Buchhandlung Walther König

Picture Worlds

This abundantly illustrated volume is the first to explore the painted pottery of the ancient Greek, Moche, and Maya side by side.

Mingei: Art Without Heroes

Originating in Japan in the 1920s, the Mingei movement was based on the principle that beauty is inherent in handmade, everyday objects created by anonymous craftspeople. Spearheaded by the philos ...

Fifteen Colonial Thefts

Debates around restitution and decolonising museums continue to rage across the world. Artefacts, effigies and ancestral remains are finally being accurately contextualised and repatriated to thei ...

China s Southern Paradise

Focusing on the artistic production and cultural impact of the lower Yangzi River delta, an area known as Jiangnan, this volume features more than 200 objects from Neolithic times through the eigh ...

The Farjam Collection of Islamic and Middle Eastern Art

Introduces a previously unpublished major collection of Islamic, Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern art, notable for its exceptional range and breadth from earliest times to the present.

Garden of Six Seasons

An anthology exploring the art history, art writing, and marginalized cultural voices of Nepal.

Architectures of Colonialism

Fragen des kulturellen Erbes und unseres Umgangs damit sind nicht neutral. Ereignisse wie die Black Lives Matter-Bewegung und der Sturz von Denkmälern und Statuen zeigen, wie stark sich die kolon ...

Retour d'Asie: Henri Cernuschi

RETOUR D'ASIE: HENRI CERNUSCHI, UN COLLECTIONNEUR AU TEMPS DU JAPONISME - PARIS, MUSÉE CERNUSCHI - Catalogue sous ls direct. d'Henri Lefebvre Manuela Moscatiello. Paris 2023/24. 21 x 30 cm. 213 S ...

A la cour du prince Genji

Présentation de l'écrit de la poétesse Murasaki Shikibu, le Dit du Genji, considéré comme le texte le plus représentatif de la littérature classique japonaise. Il est la source d'inspiratio ...

Four Centuries of Blue & White: Frelinghuysen Collection

This extraordinary collection, assembled carefully over fifty years, features an exceptionally wide array of Asian blue and white porcelain - that most ubiquitous and influential of all ceramics. ...

A portée d'Asie

Une histoire de la réception de l'art d'Asie en France à travers les trajectoires de collectionneurs et d'amateurs aux profils variés (érudits, marchands, diplomates, artistes, etc.) qui, à l ...

Kyotos Netsuke - Meister & Mythen

Die Ausstellung "Kyotos Netsuke - Meister & Mythen" feiert die nunmehr seit sechzig Jahren bestehende Städtepartnerschaft zwischen Kyoto und Köln. In der Ausstellung wird eine außergewöhnliche ...

Parfums d'Orient

Une exploration de la culture du parfum dans le monde arabe depuis l'Antiquité. S'appuyant sur une riche iconographie mêlant photographies, peintures, objets d'art, manuscrits ou installations, ...

Burma to Myanmar

Reveals the rich and complex histories and cultures of Myanmar from early developments and powerful imperial expansions to a position as colonial subject andm then as a war-torn nation.

Radical Clay

A diverse selection of contemporary ceramic work by Japanese women, featuring stunning pieces from virtuosic artists

Voyages chamaniques

Une vision pluridisciplinaire et contemporaine d'une pratique traditionnelle à travers peinture, musique, littérature et cinéma, nourrie d'une iconographie spectaculaire. Les substances qualifi ...

Souls: Masks Leinuo Zhang Collection

This volume introduces and describes 16 African masks belonging to the collection of Leinuo Zhang, a young Chinese art lover and collector.