For many Westerners, the words "Chinese art" evoke visions of willow pattern landscapes on porcelain plates and teapots, Chinese wallpaper decorated with flowers, birds, and pagodas, and perhaps silk brocades. This beautiful book allows readers to see beyond such ornamental exports to the true nature of the art produced in China over millennia for a Chinese audience, whether the Emperor, the scholarly elite, the ordinary folk, or the furnishing of tombs and temples.
Drawing on the British Museum's extensive collection, "Chinese Art in Detail" explores the traditional hierarchy of ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780674023895ISBN:0674023897
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 144 p. Contains: Illustrations. Art in Detail. Audience: General/trade. book is like new, dj has minor shelf wear, no remainder mark read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: HARVARD UNIV PR
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780674023895ISBN:0674023897
Description: New. For many Westerners, the words "Chinese art" evoke visions of willow pattern landscapes on porcelain plates and teapots, Chinese wallpaper decorated with flowers, birds, and pagodas, and perhaps silk brocades. This beautiful book allows readers to s... read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: British Museum Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780714124315ISBN:0714124311
Description: New. 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, l... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: British Museum Press, London
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780714124315ISBN:0714124311
Description: Ideal as a spur to creative inspiration or as souvenir or introduction to a museum or gallery visit, this beautiful book offers an alternative view of the wide array of Chinese art. The book highlights in close-up and gorgeous colour the most breathtaking aspects of workmanship, materials and design found in stunning ceramics, lacquer, jade, metalwork, brush painting and woodblock printing. The book is arranged thematically and opens with an introduction that asks 'What is Chinese art? ' ... read more
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