Publications online
The Ashmolean Museum publishes a variety of books and other resources relating to its collections.
A selection of books about the Eastern Art collections are available here to browse or search as online publications.
Islamic collections
Indian collections
Chinese collections
Japanese collections
- Beauties of the Four Seasons
- Hiroshige’s Views of Mount Fuji
- Hiroshige’s Views of Tokyo
- Japanese Decorative Arts of the Meiji Period
- Japanese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum
- Kuniyoshi’s Heroes of China and Japan
- Oriental Lacquer: Chinese and Japanese Lacquer from the Ashmolean Collections
- The A. H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba)
Islamic collections
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Catalogue of Islamic Seals and Talismans
A catalogue of seals and talismans housed at the Ashmolean from the 8th to 19th century Islamic world, by Ludvik Kalus (published Oxford, 1986).
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Embroideries and Samplers from Islamic Egypt
A selection of 10th to 16th century embroideries from the Newberry collection at the Ashmolean, by Marianne Ellis (published Oxford, 2001).
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Islamic Ceramics
A select catalogue of the Ashmolean's collection of ceramics from the Islamic world from the 9th to 18th century, by James Allen (published Oxford, 1991).
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The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries
An unpublished catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Islamic embroideries from Egyptologist Percy Newberry, by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis.
Indian collections
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Early Himalayan Art
A full catalogue of the Ashmolean's collection of diverse works from the formative periods of Himalayan art, c. AD 700-1400 by Amy Heller (published Oxford, 2008).
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Indian Art in the Ashmolean Museum
A catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Indian art by J. C. Harle and Andrew Topsfield (published Oxford, 1987).
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Indian Block-Printed Textiles in Egypt: The Newberry Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
A catalogue of the Ashmolean’s holdings of Indian block-printed textiles from the collection of Egyptologist Percy Newberry by Ruth Barnes (published Oxford, 1997).
Chinese collections
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Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
A catalogue of the Ashmolean collection of Chinese paintings by Shelagh Vainker (published Oxford, 2000).
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Chinese Prints 1950-2006 in the Ashmolean Museum
A catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Chinese prints from 1950-2006 by Weimin He and Shelagh Vainker (published Oxford, 2007).
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Modern Chinese Paintings: The Reyes Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
A catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Chinese paintings from Jose Mauricio and Angelita Trinidad Reyes by Shelagh Vainker (published Oxford, 1996).
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The Barlow Collection
A select catalogue of the Barlow collection of Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Jades by the University of Sussex (published Sussex, 2006).
Japanese collections
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Beauties of the Four Seasons
A full catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Japanese bijinga (beautiful women) prints by Mitsuko Watanabe (published Oxford, 2005).
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Hiroshige’s Views of Mount Fuji
A catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of woodblock print views of Mount Fuji, including examples from the series “Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji”, by Hiroshige (1797-1858) by Oliver Impey (published Oxford, 2001).
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Hiroshige’s Views of Tokyo
A catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection from the woodblock-print series ‘One hundred views of famous places in Edo’ by Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858) by Oliver Impey (published Oxford, 1993).
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Japanese Decorative Arts of the Meiji Period
A catalogue of the Ashmolean’s Japanese decorative arts from the Meiji period (1868-1912), by Oliver Impey and Joyce Seaman (published Oxford, 2005).
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Japanese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum
A catalogue of the Ashmolean's collection of Japanese paintings by Janice Katz (published Oxford, 2003).
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Kuniyoshi’s Heroes of China and Japan
A catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of warriors from two series of prints and a painting by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), the Suikoden of 1827 and the Taiheko of 1848-9, by Oliver Impey and Mitsuko Watanabe (published Oxford, 2003).
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Oriental Lacquer: Chinese and Japanese Lacquer from the Ashmolean Collections
A catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Chinese and Japanese lacquer by Oliver Impey and Mary Tregear (published Oxford, 1983).
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The A. H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba)
An unpublished catalogue of the A. H. Church collection of Japanese sword-guards (tsuba) by Albert James Koop.
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