Buchhandlung Walther König

Before Time Began

"Before Time Began" is the catalogue of the first major Australian Indigenous art exhibition of the Fondation Opale. It largely draws on the Bérengère Primat Collection. As its title suggests, t ...

Cinderella, Sindbad & Sinuhe

Wüthrich: Doomed Paradise

Zwanzig Jahre nach dem verschollenen Aktivisten Bruno Manser verschafft der Photograph Tomas Wüthrich einen seltenen Einblick in das Leben der Penan.

Ther Perfect Guide to Sumo

The book contains detailed explanations of Sumo techniques, rituals and semantics and the use of traditional woodblock prints as illustrations enhances a greater sense of sumo's history.

The Sampans from Canton

The Sampans from Canton is a collection of ninety-nine Chinese gouaches from the second half of the eighteenth century that depict in minute detail an entire community afloat on the water, with th ...

War Art & Ritual

Sydney-based collector and dealer Bill Evans identified 140 previous unpublished shields in public and private collections in Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. They are reproduced in these tw ...

Sepik Ramu Art

Kevin Conru, author of "The Bismarck Archipelago" 2013, and "Solomon Island Art - the Conru Collection" 2008, has now published his new large-format book on Sepik Ramu art, luxuriously and heavily ...

Nepal Art Now - dt.

In einem großen Bogen von der Moderne bis in die pulsierende jüngste Gegenwart würdigt das Weltmuseum Wien die herausragende Kunst Nepals. Die Ausstellung zeigt, wie sich lokale und globale Kul ...

Asia Chic: The Influence of Japanese and Chinese Textiles

European fashion was profoundly influenced in the early decades of the 20th century by the style, textiles, patterns and colour combinations of Asian clothing. The discovery of the kimono, in part ...

Fuerst: Indiens d'Amazonie

À travers des photographies, l'ethnologue suisse présente les populations indigènes des régions centrales du Brésil à l'Amazonie profonde. Il relate ses rencontres et ses recherches ethnogra ...