molly Emma Aitken ... et al.

"Published by the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery on the occasion of the exhibition Yoga: The Art of Transformation, October 19, 2013 - January 26, 2014. Organized by the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the exhibition travels to the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, February 22-May 18, 2014, and the Cleveland Museum of Art, June 22-September 7, 2014."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-319) and index.

Essays :  Yoga: the art of transformation /  Debra Diamond --  Yoga in transformation /  David Gordon White --  From guru to god: yogic prowess and places of practice in early-medieval India /  Tamara I. Sears --  Muslim interpreters of yoga /  Carl W. Ernst --  Yogis in Mughal India /  James Mallinson --  Yoga, bodybuilding, and wrestling: metaphysical fitness /  Joseph S. Alter --  Globalized modern yoga /  Mark Singleton.

Catalogue. pt. 1. The path of yoga. Manifestations of Shiva ; Portraying the guru ; Yoginis ; Nath Siddhas ; Jain yoga: nonviolence for karmic purification ; Yoga and tapas: the Buddhists and Ajivikas ; Austerities ; Meditation ; Asana ; The cosmic body ; The subtle body ; The militant ascetic body ; Illusion and reality in the Yoga vasishta -- pt. 2. Landscapes of yoga. Ashram and math ; Pilgrimage ; The cremation ground -- pt. 3. Yoga in the Indian imagination, 16th-19th century. Yogis in the literary imagination ; Transcendence and desire in Ragamala paintings ; Mughal albums -- pt. 4. Yoga in the transnational imagination, 18th-20th century. Company paintings ; Colonial photography ; The bed of nails: the exotic across borders and media ; Fakirs, fakers, and magic -- pt. 5. Modern transformations. Vivekananda and rational spirituality ; Medical yoga ; Modern postural yoga.

Yoga: The Art of Transformation is the companion book to the first ever exhibition of the visual history of yoga, a discipline that is thousands of years old and practiced today by millions of people. Like the Smithsonian's Sackler Gallery exhibit, this large pictorial uses a wealth of materials from ancient stone and bronze temple sculptures to early 20th century photographs to illuminate yoga's central tenets and its still partly un-delineated traditions. Explore the discipline's goals of spiritual enlightenment, worldly power, and health and well-being through the beauty and profundity of Indian art.