ISBN10: 0300094477, ISBN13: 9780300094473, [publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven] Softcover Paperback. From Neolithic painted petroglyphs, early paintings on silk, and landscapes by twelfth-century literati to the traditional handscrolls being produced today, Chinese painting has always had the power to enthrall. This magnificent book, written by a team of eminent international scholars, is the first to recount the history of Chinese painting over a span of some three thousand years. Drawing on museum collections, archives, and archaeological sites in Chinaincluding many resources never before available to Western scholarsas well as on collections in other countries, the authors present and analyze the very best examples of Chinese painting: more than 300 of them are reproduced here in color. Both accessible to the general reader and revelatory for the scholar, the book provides the most up-to-date and detailed history of Chinas pictorial art available today. In this book the authors rewrite the history of Chinese art wherever it is foundin caves, temples, or museum collections. They begin by grounding the Western reader in Chinese traditions and practices, showing in essence how to look at a Chinese painting. They then shed light on such topics as the development of classical and narrative painting, the origins of the literati tradition, the flowering of landscape painting, and the ways the traditions of Chinese painting have been carried into the present ...
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ISBN10: 0300094477, ISBN13: 9780300094473, [publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven] Softcover Paperback. From Neolithic painted petroglyphs, early paintings on silk, and landscapes by twelfth-century literati to the traditional handscrolls being produced today, Chinese painting has always had the power to enthrall. This magnificent book, written by a team of eminent international scholars, is the first to recount the history of Chinese painting over a span of some three thousand years. Drawing on museum collections, archives, and archaeological sites in Chinaincluding many resources never before available to Western scholarsas well as on collections in other countries, the authors present and analyze the very best examples of Chinese painting: more than 300 of them are reproduced here in color. Both accessible to the general reader and revelatory for the scholar, the book provides the most up-to-date and detailed history of Chinas pictorial art available today. In this book the authors rewrite the history of Chinese art wherever it is foundin caves, temples, or museum collections. They begin by grounding the Western reader in Chinese traditions and practices, showing in essence how to look at a Chinese painting. They then shed light on such topics as the development of classical and narrative painting, the origins of the literati tradition, the flowering of landscape painting, and the ways the traditions of Chinese painting have been carried into the present ...
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ISBN10: 0300094477, ISBN13: 9780300094473, [publisher: Yale University Press] Softcover The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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New Haven & London: Yale University Press; Beijing, Foreign Language Press, Date: 1997. [xii] 402p., colored and b/w illus., original siff printed wrappers, large quarto format (The culture & civilization of China). 1997. Yale University Press; Beijing, Foreign Language Press ISBN 0300094477 9780300094473 [US]

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One previous careful owner - minimal usageClean cover and pagesFrom Neolithic painted petroglyphs, early paintings on silk, and landscapes by twelfth-century literati to the traditional handscrolls being produced today, Chinese painting has always had the power to enthrall. This magnificent book, written by a team of eminent international scholars, is the first to recount the history of Chinese painting over a span of some three thousand years. Drawing on museum collections, archives, and archaeological sites in China―including many resources never before available to Western scholars―as well as on collections in other countries, the authors present and analyze the very best examples of Chinese painting: more than 300 of them are reproduced here in color. Both accessible to the general reader and revelatory for the scholar, the book provides the most up-to-date and detailed history of China's pictorial art available today.In this book the authors rewrite the history of Chinese art wherever it is found―in caves, temples, or museum collections. They begin by grounding the Western reader in Chinese traditions and practices, showing in essence how to look at a Chinese painting. They then shed light on such topics as the development of classical and narrative painting, the origins of the literati tradition, the flowering of landscape painting, and the ways the traditions of Chinese painting have been carried into the present day. The book, which concludes with a glossary ...

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New Haven and London: Yale University Press, Date: 1997. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover. Condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear to covers. No inscriptions. 402pp. Many colour illustrations. This is a comprehensive account of Chinese painting from prehistoric times to the date of publication in 1997, and is a good starting point for anyone who watns to learn about Chinese art. A heavy book, will require extra shipping charges if to be sent outside UK.. 1997. Yale University Press ISBN 0300094477 9780300094473 [GB]

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New Haven [CT] & London: Yale University Press, 1997. Softcover edition. 4to (30cm by 23cm), 402pp. Illustrated throughout, mainly in colour. Original laminated card wrappers. This book is in very good condition. ISBN 0300094477 New Haven [CT] & London: Yale University Press, 1997. ISBN 0300094477 9780300094473 [GB]

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