Chinese Art A Guide to Motifs and Visual Imagery by Welch, Patricia Bjaaland - 2008

Tokyo.: Tuttle.. 2008.. Well presented, full colour photographic illustrations, 288pp, bibliography, index,, upper edge a little foxed, spine sunned, very good paperback copy with French flaps. 27.8 x 21.6cm. "The book includes both Chinese and Pinyin text, over 500 illustrations (including references to on-line collections), an extensive index in both Chinese and English, a bibliography, and a list of recommended museums and collections to visit with interesting collections of Chinese art. This book includes: an introduction, symbols from nature: plants and flowers; fruits, vegetables, kernels and seeds; minerals; birds, real and imaginary; insects, reptiles, fish and amphibians; animals, real and imaginary; mortal and religious beings: children; male figures, individuals and groups; Buddhist deities and figures; female figures; inanimate objects: borders and other patterns; Chinese characters; colours; numbers; religious images and symbols; and, inanimate objects. Chinese Art is a guide to the… Read More