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History of Chinese Art
The best introductory book on Chinese art history, a classic book used by Oxford, Yale and Princeton for 40 years.
The History of Japan in Flower, Bird, Wind and Moon
What is Japanese aesthetics without talking about natural scenery!
Six Memoirs of a Floating Life
Shen Fu of the Qing Dynasty wrote Six Records of a Floating Life as the content of his life at home and his travels, which is a marvelous book in the history of Chinese literature.