Between past and future : new photography and video from China / Wu Hung and Christopher Phillips ; with contributions by Melissa Chiu, Lisa Corrin, and Stephanie Smith.

"In collaboration with Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Asia Society, New York."

Exhibition catalog.

Includes index.

Between past and future: a brief history of contemporary Chinese photography / Wu Hung. -- The great transition: artists' photography and video in China / Christopher Phillips. -- History and memory. -- People and place. -- Performing the self. -- Reimagining the body. -- Checklist. -- Artists' interviews. -- Artists' biographies. -- Artists' statements.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The massive political, economic, and social changes China has undergone during the past decade have dramatically altered its cultural landscape. The exhibition New Photography from China and its catalogue offer the first comprehensive look at the body of photographic art produced during this period. Often ambitious in scale and experimental in nature, the works featured in 'New Photography From China' encompass a wide range of highly individual responses to these unprecedented transformations. Essays by co-curators and distinguished scholars Christopher Phillips and Wu Hung examine the recent history and current status of photography in China. Also included are artist interviews conducted by Melissa Chiu, Lisa Corrin, and Stephanie Smith artists' biographies and a bibliography. Many of these artists will be introduced to the American public for the first time. This catalogue is a valuable resource for art and cultural historians, students, or anyone interested in contemporary Asian art." -- Publisher description.

Japan envisions the West : 16th-19th century Japanese art from Kobe City Museum /  edited by Yukiko Shirahara.

Issued in connection with an exhibition held Oct. 11, 2007-Jan. 6, 2008, Seattle Art Museum Downtown.

Includes bibliographical references and index. "Further reading": page 216.

Introduction : the painters of Japan and the West / Oka Yasumasa 岡泰正, 1954- -- The reception of maps between Japan and the West / Onoda Kazuyuki 小野田一幸, 1965- -- Two streams of Namban painting / Narusawa Katsushi 成沢勝嗣, 1958-  -- The art scene in and around Nagasaki / Narusawa Katsushi -- The influence of Ransho on Western-style painting / Katsumori Noriko  勝盛典子, 1957- -- The early copperplate prints of Shiba Kōkan and Aōdō Denzen / Tsukahara Akira -- Hollandisme in Japanese craftwork / Oka Yasumasa -- Japan and the West : export porcelain and lacquerware / Christiaan J.A. Jörg -- The opening of Japan and its visual culture / Tsukahara Akira.

The embodied image : Chinese calligraphy from the John B. Elliott Collection / Robert E. Harrist, Jr., Wen C. Fong ; with contributions by Qianshen Bai [and others].

Catalog of an exhibition: Art Museum, Princeton University, Mar. 27, 1999-June 27, 1999; Seattle Art Museum, Feb. 10-May 7, 2000; Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sept. 15, 2000-Jan. 7, 2001.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-411) and index.

Introductory Essays: Reading Chinese Calligraphy / Robert E. Harrist, Jr. -- Chinese Calligraphy: Theory and History / Wen C. Fong -- Catalogue. Early Calligraphy: Ritual and Art. The Imperial Court and Calligraphy of the T'ang Dynasty. Calligraphy of the Sung Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty: Chinese Calligraphy under Mongol Rule. Calligraphy of the Ming Dynasty. Calligraphy of the Ch'ing Dynasty: Model-Books and Stelae. Letters from the Ming and Ch'ing Dynasties -- Essays. Texts of Taoism and Buddhism and the Power of Calligraphic Style / Amy McNair. A Letter from Wang Hsi-chih and the Culture of Chinese Calligraphy / Robert E. Harrist, Jr. Opposite Paths to Originality: Huang T'ing-chien and Mi Fu / Jay Xu. The Two Perfections: Reading Poetry and Calligraphy / Robert E. Harrist, Jr. A Quest for the Imperishable: Chao Meng-fu's Calligraphy for Stele Inscriptions / Zhixin Sun. Ming Dynasty Soochow and the Golden Age of Literati Culture / Chuan-Hsing Ho. The Aesthetics of the Unusual and the Strange in Seventeenth-Century Calligraphy / Dora C.Y. Ching. Calligraphic Couplets as Manifestations of Deities and Markers of Buildings / Cary Y. Liu. Chinese Letters: Private Words Made Public / Qianshen Bai -- The John B. Elliott Collection of Chinese Calligraphy and Painting, The Art Museum, Princeton University.

"Chinese painting, sculpture, ceramics, and other art have gradually become familiar to many Western viewers, but calligraphy, the art most valued in China, remains little known. The Embodied Image accompanies an exhibition of one of the most outstanding and comprehensive collections of Chinese calligraphy ever assembled outside Asia, the John B. Elliott Collection at The Art Museum, Princeton University.

Encompassing works of calligraphy from the fourth through the twentieth centuries, the collection illustrates the extraordinary variety of formats and styles that makes calligraphy one of the most visually exciting of all artistic traditions.".

"Reflecting the latest trends in art history, The Embodied Image carries the study of Chinese calligraphy beyond issues of style and connoisseurship to interpret this art as an integral part of Chinese culture. Nine scholarly essays written by a team of distinguished American and Chinese scholars examine the complex relationship between calligraphy and religion, politics, and literature."--BOOK JACKET.