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Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),Maxwell K. Hearn
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780870994838
Author : Jane Shuter
Publisher : Capstone Classroom
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2006-06-23
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1403487723
Explains the origins, materials, and meaning of traditional art in China, and describes the development of painting, sculpture, calligraphy, architecture, and other media.
Author : Edward L. Shaughnessy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : China
ISBN : 0760780552
Even today the economic powerhouse of modern China takes strength and nourishment from its legacy of antiquity. Ancient China illuminates this venerable heritage with unprecedented scholarship and vividness.
Author : Carol Michaelson,Jane Portal
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Art
ISBN : 0674023897
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.
Author : Colin Mackenzie,Katie Hill,Jeffrey Moser
Publisher : Phaidon Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-23
Category : Art
ISBN : 0714865753
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.
Author : Song Li,Weinuo Jin,Yongnian Xue,Guoqiang Shan
Publisher : Cambridge China Library
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Art
ISBN : 1107016614
A lavishly illustrated work covering the history of Chinese art from the Pre-Qin period to the early twentieth century in two volumes.
Author : Kwang-chih CHANG,Kwang-chih Chang
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780674029408
A leading scholar in the United States on Chinese archaeology challenges long-standing conceptions of the rise of political authority in ancient China. Questioning Marx's concept of an "Asiatic" mode of production, Wittfogel's "hydraulic hypothesis," and cultural-materialist theories on the importance of technology, K. C. Chang builds an impressive counterargument, one which ranges widely from recent archaeological discoveries to studies of mythology, ancient Chinese poetry, and the iconography of Shang food vessels.
Author : Ann Elizabeth Barrott Wicks
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0824823591
Annotation Experts in the fields of Chinese art, religion, literature, and history introduce and illuminate many of the issues surrounding child imagery in China, including the frequent use of pictures of children to reinforce social values. Topics include a historical overview; images of children in song, painting, poetry, at play, as icons of good fortune, and in stories; the childhood of gods and sages; folk deities; and family pictures. The text is accompanied by 100-plus color and b&w illustrations. A glossary of Chinese characters is included. Edited by Wicks (art history, Miami U). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Author : Edward L. Shaughnessy
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781615311989
This book is a comprehensive book about China's art, life, and culture. Using the latest discoveries by historians this book explores China's literature, music, religions, economy and cuisine.
Author : Patricia Eichenbaum Karetzky
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780739180600
Chinese Religious Art is a broad survey of the origins and development of the various forms of artistic expression of Chinese religions. The study begins with an overview of ancient archaeology in order to identify nascent religious ideologies in various Neolithic Cultures and early Chinese historical eras including the Shang dynasty (1300-1050 BCE) and Zhou Dynasty(1000-221 BCE) up until the era of the First Emperor (221-210 BCE) Part Two treats Confucianism as a religious tradition examining its scriptures, images, temples and rituals. Adopted as the state ideology in the Han dynasty, Confucian ideas permeated society for over two thousand years. Filial piety, ethical behavior and other principles shaped the pictorial arts. Part Three considers the various schools of Daoist belief and their expression in art. The ideas of a utopian society and the pursuit of immortality characterize this religion from its earliest phase. Daoism has an elaborate pantheon and ritualistic art, as well as a secular tradition best expressed in monochrome ink painting. Part Four covers the development of Buddhist art beginning with its entry into China in the second century. Its monuments—comprised largely of cave temples carved high in the mountains along the frontiers of China and large metropolitan temples —provide evidence of its evolution including the adoption of savior cults of the Buddha of the Western Paradise, the Buddha of the Future, the rise of Ch’an (Zen) and esoteric Buddhism. In their development, these various religious traditions interacted, sharing art, architecture, iconography and rituals. By the twelfth century a stage of syncretism merged all three traditions into a popular religion. All the religions are reviving after their extirpation during the Cultural Revolution. Using historical records and artistic evidence, much of which has not been published, this study examines their individual and shared manner of worshipping the divine forces.
Author : Maxwell K. Hearn
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781588392817
"Together the text and illustrations gradually reveal many of the major themes and characteristics of Chinese painting. To "read" these works is to enter a dialogue with the past. Slowly perusing a scroll or album, one shares an intimate experience that has been repeated over the centuries. And it is through such readings that meaning is gradually revealed."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Qingxi Lou
Publisher : 五洲传播出版社
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 7801138228
Author : Jessica Rawson
Publisher : British Museum Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015066018519
Author : Sukming Lo
Publisher : LONG RIVER PRESS
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Art
ISBN : 1592650694
This fascinating book features over three hundred original full-color illustrations-each one depicting the pictographic and artistic origins of a particular Chinese character. It shows how ancient Chinese pictures were derived from actual images and events, gives examples of their use, function, and shared and unique characteristics, and illustrates how the ideas, patterns, and shapes they represent are at the root of the Chinese written language as we know it today. By examining Chinese characters in this way, one gains a deeper understanding and appreciation for the artistic foundations of written Chinese.
Author : Zhu Zhirong
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000434798
This title provides a systematic examination of the philosophy of Chinese art, exploring the peculiarity of artistic forms and distinctive conceptions and artistic principles of Chinese art which are grounded in the life awareness of the ancient Chinese and interconnect with the Chinese philosophy of life. Synthesizing Chinese theories of art with Western philosophical systems, the book is organized into five parts: (1) the subject, the actor who creates, appreciates, and criticizes artistic works; (2) ontological aspects, that is, the artwork per se and the dynamic process of creation; (3) aesthetic traits, the organic whole constituted by rhythm, meter, the principle of harmony, and space-time awareness; (4) artistic representation, which is manifested in the rhythm of vital energy, momentum of genre, vigour of style, and taste and inclination; and (5) the evolution of Chinese art. Based on this structural thread, the author looks into the interwoven relationship between the philosophy of Chinese art and ancient Chinese thought in terms of the spirit of life, nature–human relations, and ontological awareness of human-centredness. The book will appeal to scholars, students, and general readers interested in aesthetics, art theory, art philosophy, Chinese art, and ancient Chinese culture.