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Chinese Art in Detail
Author | : Carol Michaelson,Jane Portal |
Publsiher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0674023897 |
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Drawing on the British Museum's extensive collection, this book explores the traditional hierarchy of materials and techniques reaching back as far as the Han Dynasty in the third century BC. In the history and character of the works under scrutiny, this sumptuously illustrated book conveys an understanding of Chinese art in all its great variety.
Chinese Art in Detail
Author | : Carol Michaelson,Jane Portal |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Art objects |
ISBN | : 0714124311 |
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Useful as a spur to creative inspiration or as souvenir or introduction to a museum or gallery visit, this book offers an alternative view of the array of Chinese art. It highlights the aspects of workmanship, materials and design found in ceramics, lacquer, jade, metalwork, brush painting and woodblock printing.
Three Thousand Years of Chinese Painting
Author | : Richard M. Barnhart,Xin Yang,Nie Chongzheng,James Cahill,Hung Wu,Lang Shaojun |
Publsiher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 422 |
Release | : 1997-01-01 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780300094473 |
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Written by a team of eminent international scholars, this book is the first to recount the history of Chinese painting over a span of some 3000 years.
The Arts of China
Author | : Michael Sullivan |
Publsiher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1984-01-01 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0520049179 |
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Calls attention to arts which have developed and flourished in China since the Stone Age
Chinese Art
Author | : Patricia Bjaaland Welch |
Publsiher | : Tuttle Publishing |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2013-02-19 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9781462906895 |
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With over 630 striking color photos and illustrations this Chinese art guide focuses on the rich tapestry of symbolism which makes up the basis of traditional Chinese art. Chinese Art: A Guide to Motifs and Visual Imagery includes detailed commentary and historical background information for the images that continuously reappear in the arts of China, including specific plants and animals, religious beings, mortals and inanimate objects. The book thoroughly illuminates the origins, common usages and diverse applications of popular Chinese symbols in a tone that is both engaging and authoritative. Chinese Art: A Guide to Motifs and Visual Imagery is an essential reference for collectors, museum-goers, guides, students and anyone else with a serious interest in the culture and history of China.
The Chinese Art Book
Author | : Colin Mackenzie,Katie Hill,Jeffrey Moser |
Publsiher | : Phaidon Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013-09-23 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0714865753 |
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The Chinese Art Book is a beautifully packaged, authoritative, and unprecedented overview of Chinese art from its earliest dynasties to the contemporary generation of artists enlivening today's art world. 300 works represent every form of Chinese visual art, including painting, calligraphy, sculpture, ceramics, figurines, jade, bronze, gold and silver, photography, video, installation, and performance art. Full of surprises for readers of all levels, The Chinese Art Book breaks new ground by pairing works that speak to one another in unexpected ways, enlightening historical, stylistic and cultural connections. Concise descriptive essays place each work in context, while cross-references lead the reader on a fascinating journey through Chinese art history. The Chinese Art Book features an introductory essay by Colin Mackenzie, Senior Curator of Chinese Art at the Nelson-Akins Museum of Art, along with an accessible summary of Chinese political and cultural history, a comprehensive glossary defining technical terms, and an illustrated timeline.
Chinese Art Culture
Author | : Robert L. Thorp,Richard Ellis Vinograd |
Publsiher | : Discontinued 3pd |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : UOM:39015053398858 |
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An illustrated chronicle of Chinese art from the late Neolithic period through the twentieth century, which discusses artistic reflections of politics, material culture, belief systems, and more, and includes over one hundred color plates, eight maps, and a time line.